The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-03-02
AUGUSTA.
Two More Banks Ask for Char
ters.
BILL REGULATING ADMISSIONS TO
THE BAR.
More Testimony Favorable to the Hos
pital.
Especial Despatch to the Press.)

Two more bank charters were asked for to-
day of the Legislature. One is for the North
Bank in Rockland, with capital not to ex-
coed 100000, and the other is for the Belfast
Bank with capital of 100000. The incor-
porators mentioned for the North Bank are A.
j. Bird, Arson Butler, F. J. Simonton, N
A. Burpee and S. A. Bird, while those for the
Belfast Bank are Daniel Haraden, Augustus
Perry, Daniel Faunce, Thomas W. Pitcher,
Robert Patterson, Hiram Chase, Fl. Fl. John
son, Noah M. Matthews, John G. Brooks, W.
81. Simpson, VIM. A. Poor, T. A. Halves,
Charles B. Hazeltine, James Gammans.
The House passed the resolve providing for
constitutional amendment to change the
time of holding the state election from the sec
ond Monday of September to the Tuesday next
after the first Monday in November, beginning
with 1884, by vote of 88 in favor and II OPP
posed. Among those who voted in the mega
tive were Lord of Bangor, Maxcy Of Portland,
Morrill, of Augusta, Dickey of Fort Kent and
Rowell of Hallowell.
The bill providing for an annual appropria-
ton of 900 for maintaining the military es-
Enlistment in this state, and which passed the
Senate, was discussed at length in the House
today.
Mr.. Talbot of East Machias and other Fus.
ion members attacked the bill and wanted to
cut down the amount to $4,000.
The bill was advocated by the leading Re-
publican members. Mr.. Strout of Portland
made an able defence of the measure in which
he paid high compliment to Col. Harrington,
Inspector General of rifielpractice, and also to
fInc a. Nf -, TN.
the Montgomery Guards of Portland.
The bill passed as it came from the commit
tee in concurrence with the action of the Sem
ate.
The House passed today the bill in relation
to compensation of jailors for support of pris-
oners.
The Committee on Legal Affairs will report
a bill providing for system Of drains and
sewerage in Auburn. Also bills charging the
powers of churches over trust estates; prohib-
iting plantations having $4,000 worth of prop
erty and 200 inhabitants from calling upon the
Oldest and adjacent towns to relieve paupers.
They will report leave to Withdraw ON petit
ton for widows to have fee simple in hus-
bands real estate instead of dover as now
provided by law.
The legislative reception tonight was bril-
liant affair. The decorations were very elab-
crate. The attendance was very large, all
sections of the State being represented.
The Judiciary Committee will report bill
for the protection and care of neglected child
ren. Reference to the next Legislature will
be reported on petitions for the restoration of
the salaries of the Judges of the Superior
Courts of Cumberland and Kennebec coun-
ties. An appropriation of 900 for the Re-
form School for 1881, and $13, 900 for 1882, will
be reported.
Before the Insane Hospital Committee to-
day witnesses testified that the building was
sufficiently warm and that certain alleged neg
lected cases were we'll cared for.
The bill to regulate admission to the Bar in
this state is as follows:
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep
reser.tdtiyes IN Legislature assembled, as fol-
lows:
Sec. mo person, who has not been mem
Der of the bar of another state in good stand
ing, and in active practice for at least three
years, shall be admitted to practice law in the
courts of this state unless he shall have studied
for at least two years in the Office of some at
torney at law, or part of the time in such office
and the remainder in some law school, and
Suaii Also nave passed a Satisfactory oXamlna-
tion in his legal studies.
Sec. 2-All examinations shall be public,
and in the presence of some justice of the SUI
preme Judicial Court during term time. Tue
time for holding same in each county, not ex-
ceeding twice in each year, shall be fixed by
the Chief Justice. The examina ton shall be
partly oral and partly written, and shall be
conducted by an examining committee of the
bar in each county, to be appointed by the
Chief Justice. No candidate shall be admit
ted whose examination or character is not sat
isfactory to the presiding justice, nor unless no
tice of the intended application is given by the
clerk of the court to which application is to be
made in some newspaper for 80 days at least
before such admission. All candidates must
present to the examining committee written
recommendation from members of the bar
with whom they have studied, and must pay
all fees now prescribed by law.
Sec. 3-Any person not having been admit
ted to practice in this state, or whose name
shall have been struck from the roll of attor-
neys, who shall advertise as, or represent HIM
self to be, an attorney at law, shall, upon con-
viction thereof, be punished by fine not ex-
ceeding $500, or by imprisonment in the coun-
ty Jail not more than three months; and no
person whose name shall have been struck
from the roll of attorneys for misconduct shall
be allowed to plead or manage causes in court
under power of attorney for any other party.
Sec. ALI acts and parts of acts inconsis-
tent with this are hereby repealed.