Daily Kennebec journal., 1899-04-13
STATE HOUSE.
Only Two New Laws Relating to In
surance Department.
Board Of Pharmacy in Session Gossip Of the
Departments.

will be made public, Friday. as that VIII
give the customary seven days notice be-
fore the meeting of the Council Which
takes place Thursday. April 20 at
o'clock in the afternoon.
"Eow MANY laws were made TINS VIII
tnr referring to your department. th1
Jo,rual asked Deputy Insurance COM
missioner Fletcher. Wednesday morning.
"p,rrinr the two extensions of time
given Maine companies to organize ana
| 10 change from one sort to ahother o'
insurance. there were but two real laws
| passed. The first one refers 10 ihc ahh"-
| ity companies that are dong puSi"css III
this State. Heretofore these companies
have not been under any special care as
they did not really belong according 70
the law TO this department. Nellher ulo
they come under the head or the pank-
ing lepartment This new law III regard
10 them places them under al the pro-
visions Of the laws relating to life in
surance of the state, except 50 Tar as II
relates to taxation
1.-THE other law relates to the life and
casualty insurance on the assessment
plan. This provides that no corporation
doing a life and casualty business on
inc assessment plan shall issue an
endowment limited payment of life
instaIlment or annuity policy. 1t also
nrovides that all policies issued
bv such companies shall hereafter
bear on the face the words: Ihls poiicy
subject to assessment" This was done
as there seems to be no doubt but that
policies have been sold that the pollcS
holders did not understand were liable
to assessment, for though in cases where
the assessment was mentioned II was
often in small type and not noticed. The
nenaltv for any companies violating this
act is the forfeiture of their license.
This latter act it is understood is also
made as it was feared that many COM
panies were carrying greater hablltY
than they could pay should they be
called upon to do it.
The law relating to the annuity went
into affect April TO- but the one relating
to life and casualty insurance is not n
force until July l.
The laws have been printed on little
slips ana sent out to the companies that
they NAV be informed.
The board of pharmacy was i'll session
in the room of the judiciary, Wednesday
There were q applicants for diplomas be-
fore them for examination.
one of the little sections of the laws
in relation to the teaching of temper
ance and morality in the common school.
provides that 10 minutes at least of each
week. shall be used by the teacher in in
stilling into the minds Of the scholars,
the desirablity of treating well the dumb
animals and birds.
John r. Dyer, who was one of the
spare hands at the State House during
the session OF the Legislature. has been
appointed to fill the position made vacant
by the resignation Of Charles w. Wey-
mouth. He will for the present run the
elevator.
Secretary A. G. Young has sent Dr. q.
Il. Washburn of this city. to Riley to
raise the quarantine on the houses where
the cases Of smallpox have been con-
fined. The doctor will see if the cases
are far enough advanced to be safely let
to mingle with the other people and if
SO. will then thoroughly disinfect the
houses, as well as the people themselves.
The fabrication committee is in eVl-
dence once more. This time one of them
tells the story of the manner in which
the maple syrup and maple sugar Is
made in Vermont, claiming that he has
been an eye witness to the scenes.
THE maple orchards up that way are
so very numerous that they do not value
a tree very highly and are ready to sac
rtice certain portion Of them each
year" said the members. To manufac-
ture the sugar they bore hole slantinS
diagonally down into the butt of the tree.
They then cover the tree with asbestos
and build large fire about it. After
day of heating they cut down the tree
and there in that hole that was made in
the tree, is found the su"ar all ready Tor
sale and beautifully nodded.
State Superintendent of Schools w. W.
Stetson has returned from Ellsworth,
where he went to meet the citizens to de-
eide on holding summer school there
Superintendent Stetson asked that the
citizens furnish a suitable hall for hold
ing the meetings and guarantee to fur
nish the visiting teachers board for $3.50
a week 1t was decided to hold the school
4
the two weeks commencing July 10. a
committee to solicit the attendance of
teachers and superintendents in the VI
cinity and a committee of entertainment
were appointed. Mayor Greedy is chair
man of the latter committee. Superin-
tendent Stetson was much pleased with
the interest shown in Ellsworth
The three following companies
Wednesday, filed certificates of incor-
poration
General Hooking Fuel Company organ
lied at Portland for the purpose of min
ing coal. with s50.0co capital stock, Of
which $1,000 is paid in. The officers are:
President. Charles H. Boardman of Co
lumbus. o.: treasurer, Alfred Brenhatts
of Columbus, Q. Certificate approved,
April Z, 1899.
Pacific Gold Dredging Company organ
ized at Portland for the purpose of con-
ducting a general mining business with
$3.50. COO capital stock, of which $50 is paid
| in The officers are: President, Edward
| X Milliken of Portland Me; treasurer,
| H. p. Sweetzer of Portland, Me. Certifi-
cate approved. April TO- 1899.
| Miller Heater Manufacturing Company
| organized at Portland, for the purpose of
| the manufacture and sale OF heating APP
paratus with $4,000 capital stock, Of
| which $50 is paid in. The officers are:
| p...;,lon, Libby of w ,nthrou