Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-01-08

John Coughlin, West End Kenncbec
Bridge, Selling Agent in Augusta.
! governor. Gov. Hill, the past year,
made 6S9 appointments.
There is no term of office over seven
| years AND none less than two, in consc-
/ puencc Of the biennial system. The
| chief justice Of his associates. Judges
! OF the superior court, commissioners Of
| disclosures, trial Justices. Justices Of
| peace ana quorum ANA trustees Of the
! naval orphan asylum in Bath are for
seven years. Those who serve six
years are the United States, senators.
state assessors, State board of health
ard registration board of medicine
Hose under Il five year term are the
steamboat inspector, trustees of the
| industrial school for girls ANA the
Maine school for deaf The four-yeur
| term officials include the land agent.
Indian agents, prison inspector.
warden Of states prison, custodian Of
the state House, municipal Judges,
| State detectives, reporter of decisions
and trustees of reform school.
Under The three year term there arc.
! tcHd"nt, insurance commissioner. bank
| examiner. State librarian, railroad
commissioners, commissioner of sea and
| shore fisheries, commissioner % harbur
ami tidal waters, cattle commissioners.
! dental examiners, superintendents,
| insane hospitals, trustees normal
school. University Of Maine trustees.
| commissioners inland fish and game.
| |. :. representatives. State treasurer.
attorney general secretary of stat.
| councillors and State senators and
| representatives, There are just three
| officials Mo hold office at the pleasure.
| Of the governor. the Acknowledgement!
| state liquor commissioner ANA thu
| pension clerk.
Beginning Jan. | there WAS no such
| 4 .'rime in the state rs murder in tnr
second degree. This degree Of Grim
W"s recognized in the 1883 revision hut
as the penalty, imprisonment for life.
| MIS- the same aS that for murder in liz.
first degree, many could not dis III
| @lt-h and marked differences brtWr"u
| the two crimes. The Legislature at its
session in the winter Of 1908 ala no:
MAX" amy chang. I:ut commissioner
MrriilI, With thr approval Of the ct.m-
mitt;tr on revision. deemed it wise tn
str.!:" out that portion Of the STATUTES
d, filming murder III Tho second ,I-..rc,
| aud prnvilin% for its puuishm"nt
leaving simply the crime of mmdc,'
| Wi;h no drgrrr attached. In addition
| :tEl in connection with this change n"
| raised tn" maximum penalty for man
| slaughter from t..n years, as Formerly,
/ to -. Ihrs. changes he iucornoratcd
| into the revision winch WAS adopted at
! the continued session Of the legislature
| last September ana they nrr urW N
| portion Of the statutes Of the state.
Another pardon petition I" come IT,
| fore the Governor ami Counol. al
their next meeting, Friday, JANUARY
-. l.. ttat nf W8lda w. Wood1rd Of
| Atkinson, now in the Penobscoi
county Jail. convicted Of larceny. III.
petition is sent IN by the prisoner
| father. Benjamin J. Wuodurd, HlI
with il is tn" petition Of - citizens rt
| Atkinson d"clHling it is their belief
| TINT the public sentiment ~ tn" tnWH
| fIr.rs III" pardon Of the young man.
! Tn" palcrs 90 not Civ" III" history Of
tn. crime, or urgr any reason Why
"x.rutiv" cllr"n.y should b" rNtrud-
o,l beyond the statement Of that pom
uInr sentiment in Atkinson fnvors it.
t,.,-rcrator Frank +. Guernsey of
p,y,r. is lt;ornrv for tn. petitioners.
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/ Ih" i"i''WlhG l'W Competitions ''N'
Iil'! "rrtiil'ai. IN II "r@hn%hiloh h'F";
Springfield G"'d ana flHtinum Dredging
Company "r@'hiz.d at Auburn, i"r q"
rHrr"s" Of doing i mlnr" h"Sili"SS. win
$l1'."oo capital stock "l winch h"tH'hi' /
paid in Tn" officers are Fr'lI""h''
James y. fU'-i|"r "' Alumni 'i'''ui'r'
Harry y. oAk'S pi +.Hh'tl-