Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-03-23


Section i. Section two of chapter thir-
ty-three of the public laws OF esn.een
hundred and ,rsn nneuy-n after the word
''purposc' in the fifteenth line the WORDS
provided he keeps such dogs within
proper inc lps1 res so a 'nd follows Is
Section 2. Every owner or keeper OF a
dog more than four months old snail an
nualy before re the mrS. u nmb"red de-
scribed and licensed for one year from
the first day of April. in the office OF the
clerk of the city, town or p,amtd i,oil
around its neck collar distinctly marked
with the owners name and its registered
number. and shall pay to said clerk for
teen cents for each male dog and each
female dog incapable of producing young.
and three dollars and fifteen cents for
each other female dog, and Il person be-
coming the owner or keeper of dog
after the first day of April, not duly Ii
Censed shall cause il to be registered.
numbered, described and licensed as pro
vided above. Every owner or keeper of
dogs, kept for breeding purposes, may re-
ceive annually special kennel license
authorizing him to keep such dogs for
said purpose, provided he keeps such
dogs within a proper incosure. When
the number of dogs so kept does not eN-
coed ten. the fee for such license shall be
ten dollars. when the number of dogs so
SHAH be twenty dollars, and no fees shall
he required for the dogs of such owner or
keeper under the age of six months Dogs
covered by the kennel license shall be
excepted from the provisions of this sec
ton requiring registration, numbering or
Collaring.
hundred eighty-seven of the public laws
of eighteen hundred and nincty-three is
hereby amended by inserting after the
word ''colIared,' in the sixth line the
nrd- or mol IN
as amended, shall read as follows:
Section g. The mayor of each city. the
selectmen of towns and the assessors of
plantations shall annually within ten
days from the first day of May issue a
warrant to one or more police officers or
constables directing them to proceed
forthwith either to kill or cause TO be
killed all dogs within such city. town and
plantation not licensed and collared or
inclosed according to the provisions of
this act, anu to enter complaint against
the owners or keepers thereof Such Off
GERS shall receive from the city, town or
plantation, one dollar for each dog so
killed All bills for such services shall be
approved by the mayor of cities. and
municipal officers of towns and planta-
tons.
Section 3 This act shall take effect
April one in the year of our Lord nine
teen hundred and one
IApproved March IL
Chapter 1Gt.
AN AL 10 appOrtoil representatives
Be it enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives in Legislature as
Section l. The counties of York and
Cumberland. shall compose the first dis
trict, and be entitled to one representa-
tive. The counties of Oxford, Franklin.
AndrOscoggin, Sagadahoc. Knox and Lin
coin. shall compose the second district.
and be entitled to one representative. The
counties of kennebec, Somerset, Waldo
md s1.1T ,tri
district. and be entitled to one re2reSen-
tative. The counties of Penobscot, Piscat-
aquis. Aroostook and Washington, shall
compose the fourth district, and be en-
titled one representative.
Section :. The election of representa-
tiveS to congress shall take place and be
on the second Monday of September, one
thousand nine hundred and two, and
thereafter bennialy.
Section 3. The representatives chosen in
the several districts. shall at the time of
their election be residents therein. The
foregoing division of the state into repre-
sentative districts. shall be and continue
in force until an apportionment shall be
made for representatives to congress; after
taking the thirteenth census.
Section 4. In case any vacancy among
the representatives to congress requires
an election prior to the second Monday
of September one thousand nine hundred
and two, or at any other time. then such
vacancy shall be filled by the proper dis
trict under this apportionment
SecIOn .. | MS act snail take effect
when approved. Improved March 81
Chapter IGJ
AN ACT to amend Chapter one hundred
and twenty-three of the Public Laws of
eighteen hundred and nincty-niuc. en-
titled An Act i'm relation to Foreign
Banking Associations and Corpora
tons
Re it enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives in Legislature as
Sembled, as follows:
Section one of said act is hereby
amended by striking out in the fifth line
thereof the words one fourth" and sub
shutting in place thereof the words
'thrce-quartcrs. so that said section shall
read as follows:
Section ]. Every banking asSocat ton
or corporation. not Incorporated under tho
laws of this state of the United States
that maintains "A branch or agency i'll
this state for the transaction of a bank
ing business, shall pay % the state trras-
urer a tax of thrce-quarters of one per
cent per annum ON the amount of such
business done In this state. One-half of
said tax shall be paid on the amount of
such business for the six months ending
ON the last Saturday of April and the
other half on the amount for the six
months ending the last Saturday of OCto-
her, for such portion of such periods
as said association or corporation may
transact business in this state. The
amount of such business done in this
state Shall he ascertafned by first COM
putting the daily average for each month
of the period of all the moneys outstand-
ing upon loans and Investments and OF
all other moneys received. used or en-
ploved in connection with such business,
and by them dividing the aggregate of
such monthly averages by the number of
months covered by said return: and the
quotient resulting shall be deemed the
amount of such business. The amount OF
such tax so asCertaned shall be paid to
the state treasurer semi-annually within
ten days after the first Mondays in June
and December. Improved March g.
Chapter 1866
AN act additional to Chapter ninety
of the Revised Statutes, relating to liens
on WharVeS and Piers.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House
OF REPRESENTATIVES, in Legislature as
ser1hi"d. follows:
Section |. Whoever performs labor, or
furnishes labor or materials in construct
ing. altering. repairing a wharf or
pier. or any building thereon. by virtue of
a contract with or by consent of the own
cr has a lien thereon. and on the land on
which it stands. and on any interest tnat
such owner has in the same to secure
payment thereon, WIN costs. IT the deot-
or has no legal interest in the land on
which the wharf or pier is erected the
lien attaches to the wharf or pier and
may he enforced as hereinafter provided
and if the owner of such wharf or pier so
contracting. is minor or married
woman. such lien shall exist. and such