The Republican journal., 1901-03-28

of nullity or of divorce, or any Justice
thereof in vacation. may also decree con-
cerning the. care, custodysand support OF
the minor children of the parties and with
which parent any of them shall live, al
ter its decree from time to time as cir
cumstances require; change the name of
ecution of the powers given it in this
chapter may employ any compulsory
process which it seems proper, by ex-
ccution, attachment or other effectual
FORM [Approved Feb. 26.l
Chapter 152.
AN ACT in relation TO the compensation
of the Sheriff of the County of Oxford
establishing a salary.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives in Legislature as
semblcd, as follows:
Section 1. The Sheriff of the county of
Oxford from and after the first day OF
January, in the year of our Lord one
thousand nine hundred and one snail re-
ceive from the treasury of said county an
annual salary of three hundred dollars,
in quarterly payments on the last days of
March, June, September and December,
instead of the compensation provided i'll
section twenty-three of chapter eighty of
the revised statutes; and it is further
provided that the sheriff of said county
shall not receive from any of his deputies
any of the fees earned by said deputies
or any percentage thereon, nor shall said
sheriff receive any per diem or other
compensation for his attendance on the
supreme judicial court in said county,
Section 2. This act shall take effect
when approved. [Approved Feb. 2b]
Chapter 1888
AN ACT in relation to disorderly conduct
anu evasion of fares on street railroads,
steamboats, and ferries.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House
rs.,I.H k,,.,~
sembled. as follows:
Section l. Section seventy-three of
chapter fifty-one of the revised statutes
is hereby amended SO that said section, as
amended, shall read as follows:
Section 73 Whoever behaves in dis
orderly or riotous manner while on any
train of railroad cars, street railroad car,
steamboat or ferry, or uses indecent or
or ferry, or uses indecent or profane lam
guage in such car, steamboat or ferry, is
guilty of breach of the peace and
shall be fined not less than five nor more
ment in Jail not less than thirty days nor
more than one year, in addition to any
other penalty provided by law.
Section 2. Section SeVenty-fOur OF chap
ter fifty-one of the revised statutes is
hereby amended so that said section shall
read as follows:
Section "A. The conductor of a train of
cars on any railroad or street railroad
car. or ,le officer in charge of any steam
boat or ferry, may arrest and tenn
porarily nolu any person guilty OF such a
breach of the peace until warrant can
be obtained or he can be placed in the
custody of the proper officers of the law.
Section s. Section seventy-eight Of
chapter fifty-one of the revised statutes is
HEREBY amended so that the same shall
read as follows:
Section IS. No person is entitled to
transportation over a railroad, street rail-
road, or upon any steamboat or ferry,
who does not on demand first pay the es-
tablisned fare. Whoever fraudulently
evades payment by giving Il false answer
or by travelling beyond the place to which
he has paid, or by leaving train, street
railroad car: steamboat or ferry, without
paying. forfeits not less than five nor
more than twenty dollars. to be recovered
on complaint [Approved Feb. 26.
Chapter 1874
AN ACT additional to Chapter flfty-one
of the Revised Statutes, in relation to
Railroads.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House
of Representative in Legislature as
Scmbled, as follows:
Section ]. Whenever any railroad cor
poration, by foreclosure of a mortgage
or in any other method authorized by
law, has finally parted with it's franchise
to construct, operate and maintain the
railroad described in its charter, any
stockholder may maintain a suit in equity
in the supreme judicial court for the
WluulHS UP Ol lllc dlldliS dilu ulSool u
ton of such corporation
Section =. In such case the court shall
order such notice to all parties interested
as it may deem proper and proceed ac-
cording to the usual course of suits in
equity. But no trustees shall be ap-
pointed except upon motion OF some
party to the proceedings and then only
in the discretion Of the court.
lArproved Feb. 26.1
Chapter 135
AN ACT additional to Chapter forty-nine
of the Revised Statutes, relating to IN
Surance.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives in Legislature as
Scmbied as follows:
Section l. When by the laws of any
other state or country, amy fines, penal
ties, licenses. fees. deposits or other OBJ
legations or prohibitions additional to or
in excess of those imposed by the avs of
this state upon foreign Insurance. com
panies and their agents are imposed on
insurance companies of this state and
their agents, the same fines licenses
fees. deposits, obligations or prohibitions
shall be imposed upon all insurance COM
panieS of such state or country and their
agents doing business in or applying for
admission to this state.
Section 2. This act Shall take. effect
when approved. [Approved Feb. p.
Chapter 1876.
AN ACT in relation to the Taxation of
Street Railroad Companies.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives in Legislature as
sembled. as follows:
Section l. Section forty-seven of chap
ter six of the revised statutes as amended
by chapter forty-four of the public laws
of eighteen hundred and ninety-live is
hereby amended so that the same Shall
read as follows:
Section Al. Street railroad corporations
and associa tions are subject to the six
preceding sections and to section four, cX-
cept tnat the tax shall be ascertained as
follows: When the gross average re-
ceipts per mile do not exceed one thou
sand dollars the tax shall be equal to
three-twenticths of one per cent on the
gross transportation receipts; and for
each thousand dollars additional gross
receipts per mile. or fractional part
thereof, the rate shall be increased three
twentieths-of one per cent
Section 2. This act shall take effect
when approved. [Approved Feb. 26.]
Chapter 157.
AN ACT to amend Chapter two hundred
and four of the Public Laws of eighteen
hundred and fifty-six, in relation TO the
Municipal Court for the City of Port
land.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives. in Legislature as
sembled, as follows:
Section l. Section eleven of chapter two
hundred and four of the public laws OF
eighteen hundred and fifty-siX as amended
by section four of chapter twenty eight of
the public laws of eighteen hundred and
eighty-seven, is hereby further amended
by inserting after the word absent in
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