The Portland daily press., 1901-02-06

tiTs. day of September, 1901, on whicn q
certificate will be issued certifying that
the person is registered undertaken and
embalmsr. Section seven provides for the
meeting of the board twice each year.
Section eight provides that the board
shall be made up OF two members OF tne
State Board Of Health, one Of whom shall
be secretary OF the State Board OF Health
VINO shall bs the clerk Of the beard, and
two practical undertakers and embaifu-
ers. 1t also says that the board OF ex-
aminers shall be appointed by the state
Board of Health, and In case Of vacancy
the state Board Of Health shall make the
temporary appointments. Ihe next sec
tion provides that all blanks andlforms OF
procedure shall be adopted by the state
Board OF Health. Section ten makes the
usual provision that no undertaken shall
empaim 9 body till the physicians GER
titicate has been received Section eleven
says that the records shall be kept at the
office Of the Board OF Health, and that
the board shall make annual report TO
the State Board OF Health. Section
twelve provides that the fee for examina-
ton shall be five dollars. The members
OF the board shall be entitled to i've dol
lars per Day and expenses during their at
tendance at examinations, and the clerk
Of the board, who is ths secretary Of the
State Board OF Health, shall receive 500
for his first years services ani after that
the regular fee OF the rest Section
thirteen provides penalty for violating
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Health Of not less than tive nor more
than one hundred dollars.
THE RIGHT OF EMINENT DOMAIN. |
The bill to incorporate the Wilton Elec-
trio Light and Power company came up
in the House today favorably reported by |
the committee on legal affairs. 1t was
tabled on motion OF Representative Allan
OF Portland, The bill Is one OF those
which oonfers the right of eminent do
main and revives a charter granted by a
prsvious Legislature in which there was
the same provision. AS the ques-
ton is Investigated 1t Is found that past
legislatures have In other cases granted
the right Of eminent domain TO electric
and telephone companies. The Dirigo |
Telephone company, recently petitioner |
for rights In the streets OF Portland was
Incorporated away hack in 1888 and was
given the light of eminent domain al |
though ths authority has never been ex-
ercised. MIR. Allan said today that he
had tabled the Wilton bill SO that II this |
question is to be raised, this measure,
that In relation to the Madison Falls
company and any others may stand on an
even footing.
SHERIFFS REPRESENTED
Some at least OF the sheriffs do NOS pro-
poss to allow their fees to be wiped out
without their knowledge, even II their
consent proves to be unnecessary, and thei
Third House already numbers in itsl
mem bership gentlemen who will look
after the interests Of the sheTiffs.
SABBATH DAY LAKE.
There was laughter in the House this
morning when Mr. Carleton. who has
zsalously ohampioned the bill to prohibit
fishing through the ice In Sabbath Day !
lake announced that he found that bit OF
water or ice protected already by the
general law. MIR. Carleton moved that
the bill be indefinitely postponed aud 1t
was so voted.
SENATE BUSINESS.
Among the measures presented in the
senate today were the foil lowing:
BY Mr.. Prince OF oxford, bill to ex-
tend the charter of the Buckaeld Water
company.
by MIR. Morrison Of York, remonstrance
of Fugerson Harris and $50 others OF
Biddeford and Ssoo against closing out
let streams and tributaries In Bartlett
pond in WATERFORD.
BY MIR. Viokery OF kennebec, bill to fix
the salary OF the steward Of the Eastern
Maine Insane hospital at $500 year.
HOUSE BUSINESS.
Among the new business presented In
the HouFe today were the following meas
ures:
BY Mr.. Carleton OF winthrop, act to es-
tabIish a municipal court In and for the
towns OF winthrop, Monmouth and Wayne
in the county of Kennebeo to be denomi-
mated the Winthrop Municipal court with
q civil jurisdiction of $50.
By Mr. Staples OF York, act auth orizing
the Eliot Bridge company to sell ali It's
rights to any corporation duly established
under the laws Of New Hampshire or
Maine.
BY Mr.. BeAl of Bangor act relating to
the taking OF lands for parks or squares
The act provides that any town or city
containing more than one thousand in |
habitants may take lands for public |
parks. squares OF a public library build
ing, but such lands shall not be taken
without the oonsene OF the owner, II at
the time of nling the required papers such
land is occupied by a dwelling house
wherein the owner or his family resides.
by MIR. Chase of Portland. act provid- |
ing additional remedy for the rerovery OF
property OF deceased persons alleged to
have been concealed, embezzled or con-
yeyed away.