Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-02-18

! naming unused at the end of the veal
| for which it was appropriated shall not
| lapse, but may be expended during the
| succeeding year.
In the Senate Wednesday Senator
Wheeler Of Cumberland introduced ar
act relating to corporations. The act
provides that the secretary of State
shall prepare a list of all corporations
and the amount of all the franchise
tax due for the year 1907 The charter
! of any corporation, which shall fai
to pay its franchise tax and the OK
pcl,ses before Dec 1, 1909 shall be sus-
pended. Any person, who shall under
take to do business in behalf of sucf
corporations shall be subject to a fine
OF $500 for the benefit of the State.
Senator Baxter of Cumberland intro
d,Iced an act to incorporate Frederic
Z. Eoothby Murrell \. Drew. Percira
F. Eaxter. James A. Broc, Thomas Fl
Flaherty John =. kchoe, Ralph n
Jordan, Cornelius A. ManniX. and VIII
bur G.. WhelGcn of Portland. Charles
Cheltra Of Bath. Wilbur FL Frank OF
Bangor. Jefferson NJ. sweet Of ilastport
Frank p Pcnnell Of Skowhesan. Her
bert l.. Shepherd Of Rockport George
NJ Stanwood Of South Portland as the
Fire Insurance Company of Name, &c
do Il general fire Insurance business
Tie capitalization is placed at 5000, 900
Senator Osgood of Androscoggln ln-
troduced an act to incorporate the An
droscoggin Railroad Co, naming HeW-
tit ~ Lowe of Turner. John \. Jones
aud Albert l.. Kavanaugh of Lewiston
as incorporators. The company is au-
thorized to maintain a street railroad
in the towns of East Livermore, Liver
more and Turner, from the terminus Of
the Auburn and Turner railroad IN
Turner to some convenient point in tho
town Of East Livermore. The capita
stock shall not exceed 100000 The
corporation is authorized to make con
nection with the line of the Auburn
and Turner Railroad company, ana tc
/ contract with that company and the
Lewiston, Augusta & Watervillc Street
, Railway for the interchange of cars
and for running rights on such terms
and III such manner as may be mu-
tually agreed upon between the par
ties. This corporation is also author
lied to make such connection with the
lines of the Maine Central Railroad
Company and the Portland and Rum
ford Falls Company az may be mutu-
ally agreed upon.
Senator Gowel of York introduced
an act amending the revised Statutes
in regard to the support Of minor chill
drcn The act provides that on and
after Jan /, 1910 it shall be unlawful
for any overseers of the poor or any
selectner performing the duties OF
oSerScerS Of the poor. or other officials
performing snch duties to send any
child under the age OF rs years to any
alinshpusc. for support and care. OF
retain any ouch child in such aim
house but the overSecrs, select
mon, or other officials shall provide for
su,h child or children in families
hn,pit ais. Or other appropriate institu-
tons, except that child under tive
years of age may be scnt with its
mother, who is Il poor person, to any
almShouSe, but no longer than until 1t
is two years Of age. The appropriate
boards and bodies in the cities and
towns shall take such action in the
matter as shall be necessary to carry
ont the provisions. a penalty of $50 l.
provided for failure to comply with the
provisions of the act
Senator Kellogg Of Penobscot intro
duccd an act amending the Revised
Statutes and providing that every in
s,Irance company doing a casualty in
s,nancc business in this state shall
file with the insurance commissioner
a COPY Of the various insurance poll
cies issued by them.
Senator Kellogg Of Penobscot also
Introduced an act to amend the Re-
vised Statutes relating to insurance
policies. The amendment provides that
no contract of insurance against illness
bv any insurance company doirg busi-
ess in this state shall be made to re-
jaf. 10 such illness as may be contract
ed not more than six days after the
date of such contract.
senator Reynolds of Kennebec intro
duced a resolve giving a pension of 81
per month to Eliza A. Getchell of
WinsloW.
Senator Howes Of Somerset intro
duced resolve appropriating $3.50 to
recompense Lowell f. Bailey Of North
Arson Tor blooded cattle killed in April
1906 by order of the State Cattle Com
mission.