The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1901-03-28
hundred and ninety three. relating
A. Ia4tor n,I.o.t ont tim of Sheen

Kindred and ninety three. relating to
the better protection of Sheep.
Be it cnacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives in Legislature as
sembled rs follows:
Section l. Section two of chapter thir-
ty-three Of the public laws of eighteen
hundred and ninety-nlne IS hereDy
purpose in the fifteenth line the words
provided he keeps such dogs within
proper inclosure,' SO that said section, as
amended, shall read as follows:
Section 9. Every owner or keeper of a
dog more than four months old snail an
nually, before the first day of April,
cause it to be registered numbered. De
scribed and licensed for one year from
the first day of April. in the office OF the
clerk of the city. town or plantation
where said dog is kept and snaii Keep
around its neck collar distinctly marked
with the owners name and its registered
number. and shall pay to said clerk for
a license the sum of one dollar and Iii
teen cents tor each male dog ana each
female dog incapable of producing young.
and three dollars and fifteen cents for
each other female dog, and person be-
coming the owner or keeper OF cog
after the first day of April. not duly Ii
cenSed shall cause it to he registered,
numbered, described and licensed as pro-
vided above. Every owner or Keeper OF
dogs kept fo' breeding nirnoSeS. may re-
ceive annually Il special kennel license
authorIzlIiS nlm to Keep sucn ooSs tor
said purpose, provided he keeps such
dogs within a proper inclosuEe: When .
coed ten the fee for such license shall be
ten dollars. when the number of DOGS SO
kept exceeds ten, the fee for such license
shan be twenty dollars. ana no ices SNAIL
be required fo!' the dogs OF such owner or
keeper under the age OF SIX months. Dogs
covered by She kennel license snail be
excepted from the provisions of this sec
ton requiring registration, numbering or
cullarinS.
Section 2 Section six of chapter two
hundred eishtN-seNen of the pubic laws
of eighteen hundred and ninety-three is
hereby amended by inserting after the
word 'collared Iii the slxtn lane 1ne
words or inclosed,' so that said section,
as amended, shall read as follows:
Section q. The mayor of each city. the
selectmon of +owns and the ASSESSORS Of
days from the first day of May issue
warrant 10 one OF more police officers OF
constahlns directing them to proceed
forthwith either to kill or cause to be
killed an dogs within stch city, town ala
plantation not licensed and coilared or
Enclosed according to the provisions OF
this act, and to enter complaint against
the oWuel> or keepers thereof. 0ucn OIL
GERS shall receive from the CITY, town or
plantation, one dollar for each dog SO
killed. An bills for such services shall b"
approved by the mayor of Cities, and
nun'"t'att Officers oI GOWNS ana piali'd-
Section j. This act shall take effect
April one in the year OF our Lord nine
teen hundred and one
[Approvcd March II
Chapter 1Gt.
AN ACT to a2portoa Representatives
Be it enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives i'll Legislature as
sembled. as follows:
Section l. The counties of York and
Cumberland. shall compose the first dis
trct and be entitled to one representa-
tive. The counties Of oxford. Franklin,
Androsco~ein. Saea'la''o Knox and in-
coin shall compose the second district,
and be entitled 10 one representative The
counties of kennebcc, Somerset, Waldo
and hancock snail comuose the third
district, and be entitled to one re2resen-
tative the counties of PenohScot, Plscat-
aquis, Aroostook and Washington, shall
compose the fourth district, and be en-
titled to one representative.
Section 2. The election of representa-
tivcs 10 congress shall take place and be
on the second Monday of September, one
thousand nine hundred and two, and
thereafter bcnnialy.
Section ). Inc 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 alter
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, at any other time, then Such
vacancy shall be filled by the proper dis
trict under this apportionment.
Section D. This act shall take effect
when approved. lApproTed March 81
Chapter 100.
AN ACT to amend Chapter one hundred
and twenty-threc of the Pubic Laws of
eighteen hundred and ninety nine, CHI
1nl AI.t in, LAT int
Banking Associations and Corpora
TONS
BE it enacted by tie Senate and House
of RepreSentH tiVcS III Legislature as
semblcd, as follows:
Section one of said act is hereby
amended ~ striking out in the fifth line
stituting i'll place thereof the words
three quarters, so that said section shall
read as follows:
Section ]. Every banking association
or corporation, NOT incorporated under the
laws of this state or OF the United states
that maintains branch or agency i'll
this state for the transaction OF a bank
ing business, siiajl pay 40 the state treas
ircr a tax of thrCC-uuartr1S OF one per
cent per ;tlnQnl ON the amount OF such
business dome i'll this state. Onc-hail ot
said tax shall he r.jid an III" ;lmorrlt ~
such business for the six months ending
ON The last SATURDAY OF April, ana IN
other half on the amount for tie SIX
months ending tho last Saturday Of Octo-
Der, or for such portion OF such periods
as said association or c"rporati"n may
transact business III this state. The
amount OF such business; done in this
state shall lie lscertaiM"d b. first COM
putting the daily average for each month
Of he period OF all he moneys outstand-
ing upon loans and Investments and Of
all other moneys received. used or en-
pONCd in COllllecllOH with Such business.
and NY them dividing thc aggregate of
such monthly averages 10y the number Of
months covered by said return; and the