Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1901-01-23
STATE soLoNs.
Legislative News of Interest to Han
cock County Readers

In the House last Thursday, Rep.
Spotford, OF Deer Isle, presented an act to
define the powers OF trial justices. 1t
provides that no trial justice now com
missioned or hereafter appointed shall
have Jurisdiction OF any civil or criminal
action in the county for which he rs APP
pointed, unless at the time OF taking
such jurisdiction, he Is a resident thereof.
Rep. Stevens, OF Bluehiil, presented q
resolve appropriation $500 annually to
George Stevens Bluebiil academy.
Rep. Burrili, of Ellsworth presented an
act to establish the Hancock county rail-
road company. l. l.. Halman, Myer Gal
iert, J. T. Giles, OF Ellsworth; George NJ.
Warren, OF Castine; w. +. Emery, of
Surry; A. G. Hinckiey, of BiuehilI; Henry
w. Sargent, of Sargentviiie. and 3. d..
Leavitt, OF Esstport, are named as incor-
poratoss. The proposed route Is from
Washington Junction to CsstiDe, through
and Brooksville, with provision Tor
branch lines from Ellsworth to Lsmoine
or Trenton. The capital stock shall not
exceed $4,000.
Rep. spofford, OF Deer Isie, presented
petit ions and bin In favor OF an act to
prevent the killing OF guils ana tern.
Rep. yogeIi, OF Castine. presented re-
solve in favor OF John X. Bevan. for $50
for money expended during the civil war.
The committee on legal affairs last
Thursday reported favorsbiy on the bill to
revise the organization OF the parsonage
fund OF Bucksport. The bill was passed
to be engrossed Monday.
In the House Friday the most import
ant bill presented was one to make muir
der, when committed with express malice
aforethought or in the perpetrating or at
| tempting to perpetrate crime punish-
able by death or Imprisonment for life or
for an unlimited term OF years, punish
able by death, unless the jury finding per-
son guilty shall recommend the person
convicted to the mercy OF the court. in
which case the court may commute the
punishment from death TO imprisonment
for life at hard labor. Many feel strongly
that capital punishment is necessary to
check the series OF atrocious murders
which have shocked the state in the past
few years.
Rep. spofford. of Deer Isle, presented a
bill to legaiize the doings of meeting OF
school district No. 16, in stoniugton; also
u bill to set of Calf and West Black islands
from Long Island plantation aud annex
them to the town OF Swans Island.
Rep. Burrill, OF Ellsworth, presented
petition of the county commissioners of
Hancock county and fifteen others, of
Ellsworth, 10 prohibit the sale of trout
in the county of Hancock; also PEE
titions OF w. IL. Lawrence and Ave others
OF Sorrento; of j. A. Lswrie aud seven
teen others OF Eastbrook; OF A. &. Hiuck-
ley and eighteen Others OF Binehill; of III.
n. Dority and thirty-two Others OF Sedg-
wick; OF w. J. Dreamer aud sixteen OF hers
OF Penobscot; OF q. @. Long and twenty
one others OF East Bluehiii; OF George NJ.
Warren and eighteen others OF Castine;
OF Fred e. Webb and sixty-one others OF
Stonington; OF J. r. X. Freeman and four
teen others OF fremont; OF Henry Whit
ing aud ia Others OF Ellsworth; OF s. $.
StouihpH nh1 tpufhcci othtts VI
lin; of r. K. Mace aud eight others of
Great Pond; of George ii. Tapley and
twenty four others of Brooksviile; OF j.
A. Bowden and thirty five Others OF Han
cock; OF Louis p. Cole and thirty-th
Others OF Gonldsboro; OF Lewis F. Gray
| and forty seven others OF Brooksville; of
g. X. Alien and eight others OF BROOKLYN;
OF j. Z. Gott aud thirty others OF Surry;
of A. o. Gross and thirty-six Others OF
Deer Isle; all for same.