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

ton Of dead human bodies, SO that
said section. as amended. shall read
as follows:
Sec. 30 The town or city clerk
may appoint two or more suitable
and proper. persons, in each town or
city. az sub-registrars, who shall be
authorized to issue burial permits.
and permits for transportation of
death certificate. as hereinbcfore pro-
vided. in the same manner as Is re-
quired of the town or city clerk;
and the said death certificate upon
which the permit is issued shall be
six days after receiving the same,
and all permits by whomsoever is
sued shall be returned to the town
clerk as required by section twenty
nine. The appointment Of sub
ence to locality. SO as to best suit
the convenience of the inhabitants
Of the town. and such appointment
shall be in writing and recorded in
the sub-registrars in any town shall
hold office at the pleasure of the
town cierk.'-App. Mar. 81.
CHAPTER 40
An Act to Amend Section Sixty
seven OF Chapter EiGhty-two Of
the Revised Statutes. as. Amended
DS NHdptGI W. dI0 lru
OF the Public Laws Of Nineteen
Hundred and Nineteen, Relating to
the Acknowledgement.
Sec. 1. Section sixty-seven Of
chapter eighty-two Of the revised
hundred and ten Of the public laws
Of nineteen hundred and nineteen, is
hereby amended by striking out in
the nineteeth lie OF said section the
words, funds in the state treasury
he nh a n
law" and inserting in place thereof
the words. appropriation for salaries
and clerk hire of said department,
50 that, as amended. said section
shall read as follows;
Soc g. The attorney-ren"ral
shall appoint deputy attorney
general. who shall serve during the
pleasure Of the attorney general or
until successor is duly appointed
and qualified. His office shall he ~
the capitol and he may perform all
the duties required of the attorney
general by chapter fifty-onc and such
other duties as the attorney general
may require of him. The attorney
general may also appoint such as
sistant attorncNS-senerai MS tho
duties OF the office may require with
such powers and duties as he may
delegate. Tho compcnsations of the
deputy attorney-gencral and my
assistant attorneys general appoint
90, SnHIl "" HAeu bV thf " ltfhpH-
general with the approval of the gov
crnor and council, hut such compcn-
sations shall not in the aggregate
exceed the amount appr"priatcd
th"r"for. The attorney general
shall hicnniallv designate one of the
assistant attorn"ys-gcneral to assist
the members of the legislature in
the drafting Of acis and resolves
Such assistant attorncy-gcneraI shall
devote all his time during the leSis-
1,.t liz
not receive extra compensation
therefor. The attorney-eencral shall
also instruct one of his assistant at
torneyS-general to devote" his entire
time to the enforcement OF the in
hcritance tax law and the salary and
expenses of such assistant attorney
general shall be paid from the ap-
propriation for salaries and clerk
hire of said department.
Sec. 2. All acts and parts Of acts
inconsistent herewith are hereby re-
repealed.-App. Mar 81.
CHAPTER 141
An Act Additional to and Amenda-
tory of Chapter Two Hundred and
Eleven Of the Public Laws of Nine
lating to Lights on Motor Vehicles.
Sec. ] Section ninety nine Of
chapter two hundred and eleven of
the public laws OF nineteen hundred
ana twenty one is nPTcDy renufnDeTGQ
to become section one hundred.
Sec. 2 Chapter two hundred and
eleven of the public laws of nine
teen hundred and twenty-one' is here
by amended by adding thereto the
following section to be numbered
Sec. 80. The provisions of this
chapter. governing the equipment or
use OF front lights on motor vehicles,
shall not apply to motor vehicles
J.- l. .1,v NAT.
or village corporations. and used for
fire fighting purposes. Mar. 81
CHAPTER 142
An Act to Provide for the Licensing
Inspection and Regulation Of
Sec. /. The municipal officers OF
cities and towns shall have authority
to require by ordinance the granting
of licenses to lodging houses. The
term lodging house" shall not be
deemed 10 include a house where
dodgers, nor to the dormitories Of
charitable. educational or philan-
thropic institutions. nor 10 the
emergency use Of private dwelling
or similar public gatherings, The
term 'lodger" shall not be deemed
to include persons within the sec
ond degree of kindred to the person
ScitNuNtiuS IL iphSIH- hcust
Sec: ,. Licenses under this act
may be issued by the same persons
issuing innkeepers' and common
victulallers' licenses. as provided in
the revised statutes and shall be for
the same period as provided in said
section. All innkeepers' licenses is
sued after the passage of this act
shall be expressed to be subject to
the provisions Of this act. No license
fee shall be collected for a lodging
house license.
Sec. 3. Every person conducting
any hotel or lodging house as de-
fined and designated in this act
shall at all times keep and main
tain. or cause to be kept and
maintained therein register in
which shall be inscribed the true
name of each and every guest
or person renting or occupying a
room or rooms therein. Such regis
renting such room or rooms. or by
some one under his direction: and
the proprietor of such hotel or
lodging house. or his agent, shall
or names so registered the number
of each room assigned to and &C.
cupied by each such guest. together
with the date such room is rented.
lodging house, or his agent. shall
also keep and preserve record
showing the date when the occupant
of each room SO rented shall quit
and surrender the same. Such rec
ord may be made part Of the regis
able for a period OF two years at all
reasonable times to the inspec,ia::
Of any lawful agent of the licensing
authority. Any person who wilfully
violates any provision of this section
shall be punished by a fine Of not
less than one hundred dollars nor
more than five hundred dollars or by
imprisonment for not more than
ninety days for each offence or by
both such fine and imprisonment.