Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-04-15

eleVen OF tne pubic laws OF nineteen
hundred and twenty-one for, the
maintenance Of the state highway
police: but shall not exceed one hum
dred and twenty-five thousand dol
lars for each year.
Sec. =. Section twenty-five OF chap
ter two hundred and eleven or the
public laws Of nineteen hundred and
twenty-one Is hereby repealed.
Sec. 8. All acts or parts of acts
inconsistent herewith are hereby re-
pealed.-App. April 6.
CHAPTER I45
An Act to Make Uniform the Regis
tration Of Married Women as
Sec, i. Every married woman now
registered. or who shall hereafter
register as voter. shall be registered
under her given and married sur
name.
Sec. 2. Whenever an unmarried
registered woman voter shall assume
through marriage. or a married regis
tered woman voter shall assume
through any process Of law new
surname. she shall notify the regis
tration board of said change, in per-
son. and the board shall then re-
register in accordance with the pre-
cedinS section.-Approved April Z.
CHAPTER 14s
An Act Relating to the Attorney
General.
Section siXty-seven of chapter
eighty-two of the revised statutes, as
amended by chapter two hundred and
ten of the public laws of nineteen
hundred and nineteen. and by chap
ter one hundred and forty of the
public laws of nineteen hundred and
twenty-three, is hereby further
amended by inserting after the word
law" in the eighteenth line, the
words except that in the absence or
inability to act Of the attorney gen.
eral and deputy attorney general he
may perform all the duties required
OF the attorney general by chapters
statutes and all acts amendatory
thereof or additional thereto and by
adding to said section the following:
All acts done and duties heretofore
performed by any such assistant at
torney general pursuant to the pro-
visions OF chapters flfty-one and six
| ty-two Of the revised statutes or any
acts amendatory thereof or additional
] thereto, shall have the same force and
effect as if done and performed by the
attorney general or by the deputy
| attorney general so that said sec
| lows:
Sec. 81. The attorney general shall
appoint a deputy attorney general.
who shall serve during the pleasure
| of the attorney general or until
successor is duly appointed and quail
| fled. His office shall be at the CAPT.
toll and he may perform all the duties
| required of the attorney general by
| chapter flfty-one, and such other du-
| ties as the attorney general may re-
quire of him. The attorney general
! may also appoint such assistant at
| torneys general as the duties of the
office may require with such powers
| and duties as he may delegate. The
| compensations of the deputy attorney
general and any assistant attorneys
general appointed. shall be fixed by
the attorney general with the APPROX
al of the governor and council. but
such compensations shall not in the
aggregate exceed the amount appro-
priated therefor. The attorney gen
eral shall biennally designate one of
the assistant attorneys general to
assist the members of the legislature
in the drafting of acts and resolves.
Such assistant attorney general shall
devote all his time during the legis-
1ative session to this work, but shall
not receive extra compensation there
for. The attorney general shall also
instruct one of his assistant attorneys
general to devote his entire time to
the enforcement Of the Inheritance
tax law, except that in the absence
or inability to act of the attorney
general and deputy attorney general
NC may perloTiu All the duties re-
| CURED of the attorney general by
chapters ffty-one and siXty-tWo of
the revised statutes and all acts
amendatory thereof or additional
thereto. and the salary and expenses
! of such assistant attorney general
for salaries and clerk hire of said
department. All acts done and duties
| heretofore performed by any such
assistant attorney general pursuant
to the provisions of chapters fifty
one and sixty-two of the revised
| thereof or additional thereto shall
have the same"force and effect as if
done and performed by the attorney
general or by the deputy attorney
Seneral.'-Approved April Z.
CHAPTER I47
An Act Relating to Lists of Persons
to be Made by the Assessors of
Cities. and Transmitted to Boards
of Registration.
Sec. l. Section nine of chapter
five of the revised statutes is hereby
amended by inserting after the word
"poll-taX" in theNpinth line thereof
the words and of every female per-
son who is registered as a voter so
that said section nine. as amended.
shall read as follows:
Sec. 3. The assessors of any city
by one or more Of their number or
by one or more assistant assessors,
shall in the months of April and May
in each year. visit every building in
their respective cities and make true
lists containing as near as can be
ascertaincd from aLy owner or occu-
pant thereof the name, age, occupa-
tion and residence on the first day of
April in the current, and his occupa-
ton and residence on the first day of
April in the preceding year, or of his
becoming an inhabitant after said
last named day. of every male person
twenty-one years of age and upwards,
| residing therein and liable to be as
sessed for poll tax: and of every
a voter; and shall ascertain il any
such person has within the year next
preceding the first day of April of
the current year moved from said
building out of said city and taken
up his residence elsewhere. and shall
make diligent inquiries and true rec
ord concerning all matters required
of them in this section. They shall
make correction of any error in the
name or place of residence of per-
son assessed. on his personal appii-
cation therefor, and on proof of the
same, shall make proper correction
thereof on their books
Sec. .. Section ten Of chapter five
of the revised statutes is hereby
amended by inserting after the word
''InSHl IN tHc IOuTlH liie, anu dlltl
the word them" in the sixth line. the
words and of every female person
who has been registered as voter
so that said section as amended. shall
read as follows:
Sec. 10. The assessors shall prompt
ly on or before the first day of July
in each year. transmit to the boards
Of registration. the lists so made, or
certified copies thereof. noting there
in every change of name or residence
of persons assessed a poll-taX by
them, and of every female person
who has been registered as a voter.
and on or before said first day of
July in each Year shall prepare