The Portland daily press., 1895-03-19
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Especial to the PRESS.)
Augusta, March lS.--A bill which Mr.. Lar
| raj bee said in the House Friday was drawn
Tor the purpose of wipiug out of existence
two Portland intelligence Offices, was ta-
bled in the Senate Saturday morning On
motion of Mr.. Savage. The bill was intro
duced early in the session and referred to
the committee on legal affails. City Mar
shall Trickey wrote 10 the committee recon-
mendIng its passage, as did several other
persons. and it was formally reported.
These are the provisions of the measure as it
came from the committee rooms;
The keeper of n intelligence c1ice shall
not retain any sum of money received from
person seeking employment through the
agency of such intelligence office, unless
employment of the kind sought for is actu-
ally furnished. If person receiving chi
ployent through the agency of an employ
ment Office is discharged by his employer
within tive days from the time of entering
| upon such employment and such discharge
is not caused by any fault OF the person en-
ployed, the.keeper of such intelligence office
shall refund TO such person on demand one
half of the sum of money paid by such per-
son to such keeper on account OF such en-
| ployment. The keei or of licensed in tel-
| ligence office shall cause two copies of this
act,aprinted in type of sufficient size TO be
lcgible and easily lead, to be ccnspicuously
posted In each room used or occupied for
the purposes of such intelligence Office.
| whoever violates the provisions of this act
shall have the license revoked ana shall he
punished by fire not exceeding twenty dol
lars far each offense''
Mr.. La1rabee told the House that even
| the friends of the measure agleed that the
| requirement for The repayment of half the
fees in cases where persons were discharged
in five days was extreme. The House
anne nded the bill by striking out this pro-
vision. What it's fate will be in the Senate
remains to be seen.
| FOR UNIFORM LEGISLATION.
! Somebody once wrote book to show how
a man could legally have several wives at
the same time according to the laws OF va
rious States, not including Utah. 1t was
also pointed out that he could get a divorce
which would set him free in some States
while in others the woman from whom he
was divorced would still be held to be his
| wife. The tumble of American law on the
subject of marriage and divorce as well as
IL ovement which has been endorsed by the
legislative bodies of many of tile States TO
secure some uniform system. The last two
Maine legislatures have been asked TO take
up this matter, but in each of them it failed
of favorable consd Grafton. This year it has
come up again in the form of n bill recon-
mended by the State Bar Association and
unanimously reported by the judiciary
| committee. This is the measure:
| Section 1. Within thirty days after the
passage of lhis act, the governor shall APP
point, by and with the consent Of the coun-
Gil, three commissioners, who are HEREBY
constituted board of commissioners by the
name and style OF commissioners for the
Promotion of Uniformity of Legislation in
the United States" It shall be the duty Of
said board toexamine the subjects of mar
1iage and divorce. insolvency. the form Of
notarial certificates, descent and distrIbu-
tion of property, the acknowledgement Of
deeds, execution and probate of wills, and
| other subjects, to ascertain the best means
to affect an assimilation and uniformity in
the laws Of the States, and especially to
consider whether it would be wise and prac-
ticable to join with the other States of the
Union in sending representatives to con-
vention to draft uniform laws to be submit
ted for the approval and adoption of the
several States. and, if so, to act as such
representatives. from this State and to de-
wise and recommend such other course OF
action as shall best accomplish the purpose
of this act.
Section 2. mo member of said board shall
receive any compensation for bis services
as commissioner, but each commissioner
shall be entitled to receive his actual dis
bursements for his expenses in performing
the duties of his office. In case any of the
persons SO appointed as above will not I'M
dertake the Office of this commission, or
| in Gaze of vacancy on said board such
| vacancy shall be filled by the governor.
Section 3. This act shall take effect when
| approved.