Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-02-18
MAINE LEGISLATURE.
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public laws Of 1901 relating to the an
nual town meeting of Boothbay Har-
Dor.
Mr.. POTTER of Cumberland: Mr.
President: My attention has been
called to an error in that bill. The IN
tention, Of course, is to repeal chapter
443 of the private and special laws OF
1901. The bill inadvertently uses the
words public laws instead Of private
and special laws" For the purpose OF
correcting that error / offer Senate
amendment B, as follows: Amend by
striking out the word 'prblic' IN the
title of the bill, and by substituting
therefor the words: private and spe-
cial," and by striking out the "oros
public laws CT 1907 in section one
and substituting the words private
and special laws of the year 1901.
The amendment was ADOPTED, and the
bill. as amended was passed to be en-
crossed.
An act to ratisy and confirm the or
ganization Of the Penobscot Valley Has
COMPANY and to give said company
additional powers.
Passed to Be Enacted.
An act to amend section 4 of chapter
11s of the Revised Statutes relating 10
the punishment Of persons VINO enter
upon lands claiming authority from
foreign government or magistrate.
An act to amend section - OF chapter
AZ of the Revised Statutes relating 10
the authority of the bank exafhiiior
over trust and banking companies.
An act to authorize the construction
sf a highway and bridge across YORK
river.
An act to change the name of Cab
hape Island to Independence Island.
An act authorizing the construction
Of a wharf into the tide waters or
Casco Bay in the town OF Falmouth,
Maine.
An act to authorize F. c. Robinson
and sons TO build and maintain piers,
booms and buoys in Portage Lake in
the County of Aroostook.
An act to amend chapter II of the
private and special law; Of 1908 relating
to the Dover and FoXcroft Water Dis
trict for the purpose OF correcting
errors therein making the sections OF
said chapter read consecutively, and to
ratify the acts heretofore done by said
district under chapter II.
An act to extend the provisions of
chapter "a Of the private and special
laws of 1903, entitled. An act to supply
the town Of Lisbon with pure water.
An act to amend chapter 326 Of the
private and special laws of 1864, en-
titled an act t. incorporate the Passa-
dumkeag Boon Company.
An act to extend the charter of the
Maine Water and Electric Power Com
pany.
An act to incorporate the Bethel
Trust Company.
An act to incorporate the Clinton
Trust Company.
An act to amend and extend the
charter of the Kineo Trust Company.
An act to amend and extend the
charter of the Milinocket Trust Com
pany.
An act to extend the charter of the
South Portland Trust and Banking
Company.
Finally Passed.
Resolve in favor of the Hospital of
Society of the Sisters of Charity of the
city Of Lewiston, Maine.
Resolve in favor of the Society of the
Sisters of Charity, for the use of the
Healey Asylum, Lewiston, Maine.
Resolve in favor of the Maine Gen.
era. Hospital.
Resolve In favor of thu 1faine Eye
and Ear Inflrmary.
Resolve in favor of the D0S Harbor
Hospital, located at BaS Harbor,
Maine.
Resolve in aid of Temporary Home
for Women and Children of Portland.
Resolve in favor of the Kings
Daughters Home, Bangor. Maine.
Resolve in favor of the Central Maine
Fair Association.
Resolve to complete the improve
ments Of Songo river and to establish
and maintain buoys in Long and Sc
bago lakes, in Cumberland county.
Resolve in favor of John Chadwick
& Co. to aid navigation in Moose
lucmaguntic lake.
Resolve in favor of Benjamin Smith
of Appleton. in Knox county.
Resolve in favor of Frank P. Pen
neil.
Orders Of the Day.
On motion by Mr.. Sturgis of Stand
ish, the rules were suspended, and the
following bills were presented, and re-
ferred:
An act to extend the charter or the
Bluehill Water Company. Referred
to the committee on legal affairs.
Also, Bill. an act to extend the char
ter of the Bluehill Trust and Banking
Company. Referred to the committee
on banks and banking.
On motion by Mt. Staples of Knox,
report Of the committee on judiciary
fought not to pass" on bill to secure
to employees of manufacturing, me-
chanical and mercantile establish
ments, opportunity to vote, was taken
from the table. On further motion by
the same Senator, the report was ac-
cepted.
On motion by the same Senator. the
report Of the committee on taxation
Legislation inexpedient" on bill to tax
railroads according to their actual
value. was taken from the table. On
further motion by the same Senator