Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-04-05
PUBLIC LAWS
Passed by Seventy=Fourth
Legislature, 1909.
Chapter I.

point a Stenographer
The Governor may appoint some suit
able person as his stenographer who
shall hold the position during the pleas
IRE of the Governor, and shall receive
in full compensation for such services
the sum of one thousand dollars per an
nun. from January one, nineteen hum
bred and nine -(Approved February %
Chapter 2.
An Act to amend section twenty-five of
chapter SiXty-SiX of the Revised Stat
utes of Maine, relating to the Proba tie
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
words any suitable person having re-
gard to the best interests of the persons
Interested under such WILL so that said
section as amended shall read as follows:
Section % If there is no person whom
the Judge can appoint executor of any
will according to section eight: or if the
only one appointed neglectS to file the
required bond within the time therein
allowed he may commit administration
of the estate with the will annexed to
any suitable person having regard to the
best interests of the persons interest ed
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
lie may be admitted as joint executor
with the former. upon giving bonds as
before provided. '-(Approved February p
Chapter 3.
An Act setting apart Lincoln Day, Feb
ruary twelve, nineteen hundred and
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 Il
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
BE it enacted by the People of the State
of Maine, as follows:
Section l. February twelfth. nineteen
hundred and nine, is hereby. declared to
be state and bank holiday, to be
known as Lincoln day, aud shall he OBJ
served by the schools of he state in Il
manner appropriate to the OCCASION
Approved February -
Chapter q.
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 Spcci-
iication, as amended, shall read as fol-
lows:
I. All personal property employed in
trade, in the erection of buildings or yes
sells. or in the mechanic arts. shall he
taxed in the town where so employed on
the first day of each April; provided
that the owner, his servant, Sub-c"ii-
tractor or agent. so employing it, occl-
pies any store, Storr-houSe. shop. mill
wharf. landing place or ship yard therein
for the purpose of such employment. -
Approved February -
Chapter S.
An Act relating to Supplementary
Assessments.
Section thirty five of chapter nine of
by striking out the words by mistake"
wherever they occur in said section. so
that the said section, as amended, shall
read as follows:
completing the assessment of Il tax, dis
cover that they have omitted any polls
or estate liable to be assessed. they may.
during their term of office, by supple
mcut to the invoice and valuation, ana
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
assessments shall he committed to the
collector with Il certificate under the
hands of the assessors. stating that lhtE
were omitted. and that the powers IN
their previous warrant. naming tn" date
Of it, are extended thereto: and the col
lcrtor has the same power, ana Is under
the same obligations to collect them. as
il they had been contained in the orig
inal 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 five
per cent. or alters the proportion OF tax tax
allowed by law to be assessed on the
polls. approved February -
Chapter 6.
An Act to protect Benevolent. Humane.
Fraternal or Charitable Corporations
or organizations III the use of their
names and emblems and providing
penalties for the violation thereof,
Section /. No person, society. aSSorla-
ton or corporation shall assume. adopt.
or use the name of a benevolent. hu-
name. fraternal or charitable organiZa-
ton. Incorporated under the laws OF TINS
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 n name so nearly Iesetiipt-
ing the name of such incorporated or
chartered organization as to be a color
able imitation thereof. or calculated TO
deceive persons not members. WIN re-
Spect to such organization. In all cases
where two or more of such societies,
associations corporations or organlza-
tons claim the right to the same name.
Or to names substantially similar as
above provided. the organization winch
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 > No person shall wear or eX-
hibt 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 TINS
state. or any other state. or OF the
United States, or holding its chaftef or
warrant under some recognized supreme
grand body having authority to issue
the same. or shall assume or clam 10
be member thereof. or of benevolent.
humane. fraternal or charitable corpora
tion OF organization, the name of whicn
snail so nearly resemble the name Oh
any other corporation or orSanl2atloll
existing prior to the organization OF the
corporation, organization or ASSOCIATION
OF which such person may claim TO be
member the name whereof may pc cal
tuiated to deceive the people WIN re-
spcct to any such priOc corporation OF