The Portland daily press., 1895-02-01


names. ages. diseases, etc., of such deceased
persons. Physicians and midwives are re-
quired. upon request. to certify TO the best
of their knowledge and belief whether in
fants dying at or before birth, were born
alive or dead.
Every town clerk is required where resi-
dents of other towns die in his town to seno
certificates with particulars as to diseases
etc., to the town clerks of the towns where
such persons lived. A similar provision Is
inserted in relation to children born in one
town to parents who are residents OF an
other.
Births, marriages and deaths in unlncor-
lorated places shall be reported TO the
clerks of the nearest towns.
1t is made the duty of town clerks when
they know of births, deaths and marriages
not properly recorded, to collect SO far as
possible the data in regard to tle same.
TO INCORPORATE GORHAM VILLAGE.
Stephen H1nkIey and ninety-five others of
Gorham. petition in favor of an act to In
corporate the Gorham Village corporation.
The bill accompanying the petition makes
that part of the town in school district No.
l, the Gorham Village corporation. with
power to raise money for fire department.
water supply, street lighting, sidewalks,
sewers and police. Money raised for these
purposes shall be assessed upon polls and
property in the district named, but the tax
on polls shall not exceed one dollar to any
person in any one year and the tax on
property shall not exceed one-half of one
per cent on the dollar. The officers of the
corporation are to be clerk. treasurer,
three assessors. collector, fire wardens and
other officers to be provided for in the by
laws. All officers shall be chosen By ballot
and sworn. All persons liable to be taxed
for polls, residing in the corporation.
shall be legal voters at any meeting. The
act may be twice submitted to the people in
the col poration limits for acceptance,
Stephen Hinkley, E. W. Guptill ana Lewis
Mcclellan being authorized to call such
meeting.
THE RIGHTS OF MOTHERS.
Mr.. Larrabee of Portland. presented today
bill 10 amend the Revised Statutes in re-
lation to guardians to provide that under
section 8, chapter 81, r. s.. ''the care of the
person and the education of the minor.
shall be jointly with the father and mother
if competent, or if one las deceased. with
the other if competent" The present word
ing is. The father If competent, otherwise
the mother. if competent, shall have the
care of the person and education of the
minor" t
The bill also repeats section 90. chapter +,
RS. sses'ss assafa sssa@
Mr.. Larrabee also presented a bill to
amend chapter 62, section l, R. S.. relating
to,mastersi and servants to give mothers a
similar right in the binding of children as
apprentices.
TO REPEAL THE DUG LAW.
Mr. Kingman of Hancock. presented to-
day bill to repeal the dog tax law of the
last9session. which lnasquerades under the
name of an ''Act for the Better Protection
of Sneep.''
MR.. PATTEN AND THE BANKS :,
Mr.. Patten of Bath, has presented two
bills in relation to the savings banks. One
amends sec ton 90. chapter A., R. s.. by in
sorting, and thaes treasurer of said savings
bank shall give under oath written notice on
or befo.4 the eighth day of April annually
to the assessors of each city and town
wherein depositors may reside, who have
deposits in said bank. on the lst day of
same is in trust or otherwise, and If in trust
giving the name of the beneficiary for whom
the trust deposit was made, and that no
such deposit made simply in trust without
disclosing the name of the beneficiary shall
be exempt from taxation"
Mr.. Patterns second bill is to amend the
law for determining the value of the fran
chises of savings banks. to include al
shares owned in national banks, and
lTINERANT VENDORS AGAIN.
Z Mr. lane of Augusta. presented today a
billsto amend the itInerant vendors law. It
provides that no person shall hold directly
license. The bill makes some changes IN the
manner of assessing the taxes undsr the
law. ~
" RUMFORD's BOOM.
The Rumord Falls Power company ask for
authority to build sIuice for the purpose
of driving logs over Rumford Falls. A bill
presented today authorizes the Portland
and Rumford Falls Railway to acquire and
hold the securities of other corporations.
FOR FREEMAN's SUPPLEMENT.
The judiciary committee has reported in
favor of the resolve making AN appropria-
ton for the purchase Of Freeman's Supple
ment to the Revised Statutes.
INSOLVENCY LAW.
Mr.. Hill of Portland. presented today