The Republican journal., 1903-04-09

An Act establishing the Saiary ~ S9 ~
County Attorney for the county VI
Section l. The county attorney for the
county of Knox shall receive. an annual
salary from the treasurer OF s,a.ri arieriv W
on the first days of January, April, July
and October in each year, beginnihs on
the first day of April, one thousano, ni,ie ~ 1t,
hundred and three. instead OF tne sdiaiy
now provided by law. T.,
| Section . All acts and parts OF acts IN IN
| consistent with this act are hereby re-
f'NN [Approved March ISL
Chapter 235.
| An Act relating tc Corporations. =,
| Section 1. The secretary OF state @sii.til @
prepare a list CT all corporations, eiVlns
| the corporate name, the name OF me me
| treasurer last filed in the office OF the
secretary of state, and the amount OF tne
annual franchise tax due for the year
nineteen hundred and one, except those
which have been duly excused as pro.
vided by statute or dissolved by decree OF
court. which have mot paid their iran,
ehise tax for the year nineteen hundred
and one, which hist shall be puplsheu
three times for three consecutive weeks
in the month of May, nineteen hundred
and three, in three places Wlthln the
state of Maine:
Namely, Bangor, Augusta and Portland,
in such newspaper in each place as the
secretary of state may select Any such
to pay said franchise tax and the eX-
penses of advertising the same on or be-
fore the first day of December nineteen
hundred and three, is hereby declared
to have forfeited its charter and the same
shall therea fterwards be void
The data covering the avoiding of said
charter; to wit. tie fact OF the publlca-
tion Of the same and the dates thereof,
and lhe avoidance of said charter by
, reason of such publication and the failure
IL pay said over due franchlse 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 Thereon; lhat
the sum of three hundred dollars be and
hereby is appropriated to pay the eN-
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
pordtion as doing business, or snail 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 fine
of three hundred dollars, for the benefit
of the state.
Section s. This act shall take effect
VIXEN approved.
[Arproved March Isl
Chapter 236.
An Act for the Protection of Shore Birds.
1t shall be unlawful for any person not
bona fide resident of this state, and
actually domiciled therein, to hunt, puree
sue, chase, or Kill within the limits of
Knox, Lincoln, Waldo and Sagadahoc
counties. and the towns of Brunswick,
lIarpswell and Freeport in the county of
Cumberland. any teal, ducks, sea- or
shore BIRDS without first having procured
| a license therefor as hereinafter provided.
Such licenses shall be issued by the COM
Inissioners OF inland fisheries ana game,
uDCW application in writing and the pay
rnent 0t. i've dollars, and under sucn rules
and regulations to be established by
them, and approved by the governor and
council, as may be required to carry cHt
the true intent Of this act ana not In
consistent herewith. All money received
for such licenses shall be forthwith paid
TO the state treasurer, and then expended
of the birds in the counties and towns
above named under the direction of the
governor ard council.
" hoover is found guilty of violating
any of the provisions of this act shall be
punished by 4 fine Of not less than
| tweatY-live dollars nor more than one
hundred dollars and costs Tor each Of
tense.
[Approved March Isl
Chapter 237.
An Act to regulate the use Of Automo-
biles and Motor Vehicles upon Public
Ways.
Section J. No automobile or motor We
hic.eS shall lie driven, operated, or caused
to be driven OF operated, upon any high
WAY, town way, public street, avenue,
driveway. park of parkway at d greater
rate Of speed tllan fifteen miles an hour,
or upon any highway, town way, public
street, avenue, driveway, paps or park
| way. within the compact or built up por-
| tions of any city, town or village the
| limits of which shall be fixed by the
| municipal officers thereof, al a greater
rate of speed than eight miles an hour,
| except where such city or town may by
| ordnance OF bylaw permit q greater rate
Section 2. No person driving or in
charge of an automobile or motor vehicle
| on any highway, toWnWay, public street,
| avenue, driveway, park or parkway, shall
drive the same at any speed greater than
! is reasonable and proper, having regard
To the traffic and use of the way by
others. or SO as to endanger the life or
limb or any person; and racing any such
| vehicle ON any such ways or parks is
hereby forbidden.
SECTION 8. Every person driving or op-
Grating an automobile or motor vehicle
shall at request and signal by putting
| up the hand, or by other visible signal,
from a person riding Or driving a horse
or horses or other domestic animals,
cause such vehicles to come to a stop as
soon as possible and to remain stationary
SO long as may be necessary to allow such
aHinlal or animals to pass.
| motor vehicle shall have attached thereto
a suitable bell or other appliance for Civ
ing notice of It's approach, which, when
fGhS or otherwise operated, may be heard
q a distance of three hundred feet; and
shall also carry a lighted lamp between
one hour after sunset and one hour before
sunrise.
Section 5. Municipal officers of any city
or town may designate places on any
streets or ways therein, where, in their
Judgment. by reason of cliffs, embank-
lnents or other exceptional natural condi-
tions. the meeting of automobiles or mo-
tor vehicles and horses would be attended
with unusual danger. Such designation
snail he made by causing the words "au-
to1nohilcs-go slow to be conspicuouslv
displayed on signboards at the right hand
side of each approach to the place to be
designated, ana not more than one hun
| Nred and fifty feet distant 1ha.r,afrnra n Il