Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-04-11
CHAPTER 1s3

Decisions of the Supreme Judicial
Court. Revised Statutes and Session
Laws.
Sec. /. The printed decisions of the
called Maine Reports. which are pur-
chased by the state in accordance with
chapter eighty-two. section seventy
six of the revised statute; and it's
amendments. shall be distributed by
the librarian of the Maine state library
as follows: one copy shall be sent to
each free public library. county law
library. college library. town or city
in which there is no free public library,
county attorney. judge of probate.
register of probate. clerk of courts.
municipal court. ex-governor, coun-
cillor. senator and representative from
Maine in the congress of the United
States, judge of the supreme judicial
court. judge of n superior court, cN-
judge of supreme judicial court or
superior court. state or territorial
library in the United States. supreme
court library of Canada One copy
shall also be sent to the judge OF the
United States district court United
States district attorney. clerk of
of United States circuit court in this
state. and to the Maine Historical So
ciety. reporter of decisions, library OF
congress- Maine State Bar Association
and governor Of the State.
Upon request CT the administrative
officer thereof one copy shall be given
to each state department or institution.
One copy shall also be sent to each
town or city in which there is a free
public library If so requested by the
selectmcn of the town or mayor of the
city.
Sec. 2. All future compilations or
revisiOns of the statutes and the laws
passed by each legislature. which are
printed and bound by the state, shall
be distributed by the librarian of tho
Maine state library as follows: ono
hol hn - nrh 1n N a
torncN. clerk of courts. county com
missioners' court. county law library.
sheriff. county treasurer. register OF
deeds. register Of probate. judge of
probate. judge of the supreme Judicial
court, Judge of a superior court. NUM-
cipal court. college library, councillor.
free public library. town or city in
which there is no free public library,
state or territorial library in the
United states. supreme court library
of tanad ex-governor, cX-Judge or
supreme judicial court or superior
court, senator and representative from
States. One copy shall also he sent to
the governor of the state. Maine His
torical Society. library of congress. re-
porter of decisions, Maine State Bar
Association. and to the judge Of the
United States district court. United
States district attorney, clerk OF United
States district court, judge of United
States circuit court in this state. one
copy of the laws passed by each ses
sion of the legislature shall be sent to
each member and officer thereof.
Upon request of the administrative
officer thereof one copy of any future
compilation or revision of the statutes
or of the laws passed by any legisla-
ture Shall be given to each state de-
partment or institution. one copy
shall also be sent to each town or city
in which there is free public library.
| if so rogue stcd by the selcctmen of the
r Lnr n
The remaining copies OF the laws
shall be held in the library for ex-
! change or sale.
Sec. >. This act shall take the place
! of all heretofore existing provisions of
! law relating to the distribution of
Maine Reports. revised statutes or
| laws.-App. Apr. 4.
cHAPTER 1e4
An Act relating I" the lncontestable
! Clause IN Life Insurance Policies.
! That the policy of insurance to-
! eether with the application and the
, or photograph of which application
/ without the medical examination shall
/ be endorsed upon or attached to the
! policy and made part thereof, snail
! constitute the entire contract between
| the parties and shall be incontesta Bile
after it shall have been in force dur
! ing the life time of the insured for
two years from its date, except for
non-paNment of premiums and except
| for violations of the policy relating
to the naval or military service in
time OF war and at the option Of the
company provisions relative to bene-
! fits in the event of total and perman-
ent disability and provisions which
grant additional insurance specifically
against death by accident may also be
| excepted. App. Apr. 4.
CHAPTER ls5
,,,,- 1, -.
1 of Chapter Fifty-one of the Revised
statutes. Relating to Corporations.
| Section thirty-three of chapter
! ffty-on of the revised statutes is
hereby amended by inserting after he
word ''business" in the second line the
words and that it is not indebted to
the state on account OF franchise
taxes. so that said section, a s amend
ed shall read as follows;
upon on appca rha by s' sny 5rasFa
and satisfactory proof that j. has
ceased to transact business and that
it is not indebted to the state on
account of franchise taxes. shall file
a certificate of the fact with the sec
rotary of state and shall give du-
plicate certificate to the corporation;
and thereupon such corporation shall
be excused from fling annual returns
with the secretary of state.-App.
Apr 4.
CHAPTER 1876
An Act to Provide for the Reading OF
the Bible in the Public Schools.
To insure greater security III the
faith of our fathers, to inculcate into
the lives OF the rising generation the
spiritual values necessary to the Well
! being of our and future civilizations,
to develop those high moral and re-
| ligious principles essential to human
happiness. to make available to the
youth of our land the book which
has been the inspiration of the great
est masterpieces Of literature. art
and music and which have been the
| strength of the great men and Wo-
men of the Christian era there shall
be- in all the public schools of the
| state. daily or at suitable intervals.
! readings, from the scriptures with
special emphasis upon the Ten Com
mandments. the Psalms of David. the
Proverbs of Solomon, the sermon on
the Mount and the Lords Prayer. 1t
| is provided further. that there shall
be no UNCONVENTIONAL or sectarian
comment or teaching and each stu
dent shall give respectful attention
but shall be free in his own forms of
worship.-App. Apr. 4.
CHAPTER 1G1
An Act to Amend Sections Twenty
/ Twenty-seven and Twenty eight of
Chapter One Hundred and Twenty
| seven of the Revised Statutes. as
Amended by Chapter Two Hundred
and Ninety-one of the Public Laws
of Nineteen Hundred and Seven
teen. Relating to Intoxicating
! Liquors.
Sec. J. Section twenty of chapter
one hundred and twenty-seNen of the
revised statutes, as amended by chap
ter two hundred and ninety-one of
the public laws of nineteen hundred
and seventeen, is hereby further
| amended by striking out all of said
section, and inserting in place there