The Somerset reporter., 1909-04-08


any way be construed as debarrIng the
o. So called -four barrel from being con-
sIdered a standard barrel.-tApproved
April %
Chapter 248.
A, Act to amend Section thirty eight of
chapter twenty-nine of the Revised
Statntes of the State of Maine, relative
10 persons travelling from place to place
carrying or offering for sale Intoxicat-
ing Liquors.
statutes of the state OF Maine be and
hereby is amended so that said section
thirty eight, as amended. shall read
section 3S. No person shall travel from
town to town, or from place to place, in
any city, town or plantation, on foot or
bv public or private convey ance, either by
land or water, carrying for sale or oIer,
iiouors, and no person shall solicit, obtain
or offer to obtain orders for the sale or
delivery of any intoxicating or fermented
liquors, in any quantity. Any person vio-
iafIng the provisions of this section shall
ne liable TO a penalty of not less than
twenty nor more than five hundred dol
lars and costs for each offense, to be re-
covered on complaint or by indictment;
half to the complainant, and half to the
county in which the offense is committed;
person shall be imprisoned for term OF
not less than two, nor more than six
months. '-(Approved April % H8r
Chapter GAG.
An Act to amend Section twenty-three
of Chapter one hundred fourteen OF
the Revised Statutes, as amended by
Chapter two of the Public Laws OF
nineteen hundred and seven, relating
TO the relief of Poor Debtors.
section /. Section twenty-three OF
chapter lone hundred and fourteen OF the
revised statutes as amended by chapter
two of the public laws of nineteen eI,
Nv inserting after the words appear be-
fore In the third line of said section
twenty-three the words any such disin-
terested' and by inserting and by strik-
ing out the word such" in said line also
by Inserting after the word resides" in
the sixth line thereof the words then in
lie shire town. and striking out after the
word resides In the sixth line, of said
section the following, then in the town
where there is such magistrate nearest
"a the place of residence Of the. debtor;
netitfoner or his attorney" so that said
section as amended shall read as FOL
lows. It'll
thereupun issue under his hand and seal
a subpoena TO the debtor, commanding
him 10 appear before any such dlsin-
terested magistrate within SAID county n,i
TONER or his attorney resides and in case
there Is no such magistrate in the town
where the debtor, petitioner or, his attor-
ney resides then in the shire town OF SAID
county, 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
10 the subpoena. No application or sub
poena shall be deemed incorrect Tor want
Of form only. or for circumstantial err
rors or mistakes, when the person and
the case can be rightly understood. Such
errors and mistakes may be amended On
application of either party
Section g Chapter two of the pub
lie laws OF nineteen hundred and seven
is hereby repealed.-(Approved April %
Chapter $50.
A. Of In rela tion IN the collection of
fees by State Officials and payment or
same to the State Treasurer.
Section /. All state officers, their cserhs
or agents, who furnish copies or infor-
nation from any of the records OF the
various state departments shall account
to the state and pay over to the state
treasurer all fees collected therefor. No
state department, commission, board or
institution shall be charged for infor-
nation or copies of records furnished by
another state department. commission,
board or institution.
Section 2. All state officers, their clerks
or agents, authorized to collect fees shall
pay such fees to the state treasurer on
or before the last day of March, June,
September and December of each year.
A detailed statement of the source and
amount of such fees shall be filed with
the state auditor at the time such fees
are paid to the treasurer.
Section g. Amy fees received by the
state board of health or the register of
vital statistics and paid over TO the state
treasurer shall be added to and made
part of the appropriations for such de-
acknowledgements April %
= Chapter PSI.
An Act in relation to possession under
defective proceeding in Eminent Do
MAN.
Whenever any taking or attempted taxi
Ing under power of eminent domain shall,
in any action now pending or hereafter
commenced, have been adjudged defective
either from formal errors in proceedings
or through failure to provide, in an act
expressly comforting the right of eminent
domain. for any act or proceeding neces-
sary to carry out such taking, which
failure shall be deemed substantial
error by court of last resort in this
state, and judgment of title in the plain
tiff shall be given, judgment of custer or
writ of possession shall be stayed until
the corporation vested with the power OF
eminent domain shall have had Vppor-
tunity to retake pursuant to the act con-
ferring the power, IL the error is formal,
and until remedial legislation shall have
been obtained at session OF the legis-
lature next after the rendition of judg
ment when the error is substantial, and
u new taking had pursuant to the amend
ed act: but the new taking shall be had
within ninety days from the rendition of
said judgment when the error Is merely
formal and within six months from the
adjournment Of the legislature next after
the rendition of judgment when the error
Is substantial. And nothing herein con-
at law for damages, and the owner of
the land may maintain an action for
damages the same as If In possession
approved April 30
Chapter 252.
An Act TO regulate the purchase and sale
of Intoxicating Liquors by the State
Liquor Commissioner and by town
Liquor Agents. ..t 5.fr r..
soner, under the direction of the gov
ernor and council, shall purchase for the
state. at the expense of the state, a suffi-
cent stock of liquors to supply the de-
mands of all duly authorized town and
city agencies, for not exceeding three
months; and all such agencies shall be
supplied from said stock so kept. and
from no other source and in no other
ho one grade of whiskey, one grade of
rum, one grade of gin, one grade OF
brandy. and one grade of wine. all of
standard brand and quality. and guaran-
teed under the United States laws relat-
ing to foods and drugs.
On or before June first and December
hrst OF each year, the state liquor com
missioner shall advertise for at least
Two successive weeks in such papers as
the governor and council may direct, for
sealed proposals for supplying the state
with such alcoholic liquors as 1t may
require for the purposes of this act with
m the six months beginning on the fol-
lowing July first and January first re-
spectively. The last advertisement shall
De at least two weeks before the time
specified therein for the closing or said
proposals. Sealed proposals shall be adj
dressed TO the state liquor commissioner
at Augusta and shall remain sealed until
opened in the presence of committee
or the executive council at a time speci-
fed In said advertisement. Said commits
sloner shall, upon the request or any
responsible dealer, mail a statement set
ting forth the different kinds and quail
Ties of liquors upon which bids are re-
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