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

honorably discharged. who shall have
provided. however. that any such
soldier. sailor or marine. or widow
of such soldier, sailor or marine. who
desires to pay said tax may, on or
before the first day of April in eacn
of the city, town or plantation In
which he or she reside of his or her
desire to pay said tax, whereupon
said assessors shall assess said tax
or widow of said soldier. sailor OF
marine. and said soldier. sailor or
marine. or widow of said soldier.
sailor or marine. shall be legally
holden to pay said tax; and provided
further, that no property conveyed
widow of such soldier. sailor or ma
rine, for the purpose of obtaining
exemption from taxation under TINS
section shall be so exempt. and any
means of such fraudulent convey
ance shall be punished by q hne OF
not less than one hundred dollars
approved April So
CHAPTER 40.
An Act Relating to Life Insurance Tor
Minors and the Surrender of Such
Insurance.
In respect to insurance heretofore
or hereafter issued upon the lite OF
any person between the ages OF M
teen and twenty-one years, for the
benefit of such minor, or for the
benefit of the father. mother, nus
band, wife, child, brother or sister OF
such minor. the insured snail not, py
reason only of such minority, pc IN
competent to contract for such In.
surance. or for the surrender OF
such insurance. or to give a valid
discharge for any benefit accruing
or for money payable under the con-
tract, provided that such SURRENDER
or discharge shall be given with the
consent Of the beneficiary.-tApproV-
ed, April S.
CHAPTER III.
An Act Additional to Section Eleven
of Chapter One Hundred twenty
eight of the Revised Statutes, Re-
lating to the Use of Fare Boxes
and Fare Registers on Street Cars
and the Mutilation of Coin Used
in the Payment Of Fares.
Whoever, with intent to defraud
opens. defaces. or in any way tam
pers with any fare box or fare regis
or in any way disarranges the mech
anism thereof; and whoever. with
intent to defraud, deposits, causes
to be deposited, or furnishes TO an
other person with intent that same
shall be deposited in such fare boz
or register any coin which has been
or may hereafter be, coined at the
minis of the United States, or any
foreign coin, of a sort that Is IN &C
tual use or circulation as money
coin has been defaced. mutilated, OF
altered in shape in such fashion thai
it will not be properly registered III
such fare box or register, SHAH be
punished by Imprisonment for no,
more than sixty days. and by fine OF
not less than twenty-five or more
than one hundred dollars. Whoever
with intent to defraud, procures, OF
has in his possession any such cor
so defaced, mutilated or altered II
shape knowing that said coin - ?,
shape and with intent to deposit such
coin, or cause same to be deposited
in any fare box or fare register OF
any street railway company, or Win
intent to furnish same to any thlr0
be deposited in such fare box OF
register, shall be punished by i'm
prisonment for not more than sixty
days and by fine of not less than
twenty-five nor more than one nun
dred dollars.-(Appro April So
CHAPTER 12c.
An Act Amending Section Twenty
FIVE of Chapter Thirty of the Re-
vised Statutes, Relating to Appoint
ment of Inspector of Buildings.
Section twenty-five of chapter
thirty of the revised statutes is here
by amended by adding after the
last word thereof the following words:
Whenever the inspector of buildings
shall become incapacitated. the mu-
orize the inspector of buildings to
appoint deputy inspector of build
ings who shall serve until removed
by the municipal officers but in nc
event beyond the term for which the
inspector Of buildings was appoint.
ed. Such deputy inspectors shall
perform such duties as may be re-
quired of him by the inspector His
compensation shall be determined by
the municipal officers.'-(Approved
April So
CHAPTER 1913.
An Act to Amend Chapter Two Hun
dred and Thirty-nine of the Public
Laws of Nineteen Hundred and Nine.
teen, Relating to the Use for Pub
lie Purposes of ArmorieS Built by
municipalities with State Aid.
Chapter two hundred thirty-nine OF
the public laws Of nineteen hundred
nineteen is hereby amended by add
ing thereto the following section:
Sect. 3. All armories erected un-
QeT THIS dCI SHdll NC SuOyCSS ~ ShS
provisions of section ninety-eight OF
chapter two hundred fifty-nine OF
the public laws of nineteen hundred
seventeen; but nothing therein con-
tanned shall be construed to prevent
the use of any armory erected under
this act for such other public pur.
poses. not interfering with its use
for military purposes. as the mu-
nicipal officers may authorize.-(Ap-
proved April S.
CHAPTER 1:4.
An Act Relating to Adoption.
Section thirtyfive. chapter seventy.
two of the revised statutes is here
by amended by striking out in the
fourth line thereof the words. mot
theirs by birth" so that said section
as amended shall read as follows:
Sec. 35. Any unmarried inhabitant
of the state, or any husband and wife
jointly. may petition the judge OF
probate for their county for leave tc
adopt a child and for change of his
name. Any unmarried inhabitant OF
another state. or any nonresident
husband and wife jointly. may pre-
sent such petition in the probate
court of the county where such child
lives.-(Approved April So
CHAPTER 125.
An Act to Amend Chapter. One Hun.
dred and Eighteen. Section Two OF
the Revised Statutes, Relating to
the Fees of Trial Justices.
Chapter one hundred and eighteen
section two of the revised statutes Is
hereby amended by striking out the
words "fifty cents" in the thirty-thirc
and thirty-fourth lines of said section
and inserting in place thereof the
words one dollar; said section Is
further amended by striking out the
words eighty cents" in the thirty.
eighth line and inserting in place
thereof the words three dollars, sc
that said section as amended shall