Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-02-06

u make free the Merrymeeting bay and
Arrowsic bridges; the bill provides for the
support of the bridges by the county Of
Sagadahoc if the people of the county
SO vote.
Mr.. Twitchell of Bath, introduced a re.
solve appropriating a sum not exceedino
slo0O for the preservation of ex- Governor
Kings monument at Bath.
A petition of the selectmen of Dexter
was presented in favor of law by which
fences and buildings encroaching on
public highways may be allowed to re-
main under written agreement with So
iectinen OF towns and that the legal loca-
tion OF the roads are not to be affected
thereby.
Collateral inheritance Tax.
Mr. Peaslce Of Wiscasset put in bill
Which would make another amendment
to the collateral Inheritance law to pro-
vide that if any property subject to taxa
ton under it shall be subject to a similar
tax in another state of not less than 2I%
per cent, the said property so liable in an
other state shall be exempt from the tax
in this state and all property given or left
to person, corporation or society for
educational, religious or charitable pur-
poses shall be exempt from the tax.
A bill was introduced to provide for
removal of securities from safe de-
posit vault when rent on box remains
unpaid three years.
There was big petition signed by
prominent Augusta men asking for the
appointment of a State board of cduca-
ton presented by Mr. Williams, Tuesday
Medical Registration Bill.
Mr. Comins Of Eddington introduced a
registration bill for persons practising
medicine, surgery and midwifery. 1t pro-
vidcs for commission of six members
graduates of m edical colleges, this com
mission to be appointed by the Governor
and each member of which shall serve two
years, the terms being so arranged that
two members retire at the end of every
other year. The commissioners are to
receive So day for actual service and
mileage of five cents a mile each way for
travel, not more than three members of the
board shall be at one time members of any
chartered state medical society. Persons
who have practiced medicine, surgery and
midwifery for the three years before the
passage of the act upon showing that fact
shall be registered without exam ination,
the fee being So. Others must submit to
an examination described "as of an
elementary and practical character in
surgery, physiology, pathology, obstetrics
pharmacy, therapeutics, etc. The practice
of medicine surgery or midwifery by I'M
registered persons is forbidden, except that
the act is not to apply to commissioned
officers of the United States army and
navy or to the marine hospital or to
physicians called into the state to attend
particular cases. The bill doesn't pro-
hibit the rendering of aid in emergencies
by unlicensed persons. There are also
exempted persons known as clairvoyantS
or practising hypnotism, magnetic heal
ing, mind cure, massage, Christian
science so called, or any other method of
healing if no poisonous nor dangerous
drugs are employed and no surgical opera
ton performed. Any physician duly
registered by the board may act as an
apothecary without registration.
Mr.. Bartlett of Eliot, put in IA bill pro-
viding that aid given by towns to persons
owning property shall be lien on that
property to the amount of the aid so
given.
Some Of the Bills Signed.
Among the bills signed by the Gov
ernor, Tuesday, were: Act relating to
size of packages for smoked herring; the
not amending the law relating to state