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

! hereby authorized to reimburse such
towns and plantations for such ex-
pcnses, the same to be paid from the
the distribution Of the state school
fund.-Approved March 80.
CHAPTER lol
An Act to Provide for ClerI, Hire in
the office of Sheriff of Androscoggin
In accordance with section forty
five Of chapter one hundred and
seventeen of the revised statutes and
tory thereof. the treasurer of the
county of Androscoggin shall pay
weekly for clerks employed in the Of
flee of the sheriff of the county OF
Androscoggin. the sum of six hundred
dollars as wages and shall take indi-
of the county of Androscoggin shall
| certify to the county treasurer OF the
county of Androscoggin the names of
bis clerks and the weekly wages at
clerks shall be allowed a vacation not
| to exceed two weeks in any one year
without loss Of pay and no clerk shall
| receive more than eighteen dollars per
III. sheriff. Of II. Is eo nsasey q xndro
scoggin to employ clerical assistance
| in his office and the county treasurer
OF the county Of Androscoggin Is au-
thorized TO pay said clerks as herein-
| before set forth in this act And said
section forty-fve and acts additional
thereto and emendatory thereof is
hereby amended by providing for
clerks, and for clerk hire in the ONCE
Of the sheriff of the county OF An
droscoggin in the sum Of six hundred
dollars.-Approved March so.
CHAPTER 1oa
An Act Relating to Appropriations for
| Advertising by Cities and Towns.
| Section fifty-nine Of chapter four OF
tie revised statutes. a. amended by
chapter eighty-seven of the public
laws Of nineteen hundred and seven
teen, is hereby further amended by
inserting, before the word such IN
| or so that said section, as amended,
shall read as follows:
Sec. So. Any city or town may ap-
propriate any sum, not exceeding one
ton of the preceding year, to be ex-
! pended and used for advertising the
natural resources. advantages and at
fractions of the state or such city or
April 1.
! CHAPTER loa
An Act to Amend Section Five OF
| Chapter One Hundred and Twenty
! Two of the Revised Statutes, Re-
lating to Common Thieves.
. section llNe OIL CndpteT one nun
dred and twenty-five of the revised
statutes is hereby amended by striking
out the word -four" in the fifth line
Of said section and inserting in the
place thereof the word one so that
said .ection. as amended. shall read
as follows:
Sec. 5. Whoever, after being con-
, victed of larceny as principal or as
accessory before the fact, is again
convicted thereof. or is convicted OF
t-N3 la 10
term of court, shall be deemed COM
mon thief, and be punished by impris-
onment for not less than one, nor
more than fifteen years.'-App. April ..
CHAPTER 1o4
An Act to Amend Section Eighteen Of
Chapter Fifty-one of the Revised
| Statutes, as Amended by Chapter
| Twentythree of the Public Laws of
Nineteen Hundred and Nineteen.
Relating to Proxies.
Section eighteen of chapter fifty
one of the revised statutes as amend
ed by chapter twenty-three of the
public laws of nineteen hundred and
nineteen is hereby amended by strik-
ing out of the second line the words
ninety days. and substituting in
place thereof the words six months
so that said section, as amended,
shall read as follows:
Sec. IS. Shareholders may be rep
resented by proxies granted not more
than six months before the meeting
which shall be named therein: they
are not valid after FINAL adjournment
thereof. They may be represented by
at the meeting, until it is revoked.
Shares hypothecated to the corpora
ton shall not be represented. No per-
ssn can give. by RICH: of representa-
tion. greater number Of votes thar
is allowed to any one by the charter
| hv-la '-Annrnved Anri1
[ CHAPTER los
An Act to Amend Section Twenty-six
of Chapter One Hundred and Forty
four of the Public Laws of Nineteen
ing to the Banking Laws.
Section twenty-six of chapter one
hundred and forty-four of the public
laws OF nineteen hundred and twenty
three is hereby amended by inserting
after the word advertisement" in the
eighth line the words once week
and by striking out the word sixty"
in the twelfth line and inserting in
the place thereof the word thirty and
by striking out the word last" at the
end of the twelfth line and inserting
in the place thereof the word first
so that said section, as amended, shall
read as follows:
Sec. 26 When the person to whom
hook Of deposit was issued by any
savings bank or by any trust company
for deposit in it's savings department.
or his executor. ar administrator, or
guardian. in writing notifies the treas
| urer of the bank or trust company
issuing the same, that such book is
lost. and that he desires to have a du-
plicate book of deposit issued to him.
said treasurer shall give public notice
of such application by publishing at
the expense of such applicant. ar. ad-
vertisement once week for three
paper published in the town in which
| said bank or trust company Is located.
if any. otherwise in one published in
the county. If any. and IL not. then in
the state paper. If such missing de-
post book is not presented to said
first advertisement. then he shall issue
a duplicate book of deposit to the
person thus requesting the same. and
such delivery Of duplicate relieves
count of the original book OF deposit
so advertised. April 2.
CHAPTER log
An Act Relating to the appointment
Of Election Clerks of Polling
| Places.
Chapter two hundred and sixty-six
dred and nineteen is hereby re-
pealed. and section thirteen of chap
ter seven OF the revised statutes as
amended by chapter two hundred
and thirty-eight of the public laws
of nineteen hundred and seventeen
is hereby amended. by adding the
following words: Provided. however.
that the municipal officers of cities.
towns and plantations. may. when
necessity requires. appoint additional
election clerks for each polling place
in cities. towns and plantations and
! for each island ward of the city OF
| Portland and for the island district
Of the town OF Cumberland, who
shall be sworn and shall assist the
election officers in the several voting