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

unuer the direction of the local boards al
nealth and that all such places shall be
30 conducted as not to be a source Of dan.
ger to the public
sec ~ provides that any butcher or
market man at the request OF health an
tnoritles shall make affidavit as to the
place or places at which the slaughter of
tnelr meat is carried on thus enabling
local boards to trace suspected meat
to Its original source
Sec. IA provides that local boards shall
have supervision over the source of supply
and the place of storage of ice to be used
within their jurisdiction.
Sec. 16 provides that in making inves-
tlgation and holding hearings the State
board of health as a local board of health
may issue subpnnas to compel the
attendance of witnesses, administer oaths
to witnesses and compel them to testify
witnesses shall not be Intercepted or
compelled to testify upon matters not re-
lated to the public health.
To Amend General Insurance Law.
The bill to amend the general law that
came to the Senate from the House today
is designed to remedy some OF the more
glaring defects in the present general law
and bring it up to date. The Massa-
chusetts general law OF 1894 is taken as a
model and this bill is supposed to repre-
sent the views OF Commissioner Carr.
The principal provisions of the bill are
that the business OF insurance carried on
in this State shall be by only duly in
corporated companies An exception is
made in the case OF marine insuran ce
which may be conducted upon the plan
known as Lloyd's as heretofore. The bill
also provides that the premium notes
taken by mutual insurance com
panies shall not be less than ) per cent OF
the amount insured; that no such com
pany shall insure in any risk in amount
exceeding 25 per cent OF it's gross as
sets including premium notes The bill
also provides for the organization OF plate
glass, accident, steam boiler, and en-
ployers' liability insurance companies, a
provision not existing in the present law.
1t also provides that the chief clerk in
the insurance department shall be deputy
insurance commissioner and may perform
the duties of the comm issioncr in the lat
ter's absence. Another provision is that
companies and foreign corporations ap-
plying for admission into the State shall
appoint the insurance commissioner at
torney for the company and upon him
any legal process against the company
may be served, and that this authority
remain in force so long as the company
has any risks outstanding in the State.
1t gives the commissioner authority to
revoke the licenses of agents and brokers.
Vital Statistics.
The amendments proposed to the vital
statistics law are in brief: Sec. l, pro
vides that there shall be $500 copies of the
report of the registrar instead Of
1900 as now, an insufficient number to
supply the demand. Sec. 4, provides that
town clerk shall make certified copies
of the records of all deaths and births
made during the previous month. When
ever the deceased or the parents of the
child born were resident in any other
town at the time of said death or birth
or recently residents and shall transmit
copies to the clerk of the town in which
such deceased person or parents were resi-
dent at or near the time of said death or
birth. Sec 5, provides that marriage,
birth or death occurring in an unincor-
porated place shall be reported to the near
est town clerk.
Insolvency Legislation Asked.
Petitions embodying bill have come