The Portland daily press., 1885-04-01
Chapter 367.

ChapGGT 6OIs
AN ACT for the protection of legitimate trade.
Be 1T enacted, etc, as follows
Section l. Any person who shall bring into this
state stock of goods wares or merchandise, after
the first day of April and shall lease, hire, or oc-
cupy any store, shop room, for the sale thereof
and shall continue Such sale in such town city
for space of time less than one year, shall pay to
the treasurer of such town city, for the of
such town or city, as license for such sale
equal to the percentage of the last preceding taxa
ton in such town or city to be assessed upon such
stock of goods, wares and merchandise according
to the average quantity of such goods, wares and
merchandise SO kept for sale.
Section 2. If such stock of goods, wares or mer-
chandiSe remain in such town city on or after
the first day of April following. thus being liable
to ordinary taxation, such an amount of license,
provided in section one of this act shall be refund
ed by the treasurer, at the time Of the payment of
the ordinary taxes on said goods, wares and mer-
chandise.
wares and merchandise for sale as hereinbefore
provided SHALL upon request of the assessors, rem
der to them true statement of the average guam
tty and value OF such goods, wares and merchan-
disc kept for sale, in the manner and for the time
mentioned in section one of this act
Section 4. Refusal to comply with the provis-
ions of the foregoing sections of this act, shall be
punished by fine of not less than five dollars or
more than twenty dollars for each and every day
such goods, wares or merchandise are exposed for
sale
Section 5. Suits for penalties, in and under this
act shall be brought in the name of the treasurers
of the towns and cities within which such penal
ties are incurred, and judges of police and munich
pal courts and trial justices shall have concurrent
Jurisdiction with the supreme and superior courts,
of such suits. Improved March 6, 1851
Chapter 36S.
AN ACT to repeal section eleven, chapter
hundred and five of the Revised Statutes.
BE 1T enacted, etc., as follows:
Section eleven Of chapter one hundred and five
of the revised statutes Is hereby repealed.
[Approved March 6, 1885.
Chapter 500.
hundred and thirty five of the Revised Statutes,
relating to confinement in the State Prison
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Chapter one hundred and thirty-five section
twelve of the revised statutes is hereby amended
by adding the words without labor, between the
words confinement and in in the sixth line of
said section that the whole section shall read
follows:
Section II. When a person is convicted of
crime punishable with death, and sentenced there
for, the time for the execution of such sentence
shall be fixed by the court, which time shall not be
less than twelve nor more than fifteen months
from the day which such sentence is passed, and
the convict shall, at the time, be sentenced to
confinement without labor in the state prison until
such punishment is inflicted [App. Mar. 6, 1851
Chapter $40.
AN ACT establishing the salary of the County At
torney, for the county of Androscoggin.
Be 1T enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The county attorney for the county
of AnCMOScoggin shall receive annual salary
from the treasurer of state, of five hundred dol
bars payable quarterly the first days of January
April, July and October in each year, beginning
on the first day of April eighteen hundred and
eighty Five, instead of the salary now provided by
law.
Section O. All acts and parts of acts inconsis-
tent with this act are hereby repealed.
[Approved March 6, 1851
Chapter 351.
AN ACT relating to the compensation of County
Commissioners for Washington County.
Be 1T enacted, etc., as follows:
Each county commissioner for Washington
county shall receive two dollars and fifty cents per
day while actually employed in the service of the
county including the time spent in travelling, for
which he shall have ten cents mile for the dis
tance actually travelled; but he shall not have
more than one travel in same hearing or session,
for more than two adjournments of any regu-
lar term, ner for service travel more than
one petition case at the same time, anything
for travel attendance at the legislature connect
ed with the annual county estimates, nor for any
additional trouble or expense of any kind.
[Approved March 6, 1851
Chapter 372.
AN ACT relating to the compensation of County
Commissioners for Oxford County.