The Portland daily press., 1881-03-03
Six More Bank Charters Ask.
ed For.
BILL FOR CARE OF NEGLECT
ED CHILDREN.
Judge Goddard Offers to Revise
the Statutes for $4,000.
THE SAVINGS BANK AMENDMENT
DEFEATED.
Senator Blaine to Resign Next Week.
Especial to the Press. |

Especial to the Press
AUGUSTA, March 2.
Six more bank charters were asked of the
Legislature today. One was for the incorpora-
ton of the Merchants Bank of Watervile,
with capital of 100000. The incorporators
are John Ware, E. F. Webb C.. c. Cornish
Gideon Wells, Geo. F. Flood, j. M. Winn and
j. c. Morrison. Also a charter for the Mer-
chants of Portland, with capital of 100000,
the incorporators being Jacob Mcclellan, Geo.
s. Hunt, Chas. Fobes, w. s. Jordan, W. l..
Putnam, James P. Baxter and VIM. R. Wood.
Also charter for the Sc arsport Bank, with a
capital of 100000. the incorporators being
]. G. Nickels, James q. Pendleton, H. II.
Grant, D. Fl. Black and T. A. Clemant. Also
q charter for the LIMERICK Bank of Rockland
with capital of $15O,OO0, the incorporates
being John 7. Berry, Thomas W. Xix, Alfred
X. Spear, S. D. Carleton, Richard c. Hall and
G. w. Berry. Also charter for the Rock
land Bank with capital of 900, the in
corporators being Maynard Sumner, Nathan
A. Farwell, Francis Cobb, Jonathan White,
Thomas Colson, VIM. FL. Glover and John S.
Case. Also charter for the International
Bank of Portland with capital of 81 ,OOO, 900,
the incorporators being Harrison j. Libby,
Ezra Carter, Mark P. Emery, Joseph S. Rick
er. VIM w. Brown and Frederick Robe.
The bill reported by the Judiciary Commit
tee, concerning public parks and squares, pro-
vides that any city containing more than 1000
inhabitants, upon petition in writing signed by
at least thirty Of the citizens thereof, who are
taxpayers, directed to the municipal officers,
describing the land to be taken as herein pro-
vided, and the names of the owners thereof,
so far as they are known, at "a legal meeting of
such town, or the mayor, aldermen and city
council of such city, may direct the municipal
officers of such town or city to take suitable
lands for public parks or squares. Such land,
however, cannot be taken if dwelling house
is thereon in which the owner or his family re-
side. Appeal may be taken from the decision
of the municipal officers by filing petitions
within thirty days in the Office of the county
commissioners in the county where the land is
taken. A certified copy of such petition shall
be served upon the municipal officers, by leav-
ing the same in the clerks office of such town
or city at least fourteen days before the hear
ing thereon. When such damages shall be
finally determined they shall be certified to
the clerk of such city or town and paid by the
treasurer thereof.
The bill to enable the Superintendent of
Common Schools to hold teachers meetings as
provided in item fourth, section II, chapter 16,
Revised Statutes, provides that the sum of
$500 may be appropriated for 1881, and the
same sum for 1882, for this purpose. All bills
for the same are to be audited by the Governor
and Council.
The bill to prevent railroad accidents pro-
vides that any person other than a servant or
employe of the road, or a passenger holding
a ticket for passage over the road, who shall
get upon or leave any steam engine, tender or
car at any place outside of a railroad station,
while such engine, tender or car is in motion,
shall be punished by imprisonment not exceed
ing 80 days or by fine not exceeding $40.
The bill concef ming the care of abused and
neglected children provides that on complaint
in writing, signed by two or more citizens of
any town or city, that any child within such
town Or city is willfully neglected or cruelty
treated by its parents, or by the wilful fault of
such parents is not provided with suitable food,
clothing or privileges ofeducation, or is kept
at any house of ill-fame, or that such child is
an orphan without means of support or kind
red of sufficient ability who will furnish such
support, then the municipal officers shall pro-
vide the same at such charitable institution or
by private person as shall be deemed suitable
for the purpose. The magistrate may place
such child under the control of any private
person by first taking bond from the same
running to such town or city where the child
resides, in such sum and with such sureties as
he shall approve.
The resolve presented by Mr.. Talbot of East
Machias, for the revision and consolidation of
the public laws of the State, provides that
the revision of the same be committed to Chas.
W. Goddard of Portland, whose duty it shall
be to revise, collect, arrange and consolidate
all the general and public laws now in force,
and such as shall be enacted at the present
session of the Legislature. He is to preserve
unchanged the order and arrangement of
the present revised code, and retaining the
phraseology thereof, except SO far as it may be
necessary to vary it by Incorporating existing
laws Herewith; and such subsequent laws as
are in force at the time of the revision shall be
incorporated into the revised code in the ap-
propriate chapters and sections thereof in Ian
guage concise and ineligible, and of the same
interest, effect and construction, leaving out
of the new revision all such parts of the pres
emit Revised Statutes as have been repealed or
suspended, and emitting also chapter 10 con-
corning the militia, and SO modifying other
provisions as to conform to existing laws, and
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character of the work. Such revision is to be
completed and 500 copies printed under the
supervision of the said commissioner. Judge
Goddard offers to do this work for $4,000 and to
furnish all stationery and clerk hire.
The bill presented by Mr.. Strout to amend
chap. 142, Revised Statutes, relating to the
State Reform School, provides that the trus-
tees of that institution may indenture any
boys placed under their charge. The bill was
drafted by Judge Fox of Portland.
The Insurance Committee will report bill
to amend the Insurance law SO that all insur-
ance companies incorporated in this State shall
hold their directors meetings in Maine, the
object of which is to make the Mutual Life
Insurance Company have its office in this
State. 1t also provides that in all cases in
which majority of directors of any insur-
ance company are not citizens of this State
the terms of Office of those directors out of the
State shall terminate on the Goth of April,
1881, and vacancies shall be fill I'd by the d.
rectors residing in Maine. No vacancy occur
ring in the board after April ID, 1881, shall be
filed till on or after that day. The same COM
mittee will report adversely on making poll
cies incontestible after death of the insured,
and on the proposition of selling eggs by
weight.
The Temperance Committee, by a vote OF
7 to II voted to report favorably on the consti-
tutional amendments prohibiting the m anu
facture and sale of intoxicating liquors. The
member who voted in the negative was Capt.
Goss of Bath. He will not make minority
report. The same committee voted leave to
withdraw on the petition of H. c. Hight for a
law to prevent parties sending for liquors over
another persons name. !.
The Banking Committee will report favor
ably on granting charters for the Information.
al, Casco and Merchants banks of Portland
Veazie and Kenduskeag banks of Bangor
| Relfast Rank North Bank of Rockland and