Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-04-11
..s.r day set apart for patriotic
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raise ,M,Niication Of their histories, to
snd p ots any centennial or other an
teeu..srv Of the settlement or in
aiveIsrsst zion Of such city or town, and
cofp.sIish the proceedings Of any
70 uc.iebration; to defray the ex-
tacn Of the observance of memorial
gen'ss rmistice day. or any other day
~ sHremen's memorial Sunday. and
ton, ,d.home week: and sum not
o. o.S,nc Ave thousand dollars in
sxce cne Town for erecting suitable
sny ,,r,ent in memory of the soldiers
..siiors who sacrificed their lives
ino asfense Of their country in the
~ If eighteen hundred and sixty
w. ". and a reasonable sum to secure.
rad srsde and care Tor a lot appropriate
70, ,. s money to be expended for ex-
irsa.,,sm,nating or controlling brown
lei and gypsy moths and other in
a.! !a.t nests.'-App Mar. %.
CHAPTER 1o2
=. Act 70 Amend Sections Nineteen,
~ wsnty-one and Twenty-Five Of
chapter Eighteen of the Revised
S Sns Hundred and Forty-eight Of
nv public Laws OF Nineteen Hum
i srea and Seventeen. Relating to
I me Board of Registration of
S Sa.S l. Section nineteen Of chapter
.,shteen Of the revised statutes as
..1mnended by chapter one hundred
iorty-eight OF I'll the soI punlle laws of
,s,rther amended by striking out the
,Mnrds (which may be renewed at the
vibration Of five years upon pay
s .nant of one dollar to the secretary
~ lt' the board" in the fifteenth and
.;yteenth lines thereof. and inserting
~ lien thereof the words which shall
he valid for period of five years
nswable by the nurse at any time
.f,er the expiration of each such
as.srod. upon payment OF one dollar
- the secretary of the board so
. y. the same shall read as follows:
Sec 10. The board shall. at each
annual meeting, elect from its num-
her a president. and a secretary who
elect one of its members as inspector
If training schools for nurses. The
hoard may adopt a seal and pin.
rhich shall be placed in the care of
the secretary. and may adopt such
bylaws. rules and regulations for
the transaction Of the business Of
management ma of its affairs. not in
consistent with the laws of this
ssate and of the United States as it
NAV deem eXpedient. Three men,
hers of said board shall constitute
quorum; special meetings shall be
called by the secretary upon request
shall keep a record of all meetings
cf the board. including a register of
the names of all nurses duly regis
tered under sections twenty and
iwenty-one which shall be open to
the public at all reasonable times;
he shall furnish certificate of regis
tration to each Of such nurses. which
years from the date of its issue. and
renewable by the nurse at any time
after the expiration of each such
period, upon payment of one dollar
10 the secretary of the board: the
applicant for renewal of a certificate
shall give at least three months
notice. by registered letter. Of the
shall submit an affidavit showing
his or her identity. The board shall
submit to the governor on or before
the first day of January in each year.
Q general statement of the work of
the board for the year preceding.
therein a statement of the
number of applications received dur
d.
and the. number rejected
Sec. .. Section twenty-one of said
chapter eighteen as amended by
chapter one hundred forty-eight Of
the public laws of nineteen hundred
seventeen is hereby amended by
striking out in line one ANY resident
Of the state twenty-one years of age
or over" and inserting in lieu thereof
the words any nurse twenty one
years of age or over. who shall have
been a resident of the state not less
than six months and inserting in
line twelve thereof after the words
who has been registered" the words
by 'examination.' and emitting in
lines fifteen and sixteen the words
"and which extends similar privi-
lege to nurses registered in this
state" so that the same shall read
as follows:
Sec. II. Any nurse twenty-one
years Of age or over. who shall have
been resident of the state not less
character. applying for registration
within two years from the third day
Of July in the year nineteen hundred
and fifteen, who shall. by affidavit or
show to the satisfaction
Of the board that he or she is a
graduate of a training school for
nurses. which gives at least a two
ySoiF tobisc III q pupllN VI ~ ~ q "
hospital. where a general course OF
Instruction is given. or that he or
she was. on said third day of July.
student in such training school
for nurses. and afterwards was grad
uated therefrom. shall be eligible for
legistration without examination.
within one year of graduation. upon
the payment of a fee of five dollars.
The board may register in like man.
ner without examination. upon pay
ment Of fee of like amount. any
person who has been registered by
examination as a professional nurse
IN another state under laws, which
IN the opinion of the board, main
tain standard substantially similar
to that maintained in this state
Sec. 3. Chapter eighteen of the
revised statutes as amended by
chapter one hundred forty-eight of
the public laws of nineteen hundred
seventeen is further amended by
eddlng thereto the following section:
ms act every nurse employed in any
FORM Of public health nursing. not
already registered. as provided in
section nineteen hereof. shall become
registered in accordance with the
provisions of this act. and her failure
so 10 do shall terminate her said en-
p,oyment. No nurse shall be en-
80 :" III any 10TH OI pubic IledItIi
nursing until her qualifications for
such work shall have been approved
and certified by committee COM
posed of three registered nurses: one
representing the state board of ex-
aminers for the board of nurses:
one representing the public health
MNurslng section of the Maine State
Nurses. Association and one the divi-
son OF public health nursing of the
ss,ale department. of health. the mem
ners OF said committee to be duly
fpnH n,en by their several organizations.
auollc health nursing within the
smeaning of this section shall be
eeemed to include nursing done by
guy a graduate nurse in any form OF
t .pc'al work in which the health OF
NE ne punllc is concerned and in which
NJ. framing as q nurse comes into
p pn,. ana is recognized as valuable
20 sss'l OF her equipment Mar.
CHAPTER IO3
az Act 10 Amend Section T'orty-two Of
oofrapter One Hundred and Seventeen
b \, INC Revised Statutes as Amended
w Nhaptor One Hundred and Sew
,uty-lnfcc of tho puhIic Laws of