The Portland daily press., 1893-02-28
BRIDGING THE ST. JOHN.
Reducing Penalties for Illegal Trans
portation Of Liquor.
NEW LISTING AND DRUGGIST BILLS
UNDER CONSIDERATION.
Fight Over Ward Lines Postponed for a
Day--Authority for a Cumberland
County Loan Asked-other Legislative
Business.

County Loan Asked-other Legislative
Business
Especial to the Press.]
AUGUSTA, February 27.-The bill in
troduced by Mr.. Bird of Portland some
time ago, to amend section "a, chapter
27, r. S., as amended by chapter 40,
public laws of 1887, makes a material re-
duction in the penalties for the Illegal
trans portation of liquor in this state.
Mr. Birds bill makes the section read:
''Section mo person shall knowing
ly bring into the state or knowingly
transport from place to place in the
state, any Intoxicating liquors, with in
tent to sell the same in the state in vi
olation of law, or with intent that the
same shall be so sold by any person, or
to aid any person in such sale, under a
penalty of not more than fifty dollars.
ANY servant, agent or employe of any
railroad corporation, or of any express
company doing business in this state,
who shall remove any intoxicating
liquors from any railroad Car at any
place other than the usual and estab-
lished stations, depots or places of busi-
ness of such railroad corporation, or
Lo rholI DID IN or ooncant +o s,,oh ro
rnovsl nov - shall he subject to a nenaltv Of
mot exceeding] fifty dollars for every
such offence; provided, that said penal y
shall not apply to any liquor in transit
when changed from car to car to facili-
tate transportation. All such liquors in
tended for unlawful sale in the state,
may be seized while in transit and pro-
ceeded against the same as if they were
uia liiia Auiiy Aopo @ sa haat ,oiI,oad ~
p@ axnress comnanv knowingIv transnorf.
;,ecs ~. hn;,,of,Tr sucb lin1ors into tba
s+s+a shall he n,1nished unon conviction.
by a fine mot exceeding1 one hundred
dollars for each offence. knowledge on
the part OF any ! au5horlzeu agen az OF 81 suca aa
company snall De deelneo Ano"ieoge oi
the corporation: -,
Inc Jaw as IL now ,1 sean,ss IL iiiSnns fns1o Une
ntoo lloo pelI@ios 49, - fa,. ah nffapsa a,,d y,
SouU ana cosIs loI edcn oHeuse anu III
auulCloH Cueaeco iLnP1iooninon. III ono ~
year. In default OF Jne payment OF the
fine and costs the party shall suffer an
additional imnrisonmeut of one wear.
IN LII - :lr !, : coo., ,,,,l,,oo, a. Gno
Inc Dill, IL WILL pe seeH leuucos Ilo ms
from 500 to not exceed S0O ana wipes
out the penalty of Imprisonment. The
h;JI es+ahlishaS nena1tv of NOT exceed-
Dlii esGapeisnoe sa pon"iSy =. moe oaooo 20.
ing $50 for offences by agent or en-
ployeS of the corporations Speclhed. Ihe
exiStinp statute does not contain the
S,1o,ds ss,,o+ eycaad;ng ), +ha fina heino at
W. u1o AZ ~. IL .o ~ ~
sou In the Oil the penaiIy as dPpnieu W
the corporations themselves is line OF
not avceedinu S1O0 for each offence Tn
L. ss.,osov,+ 1av +h;s nanoI+v ;e a fina IF
S.e pleseno i@", Oiie Pousisy 10 :. naI y.
$5OO ana cosLS IOr eacn OHence. In oIher
particulars the bill follows the language
IF tho stat1,+e The iudiciary commit
~, a,,,,oren+iy sbara Mr. Rird's helief
tee apparently sHaie Ml. Diiu coiioA
that the penalties are now excessive as
the bill has been unanimously reported.
oe4+; p,r4,.,d
VI Ah'eres' III Ioi'A""'
A memorial to Congress now lying
L1e A., uo,,s, 81 &c ;,,+a,oe+
upon une Iapie ol 1ne aouSo 10 u inOeios0
tn Portland as should it's provisions be
" VI 'l@n a. ,,,;arh+ ,.as,,it :, cons;Jaro
caITleu Out, ~ no iocuto u. s |"
able increase or the rallroao Iacllltles OF
in mart.
IL p''l - n..,,or,.1 to conpress.
aen,oa, " o a
whereas. by the ASnpurLoh treaty M concluuSo 1s'
August 8. lS42, tDe 81. Jonh river pecaihe liS
boundary line between the Dmteo STATES ana
the Doml ion OF CANADA, and
Whereas, very large area OF teTf1IoIy IN @ tme
northwestern part OF Ine otate oI Maiile, eilis
braclng more Inan one n4nareu 1Gwnsndps aa ~
amountng 70 more Inam TWO niiiGs !; acfes s+,ia Ia
land oI winch very iig iitoI - ~,
.NAA>e
purposes: ana, since te lerItoIy, Has peen anu
now IS IN process OF aevelopnent, sLeIepH laige
lncIedsigg = 10 ~ d S,ti nnu T w
the Weaitn oi tii9 SO s1atS s anu .nt uaSun "iu i ~
majority Of our counties, by reason Of ftf geo.
III ss Tsde o and v.el eycen
the river ST. John or ils banks: and
and dangerous treshets continuing or long Pc
riods also at otner perloas oi .he year Is nea ns
na Mt ta oreat biawav during Said periods thus
M Shutting up and closing all Intercourse between
the inhabitants OF said territory and and the other
parts OF e ia se ana se raWay aYT has been
extended m the left bank of the St. John river
to Clair station directly opposite Fort Kent.
and upon the said bank OF the river to St. Fran
els river and the wtn facc snH way ea run n
Which hs said road connection at said point there
gvng railway facilities through BY Bangor
and further it Is the fha GI me 9n
lev v the St. John and St. Francis rivers. Which
Wien eSmpstsd win give grsat facilities and
bud TO de aad
Rage Rage bridge at Fort Kent over and across said