Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-04-05
THE 74th LEGISLATURE.

THE 74th LEGISLATURE.
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Considering the great demand for
special and general laws in regard to
fish and game. it can be said that the
enactments of this Legislature have
been on the line OF better protection
and provision for better means to
maintain and increase the fish and
game Of this State. and are in the main
satisfactory to those who are trying to
safeguard these important interests
A law to prohibit Sunday cunning
was killed in the closing days Of the
Legislature. Its opponents succeeding in
defeating it upon the ground that it's
provisions Were sufficient covered BY
the general law. A bounty was placed
upon bobcats, loupCeVinr and Canada
lynx, and also upon bears in Wash
lngton and Hancock counties
The State tax act for the year 1910
passed Friday BY the Legislature as
sesSes a state tax of 50, 1i3, 156.47 This
Increase over the sum of 81 2S6, 651 So as
sesscd by the tax act of 1909, is ex-
planned ~ the passage Of the school
fund mill tax act. making the rate of
taxation for 1910 five mills, instead of
three as this year The assessment for
1910 upon the towns and cities of Ken
nehec county is $1eSG61.1 49, divided as
follows: Albion, $l,9o35S: Augusta.
$3S,7i6.S3; BELGRADE. S., 553317; Benton,
1851, So: Chelsea. $121252: China, S.
$2,16o.61; Fayette, $l,17917; Gardiner,
SlS,T7.32; Halloweu, $771S.72; Itch
field. $lS55.SS; Manchester. $14S3. %;
Monmouth, $34t027 Mt Vernon. $1790.-
Il; Oakland, $51S1.27; Pittston $24o3. 20:
Randolph, $lJ505G; Readfield. $1,000. %;
Rome, $59t57; Sidney, s2l0962; vassal-
horo, S55l7.24; Vienna. $71851; Water
vile. $32, 593G7; Wayne, Sl226 81; West
Gardiner. Sl631.63 Windsor. $1252. SO;
WnsloW $l2123.19; Winthrop $1la5.-
", Unity Plantation, $8i.54
A considerable number of the mem
bers of the 18th Legislature left Fri
Gay night and Saturday morning on
the early trains. but there We're enough
on name at 10 O'clock when the session
opened Saturday morning to transact
the necessary business, in fact more
than have often been present at Sat
urday sessions From the closing of
the session until the dinner hour there
was constant stream of representa-
tlVeS ara senator's flowing into the va
rlouS departments to say good byc toll
their friends. but by afternoon the
state House presented a decidedly dc
serted appearance.
An unusually large number Of aato-
mobiles have been registered since the
beginning Of the year tine total mum
Der from January / to ADril being
M the registration for the same peri
90 IN 100 was 50 and in 1905 50 This
makes the total number registered
sinc" the law went into effect $40
The following corporations have filed
ceftilcates Of organization at the Office
OF the secretary OF state:
Argus Manufacturing Co. organized
at kittery for the purpose of dealing
IN motors and motor vehicles with
$20p,0o0 capital stock of which nothing
IS PAID in. Officers: President, Horace
Mitchell "f kittery; treasurer S. 7
Morrison of Portsmouth. n. II. Certifi- |
cate filed April 3, 1909
Liberty Canning 60. organized AT Lin |
erty Tor the purpose of erecting b,,iId |
ing and carrying on general canning
business It Liberty with 100000 canita1
stock of which nothing is paid in OFF |
GERS: President, j. G. Carcv of Mont |
NilIe; treasurer, a. NJ HoWes Of Lib |
erty Certificate filed March g. 1909
Brown Lumber Go. organized at Pan
ger for the purpose of operating and
dealing in timber lands with $50 ooo
capital stock of which nothing is maid
n. Officers President, William A |
Sawyer Of Sherman. treasurer, John
E. Iittlefeld of Brewer Certificate
filed April B. 1903
Wihopiic Valley Power Co organized
At bangor Tor the purpose of develop
hs' manufacturing and developing
power with 100000 capital stock Of
WHICH nothing is paid in. Officers.
FreSldcht John Wilson of Bangor:
treasurer. Leslie Z. Miller of Bangor
-ertifcate filed April /, 1903
National Text Book Co. organized at
augusta Ter the purpose of doing a
seHeral printing and publishing bust
ness WITH Sl5o,o00 capital stock of which
ncthlng Is paid iE Officers: Presi-
lent. K. $ Bu-zen of Augusta. treas
lIer, R. S. Buzzell of Augusta cor
lhcate filed April l, 1909.
\. Tavton Bolster co oreani,ol -
4arls tor the purpose of carrying on
al ha!iulacturing ana trading
business, with $4,000 capital stock of
y hich s12'o is paid in. Officers: Presi-