The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1907-04-04
PUBLIC LAWS

Passed by the Seventy Third
Legislature, A. D. 1907.
Chapter 1,
An Act additional to chaptca forty-nine,
Revised Statutes, proviMng for the
transmission, to registers of probate of
Surety Companies.
Section l. 1t shall be the duty of the
insurance Commissioner to transmit
forthwith to each register OF probate, the
names of all corporate surety companies,
foreign or domestic which become quail
fled OF which cease to qualify to transact
business within this state.
Section 2 This act shall take effect
when approved.
IApproved Jan. 81, 1901
Chapter 2.
An Act to amend Section twenty three of
Chapter one hundred and fourteen OF
the Revised Statutes, and To repeal
Chapter one hundred and lnirty-ona
and one hundred and thlrty-fouf of III ;
Public Laws OF nineteen nundTed and
i've. relating. to relief Of Poor Debtors
Section l. that section twen,y-three. OF
chapter one hundred and fc urteen of the
revised statutes is hereby amended BY
striking out the words "or at the Shire
town of said county, and the words
where plaintiff or his attorney OF record
resides IN one county and defendant in
another the debtor may be commanded
to appear before said magistrate in any
town in the county where the defendant
resides, and adding after the word re
sides IN the fourth line OF the words.
and in case there is DO such magistrate
IN the town where the debtor. the petit
toner or his attorney resides, then in tn,
town where there is such a magistrate
nearest to the place of residence of tn.
debtor. the petitioner or his attorney"
so that said section as amended shall
read as follows:
Section % Such magistrate shall
thereupon issue under his hand and seal
a subpoena to the debtor. commanding
him to appear before such magistrate
within said county. in the town in which
the debtor, the petitioner or his attorney,
resides, and i'll case there is nc such mag
istrate in the town where the debtor, the
petitioner or his attorney resides, then
in the town where there is such Il 1nagis-
tr9tc nearest to the place of residence OF
the debtor. the petitioner or his attorney
at time and place therein named. to
make full! and true disclosure. on oath,
OF all his business and property affairs.
The application shall be. annexed to tho
subpoena. No application or subpoena
shall be deemed incorrect for want of
form only. or fer ci-cumetantial errors
or mistakes, wien the person and tn,
case can be rightly understood. Such
errors and mistakes NAV be amended on
application of either party
Section :. Chapter one hundred and
lHiflN-uHe ana cndDIeF one llI1nGfeG ana
thirtv-four Of the nublic laws of nineteen
hundred and five are hereby repealed.
Section 8. This act shall take effect
lApproved February 2, 1891
Chapter 3.
An Act to establish and make uniform
the compensation of the Prison and
Section 1. The inspectors of prisons
and jai.s shall each receive five dollars 4
day for services while employed on Off
clad duty, and actual travelling expenses,
beginning the first day of January in the
year Of our Lord nineteen hundred and
seven.
inconsistent herewith, are hereby re-
pealed
Approved February G, 1907
Chapter 4.
An Act in relation to the employment OF
Custodians of Elevators.
Section l. no person. firm or corpora
ton shall employ or permit any person
care, custody. management or operation
of any elevator, or shall employ a per-
son under eighteen years of age to have
the care. custody. management or opera
ton of any elevator running al a speed
Of over two hundred feet a minute.
Section 2. Whoever violates the provi-
sions of this act shall be punished by a
fine not exceeding one hundred dollars
and not less than twenty-five dollars for
each offense.
[Approved February 6, 1901
Chapter s.
An Act to amend Section nnety-six Of
Chapter furty-nine Of tho Revised
Statutes. relating to Insurance Agents
and Brokers'
Section ndnety-six of chapter forty-nine
of the revised statutes is hereby amended
by striking out the words, or of any
steam boiler insurance company author
lied to do business in the state in the
third and fourth lines OF said section, so
that said section as amended, Shall read
as follows:
Section &C. The insurance commission
er may issue q license t. any person to
act as an agent OF domestic insurance
company, upon his filing with the com-
missioner C certificate from the company
or association. or its authorized agent
empowering him 50 to act; and to any
resident of the state to act as an agent
of any foreign insurance company. which
has received 81 license to do business in
the state as provided in section seventy
nine upon his filing such certificate. Such
license shall continue until the first day
of the next July. II any person solicits,
receives or forwards any risk or applica-
ton for insurance to any company, with
ont first receiving such license, or fraud
ulertly assumes to be an agent and thus
procures risks and receives money for
premiums, he forfeits not more than fifty
dollars FOR each offerse; but any policy
issued on such application binds the COM
pany if otherwise valid. Agents of duly
authorized insurance companies may
place risks with agents of other duly
authorized companies when necessary for
the adequate insurance of property, per-
sons or interests. An insurance agent
shall be personally liable on all contracts
of insurance unlaWfully made by or
through him. directly or indirectly. for
or in behalf of any company not author
lied to do business in the state. Moth
ing herein contained shall require a duly
licensed insurance agent or broker to
obtain any license for an employee doins,
only clerical Office work in the Office OF
said agent or broker
[Approved February y, 1901
Chapter 6.
An Act to amend Section forty-five Of
Chapter four of Revised Statutes, re-
lating tc Registration and Licensing OF
Section forty-five of chapter four of the
revised statutes relating to registration
and licensing of dogs is amended by add
ing thereto tho following: IF said dog is
kent by the said owner pr keeper in an I'M
organiZcd place said owner or keeper shall
cause it to be registered. numbered, de-
scribed and licensed as aforesaid in the
Office Of the clerk of the nearest town OF
plantation to the place where said, doe
is kent so that said section as amended
shall read as follows: ,,
Section 45. Every owner or keeper
upon the first day of April. of a dog mors
than four months old, shalt annually be
fore the tenth day OF said April. cause
it to be registered. numbered. described
and licensed for one year commenclne
of sold At,rf1 in