The Portland daily press., 1901-01-25

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resraotion OF the libel, which he IL pre-
pared to publish, may give In evidenos AZ
mitigation OF damages, that he 50 pub
lieheu such retraction. 1hs last section
is intended 70 strike those parties who
send 70 newspapers fake marriages and
engagements, articles known TO pc un-
true; also articles relating TO firms or
corporations with relation 81 their nnan-
ciai standing, known to the infcrmer to
be untrue. There lie Q penalty imposed
OF o fine not exceeding $500 or imprison-
ment net exceeding one year, or by both.
Mr.. Chase OF Portland, then presented
an act to amend the charter Of the city OF
Portland The bill amends section OF
chapter e7b of the private and special laws
OF the State af Maine, approved March "a,
1868, so as to read rs follows:
PORTLAND CITY CHARTER.
Section 4.--Every law, act. ordin ance,
resolve or order, requiring this consent OF
both branches OF the city council, except
| ing a law, act, ordinance, resolve or order
! involving the appropriation or expendi-
ture of money and rules and orders OF
parliamentary character, shall be pre-
sented to the mayor for approval. III not
approved by him, he shall return ff with
his objections at the next stated session
OF the city council. provided said stated
session ia held ut least one week after tine
Aforesaid law, act, ordinance, resolve or
order is presented to the mayor for his
approval, to that branch In which 10 or
iginated. which shall enter the objection
at large upon its journal and proceed to
reconsider the same. IL, upon sunh recon.
sideration, 10 shalt be passed by vote OF
twu.thirds OF all the members OF that
branch. It shall be sent, together with
the objections to the other branch, by
which 10 shall be reconsidered, and II
/ passed by two-thirds OF that nrancn y
shall have the same effect as IL sign cd BY
/ the mayor.
4 The mayor shall have the right to APP
| proye any law, act, ordinance, resolve or
order involving the appropriation and ex-
peuditure OF money as whole or TO APP
prove or disapprove specfno terms tnereoI,
| the portions approved shall thereby he In
| force In like manner as II no part there
OF had bsen dieapproved, and the portion
or portions disapproved shall thereupon
take the same course as herein provided
as though 1t had bsen disapproysd as a
/ whole In case OF vacancy In the office
resolve or order be finally passed the
same shall be valid without approval.
Section of the same act Is amended
by striking out second Monday In
March in the 18th line and substituting
"feoond Monday IN Dscember." Section
8, by striking out SECOND Monday in
March - and inserting second Monday
in December, and line change Is made
In the seventh line OF section ~, the
32d and 33d lines Of section IL. Section
IS is als9 amended In the first line by
striking out the words fret Monday
In March," and inserting first Monday
In December
The bill also provides that all terms
of Office of city officers that would
otherwise expire on the second Monday
OF March shall expire ON the second
Monday OF December next sf0r TINS
act shall take effect, or as soon tnere'
after as other persons are qualified TO
I'LL their places.
DELINQUENT TAXES.
Mr.. Haskell OF windham. presented an
act relating TO sale Of real estate for taxes
This act makes mandatory the lien upon
property upon which the taxes are not
paid within eight months.
yaan followed a number of petitions
and resolves carrying financial aid for
various academies.
Mr.. Farnsworth of Pembroke, present.
ed an act additional to chaptar 40 of
Revised Statutes relating TO Insurance.
The act provides that when by the laws
of any other state or country any fines,
penalties, licenses, fees, deposits or OH
or obligations, or prohibitions additional
to, or In excess Of those imposed BY the
laws OF this state upon foreign insur-
anoe companies and their agencies, are
imposed upon insurance companies OF
this state and their agents the same
| fines, licenses, fees. deposits. obligations
or prohibitions shall be imposed on all
insurance companies OF such state or com
pany and their agents doing business In
or applying for admission to this stats.
MANY OTHER MEASURES.
The following measures were then
read in quick succession ana referred TO
the proper committees:
BY MIR. Dudley of Augusta, an act to
incorporate the New England Trust COM
pany in Maine. The incorporators are
Oscar Holway, Lendall Titcomb. james
W. North, Melvin 8. Holway C.S. Hitch
borne. W. 3. Choate, N. W. Cole, +. l..
Hersey and Leslie @. Cornish. Ths capt.
tai stock is placed at 500, o0o. which may
be inoeaseu to not exceeding q. COZ, goo
The location is placed at Angus Ia,
by NJ. Knowlton of Pennington, resolve
granting to Charles IL. Burbank of Ches-
tervilie, who servei during the Civil
war from September, 1862, to the end OF
the war, his state bounty.
BY Mr.. Fsrnswortn Of Pembroke. Pc
tition of John s. Bridges and 40 Others
for aid in constructing the bridge In
town of Meddybemps, the sum aske1 for
being $500.
by Mr.. Sprague of Easton, petition OF
George II. Smith and ll5 Others for aid
in building the bridge across the Aroos-
took river in the town of washburn, ask.
Ing not less than $4,000.
BY same gentleman. petition OF Jame'
Mahany aud 81 others, asking that tbs
election of road commissioner be lett
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