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

enty years and having served as such
Justice for at least seven consecutive
years. resigns his said once once, OF OF
any term thereof. shall receive an
nually an amount equal to one-ha l
of the salary which shall by law pc
payable annually to the JUSTICES h oa
remainder of the life of such retired
justice. to be paid in the same man.
ner as the salaries of<the justices or
said courts are paid.
: shall apply to present and former
justices of said courts. Provided,
however. that such justice shall WITH
in one year after attaining the age
of seventy years. and serving as sucn
justice for at least seven consecu-
tive years, cease to serve as sucn JUS
tice. Any justice of the supreme ~
dicial court or superior court, VINO
having attained the age of seventy
years, ard having served as such Jus
tice for at least seven consecutive
years. continues to serve as such JUS,
tice for more than one year snaii
waive his right to the compensation
hereinbefore, mentioned and shali
make no claim therefor at the close
of his term of service as such JUS
tice. whether such term of service Is
ended by resignation, or by. the eX &
appointed.'-(ApproFed April 81
CHAPTER 2O7.
An Act Authorizing the Division OF
Towns and Wards of Cities into
Convenient Polling Places.
Section twelve of chapter seven of
the revised statutes is hereby amend
ed by striking out all of said section
and substituting in place thereof the
following:
Sec. IL. The municipal officers
sixty days before any election, may,
after public notice and hearing di-
vide towns and wards of cities into
not more than three convenient poll
ing, districts. BY writing under their
hands to be filed with and recorde ed
by the city or town clerk, they shall
polling places of each district. and
attested copies thereof shall forth
with be posted by said clerks in not
less than six public and conspicuous
same sail be published in one or
more of the newspapers. If any
printed in said city or town, thirty
days at least before such election
such election. appoint a warden OF
presiding officer and clerk, in addl-
ton to the regular ballot clerks for
each polling place other than the one
in which the wardens duly elected foI
such ward shall preside. who shall
perform the same duties at elections
as presiding officers and clerks OF
towns and wards now perform. Any
vacancy occurring after appointing nj
may be filled by the voters of SAID
polling district as similar vacancies
are now filled. All such officers shall
be sworn and make all returns of all
elections directly 10 town or city
clerk. The board of registration OF
voters for any city in which a ward
has been so divided, and the munich
pal officers of any town which has
been so divided. shall in the manner
now provided for by law, prepare
check lists of the qualified voters for
each of said polling districts. in lieu
of the check lists now provided by
law for the entire town or ward, to
be used as hereinafter provided, and
check lists for towns and wards shall
apply to check lists for sucn polling
district. -(Approved April 81
4 CHAPTER eos.
An Act Additional to Chapters Two
Hundred and Nineteen and Two
| Hundred and Forty-four of the
Public Laws of Nineteen Hundred
and Seventeen as Amended by
i Chapter One Hundred and Ninety
six of the Public Laws of Nineteen
( Hundred and Nineteen, Relating to
the .Iotection of White Perch in
East Pond and in North Pond of
! the Belgrade Chain of Lakes, So
Somerset County.
Sec. :. 1t shall be unlawful for
any firmly. party or the occupants
OF any enc boat, canoe, raft or other
VeSsel or conveyance to take, catch,
Kill or to have. in possession in any
one day more than forty white perch
in all in East pond or in North pond,
of the Belgrade Chain of Lakes So
called, in Kennebec county and in
SomefSe. county.
,oIo
vision OF this act shall be subject to
a penalty of not less than ten dollars
nor more thar thirty dollars and
costs for each offense and one dollar
addltional Tor each fish taken. caught,
killed or had in possession in viola
ton OF this act.-(Approved April 81
CHAPTER 200.
An Act to Amend Section Five of
Chapter Two Hundred and Forty
! four of the Public Laws of Nine
teen hundred and Seventeen Rela-
tive to the Salary of the Commits
/ sioner of Inland Fisheries and
I Game.
! Section five of chapter two hundred
and forty,four of the public laws of
hereby amended by striking out the
words Two thousand five hundred
in the second line thereof and sub
stitut'lg therefor the words three
-
ed by adding at the end of said sec
ton the words commencing January
first, nineteen hundred and twenty
one, and all necessary travelling eX-
penses. SO that said section, as
amended. shall read as follows:s
Sec. 5. The commissioner of in
land isheries and game shall receive
an annual salary of three thousand
dollars, and all necessary travelling
expenses.'-(Apr roved April 81
! CHAPTER 210.
An Act to Consolidate the Library
Laws.
Sec. 1, The purpose of this act is
to consolidate in one chapter the va
rious provisions of law relating to
libraries.
Sec 2. The Maine state l,Brarv
shall be under the management and
control of the governor and council,
who shall be known as the trustees
of the Maine state library and who
snail make such rules and regula-
tons as are necessary for the proper
management of the library and the
safety of its contents.
sec. 3. the governor and council
snail appoint librarian of the Maine
state library, who shall serve for five
years and give bond to the state for
the faithful performance of the du-
ties of his office. The librarian shall
appoint an assistant who shall per-
form the duties prescribed by him.
and shall give bond to the librarian
for the faithful performance of the
! same.
Sec. 4. There shall be procured and
Kept in the library, full and compIete
sets of Gigests, law reports. public
laws and legislative documents of the
United states and of the several