Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-30


fore me the day Of A. D.,
100 and have destroyed the same by
Dated at this day Of
A. D., 100
Game Warden
[Approved March ISL
Chapter 234.
An Act establishing the Salary OF the
County Attorney for the county Oh
Knox.
county of Knox shall receive an annual
salary from the treasurer or state OF
seven hundred dollars, payable quaarteriy
and October in each year, beginning on
the first day of April. one Thousand, nine
hundred and three. instead OF the saiary
Section ?. All acts and parts of acts In
consistent with this act are hereby re-
Improved March Isl
Chapter 235.
An Act relating to Corporations,
Section /. The secretary of state shall
prepare a list of all corporations. giving
he corporate name, the name of the
treasurer last filed in the office OF the
secretary of state, and the amount of the
annual franchise tax Que ior tAe year
which have been duly excused as pro-
vided by statute OF dissolved by decree OF
court, which have not paid their fran,
and one, which list shall be published
three times for three consecutive weeks
in the month of May, nineteen hundred
and three, in three places WITHIN the
state of Maine:
Namely, Bangor, Augusta and Portland.
in such newspaper in each place as the
secretary of state may select. Any such
corporation so advertised, which shall fail
to pay said franchise tax and the OK
penses of advertising the same, on or be-
fore the first day of December, nineteen
y-x.d how a
to have forfeited it's charter and the same
shall thereafterwards be void.
The data covering the avoiding of salG
charter; to wit, the fact of the puollca-
ton of the same and the dates thereof,
and the avoidance of said charter by
reason of such publication and the failure
to pay said over due franchise tax as
herein provided, shall be so entered upon
the corporation records of the state and
be certified by the secretary of state as
evidence of the forfeiture thereof. That
the sum of three hundred dollars be ana
hereby is appropriated to pay the eX-
penSe hereof.
Section 2. Any person or persons who
shall undertake to do business, or do bust
ness of amy kind in behalf of any such
corporation. or shall hold out such cor
poration as doing business, or shall sell.
transfer, or put upon the market any
stocks or other evidence of Indebtedness
whatsoever of any such corporation, after
the charter thereof has been forfeited as
! herein provided shall be subject to a fine
OF thfee hundred uolldTS, LOT lhe peHeiit
Section 9. This act shall take effect
when approved.
Approved March 2S.l
Chapter 236.
An Act for the Protection of Shore Birds
1t shall be unlawful for any person not
a bona fide resident of this state, and
actually domiciled therein, to hunt, pur-
sue, chase, or kill within the limits of
Knox, Lincoln. Waldo and -Sagadahoc
Harpswel and Freeport in the county of
| Cumberland. any teal ducks, sea or
shore birds without first having procured
a license therefor as hereinafter provided.
| missioners OF inland fisheries and game,
upon application in writing and the pay
ment of five dollars. and under SUCH rules
| council, as may be required to carry out
| the true intent of this act and not in
consistent herewith. All money received
| FOR such licenses shall be forthwith paid
| TO the state treasurer, and then expended
| by the commissioners in the protection
If the birds in the counties and towns
| above named under the direction of the
| governor and council.
| Whoever is found guilty of violating
any Of the, provisions of this act shall be
| punished by n fine of not less than
| twenty-five dollars more than one
| hundred dollars and costs for each Of
Tense.
Improved March rs.
Chapter 237.
An Act to regulate the use of Automo-
biles and Motor Vehicles upon Public
| Ways.
Section 1. No automobile or motor We
hlcles shall be driven, operated, or caused
to be driven or operated, upon any high
way, town way, public street, avenue,
driveway. park or parkway, at a greater
rate of speed than fifteen miles an hour,
| or upon any highway, town way, public
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way. within the compact or built up por-
TONS of any city, town or village, the
| limits of which shall be fixed by the
rate of speed than eight miles an hour,
except where such city or town may by
ORDINANCE or bylaw permit a greater rate
| of speed.
Section 2. No person driving or in
| charge or an automobile or motor vehicle
| on any highway. townway, public street,
| Avenue; driveway, park or parkway shall
| uilVe the same at any speed greater than
| Is reasonable and proper, having regard
| 10 the traffic and use of the way by
others, or so rs to endanger the life or
| limb or any person. and racing any such
Eehlcie on any such ways or parks is
| hereby forbidden.
SECTION :. Every person driving or OPP
Grating AN automobile or motor vehicle
snail at request and signal by putting
up the hand, or by other visible signal
from person riding or driving a horse
or norses or other domestic animals
|
| soon as possible and to remain stationary
so long as may be necessary to allow such
| aniinai or animals to pass.
section 4. Every such automobile or
| motor vehicle shall have attached thereto
suitable bell on other appliance for Civ
ing notice of It's approach, which, when
| ruhS or otherwise operated, may be heard
az q distance of three hundred feet: and
shali also carry a lighted lamp between
one hour after sunset and one hour before
sunrise. ~ "eioie
Section 5. Municipal officers of anv citv
or town may designate places on any
streets or ways therein, where in their
Judgment by reason of cliffs, embank
inehts or other exceptional natural condj-
IONS, the meeting of automobiles or mo-
TOT vehicles and horses would be ATTENDED
with unusual danger. Such designation
snau ne made by causing the words IAN
tomoh1leS-go slow to be consDicuousIv
diSpiayed on signboards at the right ha
Side OF each approach to the place to he
designated, and not more than one HIM
dred ana nifty feet distant therefrom: nd
IN automobile or motor vehicle, before
meeting any horse between such limits
silau De brought to q Standstill and shall
not proceed unless by request Of the
iluer or driver of the horse until such
morse snail have passed; and no such We
hicle shall pass airy place so designated
at greater speed than four miles an
hour. H aii
Section 6. The violation of anv of H.,
provisions of this act shall be punished
by fine not exceeding fifty dollars. or hu
imprisonment not exceeding fen da,,,