The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1907-02-28
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.


Brooks presented the petition of A. j.
NickersOn and 50 others of SearspOrt to
| amend the act establishing municipal
court in the town of SearspOrt so as to give
the Belfast police court concurrent juris-
dictiOn in civil and criminal matters /:
petition of A. }. Nickerson and 80 others of
Searsport for repeal of the act establishing
municipal court in the town of SearspOrt.
Tabled pending reference, ON motion of
MIR. Colcord of Searsport)
Also Bill, An Act to repeal Chapter 1874
of the Private and Special Laws of 1899,
establishing a municipal court in the town
OF Searsport. (Tabled pending reference
on motion of Mr.. Colcord of Searsport)
The committee on financial affairs re-
ported sought to pass" in new draft on the
bill establishing "a home for feeble minded
The bill carries an appropriation of $780, 600
annually for two years.
Mi. Dyer from the committee on legal
affairs reported sought to pass on Bill,
IAN Act relative to the Waldo and Penob-
scot Agricultural Society,"
Mr.. DuntOn from same committee re-
ported "ought to pass" on Bill, San Act to
authorize the town of Brooks to retire its
bonded Indebtedness and issue new bonds"
Mr.. Folsom from the committee ON pen
sions reported fought to pass" in new
draft under same title on resolve in favor
OF Benjamin WenlW orth of Morrill,, late
private of Capt George F. Lippin's 5th
Co., Mounted Artillery.
In the Senate Feb 21St the following
measures We're presented:
Mills of Hancock, act for better preserva
ton of plans of cities, towns and planta-
tlOnS. The act provides that the county
commissioners are authorized to employ
some competent person to make copies of
the plans OF the various cities, towns and
plantations which shall show the original
iotting and numbering of them. Such per
son shall receive a fair compensation to be
fixed by the county commissioners.
ParkhurSt of Penbscot, act comforting ad-
ditional powers upon boards of health,
and preventing the manufacture, storage,
transportation or sale of diseased uDclean,
unwholeSome or tainted food of all kinds
and providing for the inspection of places
of manufacture, storage and sale, including
bakeries and for the registering and licens-
ing OF milkmen and dealers in milk and
cream.
The act is especially drastic in regard to
bakeries, stlpulating many things in regard
to the sanitation of the buildings and the
clothing, sleeping apartments and health of
all persons employed in bakeries. Penal
ties of fines and imprisonment are provided
for infractionS of the several provisions of
the statute.
The House order introduced by Dyer of
Buck field, directing the financial committee
inquire into the kxpediency Of requiring
the supplies for State institution to be pur-
chased on basis Of competitive bids, was
passed in concurrence without remark.
a n act to incorporate the Lincolnville
Water Power Company passed to be en-
crossed.
Three tax bills were presented in the
House all by Irving of Presque Isle, relat-
ing TO the taxation of railroad companies,
express companies and corporate fran
chses.
The express bill provides that express
companies Shall pay annually three per
cent. of their gross receipts. The three per
cent. shall be on all business done in the
State, including proportional part on all
express business coming from other States
or countries into this State and ON all going
from this State to other States and coun-
tries, provided, however, that nothing shall
apply to goods or merchandise in transit
through the State.
The corporate franchise act provides that
every corporation shall pay an annual fran
chlSe propOrtl0ned as follows: For COM
panies whose capitalization does not exceed
$4,000, $40; up to 100000, $50; up to $780,
600, $50; up to $1,000,O0O, S75; and the fur
ther sum of $50 per year for each additional
million dollars.
The railroad bill provides that railroad
corporations shall pay an annual excise tax
on their amount Of their gross transporta-
tion receipts. When such average re ceipts
per mile do not exceed $500, the tax shall be
equal to one-half of one per cent. of the
gross receipts when the average receipts
per mile exceed $500 and do not exceed
$4,000, the tax shall be equal to three quar-
terS of one per cent. OF the gross receipts
and so on, increasing the rate of the tax
one quarter OF one per cent. for each addl-
tiOnal $500 of average gross receipts per
mile or fractional part thereof, provided
that the rate Shall in no event exceed six
per cent.
Remonstrances against removal of State
it.,1 tod f.IJ
By Mr.. Reynolds of Ninslow-E. W. Gar
land and three others of Benton; of Frank
W. Clifford and 20 others of Benton.
BY Mir. Montgomery of Camden-Of w.
Starrett of Hope and 80 others.
By Mr.. Dow of Brooks-Of E. d. Tasker
and "a others of jackson.
By Mr. Wood of Bluehill-Of Seth NJ.
Young and ~ others of Lincolnville.
The committee on legal affairs reported
favorably on the bill to abolish Fast day
and to make Patriots day on April 10
holiday.
When the bill providing that the State
shall support all highway bridges over 40
feet in length came up in the Senate today
the TOlman amendment that the bill should
include bridges in districts was offered and
the bill and amendment were tabled until
Feb. 9th.
The committee on financial affairs report
ed ought to pass on the bill appro-
priating $4,000 annually for two years for
home for feeble minded
The House by practically a party vote
accepted the majority report of the COM
mittee on elections retaining as members of
the House L. b. Waldron of Dexter and
Dana L. Therriault of Fort Kent, whose
seats were contested.
ga bill to supply crying need" and "a
bill to legaliZe 600 rumsellers in prOhi-
biton State" Those were the two designa-
tiOns presented Feb. 21st by friends and op-
ponents for the druggists liquor bill before
the legislative temperance committee.
Charles Ii. Davis of Bangor, member of
the State board of pharmacy, told the COM
mittee that the temperance people turn to
the druggist when they need liquor in their
families, and if he sells it they stigmatize
him as criminal. The proposed law is
similar to that in Massachusetts and other
local option States for dry towns, and re-
qnres physicians prescription.
Frederick ii. Wilson of Brunswick, also
of the commission, said that with this law
the pharmacy commissioners would be en-
abled to weed out the fake drug stores.
Rev. c. E. Owen, Waterville, of the civic
league, said that there are physicians who
will write liquor prescriptions for 10 cents,
and that the bill would kill the search and
seizure prosecutions OF druggists.
Mrs. L. M. N. Stevens of the w. c. T. U.
opp sed the bill, and said that Neal Dow
recognized the need of liquors, which many
now 0iSuutp and wrote tho auopov foofuro