Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-03-11
STATE SOLONS.
Doings of the Law Makers Gossip
About the tate-Huuse.

on motion CT senator GFln0ie, VINO
introduced an amendment giving the
I'M a bitsnts OF Swans Island the privilege
of voting on the question. In introduc-
ing the amendment Senator Grindle said:
The substance of the amendment simply
gives the voters OF swans Island the
prjvi eye Of deciding whet her they VII
be incorporated or not, by q vefe Al any
time within two Years. Il seems to NJ
= very reasonable =, quest. snd hope the
amendment Will g scceI ted and the bin
passed s. ameHdeG {. " Tire brll and smeEla-
ment went hsck 10 the liable
Senator Grfndle Ia introduced a TIL
defining a course of STUDY for free high
schools.
Another amendment has been made to
the hill permitting the lowering of water
OF Moves pond. Bluehin. This amend
ment fixes period Of fifteen years to he
privilege granted by the bill. The bill
with amendments has been passed to De
engroesed.
bill to extend the charter of the Els
worth street railway company has been
reported Ought TO pass.
The act to prohibit the killing of deer
on Long Island in BuehilI bay has passed
the Senate to be engrossed.
Representative Rodick on Friday intro
duced a bill to requisite the salary of the
county attorney of Hancock county. The
bill increases the salary from 500 to 500
per annum.
The governor on Friday signed the
resolve appropriating $4,000 for the
Eastern Maine general hospital.
The cigarette prohibition bill was dis
cussed in the House last Thursday. A
motion to refer it to the judiciary com
mittee on question OF its constitutionality
was lost by vote OF los to 16 One
enemy of the measure loosely offered an
amendment to add cigars and all kinds OF
tobacco to the prohibited goods. The
amend ment was lost by vote of ~ to -.
On Friday the bill was tabled for a third
reading.
Tuesday resolve sppropristing $500
for the Maine State college at Orono
passed the House to be engrossed after
hot de bate.
Rep Rodick. for the committee Oh sea
and shore fisheries, on petition OF A. :.
Condor and others. of Brooksville, ask
ing for the enact ment OF a law prohibit
ing the taking OF migratory fish in seifes
in the water, OF Penobscot bay, reported
Tuesday that he petitioners have leave to
withdraw, which Is the gentle way the
State Legislature has of knocking petit
tions in the head.
The act to prohibit he killing of deer
on Long Island in BIuehill bay has passed
the House.
The Wiggin school tax bill, left over
from he last legislature, and for the pas
sage OF which food of petitions has been
received, has been referred to the next
legislature.
BICYCLE LICENSE.
Rep. Waldron, of Skow hogan, father OF
the cigarette bill, has introd uced another
bill that may prove almost as interesting
a bill to provide for the registration and
licensing of bicycles.
The bill provides that all bicycles and
similar vehicles, propelled by hand or
foot, and all persons by HON they are
owned or used, shall have ali the rights
of public highways, town ways, streets,
squares and parks, common now to
carriages and other vehicles. provided
each person SO using bicycle shall
annually, before May ID, provide himself
with a license from the town clerk for
which he shall pay q. The amount SO
received by town shall be expended for
the improvement of highways and streets.
Every bicyclist shall carry a suita Bile
alarm bell on the handle bar, ana after
dark shall carry a lamp Of sufficient
power to be seen 100 yards ahead. No
bicycle shall be ridden upon the sidewalk
OF city, town or village corporation.
No bicyciist shall ride on the streets at a
rate exceeding ten miles an hour when
any person is within ten rods OF him.
Violation of these provisions shall be
punished by fine Of IS and costs, half to
the complainant and half to the town.
This law does not Apply to persons
temporarily using bicycle belonging to
another person, and which Is already
licensed. The law shall not apply to toy
velocipedes and tricycies used by small
children. Police officers and constables
shall enforce this law, and trial justices
and police and municipal courts shall |
have jurisdiction of offences arising
under it. Municipal officers shall an
nually before May l, post notices setting
forth this law and naming he person OF
whom licenses may be procured.
All bicycles and similar vehicles found
in use in violation of this law NAV b.
seized and declared public nui'snces, and
there shalt he a lien upon them for the
amount of the fine and costs.