The Portland daily press., 1895-02-28
Chapter 13s.

Chapter 1873.
AN ACT to authorize the appointment of Com
missioners for the Promotion of Uniformity
of Legislation in the United States
SECT T. Within thirty days after the pas
sage of this act, the governor shall appoint by
and with the consent OF the council, three
commissioners, who are hereby constituted a
of Commissioners for the Promotion of Uni
tormity of Legislation in the United States.
1t shall be the duty OF sad board TO examine
the subjects of marriage and divorce, insol-
vencv, the form of notarial certificates de-
| scent and distribution of property, the ac-
knowledgment OF deeds, execution and pro-
bate of wills, and other subjects; to ascertain
the best means to affect an assimilation and
uniformity in the laws Of the states, and es-
pecially to consider whether it would be wise
and practicable to join with the other states of
the union in sending representatives to a con-
vention to draft uniform laws to be submitted
for the approval and adoption of the several
states, and if SO, to act as such representatives
from this state and to devise and recommend
such other course OF action as shall best ac-
complish the purpose OF this act.
| SECT. 2. No member of said board shall re-
ceive any compensation for his services as
commissioner, but each commissioner shall be
| entitled to receive his actual disbursements for
his expenses in performing the duties of his
office. In case any OF the persons so appoint
ed as above will not undertake the office of
this commission, OF IN case of a vacancy on
said board, such vacancy shall be filled by the
| governor.
SECT. 8. This act shall take effect when ap-
proved. Approved Mar; %
Chapter 1879. 54
AN ACT amendatory of and additional to
| chapter one hundred and twenty three of the
Public Laws of eighteen hundred and eighty
seven, relating to the Public Health.
| SECT. /. Section fifteen of chapter one hun
| dred and twenty three of the public laws Of
| eighteen hundred and eighty-seven is hereby
amended by striking out the words s'attending
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| nineteen of said chapter by striking out the
words cor attending physician
| SECT. 2. Cases OF cerebro-spinal meningitis,
of measles, of so called membranous Group, Of
| whooping cough, and of pulmonary tubercu-
| loSiS, or consumption as it is commonly
termed, shall be reported promptly to the local
| board of health of the town in which cases of
this disease occur; and 1t shall be the duty of
any householder who knows OF has reason to
believe thata person in his family or house.
| the duty of any physician who knows or has
reason to believe that ANY person whom he
attends or is called to visit, is affected with
| the local board of health.
SECT. 8. 1t shall be the duty of each local
board OF health to notify the. state board of
| typhoid fever and of the diseases named in
! section two of this act, and such notifications
sinai! be IN accordance with the requirements
| of the blanks furnished by the said state
| board.
SECT. 4. The provisions of this act shall be
| enforced, and violations hereof shall be pun
| 1shed as is provided by section twenty-s of
| chapter one hundred twenty three of the pub.
| lie laws of eighteen hundred eighty-seven
and by section two of chapter two hundred
| twenty-Seven of the public laws of eighteen
hundred eighty-nine.
[Approved March o5.l
| Chapter 14O.
AN ACT to amend section eleven of chapter
| two hundred and seventeen Of tbe PnhIic
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relating to Justices of the Supreme judicial
Court
Section eleven of chapter two hundred and
seventeen of the public laws of eighteen hun
dred and ninety three, is hereby amended by
| striking out the word sor' in the third line Of
said section and after the word rulings" in
| the third line by inserting the words sand
| findings so that said section as amended
shall read as follows:
SECT. II. No justice of the supreme judicial
| court shall Sit in the law court upon the hear
| ing of any cause tried before him, in which any
of his rulings and findings are the subject Of
review, nor take any part in the decision
thereof approved March 25.l
Chapter 141.
AN ACT to amend clause twenty.six of section
| six OF chapter one of the Revised Statutes,
| relating to Corporations.
Clause twenty-SiX of section six of chapter
one OF the revised statutes as amended by
chapter two hundred and twenty-six of the
public laws of eighteen hundred and ninety
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the words: sThe organization of any corpora
| ton which may be hereafter organized under
any general law of this state becomes null and
void within three years from the day when its
certificate of incorporation has been filed in
the office OF the secretary of state, unless such
corporation shall have commenced actual bus
| mess under its organization,' so that said
clause of said section as amended, shall read
| as follows.
| 'XXVI. Acts of incorporation shall be re-
garded in legal proceedings as public acts and
| force from a,
| acts of incorporation granted since january
| one, eighteen hundred and ninety three he.
come nun and VOID In two years from the day
when the same take effect, unless such cor
porations shall have organized and COM
menced actual business under their charters
me organlzaetlon OF any corporation which
law OF this state, becomes null and void within
| three years from the day when its certificate
OF incorporation has been fled in the office of
the secretary of state, unless such corporation
shall have commenced actual business under
| It's organlzatlon.' tApproyed March %
/ Chapter 142.
| AN ACT to amend section one hundred eight
chapter forty seven Revised Statutes, relating
to withdrawal of deposits from Savings
Banks.
SECT. /. That section one hundred eight,
chapter forty seven, revised statutes, be
amended by striking out the entire section,
and inserting in place thereof the following:
SECT. los. No savings bank shall be required
to pay any dep0SltOf more than fifty dollars at
any one time OF in any one month until after
ninety days notice.
SECT. 2. This act shall take effect when
approved. ~ [Approved Mar. 25.1
Chapter 143.
AN ACT to amend section three of CHAPTER two
hundred and ninety seven Of the Public Laws
of eighteen hundred and eighty-five relating
TO the sale OF Unwholesome Food.
SECT l. Section three OF chapter two hun
dred and ninety-seven of the public laws OF
eighteen hundred and eighty-1ive, is hereby
amended, by inserting in the third line aftel
. the WORD +" sell I" the words cor takes orders
for the future delivery Of, and in the fourth
line after the words g imitation of" the word
Yellow and striking out the words cor as a
substitute for butter OF cheese - in the fourth
and fifth lines, and by inserting after the word
acosts % in the eleventh line the words conc
third to go to the complainant and the balance
to the state SO that the whole section a:
amended, shall read as follows:
SECT. g. Whoever by himself or his agent
, manufactures sells, exposes for sale or has in
his possession with intent to SELL or takes order:
for the future delivery of any article substance
or compound made in imitation of yellow but
, ter or cheese, and not made exclusively ano
wholly of cream or milk, or containing any
fats, Oil or grease not produced from milk Of
cream whether said article substance ~, com