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

Dffense punishable by imprjsonr....
in the state prison. or In any cs"ssNtl
Jail, or in any house OF correcsasv
such court or trial justice may o..
his commitment to the reformstcsr
for men. or sentence him TO ~
provided by law for X
same oTense. When a male
men. the court or trial Justice i hsf
posing the sentence shall NOT ~. IN
rcribe the limit thereof, but no ~
committed TO the reformatorv
aforesaid shall be neId for more thss
five years IL sentenced for a felo~.a
nor for more than three year. 4
sentenced for misdemeanor an.
a prior conviction of crime, othssI
wise for not more than one year
wise, any person be sentenced !.
In the said reforma,.,oo
for men for a definite period OF tiun!y
said sentence for that reason shs,;
rot be void: but the person -. ~
sentenced shall be. entitled to ~
benefit. and subject to the proyjsIess.
of this act. in the same manner ana =.
the same extent as II the sentene.
had been I'm the terms required h
"a
shall deliver tc snch offender q cnas
of this acI-App. Mar. 10.
CHAPTER 80
An Act to Amend Section sev.,,.
eight OF Chapter Sixteen Of the -.
vised Statutes to Provide Trss.-
pcrtation for Pupils who Live y.
islandA on Which There are ~
Secondary Schools and From
Which Regular TRANSPORTING
Lines are Established.
Section seventy-eight OF chapt.,
sixteen of the revised statutes !,
the word committee" in the ninth
line thereof the following: ProyidsS
that in cases Of pupils who's
residence is on islands within tow.
and cities and on which there in ~
secondary school and from whjS
regular transportation lines ..
established and in operation. All
towns and cities shall pay tram.
portation charges Of said children
portation shall be over regular line,
at not to exceed regular fares AZ
no subsidy: provided. also. Tia,
transportation lines shall have ~
privilege of establishing such schosI
fares. not to exceed the regula,
fares as may be agreed upon by Ia
officials of said transportation Iius
end the school board or school con.
mittee Of the town or city OF whts
said islands are part SO that NN
section. as amended. shall read y
follows:
Sec. 78. Any town may estabHA
and maintain not exceeding iva
free high schools: and in such "a.
shall receive the same state aid q
IL the expenditure for both school,
had been made for one. Two or mote
adjoining towns may unite in estab.
fishing and maintaining a free hin
school. and both shall receive d.
same state aid as If such school hd
been maintained by one town AM
town may. in addition to the sun,
raised for the support Of high and
common schools. raise and %.
propriate sum for the payment q
conveyance of pupils attending
secondary schools. said sum to u
expended under the direction Of The
superintending school committss
reside on islands within towns Al
cities and on which there is %
secondary school and from whiA
regular transportation lines Gs
established and in operation cal.
towns and cities shall pay trans
portation charges Of said childrer
provided. however. that such trans
at not to exceed regular fares and y
subsidy: provided. also. that trans
portat'on lines shall have the priv.
ilege of establishing such sched
fares not to exceed the regular far
as may be agreed upon by the ofhciah
of said transportation lines and b.
school board or school committee q
the town or city of which said islanh
are a part. Towns shall receive !
requests made to aid in the mar
tenance of free high schools. all
shall receive aid in such cases to tk
same extent and on the same cor
ditions as if such schools had hee
established and maintained by tai
alton; and any town shall recen
such state aid on any expenditur
for a free high school or schoot
made from the funds or proceeds Il
corporated institution of learni,s
surrendered or transferred to SUD
town for educational purposes: but
if any part of the money SO paid "
the state. is expended for any aAef
purpose than the support of suchffes
high schools. as provided by this sec
tion. then each person so misappy.
sum so misapplied. to be reeoyersa
in an action of debt. in the mana
and to the use of the town. by any
inha bitant thereof: and no town sbta
receive further support from tm
state for any free high school. un1
the amount so received. but miar
piled. has been raised and eypendsa
for such free high schools by SUD
Mar. 10.
An Act to Amend Sections Ninety.
two and Ninety-four of Chaptff
Eighty-two of the Revised Stat,
utes, Relating to Procedure in Civ
Cases in Superior Courts.
Sec. |. Section ninety-two Of chap
ter eighty-two of the revised statutes
is hereby amended by striking out
the first thirteen lines thereof and
the words desire. at chambers" IN
the fourteenth line thereof and BY
out the words IF the de-
PENDANT does not file his" in the sii'
teenth line thereof and all OF the
seventeenth and eighteenth lines
or otherwise lawfully disposes OF the
action" in the nineteenth line thereoI
so that said section, as amendea'
shall read ss follows:
Sec 90 When defendant
legally served. does not appear
himself or attorney within the mrs.
three days Of the term, he shall
defaulted as in the supreme judicial
court. All actions duly answered 70
shall be in order for trial at the ne0
term after entry, and shall be s.
tried, except for good cause. Appeals
shall be entered by the appellant as
in the supreme judicial court. ane
shall be in order for trial at the mrs.
term
Sec. . Section ninety-four .,
chapter eighty-two of the reviseS
statutes is hereby repealed. -.
Sec. 8. The proceedings or tns
superior courts in cases in wnlea
special or general demurrers ar
filed shall be governed by tm
statutes and rules applicable
similar proceedings in the suprems
judicial court.-App. Mar. 20.
CHAPTER CT
An Act to Amend Section One HUI.
dred and Twenty-nine of Chapts
Three Hundred and One of the Puy
lie Laws of Nineteen Hundred ~.
Seventeen. Relating to the CSNi
and TreatrOepf IF Certain III