The Portland daily press., 1897-01-27
ANTI CIGARETTE BILL.
LEGISLATURE Proposes to Prohibit
Their Sale.
USUAL SPRINKLING OF PRIVATE
BILLS YESTERDAY.

BILLS YESTERDAY.
Tho Punitive Chair Man On Hand with a
Petition-State Hospital Committee
Will Visit Bangor Today-Committe
Visit to State College Comes Next Week.
ESPECIAL TO THE PREss.1
Augusta, January 26.-An act to re-
peal the gas and electric monopoly law
and the petitions for the passage of the
same from the people of Westbrook. both
of which are described in another COL
umn, were the most important matters
before the House today. The session
was sprinkIed with private bills, and q
few public measures. including one
against the tale and manufacture Of
cigarettes.
| Mr.. Stetson of Bangor presented an
act to change the name of the Hathorn
Fancy Forging Company to the Katahdin
Manufacturing Company.
Mr.. Philbrook of Waterville presented
| an act to extend the charter of the Oak
land Water Company.
Mr.. Hamilton of Biddeford presented
all amendment to make section Is. chap
ter read: Moderator, town clerk, Sc
lectmen, assessors, treasurer, auditor,
school committee, constable and town
agent, shall be. elected by ballot, and
other said officers by ballot, or other
method agreed on by vote of the town.
| Mr.. Whiting of Norridgewock present.
ed petition for the use of the punitive
chair.
Mr.. Hamilton Of Biddeford presented
an Amendments to section of chapter
l49, Revised Statutes, SO 1t shall read :
"An commitments of boys shall be for a
term not exceeding their minority or
until discharged by order Of the trustees
as before provided; and when boy ia
discharged therefrom at the expiration
of his term, or as reformed, it shall be
4 full and complete release from all pen
alties and disabilities created BY his
sentence.
Mr.. Eewall Of Bath moved TINT the
tabled bill relating to licensing guides
be taken from the table and recommitted
to the committee on inland fisheries and
games, and this was done.
Mr.. Maxwell of Richmond presented
an act to authorize Richmond to pur-
chase the porperty of the Rich mond Wat
er Company and incorporate the Rich-
mond water commissioners.
MIR. Hamilton OF Biddeford presented
a petition from that city asking an ap-
preparation for the Westbrook Semiua-
ry.
Mr.. Weeks Of Fairfield presented sim
liar petition.
Mr.. Sanborn of Sanford presented an
act to amend chapter $50 of the private
laws of 1889, entitled an act to incorpo-
rate the Mousam River railroad compa-
iny.
Mr.. Smith of Masardis presented acts
to prevents throwing slabs into the
Aroostook river; to empower the Ashland
Manufacturing company to maintain
booms and to authorize this company to
make dams and Improvements on Big
Machias river.
Acts to authorize the Piscataquis Pulp
Land Paper Company to erect piers and
booms in the Penobscot river, and the
same for the Katahdin Pulp ane Paper
Company.
Mr.. Wilson of Gorham presented an
act which provides that line fence
made wholly or in part of wire shall be
legal and sufficient except by mutual
written consent OF the adjoining own
ers.
Mr.. Boynton of Sullivan presented an
act to repeal scott on 8 of chapter SO. r.
s.. on the serving of trustee writs and
substituting new form of summons.
The change provides that all domestic
corporations and all foreign or alien
COMPANIES or corporations established
by laws of any other state or country
and having place of business or doing
business within this state, may be sum
moned as trustee, and trustee wrlts may
be served ON them and they may re-
spond by attorney or agent and make
disclosures.
Mr.. Wilson of Gorham presented bill
amendatory to chapter 254, special laws
of 1889, to transfer to the town the
special powers conferred on school dis.
trict No. l, and abolish the district.
MIR. Walton presented an act to prohibit
the manufacture and sale of cigarettes
The penalty provided for doing either
is a fine not exceeding $50 or imprison
ment not exceeding 60 days. 1t was re
ferrsd to the committee on temperance.
IN THE SENATE.