The Portland daily press., 1901-02-28
to-day were the following presented by
the gentlemen named.

to-day were the following presented by
the gentlemen named:
by MIR Powers or Fort Fairfield, an act
to establish certain penalties fer the use
OF public funds by public officers for any
purposes not authorised by law.
1t provides that any state, county, and
municipal officer whose duty IL is to ex-
pend public mouey and to sxpend any OF
such money for any other purpose not au-
thorized by law. upon each and every
conviction shall be punished by tine
equal to twice the sum so unlawfully ex.
pended and imprisoned in the discretion
OF the court, but not less than thirty
days All prosecutions shall be by indict-
ment and the tine imposed upon state
officers shall inure to the sta1ei on
county officers TO the county, ana Jon
munioipAI officers TO the city, town or
plantation in which said officer resides.
Mr.. Powers OF Fort Fairfield also intro
duced an act providing that all sales,
transfers, mortgages, assignments, GER
tifloates and all other documents pertain
ing TO the persons ana property Of unoI-
ganized plac es shall or may lie recorded
in the registry of deeds of the county In
which the unorgani2ed place IL situated.
MIR. Powers OF Fort fairfield, act to
amend the law relating 20 the appoint
ment OF guardians, providing IL there De
no municipal officers, the judge shall
name three reputable persons resident OF
the vicinity In which such persons resides
to make investiRation whether the ap-
pointment OF a guardian Is necessary.
Several remonstranoes were presented
against granting a charter for water for
the town OF Waldoboro Mr. Dunn OF
Orono presented resolve in favor OF the
legislative committee and members Of the
House ard Senate authorized to visit the
University OF Maine for Sl5L5O to defray
the expenses OF the inspection OF the In
stitution.
,faF Iva
authorizing "A temporary loan OF slJbUo
for the year 1901 and S3Ol coo for the year
1902
MIR. Walker OF Starks presented a re-
solve In favor OF the town OF kingfeld for
1880 on account or an error In the
tabuIation of the school returns.
Mir. Gilmore Of Turner presented re-
solve OF 25OO annually to be taken from
the state school fund to defrAy the ex-
penses of holding at least four summer
training schools for teachers and Tor the
purpose OF preparing and distributing
among the teachers OF the schools ana
school officers, outlines, suggestions and
directions concerning the management |
discipline and methods employed In
teaching for the purpose OF promoting
improved systems OF Instruction.
Mr.. Haskell Of Mindham, act to en- !
courage the raising OF cattle and the de- |
velopment or the iaIming Industry OF
Maine The act provides that the assess |
ors OF cities, towns and plantations shall
not include cattle as property to oe taxed |
when they make their assessment on the
first day of April, tut they snan be ex-
empted from taxation for period or ten |
years.
MIR. Dunn OF Orono, petition of Josiah |
Crosby and others OF Dexter that the
comm issioneTs of = enobscot county may |
be authorized to erect court house.
TO The BUFFALO FAIR.
The following petition signed by all
the members of the Cumberland County
delegation has been handed to Governor
Hin:
''ro the Honorable Governor of the State
OF Maine;
'The Undersigned respectfully and
earnestly recommend the appointments OF
Samuel : Lane or Westbrook commis-
Rioner TO the Pan-American Exposition
to be holden at buffalo, n. Y. MIR Lane
is treasurer of the Haskell SIX company
ana is a broad. liberal minded man, with
large acquaintance throughout the
United States Ha Is thus peculiarly
fitted TO fill the position with credit TO
the state
The bill ng the commission has
not yet passed. IL is now on the Senate
table on motion of Senator McFadden.
THE CAMDEN FIGHT.
The latest report concerning the battle
in progress over the Camden waterworks
question is that much Of the opposition
to municipal ownership of waterworks 10
not directed against Camden alone 1t is
said that opposition IS being made be-
cause this would afford precedent for
the people or Portland, Augusta and
other cities ana towns supplied by private
companies. to demand municipal owner
ship. On the other hand, the Aupurn
case already is precedent and the debt
| limit would be a bar TO municipal owner