CHAP. 139 -- Bath Military and Naval --how the disposed of. Asylum, one thousand copies biennially. Of the above named reports seventy-five copies may be retained by the binder for public documents, and at least six hundred and seventy-five above may be copies shall be delivered to the state librarian, by the binder, for exchange, library use and general distribution, and the balance of the number of each report shall be delivered to the head of the department or institution where it originated and was prepared for publication.' All other reports, etc., number shall be determined by governor and council. 'Section 25. The reports, catalogues and compilations of all state departments, bureaus, commissions and institutions, other than as enumerated in the preceding section, may be printed and bound, but the number and the styles in which the same shall be so printed and bound, at the expense of the state, shall be determined from time to time by the governor and council, who shall also fix the number of the same which shall be delivered from the bindery or printing office to the librarian of the state library.' Section 2. This act shall take effect when approved. Approved March 22, 1905. Section 15, chapter 11, R. S., amended. Chapter 139. An Act to amend Chapter eleven of the Revised Statutes, relating to Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in Section 1. Section fifteen of chapter eleven of the revised statutes is hereby amended by striking out all of said section. after the fifth line thereof, which ends with the word "column of index," and substituting in its place the following: 'Or in lieu of such book shall make a suitable card index. All indexes made under the provisions of this section shall show in addition to the names of the parties and the nature of the instrument, the date of the instrument, the date of its record and the name of the town, city, or unincorporated place where the land conveyed is situated. At the end of every ten years the register shall revise and consolidate such index in such manner that all deeds recorded since the last revision of the index shall be indexed so that the same surnames shall appear together, and all names in alphabetical order. Such revised and consolidated index shall contain all data as to each and every such deed or other instrument as is above set forth.For this work the register shall receive a reasonable compensation to be approved by the county 1324 BOSTON commissioners of the respective counties, and drawn from the county treasury. Whenever for any cause it may become necessary to revise, renew, or replace any index made before the passage of this act, the new volume shall be made in conformity with the provisions hereof.' So that said section, as amended, shall read as follows: CHAP. 139 Records shall be made on linen paper. --registers index. --sball revise. 'Section 15. The records in each registry office shall be made on paper of a firm texture, well sized and finished, the principal ingredient of which is linen. The registers shall make an alphabetical index to the records without charge to the shall make county, in the form known as ledger index, so that the same surnames shall be recorded together in each column of index, or in lieu of such book shall make a suitable card index. All indexes made under the provisions of this section shall show in addition to the names of the parties and the nature of the instrument, the date of its record and the name of the town, city, or unincorporated place where the land conveyed is situated. At the end of every ten years the register shall revise and consolidate such index in such manner that all deeds recorded since the last revision of the index shall be indexed so that the same surnames shall appear together, and all names in alphabetical order. Such revised and consolidated index shall contain all data as to each and every such deed or other instrument, as is above set forth. For this work the register shall receive a --compensareasonable compensation to be approved by the county commissioners of the respective counties, and drawn from the county treasury. Whenever for any cause it may become necessary to revise, renew or replace any index made before the passage of this act, the new volume shall be made in conformity with the provisions hereof.' Section 2. Whenever any party shall lot or cause to be lotted for the purpose of sale, any tract of land, they shall, before making any deed of such land or of any part thereof, file with the register of deeds for the county wherein such land is situated, an accurate plan of such property, which plan shall give such courses, angles and distances as will be sufficient to enable a skillful surveyor to locate any lot shown by such plan. If such party shall, after request by any interested party or by the register of deeds, fail to comply with this section he shall be liable to a penalty of not exceeding fifty dollars, to be recovered in an action of debt in the name of the register of deeds for the benefit of the county. tion of register for index. Plans of land lotted for sale shall be filed. --penalty for failure to file plans. Section 3. Whenever in the settlement of any disputed line Duplicate or the division of any estate, any plans are made for filing in plans. CHAP. 140 the office of the clerk of courts or the register of probate, duplicate plans shall in all cases be filed in the registry of deeds. Approved March 22, 1905. Section 1, chapter 116, R. S., amended. --salary --night watchman. Chapter 140. An Act to amend Section one of Chapter one hundred and sixteen of the sation of Members of the Government. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in Legislature assembled, as follows: Section I. Section one of chapter one hundred and sixteen of the revised statutes shall be amended by adding to the last word, namely, by adding to the word "dollars" in the ninth line of paragraph twenty-seven thereof, the following words: 'three hundred dollars for commissary in addition to his salary as guard; night watchman, five hundred dollars,' so that said paragraph, as amended, shall read as follows: 'XXVII. Warden of the state prison, eighteen hundred dollars, with the use, without charge, of such part of the keeper's house and buildings of the state, appurtenant to the prison and yard, as the governor and council may direct, and fuel for his own use; which shall be in full for all services, including the duty of receiving and paying out money for all purposes; deputy warden, one thousand dollars; clerk, one thousand dollars; officer of the guard, six hundred dollars; guards, five hundred dollars each; physician, two hundred and fifty dollars; chaplain, two hundred and fifty dollars; gate keeper, five hundred dollars; teacher, three hundred dollars; three hundred dollars for commissary in addition to his salary as guard; night watchman, five hundred dollars.' Section 2. This act shall take effect when approved. Approved March 22, 1905. CHAP. 141 Chapter 141. An Act to amend Section fifty-two of Chapter thirty-two of the Revised Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in R. S., Section fifty-two of chapter thirty-two of the revised statutes section 52, is hereby amended as follows: By striking out the words "and every sheriff and constable in his respective county," in the amended. second line of said section, and by striking out the words "with a lawful warrant" after the word "and" in the sixth line of said section, and by inserting in place thereof the words 'with or without a warrant,' and by striking out the word "dwellinghouses" in the eighth line of said section, and by adding at the end of said section the following words, 'but no dwelling-house shall be searched for the above purposes without a warrant and then only in the day time, and no sealed railroad car shall be entered for the above purposes without such warrant. Any magistrate may issue warrants to search, within his jurisdiction, any dwelling-house in the day time, or any other place at any time, for the purposes above set forth, to any commissioner of inland fisheries and game, or any warden, sheriff or any of his deputies; such warrant shall be issued subject to the requirements of section thirteen of chapter one hundred and thirty-three of the revised statutes; provided, however, that the commissioners shall, on or before October first of each year, in writing, notify the superintendents of all transportation companies doing business within the state of the names of the wardens by them designated to exercise the right of search as herein provided, which number shall not exceed four for any one transportation company, and no others shall, except those designated, be authorized to exercise the powers herein mentioned as to search,' so that said section, as amended, shall read as follows: Commis sioners and other officers game. may seize --may arrest without warrant. 'Section 52. The commissioners and every warden throughout the state shall enforce the provisions of this chapter, and shall seize any game, fish or game birds taken or held in violation of this chapter; and every such officer may arrest, with or without a warrant, any person whom he has reason to believe guilty of a violation thereof, and with or without a warrant, may open, enter and examine all buildings, camps, vessels, boats, wagons, cars, stages, tents, and other receptacles and places, camps, stor and examine all boxes, barrels and packages where he has reason to believe that game, fish or game birds taken or held in violation of this chapter are to be found, and seize such game, fish --may enter other places. CHAP. 142 --dwelling house shall not be searched without warrant. --sealed car shall not be entered without warrant. --commis. sioners shall give transportation companies names of wardens. or game birds if any be found therein, but no dwelling-house shall be searched for the above purposes without a warrant and then only in the day time, and no sealed railroad car shall be entered for the above purposes without such warrant. Any magistrate may issue warrants to search, within his jurisdiction, any dwelling-house, in the day time, or any other place at any time, for the purposes above set forth, to any commissioner of inland fisheries and game or any warden, sheriff or any of his deputies; such warrant shall be issued subject to the requirements of section thirteen of chapter one hundred and thirtythree of the revised statutes; provided, however, that the commissioners shall, on or before October first of each year, in writing, notify the superintendents of all transportation companies doing business within the state of the names of the wardens by them designated to exercise the right of search as herein provided, which number shall not exceed four for any one transportation company, and no others shall, except those so designated, be authorized to exercise the powers herein mentioned as to search.' Approved March 23, 1905. Relief to aliens shall be within provisions of section 33, chapter 27. Chapter 142. An Act additional to Chapter twenty-seven of the Revised Statutes, relating to Alien Paupers. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in Legislature assembled, as follows: Section 1. The revised statutes shall not be construed to make any town liable for relief furnished to an alien or his family since said statutes went into effect, but relief furnished any such person shall be within the provisions of section thirtythree of chapter twenty-seven. Section 2. This act shall take effect when approved. Approved March 23, 1905. |