Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-02-01

ance companies changing the time in
which notice may be given to the COM
panies of accident or death to 80 DAYS in
stead of 60.
Mr.. Hamlen of Ellsworth put in a bill
to extend the charter of the Ellsworth
street railway and to authorize it to build
its lines to Southwest Harbor and Ire
mont.
Mr.. Plummer Of Dexter introduced a
resolve appropriating s779 for that town.
claim arising from an error in assessing
the State tax.
Care Of Minors.
MIR. Larrabee Of Portland presented a
bill to amend the Revised Statutes in re.
lation to guardians to provide that under
section 3, chapter 81, r. s., "the care of
the person and the education of the minor
shall be Jointly with the father and
mother, if competent, or if one has de-
ceased, with the other if competent
The bill also repeats section 90, chapter
81, r. S.
Mr.. Kingman of Hancock presented a
bill to repeal the dog tax law of the last
session.
Relating to Savings Banks.
Mr.. Pattcn of Bath presented bill to
amend section 80, chapter AZ, r. s., by
inserting ''and the treasurer of said saw
ings bank shall give under oath written
notice on or before the eighth day of
April annually to the assessors of each
city and town wherein depositors may
reside, who has Z deposits in said
bank on the 3lst day of March
exceeding $4,000, and whether the
same is in trust or otherwise and if in
trust giving the name Of the beneficiary
for whom the trust deposit was made and
that no such deposit made simply in trust
without disclosing the name of the bene-
ficiary shall be exempt from taxation.
Mr.. Patten of Bath, also introduced a
bill to amend the law for determining the
value Of the franchises of savings banks
to include all shares owned in national
banks and making such shares liable to
local taxation.
Resolve for Cattle Commission.
Mr. Briggs of Auburn, introduced re-
solve appropriating $4,000 annually for the
Maine cattle commission.
Mr.. Sawyer of Milbridge presented a
petition that no lobster trap be allowed
within 900 feet of a fish weir.
Mr. Dudley of Brookton, had bill to
amend forestry law so that payment to
persons called upon to help extinguish
fires shall be borne one-half by the land
owners and one half by the town.
Mr.. Littlefield of Belfast, put in bill
to fix the salary of the judge of probate of
Waldo county at $500 and of the register
at 5000.
To Amend Augustus Charter.
Mr. Lane of Augusta put in bill to
amend Augustus city charter by adding |
to Sec 4, chap. 224 Private and Special
Laws of 1S49 the following: "The subor-
dinate officers and agents of the city |
elected or appointed as provided for this
section shall enter upon the discharge of
their official duties ON the first day of
April, or as soon thereafter as may be, ex-
cept in cases of elections to fill vacancies.
Officers elected to fill vacancies shall enter
Immediately upon their official duties"
Section Is of said chapter is to be
amended by adding at the end. "Thc city
council shall annually on the third Mon
day in March or as soon thereafter rs
conveniently may, elect or appoint city
marshal who shall hold office for one
year from the first day of April, and I'M
til his successor shall be elected and quail
fled. The city marshal so elected shall
be city constable with all the powers du-
ties and liabilities of pertaining to the
office of constable. The city marshal
may be removed by the city council"
Mr.. Patten of Bath, put in bill to amend
the law creating the Bath municipal court
to extend it's jurisdiction to Woolwich,
Arrowsic, Georgetown, Phppsburg and
West Bath.
A resolve presented by Mr.. Briggs OF
Auburn, would increase the salary OF the
clerk of the board of agriculture to $1,000
BY Mr.. Beedle of Gardiner, Dill TO
amend the law of 1898 relating to changes
of ward lines. making the approval OF
changes made by the city council depen-
dent on q majority of the votes cast at the
next city election instead of majority oil
the registered voters of the city.
Mr.. Lane of Augusta, presented Dill TO
amend the itincrant vendors law so that no
person shall hold directly or indirectly at
one time some than one license. The blli
makes some changes in the manner OF as
sassinr the taxes under the law.