Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-22
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In the House the proposition to Gre
ate the office of medical examiner and
the Office of coroner was again
presented i'll two bills introduced by
Burleigh of Augusta,
one to abolish the office of coroner and
the other to create the office of medi-
cal examiner, which differs from that
by Representative Davies
Of Yarmouth on Wednesday in a num-
Der Of particulars. The other bill in
troduced by Representative Burleigh
provides for the creation in each coun-
ty of the Office of medical examiner
without doing away with the office of
coroner. The Introduction of these
bills wilfenable the proposition for Gre
ating the office Of medical examiner in
ali its aspects to go before the commit
tee OF judiciary of which Representa-
tive Burleigh is a member.
duced in the Senate Thursday morn
ing an act amending section l of chap
ter 1876 of the revised statutes relat-
ing 20 sentences in criminal cases:
The act would strike out of
the present statute this sentence:
"When ii is provided that he shall be
punished by Imprisonment and fine, or
by fine, or by fine and in addition
thereto imprisonment he may be SEN
tepced to either ar BOTH Senator
Hastings also introduced an act
amending section 63 of chapter Is Of
the revised statutes relating to the
payment of tuition in secondary
schools by providing that such provi-
"sucn youth maintains good stand
ing in such school,
Senator Walker of Hancock intro
duced an act Amending the sea and
5 hore fisheries law providing that If
any Illegal Holsters are found in a
lobster car. trap, net, barrel, box or
p.fckase. the entire contents may be
s@izcd.
Senator Kellogg Of Penobscot intro
6uced an act providing that railroad
may establish and maintain
crossings for the accommo-
dation of numbering operations, such
crossings to be located by the rail-
road commissioners and to be govern
Senator Donigan of Somerset intro
duced a resolve in favor of the Pehob-
scot tribe of Indians appropriating
ST., 1910
Senator Looney of Cumberland intro
shall be 1quired to pay more than
five per cent of the total value of any
transfer. succession or leg
acy, which is taxed in part by any 9TH
err state or foreign government.
Senator Looney Of Cumberland also
introduced a resolve urging Names
representation to aid in
the creation Of a retired list for volun-
teer officers, who served in the Civil
war
Senator Staples of Knox introduced
a resolve in favor of the Camden and
Rockland Water Co. for $3.50 for
water for the State prison from July
l, 1909 to Jan. 1, 1910
In the house Thursday morning Rep
Russell of Gardiner intro
duced an act providing that local
boards Of health shall furnish anttox-
III free to INDECENT persons, and en-
the State Board of Health
to make contracts for supplying the
local boards Herewith.
Representative Russell of Gardiner
all act providing that
boards of health shall supply INDECENT
or needy families with the necessaries
Of life during quarantine and that no
such expense shall be charged against
the pauper account.
Representative Hersey of Houlton
introduced an act making extensive
to the revised statutes
relating to marriage and the regis
tration of vital statistics. One fca-
ture of tie bill provides that municipal
clerks may upon request issue mar
rage certificates upon the same day
that the intentions of marriage are
Illed. The act also increases the print
Ing allowance of the registrar of vital
statistics from $4,000 to $4,000 per year.
Representative Marshall of Portland
an act to assist in the res
of the records of the court of
probate for the county of Cumberland,
which were destroyed by fire, Jan. "a
l90S The act provides for the accept
ance of certified copies in the place Of
original papers. and for the vertical
ton of papers rurporting to be copies
Of original probate documents, but
not certified.
REPRESENTATIVE Marshall of Portland
Introduced an act amending the revis-
"a statutes relating to the sale of milk
by providing that quart bottles shall
contain not less than SO ounces or
more than 80 ounces and 4 drains, with
measure for pint and
half pint bottles.
Representative Pattangall of Wat
erville introduced an act abolishing
the Office of assistant attorney gener-
Ii, such act to take effect, Jan l, 1910.
Representative Pattangall of Water
Vile introduced an act repeating
chapter of the public laws of 1907.
This is the act passed by the last
legislature to provide for the fine or
OF lumbermen breaking
heir contracts after receiving advance
IF goods, money or transportation be-
lore his employer was reimbursed.
Representative Lambert of Orono in
reduced bill appropriating $4,000
for Maine Agricultural Ex-
pertinent station for the analysis OF
seeds, feeding stuffs. commercial fertl-
izer and foods and drugs. The act
,lso does away with the provision OF
No,