Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-10
Senate Met at Four O'clock,
Yesterday Afternoon.
House Held An Evening Session at
$50 O'clock.
Only a Few Members Were Present in
Either Branch.

Ill
being present. A little later Senators
Goodwin of Somerset, PIERCE of Aroos-
took and Clark of Hancock came in. ,
Senator Staples of Knox, presented
bill Incorporating the Phillips Trust
Co, and this was the only new business
presented.
President Virgin and Secretary Dun
bar were kept busy transacting rou-
tine business. while the senators and
the few spectators who were present
looked on and listened with care and
attention.
Senator Manley objected to the refer
ence Of the bill increasing the salaries
of the county commissioners of Kenne-
bee county to the committee on APP
t,ropriatiOns and financial affairs,
claiming that it should take the regular
course. as these salaries are paid by
the county of Kennebec and not by
the State. The bill was reported in the
House, Saturday, from the county deie-
cation with the recommendation that
IL ought to pass, and was referred 10
the appropriations committee through
mistake The President ruled that the
bill should be read by the Senate ana
passed to be engrossed and then sent
to the House.
Senator Staples of Knox, moved to
table the bill presented in the House,
Saturday. providing for the appoint
ment Of clerks of court by the Justices
of the supreme court, and the Senate so
voted.
Chief Justice Wiswell was visitor
in the Senate chamber during part OF
the session.
The Senate. at 4.35, adjourned until
10 O'Clock, Tuesday morning.
Prof. o. +. Lewis of the University
of Maine will be at the Capitol, tomor-
row forenoon, for the purpose OF taking
n moving picture of the Governor ana
Council and members of both branches
of the Legislature. He will set his
camera in front of the State House,
and. as soon as the forenoon session is
over, the members will march down
the stone steps and be immortalized in
a moving picture. If the day is un-
pleasant the gentleman will postpone
the task until the next fair day.
1t has been discovered that q bill has
become a law which may lead to COM
plications in many Maine towns. 1t is
to amend Section II of Chapter
3 of the Revised Statutes as
amended by Chapter 1886 of the Public
Laws of 1885. and to repeal conflicting
statutes relating to the election of
collectors of taxes, by adding thereto
the following words: Nor shall q col
lector be eligible to or hold the office
of treasurer until he has completed his
duties under his warrant and had q
final settlement with the town.
This means that collectors of taxes
before being elected as treasurer must
square up their accounts. The bill
further repeats Section 1I6 of Chapter
&. which authorizes the inhabitants
Of towns to appoint their treasurerS as
collectors of taxes.
This bill was reported from the COM
mittee on revision of statutes, and was
approved by the Governor, March a. 1t
was provided that the law should take
effect when approved. 1t is feared
that many towns at yesterdays cleo
tons might have violated this new law
by electing collectors as trcasurers be
fore their accounts We're settled
Under the new law this cannot be done,
although it has been done heretofore.
The bill amending the charter of the
city of Gardiner has been reported in
the House. 1t is as follows:
Section /. Section !our of the act
entitled An Act to incorporate the city
OF Gardiner" is hereby amended by in
sorting in the twenty sixth line thereof
after the word treasury the follow
ing: And all bills and claims against
the city of any and every nature shall
be paid by the city treasurer upon
presentation of the same, itemiZed, and
approved in writing by the city official
by whose authority the expenditures
represented 10y them shall have been in
Cured: and he shall retain all such
bills properly receipted, as his vouch-
ers for moneys by him paid out
Section >. Section three of said act
as amended by chapter four hundred
iif,y-five of the Laws of 1883 is hereby
amended by striking out the last ten
lines thereof and substituting therefor
the following: The alderman and COM
mon councilmen shall receive TO COM
pensaton for tner services as such.
Except ms above provided. neither the
mayor nor any member of the city
council shall. during the term for which
he may he elected, be chosen to any
salaricd city office.
Sect. 3. The mayor with the advice
and consent of the board of aldermen,
shall annually, on the third Monday in
March, appoint a city marshal. who
shall be the chief of police and who
shall have all the powers and exercise
All the duties that now appertain TO
the constables Of towns.
The city marshal SHALL with the adj
vice and consent of the municipal
officers. appoint all police officers. The
number of regular and special police
officers shah be determined from time
to time by the municipal officers. and
their duties shall be regulated by the
city marshal
All regular police officers shall hold
Office during good behavior and until
removed by the city marshal with the
consent of the municipal officers. All
special police officers shall be APP
pointed each year. ard may be removed
in the same manner as the regular
officers.
All police Off cers shall have all the
powers and exercise ali the duties in
criminal matters that now nnpertain