The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-01-18

prisonment. The chief justice ought to
stand the year in this case.
Gen. Dow would nave q previous conviction
under any section of the law applicable to
subsequent convictions under any other
section. He would have convictions carry
with them all the costs, and would make
persons who aid and assist in the franc
guilty as principals. He would have the
teams used i'll the transportation OF liquors
seized and confiscated and would make 1t
the spec ial duty of mayors, other city
officers and selectment to aid in the en-
forcemeut of the liquor law. Transporla-
ton companies, he would make liable to
$500 fine for violating the law. In cases of
misnomer, the law should be changed to
make it impossible to use this frequent
device for escaping its penalties. lie would
make it the duty of judges TO see that no
persons serving ON juIies had been con-
victed of liquor selling. The section of the
law making United States liquor Licenses
and notices of liquor for sale prima facie
evidence, Gen. Dow wants changed to
strengthen it and he would make it impos-
sible for prosecuting officers to refuse to
issue warrants. Cases under the act, he
would give precedent over other cases and
the penalties or vary them in any way.
In conclusion. Gen. Dow said that this
would probably be the last time he should
stand there and he hoped the law would be
changed as ne Suggested he believes it
would be one of the best laws ever passed.
He WAS loudly applauded when he closed
Gen. Dow. at tie conclusion of his ad-
dress, left to take the train for home.
of oh WIN
views on the subject are already well
known. spoke briefly. He said he was glad
that he was able to gree with Gen. Dow in
one particular at least. He believed if we
were to have the law it should be enforced,
and he was willing to add teeth until the
penalties were as high as would be the rum
shops of Portland if placed one on top of
another. General Dow had reflected upon
many legislators and state officers. DIR.
Patten wished that Chief Justice Peters
and Gen. Dow could have been in the hall
together during the hearing. knowing them
both, Mr. Patten said. he thought the
monkey and the parrot time would not
have been IN it, This closed the hearing.
THE LISTING BILL AGAIN.
The listing bill which was defeated at the
last session of the legislature has made its
appearance again. Senator Wiggin put it in
this morning. 1t is the old bill without
change. BY it section 81, chapter 6. r. S.,
is amended by the addition of the follow
ing:
1.-The State Board of assessors shall pre-
pare and cause to be printed lists of suit
able and proper interrogatoIies, said lists TO
contain all goods, ehattels, money and
effeuts wher sver they are: all vessels at
home and abroad; all obligations for money
OF other property; money at interest and
debts due the persons to be taxed more than
they are owing; all public STOCK and securi-
ties; all Shares moneyed or other corpora
tions within or without the state, except
as otherwise provided by law; all annuities
payable to the person to be taxed, when the
capital of such anunities is taxed in the
state and all other property included in the
last state valuation for the purpose of tax
atoms; and, on or before March /, OF each
year furnish a sufficient number TO The
assessors of the several cities, towns and
plantations. The assessors shall on or be-
fore March 20 of each year furnish to each
person owning or holding taxable property
in their town such lists or Inventories"
1t is then provided that these lists shall
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make oath to the correctness of their
replies The assessors may also ask ques-
lions which must be answered under oath,
concerning property taxed. Failure to fill
out the returns subjects the taxpayer to
a doom of 25 per cent over the sum the
assessors estimate his taxable property at
The opinion here is that the day of the list
ing bill is over and that the measure is
doomed to defe at. It has been said that it
friends had so completely lost hope that
they would not Introduce the bill. Wiggin.
however, has never admitted this to be the
case and with him The decision has largely
rested. Mr.. Wggin is at the head of the
State Grange, which has endorsed the bill.
One probable effect of the passage of the
measure was aptly put this morning by a
Senator who remarked that in these days
when foreign capital begins to show
tendency 10 seek Tdaine investment, to
change the law as the listing bill would
change would be as TO olish as to put bull
dog in front of a dry goods store when
customers began to come il.
THE NEW SOLDIER HOME.
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