The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1909-04-08
PUBLIC LAWS
Passed by Seventy-Fourth
Legislature, 1909.
Chapter 1.
Chapter !.
An Act to authorize the Governor to ap

Chapter !.
An Act to authorize the Governor to ap-
point Stenographer.
The Governor may appoint. some suit
able person as his stenographer, who
shall hold the position during the pleas
ure of the Governor and shall receive
in full compensation for such services
the sum of one thousand dollars per an
mum, from January one, nineteen hum
dred and nine.-tApproved February %
Chapter 2.
An Act to amend section twenty-five of
chapter sixty-six of the Revised Stat
utes of Maine, relating to the Probate
of Wills.
Section /. Section twenty-five of chap
ter sixty six of the Revised Statutes of
Maine is hereby amended by striking
out the words such person as he might
appoint If the deceased had died intes-
tate and insert in the place thereof the
gard to the best interests of the persons
interested under such WILL SO that. said
section as amended shall read as follows
Section %. II there Is no person whom
will according to section eight; or If the
only one appointed neglects to file the
ssquired bond within the time therein
allowed, he. may commit administrators
of the estate, with the will annexed, to
any suitable person having regard to the
best interests of the persons interested
under such will; and when an executor
is under twenty-one years of age at the
time of the probate Of the will, admins
tration may be granted, with the will
annexed. during his minority, unless
there is another executor who accepts
the trust. in which case the estate shall
be administered by such other executor
until the minor arrives at full age. when
he may be admitted as Joint executor
before provided '-(Approved February 81
Chapter 3.
An Act setting apart Lincoln Day, Feb
nj
nine, as a Holiday.
Whereas the President of the United
States has recommended that February
twelfth, nineteen hundred and nine, the
one hundredth anniversary of the birth
of Abraham Lincoln, be observed as a
National Holiday, and such action has
already been taken by several of the
state legislatures, and
Whereas an emergency therefore exists
for the immediate passage OF the act,
therefore.
of Maine, as follows
Section l. February twelfth, nineteen
hundred and nine, Is hereby declared to
be a state and bank holiday, to be
known as Lincoln day, and shall be OBJ
served by the schools of the state In
manner appropriate to the OCCASION
approved February %
Chapter d.
An Act respecting the place Of taxation
of Personal Property.
Specification one of section thirteen OF
chapter nine of the Revised Statutes is
hereby amended, by inserting after the
word store" in the fourth line. thereof
the word 'storehouse,' so that said speci-
flcation, as amended, shall read as fol-
lows:
4. All personal property employed in
trade. in the erection of buildings or YES
sells, or in the mechanic arts, shall be
taxed in the town where so employed on
the first day of each April; provided
that the owner, his servant, sub-con-
pies any store, store house, shop, mill.
wharf, landing place or ship yard therein
for the purpose of such employment. -
approved February 81
Chapter 5.
An Act relating to supplementary
Assessments.
Section thirty-five of chapter nine OF
the Revised Statutes is hereby amended,
by striking out the words by mistake
wherever they occur in said section, SO
that the said section, as amended, shall
read as follows:
Section 49, When any assessors, after
completing the assessment of a tax, dis
cover that they have omitted any polls
or estate liable to be assessed, they may
during their term of office, by a supple
ment to the invoice and valuation, and
the list of assessments, assess such polls
and estate their proportion OF SUCH tax
according to the principles on which the
assessment was made, certifying that
they were omitted. Such supplemental
collector with a certificate under the
hands of the assessors, stating that they
were omitted, and that the powers in
their previous warrant. naming the date
of 1t, are extended thereto; and the col
lector has the same power, and is under
the same obligations to collect them, as
If they had been contained in the orig
tnal list; and all assessments shall be
valid. notwithstanding that by such sup
plement the whole amount exceeds the
sum to be assessed by more than flve
per cent. or alters the proportion OF tax
allowed by law to be assessed on the
polls. -(Approved February 81
Chapter 6.
An Act to protect Benevolent, Humane,
Fraternal or Charitable Corporations
or organizations in the use of their
names and emblems and providing
penalties for the violation thereof.
Section l. No person, society, associa-
ton or corporation shall assume, adopt,
or use the name of benevolent, hui
ton, Incorporated under the laws of this
state, or any other state, or of the
United States. or holding its charter or
warrant under some recognized supreme
grand body having authority to issue
the same or name so nearly resembl-
ing the name of such Incorporated or
chartered organization as to be a color
able imitation thereof, or. calculated TO
deceive persons not members, with re-
spect to such organization. In all cases
where two or more of such societies,
associations, corporations or organiza-
lions claim the right to the same name,
or to names substantially similar as
above provided. the organization which
was first organized and used the name,
or first became incorporated under the
laws OF the United States or of any
state of the union. shall be entitled in
this state to the prior and exclusive use
of such name, and the rights of such
societies, associations. corporations or
organizations and of their individual
members shall be fixed and determined
accordingly.
Section e. No person shall wear or ex-
hibit the badge. button, emblem. decora-
ton, insignia, or charm, or shall assume
or use the name of any benevolent, hu-
name fraternal or charitable corpora
ton, Incorporated under the laws of this
state, or any other state, or OF the
United States, or holding its charter or
warrant under some recognized supreme
grand body having authority to issue
the same. or shall assume or claim to
be a member thereof, or of benevolent,
humane, fraternal or charitable corpora
ton or organization, the name of which
shall 50 nearly resemble the name or
any other corporation or organization
existing prior to the organization OF the
corporation, organization or association
OF which such person may ela,r, to be n
member, the name whereof may be cal
culated to deceive the people with re-
- elsH.