The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1903-04-02
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Chapter 234.

Game Warden.
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Chapter 234.
An act establishing the Salary OF the
county Attorney for the County OF
section L The county attorney for the
county Of Knox shall receive an annual
salary from the treasurer of state, OF
seven hundred dollars payable quarterly
on the first DAYS of January. April, July
aud October in each year, beginning on
the first day of April, one thousand, nine
hundred and three. instead of the salary
now provided hY law.
Section ? All acts and parts OF acts In
consistent with this act are hereby re
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Chapter 235.
An Act relating to Corporations.
Section l. The secretary Of state snail
urepstre a list OF all corporations, giving
the 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 due for the year
nineteen hundred and one, except those
which have been duly excused az pro-
Vided by statute OF dissolved BY decree OF
court which have not paid their fran
chlse tax for the year nineteen hundred
aud one which HIST 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 MINNIE.
Namely, Bangor, Augusta and Portland,
in slch newspaper in each place as the
secretary II state may select Any such
corporation so advertised. which shall fail
To- pay said franchise tax and the OK
penscs Of Advertising the same. on or be
fore the first day of December, nineteen
hundred and three, IL hereby declared
to have forfeited its charter and the same
shall thereafterwards be void.
The data covering the avoiding or said
charter, 10 wit. the fact Of the publica-
ton Of the same and the dates thereof
and the avoidance of said charter by
reason Of such publication and the failure
10 pay said over due franchise tax as
herein provided, shall be so entered upon
the corporation records of the state ana
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 any 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
! herein provided, shall be subject to fine
OF three hundred dollars, for the benefit
| of the state.
Section g. This act shall take effect
when approved.
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Chapter 23e.
| An Act for the Protection Of Shore Birds.
| 1t shall be unlawful for any person not
| a bona fde resident of this state, and
actually donliciled therein, to hunt, pur-.
sue. chase, or kill within the limits OF
| Knox, Lincoln, Waldo and SagadahoC
| counties, and the towns of Brunswick,
Harpswell and Freeport in the county of
| Cumberland, any teal, ducks, sea or
shore birds without first having procured
| q license therefor as hereinafter provided.
| Such licenses shall he issued by the COM
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| upon application in writing and the pay
ment OF five dollars, and under SUCH rules
| and regulations to be established by
| them, and approved by the governor and
| 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. forthwkh paid
| to the state treasurer, and then expended
| by the commissioners in the protection
| Of the birda 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 fine of not less than
| twenty-five dollars nor more than one
| hundred dollars and costs for each Of
| Tense.
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Chapter 237.
An Act to regulate the use of Automo-
| biles and Motor Vehicles upon Public
Section l. No automobile or motor We
| hicles 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
street, avenue, driveway, paM or park
| way. within the compact or built up por-
| lions OF any city, town or village, the
limits OF which shall be fixed by the
| municipal officers thereof, at Il greater
| rate OF speed than eight miles an hour,
except where such city or town may by
ordinance or bylaw permit 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
| !lnlD or any person; and racing any such
| vehicle on any such ways or parks Is
hereby forbidden.
Section 8. Every person driving or OPP
| Grating am 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
cause such vehicles to come to O. stop as
soon as possible and to remain stationary
so long as may be necessary to allow such
| animal or animals to pass
| Section 4. Every such automobile or
| motor vehicle shall have attached thereto
suitable bell on other appliance for Civ
| lnG notice or Its approach, which, when
| runS or otherwise operated may be heard
| at a distance of three hundred feet: and
| shali also carry lighted lamp between
one hour, after sunset and one hour before
| sunrise.
| Section 8. Municipal officers OF any civ
| 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-
tUr Vehlcies and horses would be attended
Mitn unusual danger. Such designation
small be made by ca using the words ''au-
tomohiles-go slow to be conspicuolsIy
displayed on signboards at the right hand
SIDE or each approach to the place to be
designated, and not more than one hun
dred and fifty feet distant therefrom; and
an automobile or motor vehicle, before
meeting any horse between such limits
shall be brought to q standstill. and shall
not proceed. unless by request of the
rider os driver of the horse, until such
morse shail have passed; and no such We
~ MY s S,.a Eass any place 50 designated
hour. 'e' "''
Section 6. The violation of any of the
provisions of this act shall be punished
by fine not exceeding fifty dollars or nv
imprisonment not exceeding ten days-
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Chapter 2s8.
An Act to amend section eight OF chanter
one hundred and fifteen Of the Revised
statutes, relating to compensation of
members of the government.
Section L.; Section eight is hereby amend
ed by striking out, after the word re
ceive' in the tenth line. the words zone
hundred ana fifty and inserting in lieu
thereof the words three hundred and By
striking ont in the nineteenth line, after
the word receive" the words three hun
dred, and insert In place thereof the
words 'hve hundred so that said section
as amended, shall read as follows:
Each member OF the executive council
shall receive the same compensation and
travel as representative to the legisla-
ture for serving as q councillor dnrinR the