The Republican journal., 1905-03-30
Chapter 1867.

(haPter iof.
An Act to amend Section tweutv-threa
oi chapter one hundred and nineteen IF
the Revised sta uteS Of the Stale of
Maine, relating to offences against per
sons, and tn prevent the improper use
of telephones.
Section tweniy-thrae of chapter ono
hundred and nineteen of the revised
statutes Of the state Of Maine is hereby
amended by inserting after the words
justice OF the peace" in he eighth
line thereof, the following. And who
ever without reasonable cause Or Provo
cation shall w;tuIly and wantonly or
mallclouSly v"N, irritdte harass or tor
ment any person by communications 10,
or conversation with, such person over
or by means Of any telephone or shall
call out any fire department. police
department ar other municipA depart
m"nt, or amy portion or persons thcrrof.
by intentionally giving false alarm or
call to such Department or To- any officer
or member thereof by means of any tejr-
phone line or lines 50 that sai0 section
as amended. shall read as follows:
Section %. Whoever. verbally. or ~
written or printed communication mali
ciously threatens to accuse another Of a
crime or otfense or to iniurn his person
or property, with intent thereby TO extnrt
money or procure any advantage from
him, or to compel him to do any act
against his will. and whoever being
more than sixteen years of age shall will
tuiiy and Wantonly or maIiciouSly Vex,
lrlltate haraSs or torment any person
in any way. after having been forbidden
so to do, by any sheriff. deputy sheriff,
constable. police officer or justice of tho
peace, and whoever without reasonable
cause or pioVocdtion shall wilfuliv and
Wantonly or malciously veX irritato
haraSS or torment any person by com
municationS to, or conversation with
Such person over or by means of sny
telephone. or shall call out any fire
department, police department or other
municipal department. or any portion or
persons thereof. by intentionally giving
a false alarm or call to su, department
or 10 any officer or member thereof bv
means of any telephone line or lines shall
he punished by Imprisonment not exceed
Ing two years, or by fine not exceeding
five hundred dollars
Approved March a. 1905
Chapter 1861
An Act to amend Section two of Chapter
twenty-five of the Revised Statutes re-
latins to Ferries.
Section two OF chapter twenty-five is
hereby amended by inserting after ths
words Fix their tolls" the words and in
case no person is found to keep them for
SAD tolls, regulate and fix the compen
satlon OF the ferryman,' so that said
section, as amended shall read as fol
lows:
Section . They may establish ferries
at such times and places as arc neces-
sdry, and fix their tolls, and when no
person Is found to keen them for said
tolls, shall regulate and fix the compon-
satlon of the fcrryman, and shall dis
continue the same when. in their iudg-
ment, shall be eXpedient When no per
son is found to keep them for the tolls.
dle towns in which they are established
shall provide person to be licensed to
keep them, and shall pay the expenses.
beyond the amount of tolls received for
maintaining them. When established be-
tween towns they shall be maintained
by them in such proportion as the com
missloners order. For each months neg
iect to maintain such ferry or it's pro-
portion thereof, each town forfeits fifty
dollars
EApproved March "a, 1861
Chapter 1863.
An Act to amend Section sixteen Of
Chapter ninety of the Revised Stat
utes, relative to partition of real es-
tate
Section sixteen of chapter ninety Of the
revised statutes is hereby amended by
adding thereto the following: When any
person shall have heretofore mada e