Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-03-29

euse Tor violations OF the provisions Of this ~
F. shair respective towns. and 70 report sucn a
violations promptly to the assessors for tnS
purpose Of computing and certifying sacn Wca
oksu have Concurrent jurisdiction with the
supreme judicial and superior co1 liz s =" az
complaints and prosecutions un1eI uaay a..
aECT = Section fifteen Of said ACT Is neISDy
snnendsd bv adding at the end Of said section
fhe foiIovfne words: NO itinerant vendor
shall be relieved or exempted rom the pro-
Visions and Sl@sen q in business tenn
porariiy with any local dealer, trader or fner-
chant, or by conducting such temporary or
fransient business in connection with or as a
Dsrt of the business OF, or in the name OF any
local dealer, trader or merchant 80 tnle saio
section az amended, shall read as follows;
SECT. 10. The words itinerant vendors ad io ~
fhe PURPOSES Of this act shall be construed 70
mean and include all persons, both principals
and agents, who engage in q temporary -.
transient business In this state either ~ oiis
locality in travelling from place 10 place sen
ing goods, wares and merchandise, anu VINO
for the purpose of carrying on such Dusins. a
hire, lease or occupy any building OF strucsul l
for the exhibition and sale OF snch Soous ~,
and merchandise. No itincrant vendor silah pS Z
relieved or exempted from the provisions anu
requirements Of this act by reason OF assocla.-
Ing himself Temporarily Will any 49, ~ -
trader or merchant, OF by conducting such
femporary or transient business in connection
with or as part of, or in the name Oh any local
dealer, trader or merchant. 80
approved March A.J
Chapter 90.
ANACT to provide for the investigation OF the
csuses OF fires, and the publication OF stalis
tics relating to the same.
SCOT l. When property is destroyed py hre,
Il shall be the duIy OF the municipal oiccfs - ~
cities and towns TO make lnYestis ;o "a aud
cause, circumstances and origin Thereon, anu anu
especIalIy 10 examine whether 1t WAS INC
result of carelcssness or OF design. Ihe ~
vesugation shall be commenced With Ha,s 81
davs ~ the occurrence OF the nrc, nor lhcliur
IND the Lord day. and it shall De me GUY ~
the mayor In cities and OF the cl'lnn " , ,,,o
seectmcn IN towns TO can such egLi,is ~
rnunicipal officers. And said municipal onicers
sbajl have the powers vested In uial Justices
10 compei the attendance of witnesses 10
testify before them upon such inquest. 49,
SECT, 2. They shall present 10 tne Guy VI
town clerk for record by him in book pro
yided by the insurance commissioner, written
statement OF all the facts relating TO the cause
OF such fire. the Kind, value ana owher'hil, VI
oroperty destroyed, and of such other par
ficliiars as may be called for III tne form pro
vided, and of any other facts when 10 theih
seem pertinent, and such record SHAH pe 'naue
within two weeks of the occurrence OF tiie iiIe.
SECT 9. The clerk shall make transcript
OF such fire record upon bl ank form proviue;u
by the insurance commissioner, fot each ~, !.
months preceding, aud forward the same 10
.ho 10 sprancn Commissioner within fifteen
DAYS from the first day of July and the Hrst
day of January in each year. re siis,, a ,hio
transmit to the insurance commissioner WITHIN u
a reasonable time, upon his request, COPY VI
the record rs to any particular hre' OF ahy
facts concerning it. uoe,s,ro
To nerfor1n any duty required OF him by the
provisions OF this act, shall be hned not OK
ceeding one hundred dollars. s,,o,,
SECT 9, The insurance commissioner snaii
classify and tabulate the statistics SO oothlned
and shall publish them in his annual report.
Approved March l4,I
Chapter 30.
AN ACT additional to Chapter one hundred
twenty eight OF the Revised Statutes, relat-
Whoever by himself or his agent, sells OF
offers for sale eggs that have been IN cold stof'
age or lined, or that have been preserved IN
any manner and are not what are usually
denominated fresh eggs, without notlce 70 th at
purchaser or purchasers, knowingly ana WIN
intent to deceive, shall be punished by lmpris
onment not exceeding thirty days, or by fine
mot exceeding one hundred dollars.
Improved March al
Chapter 100.
AN ACT tn fix the salaries of the Judge and
Register of Probate for Waldo County
SCOT l. From and after the first day OF Jan
uary, in the year or our LEra 1 the saarT OF
the Judge OF probate for the county OF Waldc
shaIl he three hundred and fifty dollars pei
year instead of the sum now hxed by Jaw, -.
SECT g. From and after the first day OF
January in the year OF our LORD one thousano
eight hundred and ninety,hve, tne saiary o.
the register OF probate tor tne county oi .aG
of the sum now fixed by law.
SECT. 3. This act shall take effect when
approved. lAppro'eo "'i0n mi
Chapter 1O1.
AN ACT in relation to the Inspection OF Build
ings 80 as to lessen the danger from fires.
Scot In every town and city of more than
two thousand inhabitants, the municipal OH
GERS shall annually in the month Oh Aprl ap-
Doint an inspector of building ; who shall be a
man skilled in the construction OF buildings
The municipal officers shall define the limits
within which the inspector OF buildings snail
have Jurisdiction, which shall include the
thickly settled portion of each such city, and OF
each village in each such city or town.
SECT. 2. 1t shall be his duty to inspect each
new building during the process or construc.
ton, so far as may be necessary to see that all
proper safeguards against the catching OF
spreading Of fire are used, that the chimneys
and tiues are made safe, and that proper cut
offs are placed between the timbers in the walls
and hoorings where fire would be likely to
spread and may give such directions writing
to the owner or contractor as he deems neces'
sary, concerning the construction oil sueh
building so as to render the same safe from the
catching and spreading OF fire. ~
SECT j. II shall be his duty to inspect all
buildings while in process of being repaired
and see that all reasonable safeguards are used
against the catching and spreading OF hre and
that the chimneys and fiues are made safe, ana
he NAV give such directions in writing to the
owner as he deems necessary concerning such
REPAIRS as to render such building sale from
the catching and spreading of hre.
SECT. 4. IL shall be his duty at least once
in three years. and oftener when required by
the municipal Officers, to inspect chimneys,flues
tunnels stoves, furnaces, boilers and boiler
connections, and heating apparatus IN all the
buildings within his jurisdiction, IN winch hre
ia kept or used, to ascertain IL the same are
safe against fire. He may give such directions
in writing as he may deem necessary TO the
owner of said building to make changes IN the
construction or situation OF such chnmneys
fues, tunnels, stoves, furnaces, bolers, boilei
connections and heating apparatus, so as &c
make the same as aforesaid. Ana the munici
pal officers may require such inspection OF any
particular building at any time.
SECT 8. An inspector OF buildings in the
performance of his official duty may enter any
building for the purposes OF making the lnspec
sion required by this act.
Scot =. An appeal in writing may be takel
from any order or direction OF the inspector OF
buildings to the municipal officers, whose oruel
thereon shall be final.
Scot. No new building shall be occupied
until tho inspector of buildings has given :
certificate that the same has been built In accor
dance with the provisions of this act, and s.
as to be safe from fire; If the owner permits II
to DO so occupied without such certlhcate, M
shall be liable to a iine of ten dollars Tor eaci
week he permits such building to be SO occu
Mad to be reco yered by complaint or lndfct