Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-23

introduced an act extending the power
of the Gardiner municipal court. This
act pro, ides that all warrants issued
in Gardiner shall be made returnable to
the Gardner police court, it also pro-
vides that warrants for all offences
committed in Gardiner shall be taken
out in the Gardiner police court.
Representative Davies of Yarmouth
introduced all act providing for prima~
~ elections. This bill is a duplicate of
the bill introduced by him two years
ago.
Representative Stackpoie of Bridge
water introduced an act prohibiting
common carriers from giving unequal
or unreasonable preference or aid to
any person or locality or special class
| of traffic and from discriminating
against any person, locality or special
! class or traffic.
Representative Moulton of Cumbcr-
land introduced an act establishing tive
unit of measure for milk and cream at
231 cubic inches to the gallon and in
crcasing TIE sanitary regulations gov
erniDg the sale OF milk and cream.
Representative Redlor of Portland
introduced an act approprlatlng $1,000
|
by the State assessors for cruising TIM
berlards to secure information on
which to base valuation FOR purpose II
taxation
| Representative Thompson OF Show
hogan introduced the following meas
ures: act extending for TWO years the
charter of the Fairfield d Skowhegan
Railroad Company; act permitting the
Shawnut Manufacturing Co. to raise
the height of its dam at Shawrnut sew
cn feet, and to erect piers and booms,
subject to the approval Of the Kenne-
brc Log Driving Co.: act incorporating
tho Weed Stream Improvement Co.,
with I.uW,r to erect dams, etc. or
| Wood stream and tributaries in For
syth Eennystown and Atteau town
ship. Capital stock, $4,000.
| Representative Presley of Prescott
| introduced an act providing that fines
for the violation of the sea and shore
| fisheries laws shall be paid by the COM
| missioner of sea and shore fisheries
and by him paid to the treasurer of
| State. to be added to the departments
appropriation, instead Of going di-
| rectly to the treasurer, as at present.
| Representative Pattangall of Water
vile introduced an act relating to the
| taxation of steam railroads. The
| amendment makes the three quarters
| Of one per cent rate begin when the
gross earnings per mile reach s1-50
| per mile instead of $4,000 as at present
| and making the increase of one quar-
| ter of one per cent in the rate opera
| tive for each additional 1850 of average
| gross receipts per mile, instead of
| $500. as at present and making the
| maximum rate six instead of four per
| cent
| Representative Pattansall of Water
vile introduced an act defining the
| liability OF employees in case of in
| jury to servants and employees. Tho
bill provides that when the personal
| injury is received by a servant or en-
ploye in the service or business of the
MASTER the employer is liable to an
swer In damages to such servant or
| cmploye, when the injury is caused
by any defect in the condition of the
ways, works machinery or plant;
when the injury is caused by the neg
ligence OF a superintendent: while in
| the exercise of such superintendent;
when the injury results from conform
| ing to the orders of directions of any
| person lii The service of the employer
by whose negligence the injury is caus-
ed; when the injury is caused by rea-
son OF the act or omission Of any per-
son Ill the service of the employer in
| obedience to the rules and bylaws Of
| the master, or in obedience to particu-
lar instructions given by any person
authorized by the master; when the in
jury IS caused by reason of the negli-
| gence of any person in the service Or
| employment of the master or employer
who has the charge or control of any
signal points, locomotive, engine.
| switch, car or train upon a railway,
or of any part of the track of the rail-
| way
The act provides that the master or
employer is rot liable if the servant
or employer knew of the defect or neg
to give information thereof to the mas
ter or employer or to some person
superior to himself, engaged in the SER
vice Or employment of the master
unless the master or employer or
such superior already knew of such de-
feet or negligence. Damages recover
ed by the servant or employe of and
from the master and employer are
net subject to the payment of debts
or liabilities incurred by him. If such
injury results in the death of the ser.
want or crnploye his personal represen.
tative is entitled to maintain an &C.
ton therefor and the damages recov-
cred are not subject to the payment
of debts or liabilities, but shall be
distributed according to the statutes Of
distribution.
The members Of the legislative com.