Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-02-01
STATE HOUSE.
Public Printer Bill Starts
Lively Discussion.
A Bio List of Committee HEARINGS
Held Tuesday Afternoon.
A Bill Introduced Preventing Sale Of
A Bill Introduced Preventing Sale of
Merchandise to Cefraud Creditors.

tabled a few days ago The bill was
taken from the table. yesterday fore
noon, and aft"" 4 spirited discussion
participated in by Senators Shaw ot
SaEadahHc. lark of Hancock ami
Staples of Knox was referred to the
committee on Legal affairs of which
Mr.. Staples is a member. Scnat N
Clark wished tho bill TO GO To the joint
select committee on printing while Mr..
staples thought the legal affairs the
proper committee to which to refer #
Two standing votes were necessary tn
decide this matt r. ON the first the
t1rlncr Senator's motion was lost. l" u
I" while on the second motion Mr..
staples prevailed by vote Of 13 to l..
Both branches adjourned until n
o'clock. today.
In the Senate Randall of Cumberland
introduced an act to prohibit sales If
merchandise in hulk in fraud of crcdi-
tors. The act req Is as follows:
Section l. Tive sale in bulk Of any
Fart or the whole Of stock of mer-
chandise. otherwise than i'll the Ordin-
airy course Of trade and in the regula:
and usual prosecution Of the Srller's
business. shall be fraudulent and vol
as against the creditors 81 the seller.
unless the seller and purchaser. at
least five DAYS befor.. the sale. MAKE
I. full d. tail.1 Inventory showing tn"
quality and. SO far as pcs~iiie with ev-
ercisc Of reasonable diligence. the cost
price to the scller of each article to DC
include in tn sale: an / urlcss the pm
Is, ~,
~cll"r written list Of names and al
dresses 81 creditors II the seller. With
the arnount II Indebtedness due or oW-
irF 20 each ana certified LIZ the seller,
under oath. 10 be. to the best of his
knowledge aal belize a full arctn i.''
and cnmplct. list Of his creditors and Of
his Indebtedness: and unless the PR
chaser shall. al least five days befo""
taking possession Of S'E.h merchandise,
or paving thcrafor notify personally or
by registered mail every creditor whose
name and address ar stated in said
list. os the prornsel saIe and Of the
price. terms and conditions thereof.
Provided however. that the preceding
provisions of this section shall not ap-
DIV il the purchaser. before any such
sale o fslIrh m .rchandiso. shall demand
ana receive from the - Her the written
list of names ord a1';rrsss = Of creditors
of the seller certified by the seller I'M
dor oath to ne Ia thu bcSi Of his knOWl-
edge and belief Il full. accurate and
conlplctc list - the names and address,
es of his creditors and thF seller pri II
to such sale sh all produce and deliver
"a the purchaser written waiver "f
the provisions Of this act signed by tn
creditors of The seller whose names are
stated in such verified list.
section 9 Sellers anG purchasers
under this act shall. include corpora
ticns. associations. partnerships and
individuals but nothing contained IN
This act shall apply tn sales by ex"cu-
tors. administrators. receivers, assign
Ces under "oiuntar% assignment tor
the benefit Of creditors. trustees in
bankruptcy or nv any rublic officer I'M
der judicial process.
Section 3. rhs act shall take effect
May /. 1905
Staples Of Knox came forward with
an act to am..nd Section Is of Chapter
IA Of the Rrvisnd Statutes relating tn
the support Of Persons committed 10 tn"
insane nOSDIt4lS. Stgl.oi! L III lIlt ~, =
reads as follows:
section Is of Chaptcr IA Of the Rn-
viSed Statutes IS hereby amended by
adding after the wor,l support in the
SECOND line Of said ;'e ctirn the words
or becoming una nle - pay for his sup
port after commitment any like officer
with power 20 commit 81 that thu
same when amended shall read as 70! :
lows:
Section 1S The officers ordering the
commitment OF & person unable to pay
for his support or becoming unable IL
oav for his support after commitment
any like officer with Tower to commit.
may in writ;n, certify that fact to tn"
trustees and that he has re latives liable
and Of sufficient ability ia pay for II:
and IL the trustees are satisfied tina
er,ch IertifiCas" is true. the treasurer of
the hospital may charge t. the state
one dollar ami nifty cents week for
his board. AMI deduct III from tn"
charge made t. the patient or town FOL
his support
In the House the following measures
appeared:
Powers of Houlton, introduced An act
to amend the Revised Statutes relat-
g