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

! CHAPTER o.
An Act Establishing a Game Sane
Iuary in Range Three East Of the
hennebec River in the City of Au-
gusta and County of Kennebec.
| Sec. l. No person shall, except as
hereln provided, at any time. hunt,
pursue. shoot at or kill any wild ami,
w wai or an any game or other wild 1i5d
TORY situated in the city of Augusta;
In the county of Kennebec: Bounded
on the north by the south line of
pt tb NO Range three
! the east line of said Range three, on
the south by the North Belfast road
and the south line of Lot No. thirty
six. Of said Range three: and on the
! three, consisting of about six hum
dred acres: Provided, however. that
! the provisions Of this section shall
not be construed to prohibit the
trapping of wild animals within the
, above described territory in accord
ance with the general laws of the
state. Whoever violates any pro-
/ vision of this section shall be sub
ject to'a penalty of not less than ten
nor more than three hundred dollars
and costs for each offense or i'm
! prisonment for sixty days or both
! said fine and Imprisonment.
Sec. 2. The commissioner of in
land fisheries and game is empower
ed to enlarge the territory of this
sanctuary upon the written consent
! of the owners of the land to be in
| cluded.-(Approved March 81
CHAPTER 10.
An Act to Amend Section three OF
utes, Relating to Schoo1house Lots
/ Acquired by Condemnation.
/ Section three of chapter sixteen OF
! the revised statutes is hereby amend
| ed by adding after the word lot" in
! hn linz t1y r6 n W
grounds and by striking out the
word three" in the seventh line and
by inserting in the place thereof the
word i've, so that said section as
amended shall read as follows:
Sec. 3. When location for the
erection or removal of a schoolhouse
| and requisite buildings has been le-
gally designated, by vote of the town
at any town meeting called for that
purpose. and the owner thereon re1u-
SEES to sell, or, in the opinion of the
| municipal officers, asks an unreason-
| able price for 1T, or resides without
agent or attorney therein, they may
lay out a schoolhouse lot and play
grounds. not exceeding five acres,
and appraise the damages as Is pro-
appraising the damages therefor: and
on payment or tender of such dam
ages. or if such owner does not re-
side in the state. upon depositing
such damages in the treasury of
such town for his use. the town
designating it may take such lot to
he held and used for the. purposes
aforesaid; and when, such school
! house has ceased to be thereon for
two years, said lot reverts to the
owner, his heirs or assigns. ana any
town or city may take real estate
for the enlargement or extension OF
any location designated for the cree
ton or removal of a schoolhouse and
requisite buildings and Fairgrounds,
as herein provided but no real e es.
feet of a dwelling-house, and all
schoolhouse lots and playgrounds
that require fencing shall be. fenced
by the town or city.'-tApp. Mar. lo.)
CHAPTER II.
An Act to Amend Section Fourteen
of Chapter Two, of the Revised
Statutes. Relating to Notice of Pro
ceedings for REIMBURSEMENT to the
United States of the Title to Ger
tain Lands.
Section fourteen of chapter two of
the revised statutes of Maine is here
by amended by striking out the WORD
months in the twelfth line thereof
and inserting in its place the word
! weeks so that said section as amend
ed shall read as follows:
Sec. IA. Whenever. upon applica-
ton Of an authorized agent OF the
United States, it is made to appear
to any justice of the supreme judicial
court, that the United States desires
to purchase a tract of land and the
! righ. of way thereto. within the state.
for the erection of a lighthouse, bea-
con light. range light. or light keep
er's dwelling, forts, batteries or other
public buildings, and that any owner
is a minor or is insane or is from any
cause incapable of making perfect title
to said lands or is unknown, or a
nom resident, or from disagreement in
price or any other cause, refuses to
convey such land to the United States
said Justice shall order notice of said
application to be published in some
newspaper in the county where such
land lies. if any, otherwise in a pa
per in this state nearest to said land
once a week. for three weeks, which
notice shall contain an accurate de-
scription of said land with the names
of the supposed owners. provable in
the manner required for publications
of notice in chapter eighty six. and
in said land on day. specified in
said notice. to file their objections
to the proposed purchase: and at the
time so Speeified justice Of said i'd
manner provided for the trial of civil
actions. to assess the value of said
land at it's fair market value. and
all damages sustained by the owner
of such land by reason of such APP
propriations: which amount when so
assessed. with the entire costs of said
proceedings. shall be paid into the
treasury of said county, and there
upon the sheriff thereof, upon the
product on of the certificate of the
treasurer that said amount has been
paid, shall execute to-. the United
States. and deliver to it's agent a
deed of said land. reciting the pro-
ceedings in said cause, which deed
shall convey to the United States a
good and absolute title to said land
against all persons. Mar. 100
CHAPTER IL.
An Act to Amend Section Sixty
II seven of Chapter One Hundred and
Forty-two of the Revised Statutes
Relating to Inmates. Escaping from
the Reformatory for Women.
Section sixty-seven of chapter one
hundred forty-two of the revised
statutes is hereby amended by insert
ing after the word may" in the
twelfth line OF. said section the words
whether the limit of her original
sentence shall have expired or not
and by adding at the end of said Sec
ton the following: ANY woman
lawfully committed to said reforma
tory who escapes therefrom. or who
violates the condition of any permit
to be at liberty under. the. preceding
section, shall be punished by impris
onment in said reformatory for not
exceeding one year to commence at
the expiration of the term for which
she was originally committed. Prose-
cution under this section may be in
stituted in any county in which said
woman may be arrested or in the
county of Somerset. but in such case
the costs and expense of trial shall
he paid by the county from which
said woman was originally commit