The Portland daily press., 1881-03-07
AUGUSTA.
MIR. Blaine's Successor to be
Chosen on the 18th.
TEXT OF BILL TO PREVENT
RAILROAD ACCIDENTS
Portlands New Horse Railroad
Company.
THE CASE OF ABUSED AND NEGLECT
ED CHILDREN.


AUGUSTA, March D.
On Monday the Legislature will meet at 4
p. m, when it is expected tn at Senator Blaine's
resignation will be laid before both branches.
In this event his successor will be chosen as
provided by law, the second Tuesday after the
vacancy takes place, or the 18th inst During
the week the Republicans will hold a caucus,
and Congressman Frye will be nominated by
reclamation.
The following is the bill to prevent railroad
accidents:
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep
resentatives in Legislature assembled, as fol-
lows:
Any person, other than servant or employe
of the road or passenger holding 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, whilst such
engine, tender or Car is in motion, shall be pun
ished by imprisonment not exceeding thirty
days or by fine not exceeding ten dollars.
The provisions of this act shall not affect the
liability OF any railroad corporation for inju-
ries or damages caused by the fault or negli-
gence of the corporation or its servants.
The new horse railroad corporation asked for
the city of Portland is called the West End
Railroad Company. The corporators are Ed
ward P. Chase, Frederick w. Clark, Francis
Tibbets, George Libby, George B. Buzelle, Sol
ONION Stuart. Lorenzo f. Chase, Edward Har-
low, Ashbel Chaplin, Alvin Deering, John W.
Deering, Rufus Tibbets, George W. Burnham,
Royal r. Durham, Josiah Chase, Theodore
e. Harmon, Frederick A. Clark and Lindley
M. Webb.
The proposed road will be constructed with
convenient single and double tracts from the
waStarlu tar,ninua Of tho Port1on1 Railroad
/, Company's track on Congress street, in Port
land, westerly upon and over Congress street
to the line of the town of Deering; also from
Congress street southerly upon and over st.
John street in Portland, to point near the
transfer station on the Boston & Maine railroad.
The corporators shall first obtain the assent Of
the municipal officers OF Portland, and they
Shall at the same time determine within what
limits of said streets such tracks may be locat-
ed and constructed, which assent and deter
mination shall be made in writing, delivered to
the corporators, and copy thereof filed in the
office of the clerk of the city, together with a
description of the location of the tracks in &C
cordanee Herewith, and the written assent of
the corporators thereto, and thereupon the To-
cation shall be deemed made and perfected.
The company is authorized to issue bonds.
The bill concerning the case of abused and neg
lected children provides that when complaint
in writing, signed by two or more citizens of
any town or city, alleging that any child with
in such town or city is wilfully neglected or
cruelty treated by its parents, OR by the wilful
fault of such parents is not provided with suit
able food, clothing, or privileges of education,
or is kept at any house of ill-fame, or that such
child is an orphan without means of support,
or kindred of sufficient. ability who will fur
nish such supports, shall be made to the mu
nicipal officers of such town or city, such mu-
nicipal officers shall give notice of time and
place of hearing upon such petition by serving
such notice, with copy OF such petition, upon
such parents at least two days before such
hearing, or by publishing copy of such petit
tion and notice of hearing in some newspaper
in the county where such child resides, at least
seven days before such hearing. Said munich
pal officers shall at the time and place men,
toned in said notice, give hearing to the par
ties and their witnesses and If they find that
the allegations in the petition are true, and
that it is just and expedient to make further
provision for the care, education and support of
such children. they shall make record there
of, signed by them. or majority OF them,
which shall be recorded by the clerk of said
city or town, in book kept for that purpose.
The municipal officers are directed to make
complaint before judge Of any court or trial
Justice, and if the allegations of the complaint
are true and justice appears to require it he
shall order the child committed to suitable
institution or to private person, but such Or
der shall not extend beyond the time when the
child, if male, is 81 years of age, or, if fe-
male, IS years of age. If committed to a pri-
vate person, that person shall give bond to
humancly treat, support properly and educate
the child Upon application any magistrate may
inquire into the condition and welfare of the
children who have been provided for under
this act, and may make such further order
relative to their care and custody as justice
may demand.
Municipal officers are given power to take
children into immediate custody when it ap-
pears that they are to be removed beyond any
town or city for the purpose of avoiding this
act. M ..srE IS
Parents or guardians may make application
to have children committed under this act
restored to them to any Supreme Court justice
and it may be granted if justice requires.
Towns incuring liability under this act may
recover from parents of sufficient abilitp to
properly support their children, who refuse to
do so. -T-
Support given children under this act shall
not make them or their parents paupers.