Oxford Democrat. [volume], April 01, 1873, Extra. Public Laws of the State of Maine, Page 5, Image 9

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Pl.'RLIC LAWS OF THE STATE OF MAI Ν F..
formed, ami n|ulpi» d »t th* «·χρ· »·<» of th«>
according to III·· · * «tine rv|TU n': it· of the I nil.··!
StainOTfi W^fr which r!<>t!ilnp I· lwtodto thi>
rn'.i'tod turn nf tlif I'ttilnt Mati·· armt. with th·· I·.I·
lowing moUMcalloo· [hrMilcthll!
cap, owrcoat. ami pantaloon», to «arli · ! jit r. but
recti company »hall havi« lllwriy to cli· < »·-and j r·.·
vld* it* own unll rm. with the c >nM-nt ami ap'ror
III Ot the (OtNWr, MM 111 -til !i · W*. 11 ·· prit·. . ! tkl
I'nttrd t:«*·-· army uniform, not i« Jiall I- ■·. ru
mute·! t · tin· · >IJii r In money, «uoli c «inniutatii η to
br paid l y tbi* paymaster g< <vral an.l roc·ipted fτ
upon Hi·· Coinpmny roil· ' Tin· > : hi talari ar
tlcl··· ofcluUilt'R. cr commutation in lim t:ι··γ·-■ t
► hall I»· »·ιρρ u-J one·· in 11>r»-·· yoarv mil tlio cloth·
Ing fl»rt>l«hrd or |aid for by tbo Mile »!n!l to l!i«·
I roprrty ot tlif Mate
•«k· r Nothing in till* act «bail a; p!y Ια ι «·η·
tliug otw·.
[Approx>'il February21. lk'T3 ]
< h h pier I .'{.I.
Λ Ν Λ< 'Γ t-> Improve III·· ι I n ·>:.·. . .«f lli« SI»!·».
IL it . .ι !.··> id'. a« follow · :
>ti r ! Γ·ι<· county e imrai**l nrrK frichnrth*
aovwral cjuntie*. at the c large ot" »ald » \erul couu
tit·», may at «τ Hit· act take* effect. make or ran-·· t ■
I··· liitii·· ·>ui ll addition* in *■•rW^fi··}·*. tone··· aul will
• r «tillable ac>· mim<>dation·, lu mι·ι; < r appur
tenant tu lin· jiil* tu the arvorai c·· untie* a· may 1··
found Oiti'j'M) tor tin· rat·· > ·<-ριΐΐ£. |ΓΟ ν em 111 tf and
employ lug of offender* legally lOMuitt. ,] tto rot·■ l>>
authority of the court» and tuagi* irai·-* of thU Mate
(•r til tin- L'nileU Statu.
S1..1 i ΓΙ|« c niimi»»l.ini>r· of aald r iijnti··* may
CUf I > be tir m ted al trie e\p·»*·· of their several
c >u ii Γ ion. fulta'.ilti mtleriaW a <t implement* « u ill -
elent to keopat work all tlie j» r« ·η· committed a·
afore*aid to either of tin* jail· I >r tbeir ·ι·ν.·ι»ι c ui»<
tie*, and mty from titao i > tun iali.'1-h n·» Iful
r.i!e* for ι·πΐ| loyliijt, ri-f ·rimr>c and governing the
|μ·γκικ· to r immlltnl for pro*erriujt -uch material*
and Imp)· t.ienU, and for keeping and aottllng *!> ac·
fount*. of tira co»t ol procuring the xnif, and of all
lili.jr performed by each of th«i per*on* so conimit
titl, and may make *uch contract· lu t» liait of their
sovenl coon ι if· a· an- nrotaary iu camiug out tin·
several pruvlMJUJ ot tliU net.
S iter 3 Tin» «lier!β» of tin» «overal c untio*, a«
heretofore. »Ι·χ1Ι liavi· the custody and charpeot raid
jail-, and of all prUonor· therein, and shall keep the
same by himself, hi· deputy, a» jailer, master or keep
er, tor m Iioui In· ahall l«* r*<p msible. The jailor,
m*>tfr or keeper shall appoint all *ul>ordlnafo a**i«
l«nt* and employ· e« lor whom lit· -hall In· reapon-l
lile and tin· p.iy of whom. including tin· jailor, -hall
be fixed by the county commissioner*, and paid by
their several counti··*
SKri 4 Tlio ahorli", by himself orbUdopnl]r.b«
being keeper of the jail, with th·· consent oftho com
missioner*. may mako contract* In l*-haif oftho sev
oral countie» iifce»*ary and propt-r to t«e mad··, for
the carrying on manufacturing or other industry,
with Ilk·· οιΓ-ci ax whon made by tlio connu ««loner*
themselves. ΓΙιο bualiii-Mt shall at ail ttuie* I»· open
to tlio inp|M-ellon of said coiiriiiaalonor*. who»ο duty
it shall bo to examine the working* of their «everal*
jail.* at least onco in every three month*, audit all re
ceipt* and expense* thereof, and order all payment*
neoesssrv from tln-ir several county trea-urvrs
Skct. {. The Jailer, at the οχροηκο of the county,
shall ftarnlili to eaeh prisoner In hl*cu«lody η ho It
able to road, a copy of the Itlble, and such religious
Instruction on each successive >ahbath to allai lie
may Ih> able to obtain without expense, and to such
a· may Ih> benohtetl therein. instruction in reading,
writing and arithmetic one hour each otenlujr,
• »c pl Sunday·. It «hall Im- Ilia further duty to γό
ο ·Ινο. from whatever «tiurce. by loan or contribu
tion. any (took* or literature ot'a moral or religion*
tone, for their u«e, but to exclude Ihoteof oppoeite
tendoncle·.
Skit. rt. Said board* of eommUtloner« In the *··ν·
oral countio* may, after the |>a"ai;e of thi· act. ·Ι·ο
by loan to tUelr «ovoral countie* or otherwiM». a *nin
of money not oxcivdinir live thou«and dollar* to
make the alteration* and improvement* mentioned In
the llmt poctlnn of thi« «et, and to e\|vond *<> much
oftald money a* may bo nocoaaary for tlio pur|n>M>
mut. 7. The *upremo judicial court, the «uptTier
court, any municipal or police court and any trial
ju*tico, may aonteneo any peraon convl.-teil before
nuch court or trial ju'tlcoroHia-ctlvely, of an oflon»e
punl'hable by *uch with imprlaonment, to either of
the jail* In the aérerai countie·, where *uch Improve
ment and provlaion for labor ha* boon made and men
tioned in the lirai motion of thl· act, nearest or moat
convenient to the county where tlie oitouse U com
mitted. and all «înteticf* of impriaontnonl by any of
the court* or tribunal* in thU State ahall alter the
adoption oftho provision* of thi« act, by any of the
aoveral countie*. include imprisonment mid labor
And the keeper of the jail to wMcli such person
ithalI bo »oiilonced *hall receive and detain nth per·
aou or prisoner lu the aaiuo luauut r as if coiutuitted
bv «ην court rlttlog in the county » ·:· re »uch Jail I»
■floated
*ϋ·τ - Theresh»:: be j ·. ! to the eonntv το
which a j>ri«.>ner may be wntenced ·α4 c> niuittrd.
from inv other count*, I j ν irtu·· <·! thi* »ct. bv «ne ti
other county, "U< h sum a· may i·# arreed uj^ r by
th«* count) cotnm.v.i r.tr» « t -a t r tinti»-, r »uh
•Mimv ·ι. | dotent, ·η. deducting t»»«· am· nt r»
Cvlved ι. Γ i»!'< r. and ill <-*·■«· «»· 1 r · mml«si.>i . r. .1··
n<it iff·* upon tli·· amount tn t>e paid. rep re-. no
tion nuv be made to the supreme court or mi ni«
tice t hereof of the tact». mi..i tin amouut determined
l-r such court or juatice. either in term time or ιι·
catti'n
.*>».· r 9 The present hoard of State prison in
spector*. with .·«·· other to N· nj.j liut.-d and .,isali·
tied In tike inanuer ht the govern· r. sha ! c< n»t tnte
a board «Ι pris. ii ii I jail in»!-·-*-!· r» Tiieir ι»··. r»
and dutie» in regard t·· the Mate prison «Γι»11 tn· *»
now provided h* law ι >r the | r. >.'M lN«rd Τλ-·τ
power» and duti··» tn h'Ctrd t-> the talis <·» «'»· »everal
c.>u:iti«n >liali h·· t» » i.tt litem once ,at leant ereer
llinv month*. and t · i.>.,ilire Into 111··
and conduct of the same, to g.\e -uch a·'».··· in re
lation to th·- «aine a* tuav l»· r> yarded by theiu um tul
and prop·-r, to ci*·»(l'y au prisoner» he.d under sen
tence in raid jail-. lia\ ι ί π card to as··. rliara· ter
a:id off. η· ν and I >r tins purpose, mat order the
county conimi-M 'Orr· 1f either ot ihe ·«·»«■; j| ι un
Η···. t<> make aiicli altera η >q id l!»elr several .» * 11 « a·
«aid jail insp.-ctor* ma* d.v« nw-wan, in or.Ser to
cla>»il> the prisoner» therein, and |>er-otis charged
with crime, and If-a J county c tumins:. neraiwgioct
<-r refit m· t.» make «uch alt.rati-n·, or provide for the
claAst beat Ion of pri-tiers and i»r*<>ns chars-d with
crime, af.er having N-en so ordered or noli tied so t,.
tj.». said in«i»s-t «r» may cause said prisoner· and j*-r
sons char;. >1 with crime to he removed to either of
th·· several jails In the Mate, wit'-re «r i alt. rati u
.•r provision f'»rcle»»iticatlon a» aforesaid, ha· been
made, anil the expen«e ol removal and keeping <t
•uch nriPoiMTH, or |>ersoni charj:· 1 with crime, that)
be paid by thecoenty troni which Mich prisoner or
person charged with crime Is removed, and may re
quire of the keeper of said jail to keep a caleiidar,
with such statistics, in relati ·η to their prison as
uiav be deemed by them u«etul for ftiture reference.
fqgcr.W Any ortcvr of any county In thia Mate,
qua 11 tied to aervi precept· In criminal can* In the
c mntT whore he reaides may serre any prec. pt re
quired by this act. whether such service!· performed
in whole or in part in one ..r more con η ties, ami the
processes «hall be burned and directed accordingîy.
.skit 11 Any per«on charged with crime, or
awaiting aontence. while con lined I· any jail where
provision tor !abor has Ui-n made a* provided in this
act. who may chooae to labor, as provided f»r per
aon· under «onteace. shall receive therefor »uch «urn
of money an in the judgment of the county comml»
iloam of said county he had earned
Sut 12. Πιο kwpi-r of the jail. In the several
countte-, «hall kwp > record of II* condaet ol each
convict, ami f»r every mon h it ap|<ears by such rec
ord thas such rdaviet ha· faithfully olwerved all Ihf
rule· and rr<]iiimii<'ntl of the prison. >uch convict
shall I»· entitl· J to a deduction from hi- sentence ac
cording to an<l not rirfmilnic the following rat·· and
proportion: for a convict under wnipnci1 tor two
years. two da> * for •■ach month of good conduct : tor
throe year· or loss. and more than two year*, three
days per month; and for efery dav any convict «hall
lie punished for disobedience of the rules of said jad,
a r<>cord thereof shall be made. and two dav« deduc
ted tlteref.ir from any commutation to which he mar
bo entitle·!.
Strr. 1.1. In mil criminal ι·ιν« in this State wh«i
the punishment a· now provided by law may be im
priaoament in the >:»!·· |>rls ιι ιι>·ι exo-'-dirg three
ν··»Γ». mit'h punishment may ho inflict···! by am court
having jurisdiction of the offense or crime. In it» dis
cretion In cither of the jail* aforesaid
Swt. II. The county commissioner· and sheriff
of salt! several counties, shall Jointly or separately. In
the month of December annually, make a report of
the prisons under their charge, embracing therein
its moral. Intellectual anil financial condition, which
report «hall he published in some newpaper published
lu said county And the inspector* shall make a re
port of the condition of all the prisons In the Mate
to the governor and council by the thirtieth day of
November annually.
Su t IS. There shall annually he appropriated
an<i paid out of the ire««ury of tile .State to each of
•aid prison and Jail Inspectors, the «um of thrw dol
lars per day while employed In snch service, togeth
er with all necessary traveling expenses
Srcr. 1'j All acts and parts ef acts inconsistent
with this act are berebv repealed.
(Approved February 2Λ. 187S.1
Chapter 134.
AN Α·Τ to amend Item fl»e of seΊIon flftv-flve of
chapter eleven of the revised statutes relating lo
school registers.
Bt it ra<Rftc/, dr., as follows.
Λτη··η<1 «ectlon tifl\ Iff ni lift!: «c'.»·. 1 »»·. h
»ppt»n<Jinjr Un· 1«< ■■ * :τ f»1m> II i· t> 1»! ι · r !♦·
ot ιΐ!ΐΙ«»Λ·Μ «chi !ar« ait. tidirp »r!o« ! l*o w».k»«
inorr nfthr prvoilinc M fr· m !h·
«ckot'l τ» κ·!ιιπ:·Νί I" ·»:<! . π ητ* »ft.caM»·
|.< mlltw ►l*tv-:hrp»·. chaj'trr < I··*· r. of the rrxiaet
«tatut.-, k> that lira tfth. hkii<b tftT-tjio »ta:
a- f.'il w »
• J il!' Th* wl- ο rtiitil<r »niî tbo n.nfrcni
N*r <.f «fholar* attending the ηιοιχτ «cho«> th>
whole ι. . ηιΝτ ·γΊ the ««.«γ·' oiin.Ur ol xh.ar
itlwdinf ih > w init-r «rhoolv ami a ·ο to»· i. la
number of diS.-ivot «clM>l*r» attmdinj; wl*. «·>! (« ·
««■W· . r mon- ot'tlip | r»<«1irc ««"«r *' *11 ai j ra
fr.-m lli.· Iiacher» r. f i»l«-r» r« lumal 'o to «mtd ofl crr
ι>;·η»·ιΜτ l.i Motion aixty-Uirvp. chapt. r «-.t-ven #:
llie Γ»·»1»«·ν1 «îatut··*
iAj protrd K^bniary ί·". >73 ]
I hnplrr liS.t.
AN ACT for II ·· Ν·Η«τ | r· ».»r*ai ..n of I. γμ> i*corU«
Jkr itnriWr4,<l <* . a· t·· low·:
^k<"r I Any |« r·· ι» or ι» r·· η» ο*μγ| fr keep
In* a «lain η ι Ί.η·»κΐιηε puri *h* : >*· r».;uirô 1
Ιν·|. ιν«ι1<ι·ηι·ΐΓ£. I·» wiill. τι «τ pnrW »n!tf»f. th*
«orviot-· of *alt1 »ialli n Ι.» I. ·· a c rtiticato «ith th ·
r irl'lif . ( diiti · in Ihf count ν «her»· -sift »ta;iioi»|.
own.·lor kept «laiicg nam··, color, rf. *'r<·. l»c· th
• τ with Ih. of ·*..) flaliloa a* lull a* alia α
able, an.l tlx' nan .· ι I" Hi.· j»r»«>n I v wh»lt> i>al«l »tal
'mn wv» (.ml. and il »balf I* IIt· duljret tin npl.tir
t.< tvor.1 rucii e« rtiDcat.· in a Un4 kept for tbai pur
j.r t|« rlv inJ· *< >'. : ρ· η r»-o« Ipt « f a It»· il lit»
cent* lor .·β·"(ι f»rtiti. a'i' of not mon· than out· j-ae".
and a ' in li<τ «uni ot twenty-ii*»· ccnt» lor ι-acli ad
.11 ti· nal t>aj:·*
β* I . An MM who »ha'l n.fl.fl to mak»
and III.' tli.' λτΙιΜΙι· m|inr>il by th«· pro* iffon» of
thl« act «hall η·»ι r»vo» . r any c. mp-nMltun f<>rtb»
•.•r»ic.~ nam· 1 in MflI η on.·, an.. H kf »Ual! know
ingly anil wllfMlv inako atid lï!r a fa No evrtilicaie of
tin· «lai. !ΐ·.·Μ» af.-r· «a .1 *hall Γ rf. it the »uin ol on»
hundred dollar-». t.. 1-e r>-ei*«'r«d by e. m plaint. In
iUflmuil or «cil η of debt In any r«.er! of r» mpe».*nt
jart»dlcll»ii and ail prnaltï»·» recoti-r.ti ► tail I»· f.»r
llie u*.· of the county w horv thri^ nri' 1» committed
feacT. a. TV- a«-t -''a.! taVr . fl.-ct « h«-t» appruvt-d.
[Aj.prvx. J tfbrvarr *>, liTS/
4 haptrr l'tfi.
AN \'T It mm 1 wHhw eight of chapter fonr of
the rev.··· 1 M» lu tew r· lating lo town m.vt ng».
ftf it nwrf' if, .{<·..»« folio» » :
>.•<•111 η « vlit i.f chap!. r l.'ur of the re» ·« -d *tatnte«
I» herebr amended h* adding to «aid KCtlo» the W·
lowing word*. "«nil on th.· day ·>! election they »hall
be In «ea«ion and proceed a» 1» provided in weilon
nine." »<> that »ald acction, a* amended. read a*
follow*:
•Swt."'. In every t.wn containing more tta-i
fire hundrod and !··** than λιη· ttt->n«and votrt*. ft»*
•.-lectin.η «hall be 'η open aetaioa on ■ ne or m.>re
Macular day* next preceding «uch election for th»
purp.«e aforesaid. and on the day of election they
• hall N> in pernio* and proceed as la provided in
notion nine *
ι Approved February Î8,1VTS ]
fkaplcr 137.
AN ACT relating l« iw ^olwcn *od tealimony.
Br it MMfc'.'frf .<·■ . a» toll··»» :
S>kcT. 1. The Mjpretm· judicial court la *o«*ion in
each county il all appoint from the nutnher of Jna
tic»·» of th.''|»>ac* for that county, one or more cotn
mi*»ioi>er« » h<»«· du tie* and power· ahall be a· jav
•crtbed in the following «ection, and who *hall hold
oflice at the pl>-a»ure ot the court
S«M~r. 2 When a person 1* confined In a jail for a
bailable offer··· or tor not finding anrette* or a recog
nizance. anv commi«>h>n*r apprinutl under tbi* act
on application may Imjnire Into the caw and admit
any rack prrwin to ball, and nmlw tbe*ame power
a· anr justice of tb<- «upreme Judicial court can. and
mar ί«·ιιο a writ of ha!—a« aorpn*. and cau*e »urh
l<er»on to be brought before ibein for thia parpoae,
and may take »nch rec.-gnirance.
Snt S. Section thirty·!'· ur of chapter ninety
nine of the revised ftatnte* 1» hereby repealed, but
mch itprt! shall not take effect in any rotity until
a oxnitii-«toner or eoMeldtoam have been appoint
ed under till* act.
gttTT. i Section eighty-two, chapter eirhty-two
oftWtvtM rt»ti««lr iiereby amended br ttrik·
»K ont all alter the word 'Witness' In the »i*th line.
* ι that the last c'.au* of «aid section. a· amended,
•hall read, and the hutband or wife of either party
may bo a witness '
Slot. &. Section nineteen, chapter one hundred
and thlrtT-foar of the Wriml stateteè la her»br
amended f»y striking out all after the word 'witnes»'
In the twelfth line, to that the last sentence of said
cec.tion shall read, 'the hnpband or wife of tbeac
cntwi «hall I·»· a f-xnpi lml »ltnft· '
[ Appr»tod February 36. l87o ]