Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-02-17


Representative Bigelow of Portland
introduced an act amending the Re-
viSed Statutes relating to the serving
of venires by providing that the clerk
instead of the sheriff shall send the
venires to the constables of towns and
marshals and deputy marshals OF
cities. also an act amending the statute
relating to fees of constable in serving
venires, limiting mileage to actual
travel. The same gentleman intro
duced an act amending the statutes
relating to the signing of writs and
other papers SO that they may be
signed by deputy clerks of court He
also introduced an act designating the
clerk of the county commissioners as
county clerk.
Representative Russell of Gardiner
introduced as act to authorize the city
OF Gardiner to create a sinking fund to
pay it's bonded debt of $115,500 by the
transfer of funds to the sum of not
| less than $500 annually.
Representative Stanley Of Porter in
| PRODUCED an act providing that any
| incorporated academy with an annual
| income from invested funds exceeding
| $1,000, which shall provide free tuition
to all its pupils residing in its county
| shall be entitled to State aid under the
| general law.
Representative Stanley of Porter in
| troduced an act making it the duty of
| the State superintendent of public
| schools to secure architects plans and
| specifications for school buildings or
| not over four rooms and loan the same
| to experimenting school committees
| desiring to erect new buildings. The
| sum of 5000 annually to provide such
plans is provided The act further
provides that when such plans are not
used school committees must submit
| their plans to the State superintendent
and State board of health and secure
| their approval.
Representative Morse of Belfast in
| PRODUCED an act to extend the charter
| of the Camden & Augusta Railway.
| Representative Bisbce Of Rumfcrd
introduced an act to Incorporate the
I;ango'cy lakes & Megantic Railroad
| Co, with authority for 80 mile rail
| way from the tracks of the Rumford
Falls ard Rangeley Lakes Railroad
| co. at Oluossoc to connection with
| the railroad of the Indian River
| Railway Co, on the northelly Doun-
| Diary line of the State of Maine, via
Lower Cupsuptc, Davstown, Stetson
town, Seven Ponds and Massachusetts
| Gore. The capital stock IS to be fixed
| by the incorporators with authority to
| increase it to $l,000.000 The corpora
| ton is authorized to connect with any
| other railroad corporation. which mag
now or hereafter form continuous line
between the city of Portland and Me
| gantic in the province of Quebec. Lu-
cius futile, Edward P. Kicker, Henry
| b. Cleaves, Franklin A Wilson, Joseph
| W. SyuondS. Seth NJ. Carter and Nor
us Mcdonald are named as inccrpora-
| tors.
| Representative Pattangall of Water
Vile introduced an act authorizing the
| Waterville & Fairfield Railway X
Light Co, to sell or lease it's property
and franchises to any connecting
street railway company.
| Representative Thompson OF SkoW
hogan introduced an act to revive and
extend the charter of the Sknwhegan
Trust Co. also an act to amend the
charter of the Fairfield Trust Co.
| REPRESENTATIVE Emery of sanford in
troduced an act providing that caucus
es are Illegal unless held at least seven
days prior to elections.
| Representative Andrews of Augusta
introduced an act to provide for the
admission of evidence in and to au-
thorizc the consolidation Of actions for
libel in certain cases.
| Representative Chase of York in
trcduccd an act providing that where a
town committee neglectS or refuses to
call a caucus, when so requested by a
petition of five per cent. of the voters
Of said party said petitioners may APP
Dly to any Justice of the peace, who
) shall thereupon call the caucus.
Representative Davies of Yarmouth
introduced an act to authorize the
Judge OF any municipal court to APP
point a probation officer with the pro-
vision that in counties where there Is
a superior court the judge OF that
court shall have the appointing power
and that in counties where the SUI
preme judicial court exercises crlml-
nal jurisdiction the appointment shall
be approved by the chief justice there
of This is the bill drafted by the pris-
, on reform association of Portland.
Representative Bigelow of Portland
| introduced an act adding five sections
, to the divorce law. These sections pro
, vide that no divorce libel shall De IL
: order for hearing at the term at which
: it is entered or at any time within y
: days Of its entry. A stenographlc re-
port shall lie taken in all its hearings
J; When adultery is alleged the count!
:. attorney shall represent the libeiee
unless otherwise represented by coun
Q sci. and if the divorce be granted III
shall present the evidence to the mex
grand Jury. No divorce shall be gran
| ted on ex-parte evidence, nor unles'
the lbelee is represented in court. l
! no attorney of record appears tn
l cx,..,ilat attorney to ncO