The Republican journal., 1905-03-30

F MAINE, PASSED BY THE SEW
day of December, make a report to the
governor and council of the general con-
duct and condition of each of said COM
panles making s suc M sngfE,Ss s as he
quires. Such report shall be printed and
laid before the legislature at it's next ses-
sion. and one copy. sent to each trust and
banking company in the state. The pro-
visions of sections forty-two, forty-three,
forty-four, forty-five, forty-six and forty
seven of this chapter shall apply to trust
as relates to the distribution of assets
after a decree of sequestration, as provid-
ed in section forty-five. Such distribu-
ton of assets of trust and banking COM
panieS shall be made under order of the
court
[Aprroved February II. 1861
Chapter 10.
An Act to amend Section four of Chapter
one hundred and eighteen of the Revised
Statutes, relating to the punishment Of
authority. from Foreign Government or
Section i. Section four of chapter one
hundred and eighteen of the revised
statutes is hereby amended by adding to
the same the words, at the discretion Of
the court so that said section as amend
:. Section 4. If person, claiming author
1ty from any foreign government or
magistrate. enters upon any land. cuts
any timber. serves any process, exercises
any jurisdiction, authority or ownership,
claims any right. or threatens to do any
of said acts within the limits of the state,
as described by the treaties of seven:
eighteen hundred and forty-two. between
the United States and Great Britain, he
and every person aiding and encouraging
the same shall be punished by imprison-
ment and fine. at the discretion Of the
court
Section 2. This act shall take effect
when approved.
[Approved February IL, 1861
Chapter IA.
Chapter sixty of the Revised Statutes.
relating to Agricultural Societies
Section |. Section twenty-six of chapter
sixty of the revised statutes is hereby re-
pealed.
Section 2. This act shall take effect
when approved.
[Approved February p. 1861
Chapter IS.
An Act to amend Section eighty of Chap
ter forty-eight of the Revised Statutes,
relating to the Cash Reserve in trust
and banking companies.
Section l; Section eighty, chapter forty
eight OF the revised statutes is hereby
amended by inserting after the words
words or trust company created under
the laws of this state, or from any trust
company located in any of the other New
England states or New York. approved
by the bank examiner in writing and BY
striking out the words lawful money!
IN the twelfth line and the words "or of
this state" in the thirteenth line and in
serting, in place thereof the words Dis
trict of Columbia, and any of the New
England states and the states of New
, 1ork, PENNSYLVANIA, Maryland, Ohio, In
Minnesota, Iowa. Illinois, Missouri, Kan
ssas and Nebraska and otherwise chang
Ing FORM, SO that said section. as amend
ed. shall read as follows:
Section So Every trust and banking
company having authority to receive
money on deposit shall at all times have
on on hand in the lawful money or national
bank notes of the United States, as a
cash reserve, an amount equal to at least
fifteen per cent of the aggregate amount
Of it's deposits, which are subject to with
provided, that in lieu of such cash reserve
two-thirds of said fifteen per cent may
consist of balances payable on demand
due from any national bank or trust com
pany created under the laws of this state,
or from any trust company located in any
OF the other New England states or New
York and approved by the bank examiner
in writing; and one-third of said fifteen
per cent may consist of the bonds of
the United States, the District of Colum-
pa; s.o any of the New England states
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vania, Maryland, Ohio. Indiana, Ken
lucky, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota.
Iowa, Illinois, Missouri. Kansas and Ne
a braska, the absolute property of such
corporation. whenever said reserve shall
be below said percentage of such deposits,
such corporation shall not further dimin-
ish the amount of it's legal reserve by
proportion between the aggregate amount
of such deposits and it's cash reserve shall
be restored All provisions of charters in
conflict with this section are void
tApproved February Il, 1861
Chapter 16.
An Act to amend Chapter forty-one of
the Revised Sta Cutes, relating to Sea
and Shore Fisheries.
Section I. Section one of chapter forty
one OF the revised statutes Is hereby
amended by adding to the end of SAID sec
ton the words: excepting the sardlne
hsnerE, concerning which no statement or
estimate oil The number of Gases packed
shall be made, SO that said section as
amended. shall read us follows:
Section l. Ile governor. with the ad-
vice and consent ot the cuILclI. shalt APP
POINT commissioner Wnc snai. nave
fisheries and Shell fish Regulated ny TINS
cnapler, VINO shall holu his office for
three Years ana Until his successor IS Az
pointed and Quatlnedf He shall exercise
products taken from tue waters within
the stale. Including The proper enforce
ulenL OIL all llNS FtitllllS 10 lIG CATCHING,
packing, curing, manufacturing, Dia.4uill.,
and transportation oI ali Kinds OF picAleu.
salt, smoked, fresh, GAINED. frozen Sne
or other fish. He shall make detailed
biennial report in the month OF DeceInuer.
showing the amount OF capital ...te~t-..
i'll, number Of men employed In, value
products of, and any other Information
that he may be able to obtain relating to
the sea and shore fisheries, excepting the
sardihe fishery, concerning winch no
statement or estimate OF the NUMBER of
cases packed shall be made
Section 2. SeculOnS tWenLy-seven, tWerl-
ty-elght, twenty-nine, thirty, thirty-one,
thirty-two and thlrty-three Of said chap
ter torty-one are hereby repealed, and in
lieu of said sections shall be inserted the
following:
Section q. The commissioner Of sea
and shore fisheries shall require strict
observance OF the following rules. Who
ever takes, preserves, sells or offers for
sale between the first day OF December
and the fifteenth day of the following
April, any herring for canning purposes
less than eight inches long, measured
from one extreme to the other, or packs
or cans sardineS of any description, be-
tween the first day OF December and the
fifteenth day of the following April, for
felts twenty dollars for every hundred
cans SO packed or canned, and for every
hundred herring so taken. AL cans shall
be decorated, stamped or labeled with
quality, packers name and place of bust
ness, or merchants name for whom the
same are packed. except sardines packed
bells or cartons. Whoever sells or offers
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