The Portland daily press., 1883-02-20
AUGUSTA.
Insurance Commissioner Peaks
and His Fees.
ACTS AND RESOLVES APPROVED BY
THE GO OVERNoR,

Dover, insurance commissioner, expires to-
morrow but Gov. Robie will allow the position
to remain vacant until the committee on mer-
camille affairs and insurance, who are exam.
lining the charges against Col. Peaks, can re-
port to the Legislature. 1t is alleged that Col
Peaks, instead of turning into the State treas
ury the license fees received from insurance
agents, has applied them to his own benefit
This Col. Peaks does not deny but claims that
under technicality of the statute these fees
are the perquisite of the insurance commission
er, and in this view he is sustained by At
torney General Cleaves. Under the laws OF
Maine every insurance agent in the State pays
an annual license fee of one dollar. Prior to
1881 the law so read that all receipts of the Of
| fee of insurance commissioner were to be
turned into the State treasury. That year the
statute was SO changed that one Interpretation
OF it gives these agents fees, amounting to
about $500 annually, to the insurance com
missioner This is in addition to his salary OF
$500 Some weeks ago an order was intro
duced in the House by Mr.. Moore of Thomas
ton directing the committee on mercantile af
fairs and insurance to inquire into the matter
and to recommend such legislation as will de-
fine more clearly the salary of the insurance
commissioner. Two subcommittee were ap
pointed, one to ascertain the facts as called fol
in the order and the other to consider the
subject of legislation These win report at
| meeting of the full committee on Wednesday
afternoon. There is little doubt that as the
law reads, whatever was the intention of its
| trainers, that the insurance commissioner can
lawfully claim the license fees of agents al
though the expediency of so doing is ques-
toned There is some talk among the com
mittee of recommending the adjustment Of
the office and that the business be conducted
by the Secretary of State.
PUBLIC ACTS APPROVED LAST WEEK
The following is a complete list of the acts
and resolves approved by Gov. Robie last
| week:
| An act to establish municipal court in the town
| of Westbrook.
| Pond and Grandstone Pond in the town of King
| field, for the term of three years.
| An act additional to act to incorporate the
| Central Market House Company.
An act to authorize the Edwards Manufacturing
An act to incorporate the Bar Harbor and Els
| worth Telegraph u mpany.
| An act to amend the charter of the Dir1go Tele
| phone Company of Maine.
|
| and maintain the Shepherd wharf in Union river
within the limits OF the city of Ellsworth.
An act 10 incorporate the Little Wilson Falls and
| Dam Company
An act Tor the incorporation of the Centre Wharf
| Company of lslesborough.
act for the better preservation of black bass
| in Pennessesassee and Hobbs Ponds in Norway
| An act in relation to corporations.
An act to annex the town of May Vile to the
| town of Presque lie.
An act to incorporate the Penobscot River Dam
| and Improvement company.
An Ia anfff
tons and trust COMPANIES to receive title to private
cemeteries and TO hold funds for repair of same
An act to define the With of wharf authorized
by Chap. 24S private and special laws of 1873, be-
| ing act to authorize James M. johnson to ex-
tend wharf into tide waters in the town of Harps
| well.
| An act amendatery of and additional to Chap.
1o9 of the private and special laws of 1881, en-
titled 'sAn act incorporate the junction Railway
Company of Portland, approved March 1S, 1881.
An act ameBdatory to Sec. 167 OF Chap. 6, of the
revised statutes, relating to collections of taxes in
incorporated places real estate of resident
erS.
An act to rereal sec. . of Chap. 5s, of the pub
lie laws of 1881, in relation to a bounty beals.
An act to extend the time Tor he completion of
the Bangor and Piscataqus Railroa1.
An act relating to the taking Of herring and can
ling sardines.
An act to provide for greater security against fire
in buildings used ior public purposes.
An act 10 establish the manner of calling meet
ings of village corporations.
n act regulating the compensation of clerk of
judicial court ia the county of Piscataquis.
I
Eliottsville and Willimantic.
An act set of portion of the town of Bel
grade from the North Kennebec Agricultural Soci-
.ty ard annexing the same to the Kennebec Agri-
cultural Society.
An aet 10 make wand the dolngs OF Inc Skowhe-
gan village corporation.
An act to amend sec 8 of Chap. 272, of special
laws of 1882, entitled San act to incorporate the
Ocean Insurance Company
An act additional Chap "a, of the public laws
of 1878, relating to insolvency.
An aet TO amend Sec. OF Chap. oo, OF the laws
An act relating to taxes on personal property.
An act 70 provide ior an examination OF the ae-
counts OF me treasurer OF state.
An act apthorlzlng the land agent to execute In
oenal Oh the otate release deeds IN certain sases
"A an act 10 latly tne eyhsraet DeIween ine Eastern
and forIland, Saeo ana PORTSMOUTH Railroad Com
panies. dated May A. 1871. and all contracts add
tional ana snpplemenIai tnereto; ~, -
"A an acI 70 toe Nleehanlc rails, roland
anu 0ISy hdlII oau Company.
IA an aes 70 ausnorlze rlancls =. newey 10 oredge
An acJ TO sts borize Smasa Howe To rect n;ars
and Dooms in The Aroostook river at Fort Fairfield
IN Aroostook county
An ac, to 6 ant special powers to District No. IA
in the town of China.
An act concerning Samuel Byron Chadbourne. a
deaf mute.
the annual report of the State superintendent of
schools.
an aet 10 incorporate the Passadnmkeag Log
Irving company. -,
"A an n acI 70 corporate Ine Maine Electric Lght
anu - romsi s SEoiiipany.c S3i ,..
An az ielaelhg 10 @ nhes anu penaltes recovered
ioI vloiauon U ths nsn ana game laws
an act 70 amend Chap. 1oz OF the special laws OF
100 ehutieu An acl 10 provide schools for the
trainlng OF teachers IN MaoaWaska territory
An act 10 incorporate the Kennebec Steam Ferry
Company. ,-.4 4,o
an ACT 10 prevent tne taxing OF hsh from Mesa
peslc Pona an ana its outlet IN tne town OF Alfred;
= act authorlzng lease or transfer OF the fran
ehlse ana properly Oh tne oid orchard junction
halroau.
An act to amend Sec. IL of Chap SO, of the re-
vlsed statutes OF 1911, Ielatng 10 the dntles OF
trial justices. 60 - cs o.-
:, An act 70 amend sec. OF Chap z5o OF the pub
sI agriculture.
An act 10 prevent the throwing OF refuse into the
stream Hnown as HOW .rd,s stream, between How