Chap.136 AN ACT subjecting the OFFICE OF CITY ENGINEER OF THE

Office of city engineer of

city of Everett placed under civil service laws.

Submission to city council,

etc.

Proviso.

CITY OF EVERETT TO THE CIVIL SERVICE LAWS.

Be it enacted, etc., as follows:

SECTION 1. The office of city engineer of the city of Everett shall hereafter be subject to the provisions of chapter thirty-one of the General Laws, and the rules and regulations made thereunder, but no examination shall be required of the present incumbent.

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its acceptance by vote of the city council of said city, subject to the provisions of its charter; provided, that such acceptance occurs during the current year. Approved March 19, 1927.

Chap.137 AN ACT INCREASING THE PENALTY FOR THE Illegal prac

G. L. 112, § 6, amended.

TICE OF MEDICINE.

Be it enacted, etc., as follows:

Section six of chapter one hundred and twelve of the General Laws is hereby amended by striking out, in the fifteenth line, the words "five hundred" and inserting in place thereof the words: one thousand, and by striking out, in the same line, the words "three months" and inserting in place thereof the words: - not less than one month nor more than one year, so as to read as follows: illegal practice Section 6. Except as provided in section sixty-five, whoever,

Penalty for

of medicine.

not being lawfully authorized to practice medicine within
the commonwealth and registered under section two, or
corresponding provisions of earlier laws, or under section
one or two of chapter five hundred and twenty-six of the
acts of nineteen hundred and nine, holds himself out as a
practitioner of medicine or practices or attempts to practice
medicine in any of its branches, or whoever practices medicine
under a false or assumed name or under a name other than
that by which he is registered, or whoever personates another
practitioner, or whoever practices or attempts to practice
any fraud in connection with the filing of an application, or
whoever files an application under a false or assumed name
or under a name other than his own, or whoever personates
or attempts to personate another applicant for registration
during an examination, shall be punished by a fine of not
less than one hundred nor more than one thousand dollars
or by imprisonment for not less than one month nor more
than one year, or both. A person rendering medical service
in violation of this section shall recover no compensation
therefor.
Approved March 19, 1927.

AN ACT MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE MAINTENANCE Chap.138

OF DEPARTMENTS, BOARDS, COMMISSIONS, INSTITUTIONS
AND CERTAIN ACTIVITIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH, FOR
INTEREST, SINKING FUND AND SERIAL BOND REQUIRE-
MENTS, AND FOR CERTAIN PERMANENT IMPROVEMENTS.

Be it enacted, etc., as follows:

nance of depart

ments, and

SECTION 1. To provide for the maintenance of the Appropriations several departments, boards, commissions and institutions, for mainte of sundry other services, and for certain permanent im- ments, etc., for interest, sinkprovements, and to meet certain requirements of law, the ing fund and sums set forth in section two, for the several purposes and bond requiresubject to the conditions therein specified, are hereby ap- for certain improvements. propriated from the general fund or revenue of the commonwealth unless some other source of revenue is expressed, subject to the provisions of law regulating the disbursement of public funds and the approval thereof, for the fiscal year ending November thirtieth, nineteen hundred and twentyseven, or for such other period as may be specified. SECTION 2.

For the compensation for travel of representatives,
a sum not exceeding thirty-six thousand seven
hundred dollars

5 For the salaries of William H. Sanger, clerk of the
senate, and James W. Kimball, clerk of the house
of representatives, the sum of ten thousand
dollars

6 For the salaries of Irving N. Hayden, assistant clerk of the senate, and Frank E. Bridgman, assistant clerk of the house of representatives, the sum of seventy-five hundred dollars

7 For such additional clerical assistance to, and with the approval of, the clerk of the senate, as may be necessary for the proper despatch of public business, a sum not exceeding fifteen hundred dollars

8 For such additional clerical assistance to, and with the approval of, the clerk of the house of representatives, as may be necessary for the proper despatch of public business, a sum not exceeding thirty-seven hundred dollars

361,500 00

36,700 00

10,000 00

7,500 00

1,500 00

3,700 00

9 For the salary of the sergeant-at-arms, a sum not exceeding thirty-five hundred dollars

3,500 00

10

For clerical assistance, office of the sergeant-at-
arms, a sum not exceeding forty-eight hundred
and fifty dollars

4,850 00

Legislative
Department.

Item

11 For the compensation for travel of doorkeepers,
assistant doorkeepers, messengers, pages and other
employees of the sergeant-at-arms, authorized
by law to receive the same, a sum not ex-
ceeding sixty-three hundred and seventy-five dol-
lars

12 For the salaries of the doorkeepers of the senate and
house of representatives, and the postmaster,
with the approval of the sergeant-at-arms, a sum
not exceeding sixty-nine hundred dollars
13 For the salaries of assistant doorkeepers and mes-
sengers to the senate and house of representatives,
with the approval of the sergeant-at-arms, a sum
not exceeding forty-three thousand one hundred
dollars

14 For compensation of the pages of the senate and
house of representatives, with the approval of the
sergeant-at-arms, a sum not exceeding eighty-
four hundred and fifty dollars

15 For the salaries of clerks employed in the legislative
document room, a sum not exceeding forty-eight
hundred and fifty dollars

16 For certain other persons employed by the sergeant-
at-arms, in and about the chambers and rooms of
the legislative department, a sum not exceeding
twenty-eight hundred and fifty dollars

17 For the salaries of the chaplains of the senate and
house of representatives, the sum of fifteen hun-
dred dollars

18 For personal services of the counsel to the senate
and assistants, a sum not exceeding thirteen
thousand eight hundred and fifty dollars

19 For personal services of the counsel to the house of
representatives and assistants, a sum not exceed-
ing thirteen thousand nine hundred and fifty
dollars

20 For clerical and other assistance of the senate com-
mittee on rules, a sum not exceeding four thou-
sand dollars

21 For clerical and other assistance of the house com-
mittee on rules, a sum not exceeding four thou-
sand dollars

22 For clerical and other assistance for the committee
on ways and means, as authorized by an order
of the house of representatives, a sum not exceed-
ing one thousand dollars

23 For authorized traveling and other expenses of the
committees of the present general court, with
the approval of a majority of the committee in-
curring the same, a sum not exceeding fifty-five
hundred dollars

24 For expenses of advertising hearings of the com-
mittees of the present general court, including
expenses of preparing and mailing advertisements
to the various newspapers, with the approval of
the comptroller of the commonwealth, a sum not
exceeding three hundred dollars

25 For printing, binding and paper ordered by the
senate and house of representatives, or by con-
current order of the two branches, with the ap-
proval of the clerks of the respective branches,
a sum not exceeding fifty-two thousand five hun-
dred dollars

$6,375 00

6,900 00

43,100 00

8,450 00

4,850 00

2,850 00

1,500 00

13,850 00

13,950 00

4,000 00

4,000 00

1,000 00

5,500 00

300 00

52,500 00

Item

26 For printing and binding the manual for the general
court, under the direction and with the approval
of the clerks of the senate and house of repre-
sentatives, a sum not exceeding five thousand
dollars
27 For expenses in connection with the publication of
the bulletin of committee hearings, with the ap-
proval of the joint committee on rules, a sum not
exceeding thirteen thousand five hundred dollars
28 For stationery for the senate, purchased by and
with the approval of the clerk, a sum not exceed-
ing five hundred dollars

29 For office expenses of the counsel to the senate, a
sum not exceeding two hundred dollars

$5,000 00

13,500 00

500 00

200 00

30 For stationery for the house of representatives,

purchased by and with the approval of the clerk, a sum not exceeding nine hundred dollars 31 For office expenses of the counsel to the house of representatives, a sum not exceeding two hundred dollars

900 00

200 00

Legislative
Department.

32 For contingent expenses of the senate and house of representatives, and necessary expenses in and about the state house with the approval of the sergeant-at-arms, a sum not exceeding sixteen thousand dollars'

32 For the purchase of outline sketches of members of the senate and house of representatives, a sum not exceeding one thousand dollars

32 For reprinting the state house guide book, a sum not exceeding twenty-five hundred and seventy-five dollars

Total.

Service of the Judicial Department.

Supreme Judicial Court, as follows:

34 For the salaries of the chief justice and of the six associate justices, a sum not exceeding eightyfour thousand five hundred dollars

35 For traveling allowance and expenses, a sum not exceeding forty-five hundred dollars

36 For pensions of retired justices, a sum not exceeding seventy-five hundred dollars'

37 For the salary of the clerk for the commonwealth, a sum not exceeding sixty-five hundred dollars 38 For clerical assistance to the clerk, a sum not exceeding one thousand dollars

6,500 00

1,000 00

39 For law clerks, stenographers and other clerical assistance for the justices, a sum not exceeding twenty thousand dollars

20,000 00

40 For office supplies, services and equipment of the

Reporter of Decisions:

43 For the salary of the reporter of decisions, a sum not exceeding six thousand dollars

Item

Reporter of
Decisions.

44 For clerk hire and office supplies, services and equip-
ment, a sum not exceeding eight thousand dollars

$8,000 00

Pensions:

Pensions of 45 For the pensions of retired court officers, a sum not exceeding four hundred and sixty-four dollars

retired court officers.

Total.

Superior Court, as follows:

Superior Court. 46 For the salaries of the chief justice and of the thirty-
one associate justices, a sum not exceeding three
hundred twenty thousand five hundred dollars

47 For traveling allowance and expenses, a sum not
exceeding nineteen thousand five hundred dol-
lars

48

49

For the salary of the assistant clerk, Suffolk county,
a sum not exceeding five hundred dollars
For clerical work, inspection of records and doings of
persons authorized to admit to bail, for an ex-
ecutive clerk to the chief justice, and for certain
other expenses incident to the work of the court,
a sum not exceeding twelve thousand five hun-
dred dollars

50 For pensions of retired justices, a sum not exceeding
twenty-five thousand sixty-two dollars and fifty

cents

Total.

.

464 00

$146,504 00

$320,500 00

19,500 00

500 00

12,500 00

25,062 50

$378,062 50

51 For compensation of justices of district courts while
sitting in the superior court, a sum not exceeding
eleven thousand dollars

52 For expenses of justices of the district courts while
sitting in the superior court, a sum not exceeding
seventeen hundred dollars

53 For reimbursing certain counties for compensation
of certain special justices for services in holding
sessions of district courts in place of the justice,
while sitting in the superior court, a sum not
exceeding six thousand dollars

Total.

Judicial Council:

54 For expenses of the judicial council, as authorized
by section 34C of chapter two hundred and
twenty-one of the General Laws, inserted by
chapter two hundred and forty-four of the acts
of nineteen hundred and twenty-four, a sum not
exceeding three thousand dollars

Administrative Committee of District Courts: 55 For compensation and expenses of the administrative committee of district courts, a sum not exceeding three thousand dollars.

$11,000 00

1,700 00

6,000 00

$18,700 00

$3,000 00

3,000 00

Probate and Insolvency Courts, as follows:

Probate and
Insolvency
Courts.

56 For the salaries of judges of probate of the several
counties, a sum not exceeding one hundred eleven
thousand five hundred dollars

111,500 00