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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1911
Page
19
The text outlines expenditure limits and disclosure rules for primary campaigns, prohibitions on secret payments, and procedures for filling vacancies. It covers filing returns, open inspection, penalties for perjury, and specific sections of the Revised Statutes applied to primaries including nominations for United States Senators and state offices.
The text outlines that expenditures under the act must be approved as required by law. After approval, the Governor and Council draw warrants against unmapped treasury funds to pay those expenditures. It also notes elections for certain offices under the act and that these are the sole authorized method.
A long reminiscence traces the Dumaresq and Perkins family links to Swan Island in Maine, describing early Boston ancestry, Gardiner ties, and life on the Kennebec river. The piece blends genealogical notes with vivid scenes of the island, its houses, taxes, and local character, ending with a separate note on a Maine corn shelling contest and a cultural aside.
Director Woods of the Maine Agricultural Experiment Station explains summer laws regulating the sale of fungicides and insecticides. The rules require proper labeling, manufacturer details, arsenic content limits, and a $10 registration fee, with official safeguards against fraud and provisions for hearings if needed.
Demand for travelling libraries rises as reading clubs resume full courses of study. Each library holds about 50 volumes on topics from Italy to Spain. State library sends special sets including juvenile works and Maine history, with libraries covering United States, art, music, and world regions.
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