Eastern times., 1855-03-15
MAINE LEGISLATURE.
TUESDAY March 6.

Mr.. Willis moved TO amend, BY striking out
Imprisonment for the first offence, SO as to i'm
pose nothing but fine Of $50 and costs there
for.
Mr.. Willis amendment was rejected-2 on
ly voting in favor.
The bill was then laid on the table.
Passed 10 Be enacted-An Act to establish
the easterly line of Patricktown plantation TO
protect the mackerel fishery on the coast of
Maine to incorporate The Warren Mutual In
surance Company An Act giving further
powers to cities and towns 10 pass by laws and
ordinances defining The terms of Office Of
Clerks Of Courts and County Attorneys in
cooperating the Brunswick Paper Manufactu-
ring Company.
HO,Lse.-Mr. Rawson of Waldoboro. called
up the bill additional to chapter 1874 of the Re-
vIsed Statues In relation to ship carpenters IL
ems, and moved its indefinite pnstponement.
Mr.. Stone, of kennehnnkport, moved to Law
il on the table, and assign tomorrow at III
o'clock.
On motion of Mr.. Rawson of Waldoboro',
Ordered, That the Committee on Finance be
directed TO inquire into the expediency of redu-
cling the valuation of the town of Waldoboro'
on account of the loss of S500,000 worth of
property by the last fire.
Passed TO be engrossed.-Bill accepting the
surrender of the charter Of the China Bank to
incorporate the Maine Medical Society an
milling the naturalization powers of the courts
Of this State, laid Dn the table on motion Of Mr.
Leavitt of Skowhegan.
Finally pdssed.-Bill to establish the easter
ly line. of Parrickiown plantation TO protect
The mackerel fisheries on the coast of Maine
defining the terms of office of clerks Of the
courts and county attorneys TO incorporate
the Maine Mutual Fire Insurance Company
to incorporate the Brunswick Paper Manufac-
turing Company giving further powers to
cities and towns TO pass byelaws and ordinan-
ces.
WEDNESDAY, March. I.
lSendte--Bil to allow the town Of Wiscas-
set TO loan its credit in aid Of the Wscasset
and kennebec Railroad. was read a second
time, and on motion OF Mr. Willis was referred
TO the committee en- Railroads and Bridges
Reference to iAe merit Legisldtme-on petit
tion of Rockland Wafer Power Company.
Bill additional to incorporate the Wiscasset
and kennebec Railroad Company was read
second time, and Mr. Watson offered an
amendment, which was adopted, and the bill
passed TO be engrossed.
House.-Bill in addition to chapter 10 of the
Revised Statues, in new draft, was read twice
THE bill makes foreign insurance companies
give bonds or other securities, TO perform their
obligations. The bill was laid aside
Resolve in favor of completing the geologic
al survey of the State, was called up by Mr.
Lincoln of Halowell, who said the expense
would not exceed S4 ,O00 Mr. Jackson was
now at leisure, and could attend to the survey
THURSDAY, March. 6.
Sendte-Mr. Boody, from the Committee on
the Geological Survey, 10 whom the resolves
IN favor of same were re-committed, reported
two amendments, the first limiting whole cost
of survey To $4,000, and the second requiring
the individual who may prosecute it 10 report
his progress to the Governor on or before the
first day of January Of each year-read and as
signed.
On motion of Mr. Hichborn, the bill for the
suppression of drinking houses and tippling
shops was taken up. The first three sections
were passed to be engrossed on Tuesday
Mr.. Willis commented on the extreme Sc
verify of the penalties imposed by this section,
and on his motion it was amended as follows
Thirty days imprisonment substituted for sixty
days for second offence three months for six
months for third offence and six months in
County Jail or House of Correction instead of
one year in State Prison for fourth and all sub
segment offences.
Mr.. Suody moved to amend by inserting af-
ter the word State in the 6ih line of % page of
printed amendments, the words SC bat if no
agent shall have been appointed then the said
liquor shall be destroyed" and the same was
amended.
The twenty-second section was read, and on
motion of Mr. Willis, was amended by giving
TO prosecuting officers certain fees in cases of
conviction.
On>motion of Mr.. Downes the section was
further amended by requiring that the convcts
Onder the act should be punished with both fine
and Imprisonment. Mr.. Downes said he was
anxious that the offending individuals should
be put through on both ends of the route.
On motion of Mr.. Willis the section was fur
ther amended BY inserting the words " or sac.
ramental" after the word " medicinal at the
close of the 7th paragraph of the section.
The section, as amended, was then passed to
be eugrossed.
The twenty-third, twenty y-fourth, and twen-
sy-ffth, sections were then read aud passed to
be engrossed without amendment.
Mr. Goodwin moved 10 amend the 23d Sec
dion, by imposing upon any town or city that
should vote 10 repay TO any person any fines OF
penalties paid TO such town or ciiv, fine not
less than two, nor more than FIVE hundred dol
lars. The amendment was adopted. The bill
was then passed 10 be engrossed.
On motion of Mr.. Blake of Penobscot. the
bill " additional concerning the Supreme Judi
cal Court and its jurisdiction" was taken from
the table, read once, and assigned. This bill
was reported by Messrs. Kent and Morrill, of
the Commission, to revise the judicial system.
Bill in relation TO the lien upon ships came
from the House referred to Joint Select Com
.mitiee. The Senate joined Messrs. Thorndike,
Hichborn, and Barker.
House.-The following bills were passed to
be enacted, on the 7th instant
Bills-to Incorporate the Maine Medical So
,ciety respecting school agents accepting
the surrender Of the charter of the China Bank
TO amend an act 10 incorporate the city of Gar
diner.
Mr.. Lincoln of Hallowell from the Com
mittee on Banks and Banking reported refer
4ence to the next Legislature or an act to incor-
poraie the Bath Bank, and on motion of Mr..
aIincoln of Bath the report was laid On the ta-
BILE
Mr.. Lincoln of Bath, from the Committee
Elections in the case of the contested seat Of
1he town of Jefferson made a unanimous report
ofthe facts in the case.
Finally pdssed.-Resolve providing for re-
vision of the public laws of the State; Bill to
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