CHAP. 97 Section 1, chapter 129, R. S., amended. Penalty for corrupting water used for domestic and other purposes. Chapter 97. An Act to amend Section one of Chapter one hundred and twenty-nine of the Revised Statutes, relative to corrupting water used for domestic and other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in Legislature assembled, as follows: Section one of chapter one hundred and twenty-nine of the revised statutes is hereby amended by striking out the words "or town" in the fifth line and substituting in the place thereof the words 'town or municipal corporation,' so that said section, as amended, shall read as follows: 'Section 1. Whoever knowingly and wilfully poisons, defiles, or in any way corrupts, the waters of any well, spring, brook, lake, pond, river or reservoir used for domestic purposes, for man or beast, or knowingly corrupts the sources of the water supply of any water company, or of any city, town, or municipal corporation supplying its inhabitants with water, or the tributaries of said sources of supply, in such manner as to affect the purity of the water so supplied, or knowingly defiles such water in any manner, whether the same be frozen or not, or puts the carcass of any dead animal, or other offensive material, into said waters or upon the ice thereof, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars, or by imprisonment not exceeding one year.' Approved March 21, 1905. County shall of law term Chapter 98. An Act to provide for certain expenses of law terms of the Supreme Judicial Court. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in Legislature assembled, as follows: Section I. The chief justice or in his absence the senior justice present at any law term of the supreme judicial court, shall allow to the county in which any such term may be held, such expenses as may be incurred on account of such law term, which shall be paid by the state. Section 2. This act shall take effect when approved. Approved March 21, 1905. CHAP. 99 Chapter 99. An Act to prevent the fraudulent issue and use of Transfer Tickets upon public conveyances. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives. in Legislature assembled, as follows: Paualty when Conductor fraudulently tickets. Every conductor of a street railway car or other public conveyance, and every other person whose duty it is to collect fares on such car or conveyance, or issue a transfer ticket, or written issue.transfer or printed instrument, giving, or purporting to give, the right of transfer to another person or persons from a public conveyance operated upon one line or route of a street railway, to a public conveyance upon another line or route of a street railway, or from one car to another car upon the same line of a street railway, who shall knowingly and with intent to defraud the person or corporation operating such public conveyance or car, issue, sell, or give any such transfer ticket or instrument to another person not lawfully entitled thereto, or receive, use, or return any such transfer ticket or instrument unlawfully issued or presented for fare in lieu of a regular cash fare, or substitute any such transfer ticket or instrument for any cash fare collected by him; and every person who shall fraudulently and with intent to evade the payment of fare receive and use or offer for passage any transfer ticket or instrument not originally issued to him; and every person who shall sell or give any such transfer ticket or instrument originally issued to him, to another person with intent to have such transfer ticket or instrument used or offered for passage by such other person, shall be fined not more than fifty dollars, or imprisoned not more than thirty days, or both. Approved March 21, 1905. Chapter 100. An Act to amend Section seven, Chapter one hundred and twenty-eight of the Revised Statutes, relating to Malicious Mischief. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in Legislature assembled, as follows: Section seven of chapter one hundred and twenty-eight of the revised statutes is hereby amended by inserting in the second line thereof, after the words "transit point," the following: 'Reference point, stake, plug, hub, guard stake, bench mark, or other monument.' So that said section as amended, shall read as follows: Section 7, chapter 128, R. s., amended. CHAP. 101 Penalty for injury to transit 'Whoever wilfully, or maliciously disturbs, removes or destroys any transit point, reference point, stake, plug, hub, guard stake, bench mark or other monument of any railroad location or surmonument or vey, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding twenty-five dol points, or any other mark of railroad. lars; or imprisonment not exceeding thirty days; and in addition shall be liable in an action of debt for the amount of damage •.done.' Approved March 21, 1905. Section 3, 8., amended. Chapter 101. An Act to amend Section three of Chapter twenty of the Revised Statutes, relating to Burying Grounds. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in Legislature assembled, as follows: Section three of chapter twenty of the revised statutes is chapter 20, R. hereby amended by inserting after the word "society" in the first line thereof the words 'and any individuals, association or corporation,' and also by inserting after the word "society" in the last line of said section the words 'or by such individuals, association or corporation,' so that said section as amended, shall read as follows: Penalty for neglect to 'Section 3. Each town, parish, religious society and any fence ancient individuals, association or corporation, to which any ancient or or public burying grounds. public burying ground belongs, shall keep a substantial fence around it in good repair; and for neglect shall forfeit not exceeding one hundred dollars to be applied as prescribed in the preceding section by such officers of such town, or the officers or committee of such parish or society, or by such individuals, association or corporation.' Approved March 21, 1905. CHAP. 102 Chapter 102. An Act additional to Chapter thirteen of the Revised Statutes, relating to the Penobscot tribe of Indians. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in Legislature assembled, as follows: a belonging to Penobscot tribe of Indians, may remove from be required reservation. -written given. proceedings when person notified does not remove. Section 1. Any person residing or commorant upon the Persons not tribal reservation of the Penobscot tribe of Indians, not being a member nor the husband, wife, or legally adopted child of member of said tribe, may be required to remove there from by a written notice given to him in hand under the signature of the governor, or in his absence, the lieutenant governor and notice to be of the agent of said tribe. A copy of such notice attested by said agent, with a return of service thereon by any officer qualified to serve criminal precepts, or an affidavit of service by any other person, shall be filed with said agent and be sufficient evidence of such service. If the person so notified shall not remove from said reservation within two days after service of said notice upon him, the agent or any member of the tribe may make complaint to the judge of the Old Town municipal court, who shall cause a certified copy of said complaint with a notice of the time and place of hearing thereon to be given in hand to said person or left at his place of last and usual abode at least two days before the time fixed for said hearing, or may cause said person to be at once apprehended and brought before said court. After due hearing, said judge may, if he is satisfied that such removal is approved by the majority of the adult members of said tribe or is for any cause proper to be enforced, order the respondent to remove within a specified time beyond the tribal reservation limits. If the respondent fails to obey said order, or if within one year after the service of said notice he shall again become resident or commorant upon any reservation order to of said tribe without the consent of said agent and said governor or lieutenant governor, said judge may cause such person to be apprehended and brought before said court, and may punish him by fine of not more than twenty dollars or by imprisonment for not exceeding thirty days, or by both fine and imprisonment. The costs of all such court proceedings under this section may -costs. be included in the order or sentence of said judge; and if the respondent fails to pay the same, he may be committed to jail for not exceeding thirty days additional to any imprisonment otherwise imposed upon him; and in such case, or if the judge does not include said costs in his order or sentence, such costs shall be paid by said agent from the tribal fund. Costs shall be taxed as in ordinary proceedings upon complaint. -penalty f respondent does not comply with remove. CHAP. 102 Relief of paupers found on reservation not member of tribe. Relief of members of tribe found destitute beyond tribal reservations. School Section 2. For all relief to any person not a member of the Penobscot tribe of Indians nor having a pauper settlement in this state, found destitute and in distress upon any tribal reservation of said tribe, which has been furnished by the agent of said tribe or by the overseers of the poor of the town within whose territorial limits such person is so found, the state shall reimburse said agent or said town to such extent as the governor and council adjudge to have been necessarily expended therefor. The reasonable expenses and services of said overseers relative to said pauper shall be included in the amount to be so rẻimbursed. Section 3. When any member of said tribe is found destitute and in distress beyond the tribal reservation and is relieved by the town in this state where he is so found, the overseers of the poor of said town may send to the agent a statement specifying the nature, dates and amounts of the supplies furnished, which shall be transmitted to the governor and council with such additional statements of fact as said agent may think proper; and the state shall reimburse said town for the relief so furnished, to such extent as the governor and council adjudge to have been necessarily expended therefor. Section 4. All money appropriated for schools for the Penobscot tribe of Indians shall be expended under the supervision of the agent of said tribe, subject to the approval of the governor and council, said agent shall employ the teachers and fix their salaries, limited by such appropriation. The schools upon island number one, commonly called Indian Old Town island, shall be under the care and supervision of the superintendent of schools of the city of Old Town; and those within the territorial limits of any other town, under the care and supervision of the superintending school committee of such town. Said superintendent or school committee shall visit such schools at least three times during each school term; regulate the grades and courses of study; assist the teachers and scholars by counsel; determine when any scholar of said tribe may properly be admitted or transferred to the public schools of said city or town; and make report to the agent once each year, noting therein such facts and information as may seem of importance in the interest of education among said tribe, or as may be required by the governor and council. The agent shall pay said superintendent or school committee from said school appropriation a reasonable compensation for services. Section 5. This act shall take effect when approved. Approved March 21, 1905. |