Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-01-31
PILED HIGH
Were Bills, Petitions and Re-
solves Yesterday.
Memorial Against Shooting Looms
and Hunting With Dogs.
Police Commission-Deer Law Changes
Proposed in Certain Laws.
PILED HIGH


Every day the amount of new matter
introduced into the Legislature seems to
increase. Wednesday, there was great
white mound of papers piled up on the
Speakers desk. Included in the mass
were many important matters. Among
the minor matters was petition for aid
in building bridge over the Kennebec be-
tween Embden and Scion and asking for a
State appropriation of $4,000; petition
for $3.50 annually in improving roads in
Trescott, Washington county; a measure
was proposed to appropriate $3.50 to remove
the remains of John Baker who lost his
property by reason of the Aroostook war,
from the British provinces; resolve to
appropriate $500 to aid in publication of
the history of the 18th Maine Regiment.
A petition was presented asking that
travel fees for the Washington county
sheriff and deputies be fixed at 10 cents a
mile as the travelling must be done by
team.
The Bath Iron Works petitions for the
bill left over from the last Legislature re-
lating to taxation of vessel property.
Senator Higgins put in bill to re-
strict constables to their respective mu-
inequalities.
Mr.. Knowlton of Portland put in bill
to provide that woman who has been de-
serted by her husband may petition the
court and the court may compel the hus-
band to support her and her children.
Several Phippsburg people represent that
two bottling companies in Bath are bot
Ting drinks that tend to destroy the
morals of the community
To Divide Town Of Madison.
c. d. Morrill, and 1873 others petition
the Legislature to divide the town of
Madison by line extending from the
land Of B. F. Burns, located on the Ken
nebec river, to the north line of the town
of Norridgewock, near the easterly line of
Madison village corporation, or such line
as shall be for the best interest of the
citizens and to incorporate a new town of
that portion Of the town of Madison lying
on the westerly side Of such line.
To Set on Sabattus.
Ul = .;4+e,o ~, ty>xy,,e ,o,,orto1 N b;Il
that part of the town of Greene
and part of the city of Lewiston be an
nexed to the town of Webster
How Deer Shall Not be Taken.
Senator Penney of Piscataquis, intro
duced an act additional to chap. 80, of the
r. s., sec. 1. Whoever shall, at any time,
pursue, capture, kill, or destroy any deer
in the waters of any lake. pond, river or
stream, or while said deer is crossing such
waters by swimming or wading shall, up
of $40 and imprisonment for 30 days, for
each and every deer so pursued, captured,
killed or destroyed; and upon a second
and every subsequent conviction, by such
fine and Imprisonment for 90 days.
Sec. 2. Whoever shall, at any time, hunt,
take, kill or destroy any deer by means of
any snare, trap, artificial light, jacklight or
other device, or in any other way than by
the ordinary mode of still hunting with
firearms, shall, upon conviction thereof,
be punished by fine of $40 and imprison-
ment for 30 days, for each and every deer
so hunted, taken, killed or destroyed.
Mr.. Robinson of Exeter put in bill to
incorporate as the Newport Electric Light
and Power Company, A. j. Harvey, f.
A. Jones' II. II. Patten and others with
power to furnish electric light in the
towns of Newport, Corinna and Palmyra;
capital stock not to exceed 900.
Mr. Hamlin OF Ellsworth to so amend
the city charter of Ellsworth as to give
the mayor veto power.
.,,,a ,J0 Reduce Capital Stock.
Mr. Haplin Of Ellsworth introduced
several Important bills among them being
bill to amend chapter As, r. s., so that
by majority vote stockholders may re
ducc the capital stock of corporations or
ganized under section 16 and II of
tho chapter, each stakeholder being re-
quirea 10 surrender such part OF his
stock, Sd that each stakeholder shall have
the same proportion of the whole as be-
fore the decrease.
VI Mr.. Hamlin also inroduoed bill to
snend dhaptc II. section 10, Public
LAwso hfs9es isiating To- the production
Of books ID IN rs il actions at law so
that ga case ntepsonable delay or
refusal IN ecr III with such require
ment the csssv9 may order non-suit or
default as the so may require. =