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

Sec. $. The first paragraph of sec
;ton fftr-two of chapter one hundred
and sevcnty-four of the public laws of
nineteen hundred and twenty.three is
hereby amended by inserting after the
word company in the third line
thereof the words battery. band or de-
tachment. so that said paragraph. as
F., amended, shall read as follows:
/, Sec, SO. 1t shall be the duty of the
municipal officers TO provide and
MAINTAIN for each platoon or company,
battery, band or detachment of the
national guard or naval militia located
towns, suitable drill rooms. offices, ar
mory. stables or place of deposit of
all military property. and for the
headquarters of each separate bat
| TALON, corps. regiment or brigade es-
tablished within such municipal linz
its, suitable headquarters offices: and
the suitability for the necessary mill
tary purposes of such drill rooms. ar
mories, headquarters offices or stables
| shall he determined by the armory
commission. a reasonable compensa-
| ton shall be fixed by the armory COM
mission after hearing and consulting
! with the responsible municipal officers,
Tor each company, other organization
band or separate headquarters or
stables and shall be allowed as rent
for such building or buildings to the
municipality providing and maintain
ing Them and paid by the state out OF
To carry out the provisions of this
section there shall he appropriated hi
ehn1ally such sums as are deemed
necessary, said sums to be known as
therefrom by the treasurer of the
state upon vouchers manifested by the
armory commission to the state audi
tor, said armories, drill rooms, offices,
HEADQUARTERS offices or stables shall
| be subject always to the provisions of
| law and to the regulations prpSCrihp1
by the proper authorities. and said ar
mories. drill rooms. offices. headduar-
ters offices or stables shall be held for
the exclusive use of the national guard
unless otherwise authorized by the
general regulations for the govern
ment of armories prescribed by the
armory commission. or by special au-
thority of the chairman of said COM
mission after application in special
cases by the municipal authorities in
writing. Should any municipal Off
Ger use such buildings or stables with
out authority, or abuse the authority
or privilege so granted. they and each
of them shall in each case, be guilty
OF misdemeanor and shall be pun
ished as prescribed in this section
The governor is authorized to accept
In the name of the state donations of
lands and buildings to he used for
guard or naval militia under such con-
ditionS as the donors may nominate:
lands and buildings so donated shall
be subject to the rules and regulations
vided further that when any build
ing is turned over to the state for use
as an armory or drill shed the ar
mory commission shall he authorized
to approve for payment from the ap-
preparation for armorv rentals such
sums rs may re necessary for the up
keep of such building. including re-
pairs; furnishings, light, heat. water
and ianitor service
Sec. f. Section eighty-one Of chap
ter one hundred and seventy-four Of
the public laws of nineteen hundred
and twenty-three is hereby amended
bv adding thereto the following para
graph:
All officials ard employees Of the
state of Maine who shall Re members
of the national guard thereof shall he
| entitled to leave of absence from their
respective duties. without loss of nay
or time. on all days during which they
shall be engaged in field or coast de-
Tense training ordered or authorized
by the governor of the state Of Maine
under the provisions of the national
defense act so that said section
eiehty-one, as amended, shall read as
Sec. ST. Anv person who either by
himself or with another wilfully de-
prives member of the national guard
| or naval militia Of his employment. or
| prevents MS pelUg PlnDIpNeu nv nln-
self or another, or ohStructs or annoyS
said member Of saii national guard
or naval militia or his employer in re-
snect to his trade. business or en-
plovment because said member Of
said rational guard or naval militia
is such member. or dissuades any per-
son from enlisting in the said national
guard or naval militia by threat Of in
Jury to him in case he shall SO enlist.
| in reSpect ~ his employment, trade or
| I,Ie Chan hn I'D -
misdemeanor and upon conviction
thereof shall be punished nv fine not
exceeding five hundred dollars or Nv
| imprisonment not exceeding six
months. or bv both such fine and i'm
prisonment. All officials and employees
IF tho state Of Maine who shall he
members of the national guard thereof
shall he entitled to leave Of absence
from their respective duties. without
| loss. Of nay or time. on all DAYS dur
inc which thev shall he engaged in
field or coast defense training ordered
or authorized by the governor Of tho
state Of Maine or under the provi-
sions of tho ratio0al defense act
! Approved March 2S
CHAPTER 81
An Act Relating to Adjustment OF
! Grsde Crossings.
Section thirtv-four Of charter
twenty four of the revised statutes
is hereby amended by striking out.
in the twenty-third twentv-fourth
twenty-ffth and twenty-sixth lines
thereof. the words The commission
shall determine and fix the damages
sustained nv any person whose land
is taken and the SDecial damages
which the owner OF land adjoining
the public way may sustain hv
reason of any change I'm the grade
Of such way" and substituting there
The commission shall determine
how much land may be taken and
shall fix the damages sustained by
the special damages which the owner
OF land adjoining the public way may
sustain by reason OF any change in
the grade Of such way: appeal from
any decision. order or award OF the
commission may he had as provided
in section thirty-six Of said chapter
twenty -four Approved March IS.
CHAPTER 90
An Act to Close Hunting I'm Certain
| Territory in Sagadahoc County. to
Be known as the West Bath Game
! Preserve.
Sec. 1. For a period of six years
from the time this act becomes effec-
tran, catch. pursue. shoot Al or kill any
wild animal. or bird. Except bob
cats. Canada lynx. foxes. rabbits.
minks. skunks or ducks). within the
Following described territory STU
ated in the town of West Bath in
the county OF Sagadahoc: Beginning
on the east bank Of the New
Meadows river at point due west
OF the northwest corner Of the cot
tage dwelling Of Samuel r. Percy at
Sabine. so called: thence running
easterly to the Sabine road: thence
easterly by said Sabine road to
Princes corner. so called: thence
southerly by the Campbelrs nond
road and Brigham's cove to Brig
hams cove in Winnegance bay:
thence southerly. westerly and