four of the public laws of nineteen hundred and seven and all other acts or parts of acts inconsistent herewith, are hereby repealed. CHAP. 120 Approved March 28, 1911. Chapter 120. An Act to amend Chapter nine of the Revised Statutes, relative to the property of the Public Municipal Corporations situated outside their corporate limits. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine, as follows: Sub-section one of section six of chapter nine of the revised statutes of Maine is hereby amended by adding after the word "uses" at the end of said sub-section the following: 'If located within the corporate limits and confines of such public municipal corporation, and also the pipes, fixtures, hydrants, conduits, gate-houses, pumping stations, reservoirs, and dams used only for reservoir purposes, of public municipal corporations engaged in supplying water, power and light if located outside of the limits of such public municipal corporations,' so that said section as amended will read as follows: Sub-section 1, section 6, chapter 9, R. S., amended. 'Section 6. The following property and polls are exempt Exemptions. from taxation: Maine prop 1. The property of the United States and of this state and U. S. and the property of any public municipal corporation of this state erty. appropriated to public uses if located within the corporate limits and confines of such public municipal corporation, and also the pipes, fixtures, hydrants, conduits, gate-houses, pumping stations, reservoirs, and dams used only for reservoir purposes, of public municipal corporations engaged in supplying water power or light if located outside of the limits of such public municipal corporations, but nothing herein contained shall abridge any power of taxation possessed by any city or town by virtue of any special act.' Approved March 28, 1911. CHAP. 121 Section 37, chapter 15, R. S., amended. Return to state superintendent of schools. -additional Information. Chapter 121. An Act to amend Section thirty-seven of Chapter fifteen of the Revised Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine, as follows: Section 1. Section thirty-seven of chapter fifteen of the revised statutes is hereby amended by inserting after the word "years" in the third line thereof the following: "Together with a certified list of the names and ages of such persons,' and is further amended by adding to said section the following: 'When the state superintendent of schools on examination of the census returns of any town is of the opinion that the census has been inaccurately taken he shall make statement thereof to the governor and council who may require the census of such town to be retaken and returned and, if they think necessary, they may for this purpose appoint persons to perform this service and such persons so appointed shall take the same oath, perform the same service and receive the same compensation out of the same fund as the person or persons who took the school census in the first instance; and the school fund distributable in proportion to the enumeration of scholars shall be distributed on the corrected returns;' so that said section when amended shall read as follows: 'Section 37. He shall annually make returns to the state superintendent of public schools, of the number of persons between the ages of five and twenty-one years, together with a certified list of the names and ages of such persons, corrected to the first day of April preceding the time of making such returns, and give full and complete answers to the inquiries contained in the blank forms furnished him by law; certify that such statement is true and correct, according to his best knowledge and belief; and transmit it to the office of the state superintendent on or before the first day of each May. He shall also furnish such other information relating to the public schools as the said superintendent shall at any time require of him. When the state superintendent of schools on examination of the census returns of any town is of the opinion that the census has been inaccurately taken he shall make statement thereof to the governor and council who may require the census of such town to be retaken and returned and, if they think necessary, they may for this purpose appoint persons to perform this service and such persons so appointed shall take the same oath, perform the same service and receive the same compensation out of the same funds as the person or persons who took the school census in the first instance; and the school fund distributable in proportion to enumeration of scholars shall be distributed on the corrected returns.' Approved March 29, 1911. CHAP. 122 Chapter 122. An Act concerning Corrupt Practices at elections, Caucuses, and Pri maries. elections, and prima ed. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine, as follows: Section I. The provisions of this act shall apply to the Conduct at election of all officers for whom ballots shall be cast pursuant caucuses, to the provisions of chapter six of the revised statutes and ries, regulatto the elections of all officers to be voted for by the legislature or either branch thereof, the board of aldermen, municipal officers, common council or city council of any city, to all caucuses and primary elections preliminary to any such other elections and to all candidates to be voted for at such elections, caucuses and primary elections. The term "caucuses and primary elec- terms extions" shall include: (a) all meetings held to nominate a candidate for office or to elect delegates to a nominating convention; (b) nominating conventions of such delegates; and (c) caucuses of members of the legislature or either branch thereof, of the board of aldermen, common council or city council of any city. Any person shall be deemed to be a candidate for the office of senator of the United States for whom ten or more votes shall have been cast either at a legislative caucus, or at a regular election by the legislature. plained. cal commit "treasurer" Section 2. The term "political committee" shall include Term "politievery committee or combination of three or more persons to aid tee," defined. or promote the success or defeat of any political party or principle in any such election, or to aid or take part in the nomination or election of any candidate for public office. The term -term, “treasurer” shall include all persons appointed by any political defined. committee to receive or disburse moneys to aid or promote the success or defeat of any such party, principle, or candidate. The term "political agent" shall include all persons appointed -term "poby any candidate before any such election, caucus, or primary defined. election to assist him in his candidacy. No person shall act as any such treasurer or political agent unless, after his appointment and before the election for which he is appointed, a writing designating him as such treasurer or political agent shall be filed with the secretary of the state, except that, in case the duties of such treasurer or political agent shall relate to any litical agent" ment of appointtreasurer or agent, filed tary of state. exception. political with secre CHAP. 122 Contribu tions of money for election pur poses, regulated. Expenses of election, caucus, or primary elec ed. town, city or ward election exclusively, or to any caucus or primary election preliminary thereto, such writing shall be filed with the town clerk of the town within which such candidate resides instead of with said secretary of the state. Every such writing shall designate the particular period, election, caucus, or primary election during which such treasureship or political agency shall continue. Nothing in this act shall prevent the treasurer or political agent of any organization or candidate from being the treasurer or political agent of any other organization or candidate, and any candidate for public office may designate himself as his own political agent. Section 3. Any person nominated as a candidate for public office may make a voluntary payment of money to any treasurer or political agent; provided, however, that no person other than such a candidate shall, to aid or promote the success or defeat of any political party or principal, or of any candidate for public office, within six months prior to any such election make a contribution of money or property to any person other than to a treasurer or political agent. Nothing contained in this act shall limit or affect the right of any person to expend money for proper legal expenses in maintaining or contesting the results of any such election. Section 4. No person other than a treasurer or political agent shall pay any of the expenses of any election, caucus, or tion, regulat- primary election, except that a candidate may pay his own expenses for postage, telegrams, telephones, stationery, printing, express, and traveling; but the provisions of this section shall not apply to non-partisan election and ante-election expenses paid for out of the public moneys of the state, or of any town, city, or other municipality. Section 5. Subject to the foregoing limitations, it shall be lawful for any treasurer or political agent, in connection with any election, caucus, or primary election, to pay the following expenses: (a) of hiring public halls and music for conventions, public meetings, and public primaries, and for advertising the same by posters or otherwise; (b) of printing and circulating political newspapers, pamphlets, and books; (c) of printing and distributing ballots and pasters; (d) of renting rooms to be used by political committees; (e) of compensating clerks and other persons employed in committee rooms and at the polls; (f) of traveling expenses of political agents, committees and public speakers; (g) of necessary postage, telegrams, telephones, printing, express, and conveyance charges. No treasurer or political agent shall incur any expense for any purpose not authorized by this section. CHAP. 122 Treasurer or political file temized statement of money ro promised. Section 6. Within fifteen days after any such election, every treasurer and every political agent shall file an itemized sworn statement with the officer with whom his designation was filed agent shall as aforesaid, which statement shall include the amount of money or property in each case received or promised, the name of the ceived or person from whom it was received or by whom it was promised, the amount of every expenditure made or liability incurred, the name of the person to whom such expenditure or promise was made, and shall clearly state the purpose for which such money or property was so expended or promised. After elecdidates shall tion, all can file state ment of monuted, expend ey contrib ed, or prom ised to pro mote his or election. Section 7. Every candidate for public office, including candidates for the office of senator of the United States, shall, within fifteen days after the election at which he was a candidate, file with the secretary of the state, if a candidate for senator of the United States, representative in Congress, or for any state or county office, state senator, or representative nomination in the legislature, but with the town clerk of the town in which he resides if he was a candidate for a town, city or ward office, an itemized, sworn statement setting forth in detail all the moneys contributed, expended, or promised by him to aid and promote his nomination or election, or both, as the case may be, and all existing unfulfilled promises or liabilities remaining uncanceled and in force at the time such statement is made, whether such expenditures, promises, and liabilities were made or incurred before, during, or after such election. If no money or other valuable thing was given, paid, expended, contributed, or promised, and no unfulfilled liabilities were incurred by a candidate for public office to aid or promote his nomination or election, he shall file a statement to that effect within fifteen days after the election at which he was a candidate. Any candidate who shall fail to file such a statement shall be fined twentyfive dollars for every day on which he is in default, unless he shall be excused by the court. Fifteen days after any such election the secretary of the state or the town clerk, as the case may be, he shall notify the proper prosecuting officer of any failure to file such a statement on the part of any candidate, and within ten days thereafter such prosecuting officer shall proceed to prosecute such candidate for such offense. Section 8: All statements filed in accordance with the provisions of this act shall be preserved for fifteen months after the election to which they relate, and shall, during said period, be open to public inspection. In case no paid, expend money was ed, or prom ised. penalty for certificate. failing to file notice to officer of any statement. prosecuting failure to file Statements shall be pre served and spection. open to in Secretary of state shall Section 9. The secretary of the state shall, at the expense of the state, provide every town clerk with blank forms suit- furnish able for such treatments. blanks. |