The Portland daily press., 1895-01-22

nto xicating or malt liquors which he OF
they keep for sale, to be adulteIated by
mixing with the same any coloring matter,
drug or ingredient or mixes the same with
other liquors of different kind or quality
or with water, or sells or exposes for sale
such liquor SO adulteIated, knowing it to
be such, such offender forfeits to the town
to which he belongs, not less than twenty.
nor more than 500. to be recovered by in
dictment.
Section 6.-Agents of towns are hereby
authorized to sell intoxicating liquors, in
oluding strong beer and malt liquors to the
inha bitants of their respective towns and
to no other person or persons whatsoever,
Tor medicinal, mechanical and manufactur-
ing purposes only Said agents shall keep
an accurate record, in suitable book of
the kinds and amount of liquors purchased
and placed in their charge, the price paid
for the same and the date of each purchase.
They shall keep like record of all such
liquors sold by them. with the date of each
sale, the name of the purchaser, the pur-
pose for which it is purchased, the kind and
amount sold to each person, and the price
paid therefor, and ON the tenth day of each
month said agents shall transmit to the
governor and council report on blanks
furnished :or that purpose, embodying the
facts recorded by them.
(The act provides that agents not making
such reports shall be fined not less than $40
nor more than $50. to go to their townso
Whoever knowingly and wilfully misrepre-
sents the purposes for which he purchases
any such liquor forfeits to the use of the
town where said agency is established. not
1aso than con por mora thar $50 TO ba re-
covered by complaint or indictment.
Section makes it the duty of municipal
efBcers to fix the prices at which liquors
prices to be the actual cost of procuring and
keeping the same. The prices shall be
posted in conspicuous place.
Sections and reveal statutes and acts
inconsistent with the bill.
At the hearing on the Rangor Insane
hospital Tuesday evening. tLere will be
delegation from Bangor, including Mayor
Beal, DR.. Grindle ofsBar Harbor, who was
a member of.the.last Senate will be here and
may have something say in favor of the
hospital. DR.. Sanborn, as superintendent
of the Augusta asylum, was among tie
speakers.two years ago, and will sprobably
speak tomorrow evening.
Among the measures presented today
were:
Resolve appropriating $500 for the repairs
of roads in Indian township. Washington
county.
Mibridge citizens petition for. legislation
that will induce responsible fire insurance
companies to reduce their rates. They say
the present rates are excessive. preventing
them from securing Insurance.
Property owners IN the vicinity remon-
strate against the restoration of the
Richard Lombard estate to the South Paris
Village corporation.
Petition of the town of Boothbay harbor
that it may acquire the rights of the Booth
bay and Boothbay Harbor Water company.
Remonstrance of Russell Post, G. A. R.,
OF Skowhegan, against exempting soldiers
and sailors from paying poll taxes.
Memorial signed by Janet L. Dingley for
the Maine Floral Emblem society asking the
passage Of resolve declaring the pine cone
the floral emblem of Maine.
Petition of the Penobscot county bar kthat
the allowance of the register of probate of
that county for clerk hire be increased from
$500 to 5000.
Bill to establish the salary of the judge of
the Auburn Municipal court at $780,
Bill to authorize the Peoples savings bank
of Lewiston to go into the safety deposit
business.
Bill to authorize Jhe Peoples loan COM
pany to make loans on mortgages of real
and personal property.
Bill to incorporate the Harrison Tele-
phone company of Lubec.
Among the remonstrants again st the con-
stitutional amendment in relation to muni-
cipal Indebtedness. are the Brewer Savings
bank. the Dexter Saving bank. the First
| National bank of Dexter, the Augusta
Savings bank, the Union National bank of
Cru pswick. the Machias Savings bank,
the Skowhegan sSvings bank. the Augusta
Safe Deposit and Trust company and the
First National bank of Augusta.