Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-04-14
OPENING Of the polls on the day

opening Of the polls on the day OF
| See IA. All envelopes received BY
| clerks of cities and towns after the
hour fixed for the closing Of the POLLS bis
/ tanned by them unopened until the
I time set by law for the destruction
of ballots cast at said election, AZ
\ which time the envelopes shall like
wise be destroyed, unopened and un-
! examined.
/ Sec las. Nothing herein contained
shall prevent voter who has under
Go wts the an Of this
! act from voting at said election IN
4 person. In case such voter shall be
| present on the day OF. said, election,
titled to vote, for so long after the
opening or so long before the close
! of the polls. therein as to give him
| time, so to do. he. shall go in person
! titled to vote and cast his ballot. or Of
fer to cast his ballot, in person. Any
such voter who shall wilfully or
knowingly neglect to comply y, WITH tn
| deemed guilty of a misdemeanor. and
| upon conviction thereof shall be pun
| ished by a fine of not more than one
not more than thirty days in Jail. or
by both such fine and Imprisonment.
| Sec 146. The secretary of state
4 shall prepare for the use of election
officials having charge of the regis
tration of voters in the various cities
: and towns of the state. such printed
information and instructions, subject
as he may deem proper to facilitate
the operation of this act. Such print
ed matter shall be traRfmitted to
said oficials~prior. to each election:
orafc nv tS "a ~ nr NJ nr ~ 1nf
| to prepare and distribute, subject to
like approval. such general informa-
ton relative to this act as he may
/ deem eXpedient-
Sec. 147. Whoever. not being en-
titled TO vote under the provisions of
this act votes or attempts to vote
under. the provisions hereof. or who
ever, being entitled to vote under the
votes or attempts to vote in violation
of the terms hereof. or whoever be-
ing an official entrusted with the ex-
ecution of this act wilfully or neg
ligently violates any provision there
of. shall be punished by fine of not
! more than five hundred dollars and
by Imprisonment in Jail for not over
See. 14S. This act shall not take
effect unless and until the constitu-
ton of this state is amended by
striking STR ass, out the t,,, word present" IN
section five, article four. part first.
thereof. or is otherwise amended so
as to allow the casting of ballots at
the polls in person.-(App. Mar. 21.)
CHAPTER 30.
An Act to Amend Section Ninety ght
of Chapter Eighty-two of the Re-
viised Statutes Relating to the Elk
change of Justices of Superior
Courts.
Cnc4.o,, ,ioa+ua;cbt 90 ,1,oDtor
oiShty-two of the revised statutes is
hereby amended by striking out the
word Judge" in the first and third
lines thereof rec and, and inserting in place
adding after the word same in the
fourth line thereof the following: 'or
whenever it is deemed advantageous
or expedient, any justice of supe-
hold the court of any other justice
for an entire term or any part there
of; also by striking out the word
n"either" in the fifth and seventh lines
and inserting in the place thereof
the word any. so that said section,
us amended, shall read as follows:
Sec. 9S. Whenever a justice of a
superior court, by reason of illness.
from holding his court. any other
justice of superior court or any
Justice of the supreme judicial court
by, order of the chief justice, shall
/
deemed advantageous or eXpedient.
any justice of a superior court may
by mutual agreement hold the court
fof any other justice for an entire
+ rm or any part thereof. And dur
ing a vacancy in the office of JUS
4 tice Of any of the superior courts,
| all writs issued from the Office of
the clerk thereof, shall bear teste
preme judicial court. Whenever the
Justice of any of the superior courts
: is disqualified by interest. relation
ship or other lawful cause from try
! ing any cause pending in his said
court. said case shall thcreupon he
prcme judicial court for the county,
CHAPTER 10.
An Act to Amend Section Twenty
three of Chapter Seventy eight of
the Revised Statutes, Relating to
! Acknowledgment of Deeds.
Sec. l: Section twenty-three. Of
1 statutes. as amended by chap pier four
teen of the public laws of nineteen
! Hundred nineteen, and as further
I amended or affected by chapter two
hundred forty of the public laws of
nineteen hundred nineteen passed at
the special session held November
I fourth to November eighth: nineteen
| hundred and nineteen, supplementary
to the public laws of the regular ses-
! sion, is hereby further amended and
| re-enacted so a to read as follows
=, Sec. 20. Deeds shall be acknowl-
edged by the grantors. or one of them
! or by their attorney executing the
! same. before a justice Of the peace
or notary public having a seal. or
women otherwise elieible under the
| constitution and appointed for the
| purpose by the governor with the adj
| ' ice and consent of the council, in
! the state; or any clerk of a court
! of record having seal, notary pub
! lie. justice of the peace, or commits
sioner appointed by the governor of
| United States; or before a minister
or consul of the United States or no.
| tary public in any foreign country
! The. seal of such court or the official
! seal of such notary if he have ~one
! shall be affixed to the certificate of
| acknowledgment, but if such ac-
| acknowledgement is taken outside the
| State of Maine before a justice of
! the peace, or notary public not hav-
| from the secretary of state, or clerk
| of a court of record in the county
! where the officer resides or took the
! ACKNOWLEDGMENT, authenticating the
| authority of the officer taking such
| acknowledgements and the genuineness
| of his signature, must be annexed
| thereto
Sec. 2. All acknowledgements of
deeds, either within or without the
provisions of this section. since said
chapter fourteen of the public laws of
| nineteen hundred nineteen took eff
| feet. are hereby confirmed and made