Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-03-29

.,ce sui, in the name and for the bcae-
mem such company for the collection ol
IL Oh cme. The attorney general may
the , san spcciai counsel to prose
emp'ocsa id suit. and said company shall
ea all expenses Thereon. TO be recovered
pa! action of debt. IN the name of the
ssasciioc es. Neither The enumeration Of
~crs IN section one Ct this act, nor the
pos,j.ions governing the number and
pIu,,i,n Of directors and members of the
el..cntivc board in section eleven. nos the
..c,i;rsments rs TO eligibility of directors
leas,rfiCsn thirteen shall be construed as
InnroLine any rights already possessed by
r.rust company by virtue of the express
ss.nvisions Of its charter or of its bylaws
P,,rssv lawfully adopted. The passage
81 This act shall not invalidate a charter
o. revio,Isi. granted or hereafter granted
Sr special legislation drrirg the present
sussssior Of the legislature. except to MAKE
# conform tC all regulations and restric-
,tons herein established. and the right
s.hiish a branch or agency shall continue
in force for period of two years from
~. passage Of the act granting The same
IE,csnt as herein otherwise provided all
nth are hereby repealed. ard all acts and
arts of acts not 50 inconsistent are here
bT expressly made to apply to all trust
COMPANIES organized under this act.
Improved March q. 1901
Chapter 81.
A, Act TO amend Section two Of Chap
ter forty-six of the Revised Statutes. as
amended by Chapter ninety of the Pub
lie Laws Of nineteen hundred and Ave
relating to interest on loans on Personal
Property.
Sscti)n two of chapter forty-six of the
revised statutes as amended by Chapter
ninety of the public laws of nineteen nun
bred and five. IS hereby amended by in
sprung after the word mortgage" in the
taird line thereof. the word Conveyance
njnetee nth lines of the same the words
"holdcr OF said security" and Inserting
In lieu thereof the following words: per-
ed, shall read as follows:
Section >. All loans contracted after
March eleven. eighteen hundred and
dollars. secured by mortgage. conveyance.
or pledge of personal property. shall be
dischargeable by the debtor upon pay
nnent or tender Of the principal sum act
ually borrowed, and interest at the rate
specified therein. which shall not exceed
three per cent a month for period not
exceeding three months, aud thereafter
not exceeding the rate Of fifteen per cent
year: no renewal thereof to bear
greater rate than fifteen per cent a year.
sum not exceeding three dollars for the
actual expense Of making the loan and
IN securing the same may be charged and
collected And all loans made i'm violation
OF this act shall bear interest at the rate
Of six per cent only, and all payments
made in excess Of six per cent interest
on loans 80 made in violation hereof
shall be applied to the discharge OF the
principal: and. in case u greater sum has
been paid by the borrower than tho
amount OF tn" principal and interest at
six per cent Oh loans - made in violation
hereof, may lie recovered from the person
loanins the money. whether principal o.
agent. by the borrower, in an action on
the case.
[Approvc1 March Il, Eo;.
Chapter SO.
An Act to amend Section one hundred
and eight Of Chapter six of the Revised
Statutes. relating to Political Caucuses.
Section ono hundred and eight Of chap
ter six OF the revised statutes Is hereby
amended by inserting after the word
secretary in the first hinc of said soc
ton the following words. or by major
ity OF the committee - that said section
as amended snail read as follows:
Section 109. Notice of caIcuSCs. signel
by the chairman and secretary. or by Il
ma ;ority of the committee, shall be- issued
by each town committee rat less than
seven days prior to the day or which the
are to be held. They shaM b..
posted in at least hvh
places on the highways of each voting
precinct, and shall state the place. day
case tatinE is by check list a sufficient
time shall be allowed for all to vote and
hours fixed by tho committee for the
ope ming and closing Of the polls.
Improved March u. ESQ.,
Chapter SO.
An Act to authorize clcrgy men 10 soIem-
nizn Marriages.
Section l. Any clergyman residing in
this state and engaged in the service of
rnlipi0ug n belongs
may solemmze marriage such facts be
ing first vouched for by certificate signed
by the bishop. TIE presiding elder or the
clerk OF such religious body, duly filed in
the Office of the secretary of state. A fer
Of two dollars shall be paid to the sec
rotary of state upon the filing CT such
such clergyman a certificate under the
seal of the state. TO the effect that h
4, authorized to so.enlnize marriages, and
such certificate. or certified copy there
of shall be received evidence in all
courts of his authority so to do. and a
copy of the record of any marriage sol
cmnizcd by such clergyman. duly made
and kept attested or sworn To by tn,
clerk of the town in which the marriag1
intention was recorded or i'll which the
marriage was solemnized shah BE- receiv-
cd in all courts as evidence Of the fact
of marriage.
section :. This act shall AXE effect
iAtprovcd March u. 1so..
Chapter 100.
An Act to amend Chapter one hundied
fcrly-iour OF the Revised Statutes. re
lsting 10 commitment and support "f
The Insane.
Section / Section Eve OF charter onr
hundred forty-tour OF the revised stat
utcs is hereby amended by striking OUT
the words ''Or municipality in thu
eleventh line OF said section. and the
words lin whole or IN part" III the thir-
tcenth line of SAID section SO that said
section as amended. shall read ds iol-
lows:
Section D. The trustees may transfer
ANY patients from one hospital To the
uther. whenever, in their judgment, the
welfare Of the patients or OF either instt-
tuition will be promoted thereby. \ copy
OF the certificate of commitment certified
b. the superintendent OF the hospital IN
which said patient has been confined
with a certificate signed by the secretary
OF the trustees. showing that such trans
for has been voted by the trustees. shall!
authorize the superintendent of the hos
pital TO which such pa len, is transferred
TO receive and dctair MIN in custody IN
the same ma1ner as If he had originally
been committed to such institution. The
e;.pepse attending 5Ich transfer shall ne
paid out of the funds of the hospital re
rciNing such patient aud shall be charSr
upon the person liable for the board of
such patient. and if the board IF such
patient is paid by the state the expense