The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-03-30

sufficient inhabitant of the state, or security
for costs furnished by deposit in court, in such
amount as the court shall direct; and if pend
ing such suit the plaintiff, petitioner OF COM
plainant removes from the state, such an
indorser shall be procured or security for
costs furnished On motion of the defendant or
other party to the suit; but If one of such
plaintiffs, petitioners or complainants is an
inhabitant of the state, no indorser or security
shall be required except by special order OF
court
SECT. 2. Section eight of said chapter
eighty is hereby amended so that the
same as amended, shall read as follows:
Section 8. If pending such suit, petition or
process, any such indorsef OF deposit becomes
insufficient or such indorser removes from the
state, the court may require new and suffi-
cient indorser or additional deposit, and by
consent of the defendant the name of the
original indorser may be struck out; and such
new indorser shall be liable or such deposit
holden for all costs from the beginning of the
suit; and If such new indorser is not provided
or security furnished within the time fixed by
the court, the action shall be dismissed and the
defendant shall recover his COSTS
[Approved Mar 2s.l
Chapter 255.
AN ACT to amend Section thirty-four Of
Chapter three of the Revised Statutes, as
amended by chapter one hundred and sixty
six OF the Public Laws of eighteen hundred
and ninety-f relating to the duties of
Municipal Officers.
Section thirty four Of chapter three of the
revised statutes as amended by chapter one
hundred and sixty six of the public laws OF
eighteen hundred and ninety-fve, is amended
by striking out all after the word "mayor in
the ninth line, so that said section, as amended,
shall read as follows;
Section "a. In the election OF any city off,
GERS by ballot in the board of aldermen or In
convention of the aldermen and common
council, in which the mayor has right to give
casting vote if two candidates have each
half of the ballots cast, he shall determine and
declare which of them is elected. Whenever
appointments to Office are directed or author
lied to be made by the mayor and aldermen of
cities, they may be made by the mayor with
the consent Of the aldermen, and such officers
may be removed by the mayor
[Approved Mar. 23.]
Chapter 256.
AN ACT to authorize the Insurance Commits
sioner to revoke the license of an Insurance
Agent or Broker.
Section seventy -four OF chapter forty nine of
the revised statutes, as amended by chapter
ninety five of the public laws of eighteen hun.
dred and ninety.fve, is hereby amended SO
that said section, as amended, shall read AZ
follows;
Section "A. The commissioner may license
any person as broker to negotiate contracts Of
insurance for others than himself for COM
pensation, by virtue of which license he may
effect insurance with any domestic company OF
its agents; or any resident Of the state to
negotiate such contracts and effect insurance
with the agents Of any foreign company who
have been licensed to do business in this state,
as provided in sections seventy.two and
seventy three, but with no others. For such
license he shall pay ten dollars and said
license shall remain in force one year unless
revoked as hereinafter provided. Whoever,
without such license, assumes to act as such
broker, shall be punished by fine not exceed
ing fifty dollars, or by imprisonment not more
than sixty days for each offense The insur-
ance commissioner, after reasonable notice,
may revoke the license of any agent or broker
for violation of the insurance laws; or the
license of any agent upon receipt of written
request therefor from the company fled in the
Office Of said commissioner. The commissioner
shall have power to revoke the license of any
foreign insurance company authorized to do
business in this state that shall neglect or
refuse to comply with the laws thereof, or that
shall violate any of the provisions of sections
seventy-two and seventy-thre of chapter
forty-nine Of the revised statutes, as amended.
The commissioner may issue a license to any
person to act as agent of any assessment
life or casualty insurance company or associa-
ton, or steam boiler insurance company
authorized to do business in the state, upon
his fling with the commissioner a certificate
of his appointment as such agent and upon
payment of the fee provided in section seventy
three of chapter forty nine of the revised
statutes, as amended
Approved Mar. %.
Chapter 257.
AN ACT to amend Section seventy.six Of
Chapter one hundred and four of the Public
Laws of eighteen hundred and ninety. five
entitled can Act amendatory OF and addi-
tional to Chapter forty of the Revised Stat
utes, relating to Fish and Fisheries
Section seventy-six OF chapter one hundred
and four of the public laws of eighteen hun
dred and ninety-fve is hereby amended by
adding to said section the following: and in
all cases where the prayer of the petitioners 10
refused, one-half of the expenses Of the COM
missioners shall be paid by the petitioners SO
that said section. as amended, shall read a.
follows
Section 70. The commissioners OF inland
fisheries and game shall have authority, upon
petition of five or more citizens Of the state or
whenever they shall deem it for the best inter-
ests of the state, after due notice and public
hearing in the locality to be affected, to regu-
late the times and places in which and the
circumstances under which game and inland