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thirty-six of chapter twenty-five of the revised statutes, as theretofore amended. Chapter two hundred and twenty of the public laws of nineteen hundred and nineteen amended said chapter thirty-six as was in said chapter indicated. Chapter two hundred and sixty-three of the public laws of nineteen hundred and nineteen, special session November fourth to eighth, amended said chapter two hundred and twenty of the public laws of nineteen hundred and nineteen as set forth in said chapter two hundred and sixty-three. Said chapter two hundred and sixty-three of the public laws of nineteen hundred and nineteen, special session, is hereby amended as follows: on pages thirty, thirty-one and thirty-two of the acts passed at said special session, as printed in the special laws enacted at said session, appears sections one, two, three, four, five, six, seven and eight. Section one on page thirty is hereby amended by striking out in the fourth line thereof the words "or maintenance or both of" and substituting therefor the words 'of third class'; and by striking out of said section in the fifth line thereof between the words "not more than" and the words "of the fund" in the sixth line the words "one-sixth" and substituting therefor the words 'one hundred thousand dollars'; and further, by adding at the end of said section the following: 'and further, except that two hundred thousand dollars of said fund shall be transferred and used in the fund for second class or state aid highways,' so that said section, as amended, shall read as follows:

'Sec. 1. Mill tax to be used in construction of third class highways, except $100,000 for highways and bridges, and $200,000 for state aid highways. A tax of one mill on a dollar shall annually be assessed on all property of the state according to the value thereof, and shall be known. as the mill tax highway fund. This fund shall be used for the construction of third class highways as defined in section five of chapter twentyfive of the revised statutes, except that not more than one hundred thousand dollars of the fund shall be annually used for the construction of highways and bridges and other purposes contemplated by said chapter twenty-five and in accordance with the terms of any appropriate resolves of the legislature, and further, except that two hundred thousand dollars of said fund shall be transferred and used in the fund for second class or state aid highways.

'Sec. 2. P. L., 1919, c. 263, sec. 3; relating to administration, expenditure and apportionment of third class highway fund, amended. Section three of chapter two hundred and sixty-three of the public laws of nineteen hundred and nineteen, special session November fourth to eighth (being that section beginning at the bottom of page thirty in the published report of the laws of that session) is hereby amended by striking out all of said section after the word "apportioned" in the third line there

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of, and substituting therefor the following: 'Among the various towns according to the number of miles of third class roads contained therein, as determined by the highway commission, provided, that such towns shall have appropriated for the current year in addition to the appropriation for state aid work and appropriation under the so-called bridge act, an amount not less than four mills on the valuation of such town, for roads and bridges, summer and winter,' so that such section, as amended, shall read as follows:

'Sec. 3. Third class highway fund to be apportioned among towns according to miles of third class roads therein, provided town appropriate four mills for roads. The administration and expenditure of the third class highway fund shall be under the general supervision of the state highway commission and shall be apportioned among the various towns. according to the number of miles of third class roads contained therein, as determined by the highway commission, provided, that such towns shall have appropriated for the current year in addition to the appropriation for state aid work and appropriation under the so-called bridge act, an amount not less than four mills on the valuation of such town, for roads and bridges, summer and winter.

'Sec. 3. P. L., 1919, c. 263, sec. 4; relating to filing description of location, when work to be completed, change of location, etc., amended. Section four of said chapter two hundred and sixty-three of the public laws of nineteen hundred and nineteen, special session November fourth to eighth (being the section four found upon page thirty-one of the published laws of said special session) is hereby amended by striking out the word "September" in the fourteenth line thereof and substituting therefor the word 'October,' so that said section, as amended, shall read as follows:

'Sec. 4. Work on roads to be completed before Oct. 30, annually. Municipal officers of any town may, prior to October one in any year, file with the state highway commission the description or location of the road whose construction and improvement they recommend under the provisions of this act. Upon approval of said location by the state highway commission, the municipal officers shall proceed with the construction of a section upon said location in conformity with the provisions of the following section of this act. After acceptance by the state highway commission of a location as above, construction shall be continued on that location until the entire length of the road has been constructed, or until the location is changed. Upon the completion of any road located as above, municipal officers shall file with the state highway commission recommendation for location upon another road. The work performed under this act shall be completed before the thirtieth day of October an

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nually, and in no case shall any of the third class highway fund be expended upon a section of a road where the buildings are nearer than two hundred feet apart for a distance of one-fourth of a mile or more.

'Sec. 4. P. L., 1919, c. 263, sec. 8; repealed. Section eight of said chapter two hundred and sixty-three of the public laws of nineteen hundred and nineteen, special session November fourth to eighth (being the section eight found upon page thirty-two of the published report of the public laws of said session) is hereby repealed.

'Sec. 5. Apportionment of fund to be made in accordance with returns made on or before April 15, annually. The apportionment of the third class highway fund herein created shall be made in accordance with the returns which shall have been made by the several towns desiring participation on or before April fifteenth of each year, and no town whose selectmen or other officials authorized by law have not made the returns required by the state highway department on or before said April fifteenth shall be enitled to any apportionment of said fund.'

Approved April 6, 1923.

Chapter 217.

An Act to Amend Chapter One Hundred Ninety-seven of the Public Laws of Nineteen Hundred and Seventeen, as Amended by Chapter One Hundred Seventy-two of the Public Laws of Nineteen Hundred and Nineteen as Amended by Chapter One Hundred Sixty-two of the Public Laws of Nineteen Hundred and Twentyone, and to Amend Chapter Nineteen of the Revised Statutes, as Amended. Relating to the State Department of Health.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine, as follows:

Sec. 1. P. L., 1917, c. 197, sec. 8; 1919, c. 172; 1921, c. 162; relating to appropriation for state department of health, amended. Section eight of chapter one hundred ninety-seven of the public laws of nineteen hundred seventeen, as amended by chapter one hundred seventy-two of the public laws of nineteen hundred nineteen, as amended by chapter one hundred sixty-two of the public laws of nineteen hundred twenty-one, is hereby further amended by striking out the word "forty-six" in the second line thereof and substituting therefor the word 'fifty-three,' so that said section eight, as amended, shall read as follows:

'Sec. 8. Appropriation increased from $46,000 to $53,000. The sum of fifty-three thousand dollars shall be annually appropriated for the purposes set forth in sections one to six inclusive, and section seven of this act.'

Sec. 2. P. L., 1919, c. 172, sec. 2; 1921, c. 162; relating to appropriation for health districts, local health officers, etc., amended. Section two of chapter one hundred seventy-two of the public laws of nineteen hundred

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nineteen, enacting section sixteen as an additional section to chapter one hundred ninety-seven of the public laws of nineteen hundred and seventeen, as amended by chapter one hundred sixty-two of the public laws of nineteen hundred and twenty-one, is hereby amended by striking out the word "thirty-five" in the first line of said section sixteen, and substituting therefor the word 'thirty-eight'; omitting the word "and" in the third line between the words "twelve and thirteen" and adding after the word "thirteen" in the third line the words, 'and fourteen,' so that said section sixteen, as amended, shall read as follows:

'Sec. 16. Appropriation increased from $35,000 to $38,000. The sum of thirty-eight thousand dollars shall be appropriated annually to the state department of health for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of sections six, ten, eleven, twelve, thirteen and fourteen.'

Sec. 3. R. S., c. 19; 1917, c. 301; 1919, c. 172; 1921, c. 162; relating to appropriation for prevention of venereal diseases, amended. Chapter nineteen of the revised statutes, as amended by chapter three hundred one of the public laws of nineteen hundred seventeen, and as further amended by chapter one hundred seventy-two of the public laws of nineteen hundred nineteen, as further amended by chapter one hundred sixty-two of the public laws of nineteen hundred twenty-one, is further amended by striking out the word "ten" in the third line of section one hundred thirtyone and substituting therefor the word 'fourteen,' so that said section one hundred thirty-one, as amended, shall read as follows:

'Sec. 131. Appropriation increased from $10,000 to $14,000. For the purpose of enabling the state board of health to carry out the provisions of this act there is hereby appropriated the sum of fourteen thousand dollars.'

Approved April 5, 1923.

Chapter 218.

An Act to Amend Section Eight of Chapter One Hundred Seventeen of the Revised Statutes as Amended by Chapter Two Hundred and Ten of the Public Laws of Nineteen Hundred Nineteen, Relating to the Attorney General.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine, as follows:

R. S., c. 117, sec. 8; P. L., 1919, c. 210; relating to salary and expenses of attorney general, amended. Section eight of chapter one hundred seventeen of the revised statutes, as amended by chapter two hundred ten of the public laws of nineteen hundred nineteen, is hereby further amended by inserting after the words "attorney general" in the first line the words 'shall have an office in the state capitol' and by adding after the word "duties" in the fifth line the words 'while away from his home, provided

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however, that commencing January first, nineteen hundred and twenty-five, he shall receive his actual expenses incurred in the performance of his official duties only while away from the capital,' so that said section, as amended, shall read as follows:

'Sec. 8. Office in state capitol; shall receive actual expenses while away from his home until Jan. 1, 1925, after that date, only while away from capital. The attorney general shall have an office in the state capitol and shall receive an annual salary of four thousand dollars, in full for all services and in lieu of all fees, except costs awarded under section six of chapter sixty-nine. He shall also receive his actual expenses incurred in the performance of his official duties while away from his home, provided however, that commencing January first, nineteen hundred and twentyfive, he shall receive his actual expenses incurred in the performance of his official duties only while away from the capital.'

Approved April 6, 1923.

Chapter 219.

An Act to Amend Section Ninety-three of Chapter Forty-five of the Revised Statutes, as Affected by Chapter Two Hundred and Ninety-three of the Public Laws of Nineteen Hundred and Seventeen, Relating to Settlement of Violations of Law, and Repealing Section Eighty-seven of Chapter Two Hundred and Nineteen of the Public Laws of Nineteen Hundred and Seventeen, Relating to Same Subject.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine, as follows:

Sec. 1. R. S., c. 45, sec. 93; 1917, c. 293; relating to fines and penalties recovered for violating laws relating to sea and shore fisheries, amended. Section ninety-three of chapter forty-five of the revised statutes, as amended by chapter two hundred and ninety-three of the public laws of nineteen hundred and seventeen, is hereby amended by striking out said section ninety-three and by substituting therefor the following:

'Sec. 93. Actions of debt to be brought in name of state; provision for settlement by director of sea and shore fisheries for violations of law; eliminated. All fines and penalties under this chapter may be recovered by complaint, indictment or action of debt made or brought in the county where the offense was committed. The action of debt shall be brought in the name of the state of Maine. All fines, penalties and collections under this chapter, except when otherwise expressly provided, shall forthwith be paid to the commission of sea and shore fisheries and by them the same shall be paid to the treasurer of state to be added to and made a part of the appropriation for sea and shore fisheries. And the said commission shall report to the treasurer of state the amount of each fine, penalty and collection itemized, and the name of the party paying the same which shall be kept on record in the treasurer's office.'