Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-04-14
CHAPTER 10

CHATTER ID
An Act to Amend Chapter One Hun
dred and Thirty.four Of the Public
Nin ws en- ReIstng to FisSine Is
Kennebago Stream in the County OF
Franklin and in the County OF OK
ford.
So much Of chapter one hundred
and thirty-four of the public laws one
thousand nine hundred and nineteen
as prohibits person from fishing In
tifcial flies or fly fishing, and taking
one fish in one day, during the open
season provided by the general law
OF the. state, from the big falls on
Ken stream nd to the outlet Of
stream is located in the county of
Franklin and in the county of Oxford.
is hereby repealed.-(App. Mar. 19.)
CHAPTER 20.
An Act Requiring Political Adver-
tisements to be Signed.
Whoever writes, prints. posts or
distributes, or causes to be written,
printed, posted or distributed. a cir
is designed to promote the. nominal
ton or election of a candidate for
public office or to injure or defeat
the nomination or election of any
candidate for public office. or to in
fluence the voters on any constitu-
tional amendment or any other ques-
ton submitted to the voters. or to
influence the vote of any member OF
the legislature, unless there appears
upon such circular or poster or ad-
either the name of the chairman OF
secretary or of two officers of the
organization issuing the same, or OF
the person who is responsible there
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shall be guilty of a, misdemeanor
and upon conviction thereof shall be
fined not exceeding one hundred dol
lars, or imprisoned for period not
to exceed thirty days, or by both
such fine and Imprisonment. Pro-
vided, that nothing in this act shall
apply to the editorial or news articles
of any magazine or newspaper where
the same is not political advertise
ment. nor to cards, posters, litho-
didate advertising his own candidacy
Improved March 10.)
CHAPTER Fl.
An Act to Amend Section Ten OF
Chapter One Hundred and Eighty
two of the Public Laws of Nineteer
Hundred and Nineteen, Relating &c
Inmates Escaping from the Re-
formatory for Men.
SOULFUL Ten Oh CHdpleF one nuDQreC
and eighty-two of the public laws
of nineteen hundred and nineteen. is
hereby amended by inserting after
the word may" in the thirtieth line
Of said section the words. whether
shall have expired or not, and by
adding at the end of the second para.
graph of said section the following
Any person lawfully committed tC
said reformatory who escapes there
~ yxyh n tD1o no
of any permit by which he may have
been allowed to be at liberty under
the foregoing paragraph, shall be
punished by Imprisonment in said re-
to commence at the expiration of the
term for which he was originally
committed. Prosecution under this
section may be instituted in any coun-
ty in which said person may be ar
rested or in the county of Cumber-
land but in such case the costs and
expense of trial shall be paid by the
county from which said person was
originally committed, and payment
enforced as provided in the following
amended shall read as follows:
Sec. 10. When it is made to ap.
pear to the trustees that a person
who has tbeen committed to the re.
formatory has reformed. they may is.
sue to him a permit to be at liberty
ment or situation has been secured in
advance for such person, and upor
such other conditions as the trustees
shall prescribe during the remainder
of the term for which he might other
wise be held in said reformatory, ano
they may revoke such permit at any
time before it's expiration; but nc
such permit shall be issued to any
person who has been sentenced &c
said reformatory for more than five
No cd to,
voked by the trustees. or if any per-
son SO committed shall escape from
said reformatory, the board of trus-
tees may cause him to be re-arresteG
PRED portion of the original term fol
which he was sentenced. dating from
the time of escape or the revocation
OF the said permit. Any inmate or
dered returned to the reformatory
tendent or other officer of the institu-
ton be arrested and returned to the
reformatory, or to any officer or agent
thereof, by any sheriff. constable. po-
lice officer. state agent for the pro,
lection of children or other person
and may also be arrested and re-
turned by any agent or officer of the
reformatory.
Whoever advises, induces. aids OF
abets any person so committed to sale
reformatory or to the charge or guar.
from said, reformatory. or from the
custody of any person to whom such
person has been entrusted by sale
trustees or by their authority, oil
person who has escaped from SAID
reformatory, or from the custody, au.
thority. or control of, said trustees
or from any person to whom suci
person so committed has been en-.
trusted by said trustees or by theil
lott l.
fined not more than five hundred dol.
lars nor less than one hundred dol.
lars, or be imprisoned not exceedins
one year Any person who has sc
escaped may, whether the Limit of hi,
original sentence. shall have expired
or not, be arrested and detained. with.
out warrant, by any officer author.
lZed TO serve. criminal process, for {
reasonable time to enable the SUI
perintendent or trustee of said re-
formatory.. or a pei son authorized il
writing by such superintendent OF
trustee and provided with a mittimu.
by which such person was commit
ted, or a certified copy thereof. t,
returning him to said reformatory
but during such detention, he shat
not be committed to any Jail, anr
the officer arresting him shall be pait
BY the state reasonable compensa
ton for his arrest, and keeping. ANY
person lawfully committed to said re.
formatory who escapes therefrom. q,
who violates the condition of an,
permit by which he may have beef
allowed to be at liberty under til,
foregoing paragraph. shall be pun
ished by imprisonment in said re
fcrmatory for not exceeding one yea,
to commence at the expiration of tn,
term for which he was original,
committed. Prosecution under III.
section may be instituted in any coun
ty in which said person may be ar
rested or in the county of Cumber
land but in such case the costs am
nNnansa Of trial cI,at1 he ,,;-s