Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-01-29
CROWDED HEARINGS
Bsltfa ils fl.sBes and Rsiifead
Committees.
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day to the effect that aii primary political
meetings o, es,cssss for .the purpose Of
nominating OF pep siEg caadbd DIES for elec-
too by popular vote 70 public Office shall be
announced By 8 notice or call fgaed byf Z
majority Of the committee susaorixea to
call the caucus, II also provides tia: shi,
cali be posted 10 ~ many pubic places ~
there sre post Offices. rot less than seven
days before the meeting. II there be q
daily paper Published in the place then the
call 10 TO be Published ios.eaf Of posted.
The same ssnstor presented . bill 10
amend chsp.er IS Of the Pubic Laws Of
1881. Toe bill soald repeal section 5 Of
the said chapter ard inser, the word yard
town or plsntstios" so tbs. the Iav shall
forbid any one not . voter in the city, vs,d,
tesn or plantation.
Marx Emery, Benz. Hilton, John
Tinkham. Besjsmin Moore, ". T.
Hsines, W. c. simmons, Thos. T. Abbott,
". W. Pesse. Edwin Collins. z. r. Col
Inns. J. p. Spooaer. J. A. Fletcher and B.
8. Collins ak to be incorporated ss the
Ssmerse: Trust Company. The ca pital
stock is to be go, 900.
Committee on pensions repor. referred to
the next Legislature the call for aid by
survivors OF the Aroostook War.
The trustees Of Bridge Academy ask
that . corporation known ~ Bridge Acsd-
envy be chartered and that By this charter
the previous action Of the town Of Ores
den in transferring to the trustees the Lith-
gov and Bridge fund may be ratified.
Senator Hsiaes Introduced q bill to amend
chapter 70 Of the Revised Statutes relating
TO Insurance. agents and brokers 20 that
no person SHALL &C. as an sxen. Of an
insurance company unless he is . legal res
ident OF the State and until there has been
fled with the comm! s.ioner d1plicat.
poser OF attorney from the company
unless he lisa Legal re.i1ent of the Sts.e
and until there has been died wiki the com
missioner a duplicate power OF attorney
from the compsny or its authoriz ID sg.n.
empo Eerinz him to act, or certificate fr IN
the company setting forth that such person
has been duty appointed and authoriz ID a.
agent thereof.
Upon filing such power or certificate the
commissioner shall! issue = license to him
IL the company is q domestic Company
OF hss re csiyed license to do an insurance
business in thi, State; and such license
shall continue until the arst day of the next
Jaly, ard may be renewed from year to
year on producing certificate
from the company that his
szency is continued. For each such
license or removal, the commissioner shall
receive Il. And if any person soliciis,
receives. or forwards any risk or applcl-
ton for Insurance to any company without
first receiving said license, or fraudulenty
assumes TO be an agent, and thas
procures risks and receives moneys
for premiums, he shall be pun
ished by fine not exceeding $50 or impris
onment not exceeding sixty days for each
offence. bus any policy issued on such appli
cation finds the company IL otherwise valid.
Agents Of duly authorized insurance com
psnies may place risks with agents Of other
duly authorized companies when necessary
for the adequate insurance Of property"
Section aud chapter - is to be amend
Ell by this bill will, when amended, provide
tia; legal resilient of the State may be
licensed by the commissioner as a broker to
negotiate contracts for insurance, ETC., for
any company licensed to do business In the
State. For such license he shall pay g.
|: doing business without a license the
penalties provided by the frst amendment
may be imposed
The town Of Bingham was the State to
appropriate $1,000 to help build bridge
across Austin stream.
Col. Porter in the House Wednes-
Jay put in bill to increase the powers
70 the railroad commissioners with
regard to grade crossings. Accord
ing to this bill, railroad directors, mt
nioipal officers ard county commissioners
may petition, if in their opinion probable
safety demands an alteration in such cross
ny. the railroad commissioners TO make
the necessary changes and give . hearing
on the matter and summon witne sses. The
commissioners will be empowered by this
measure to take land, assess land damages
ard carry there decisions into effect
Repre- sentative Porter also int,educed
bill to amend the Law with regard TO the
crossing of two railroad, where the man
ayers Of the roads are unable to agree a. TO
transportation of freight and passengers.
The bill provides that when the managers
of a road authorized to cross another road
fail to perform the requirements
Of their charter, application may be made
to the Railroad Commissioners for hear
Jog and that the commissioners may deter
mine the rates. That the commissioners
may summon witnesses to this hearing ard
take DISPOSITIONS AMI may require either
party to give security to the other for the
equitable payment Of balances.
Representative Hill presented q bill to
smerd the ssatutes relating to ways. so that
in case The municipal officers unreason-
ably neglect or refuse to petition the
county commissioners 70 define the limits
and boundaries Of a highway located in
their town. then three respor BILE
petitioners may themselves, within one
year from making application TO the
town officers. petition the county
commissioners who shall proceed to locate
the boundaries of the highway according
TO law
Fourteen petitions and bill for the
ine 1rporstion OF the city of Camden came
iuto the House yesterday. Tbose who
oppose division of the town desire TO
avoid it BY having Camden incorporated ss
= city.
The Maine Wesleyan Seminary and
Female College wants $500 \ year from
the State in favor Of the normal depart
msnt. L'ming,on Academy wants $500.
Representative Kelley of Boothbay. put
in bill ia the House thai the salary of
the sheriff of Lincoln county be fixed ct
500.
Nine circumstances came in against
dividing Camden.
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