The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1909-04-08

board shall, upon request Of the COVER
nor invest investigaete and report upon any
ems to affect the public welfare.
Section 5. In any controversy where
not less than ten employees are directly
concerned the board shall, upon appli-
cation as hereinafter provided, and as
soon as practicable visit the place where
the controversy exists and make care
full inquiry into it's cause. and the board
may, with the. consent of the governor.
conduct such inquiry beyond the limits
of the state. The board shall hear all
persons interested who come before it,
to be done or submitted to by either or
both to adjust said controversy, and
make written decision thereof, which
shall at once be made public, shall be
recorded by the secretary of the board
said decision shall for six months be
binding on the parties who join in the
application or until the expiration Of
sixty days after either party has given
notice to the other in writing of his in
tention not to be bound thereby. such
notice may be given to the employees by
posting it in three conspicuous places in
the shop, factory. yard. or other place
where they work.
Section s. Said application may be
signed by the employer or by majority
Of the employees in the department OF
the business in which the controversy
exists or by their duly authorized agent
or by both parties, and, if signed by an
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of the employees, the board shall sat
isfy itself that he is duly authorized to
do so. The application shall contain a
statement of the matter in controversy
and a promise to continue in business or
at work without any strike or lockout
until the decision of the board if made
within three weeks after the date of FL
ing the application. The secretary of
the board shall forthwith after such fill
ing cause public notice to be given of
the time and place of the hearing on the
application unless both parties join in
the written request that no public mo-
tice shall be given If such request is
made. notice shall be given to the par,
ties in such a manner as the board shall
order and the board may give public
notice notwithstanding such request.
Section 7. The board may summon
as witnesses any operative or any per
son who Keeps the record of wages
earned in the department of business in
which the controversy exists and may
require the production of books which
contain the record of wages paid.
administered by any member of the
board. Witnesses summoned by the
board shall be allowed the same fees as
are. paid to witnesses in the supreme
judicial court, these fees together, with
all necessary expenses of the board
shall be paid by the state treasurer
from the fund provided by this act on
warrants drawn by the governor and
council.
Section g. The parties to any contro-
versy described in section five may sub
nit such controversy to a local board Of
arbitration and Cancellation which may
be either mutually agreed upon or may
be composed of three persons. one of
whom shall be designated by the en-
duly authorized agent; the third. who
shall be chairman by the other two;
such board shall have all the powers eX-
ercised by the state board, and it's de-
cisions shall have the same effect as
those of the state board. The decision
of said board shall be rendered within
ten days after the close of any hearing
held by it and shall at once be, filed by
the clerk of the municipality where the
controversy arose, and a copy thereor
shall be filed with the secretary of the
state board by the clerk of the said
municipality. Each of said arbitrators
shall be entitled to receive three dollars
for each day of actual service to be
paid by the state treasurer on warrant
drawn by the governor and council from
the funds provided by this act
Section o The sum of one thousand
dollars is hereby appropriated, the same
or so much thereof as may be necessary.
to be used for the purposes of this act
for the years nineteen hundred nine and
nineteen hundred ten.-(Approved April
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Chapter 23o.
An Act additional to Chapter one hundred
rinety three, of Public Laws of nine
teen hundred and nine, relating to the
Maine Forestry District
Whereas, the forests situated mainly in
the plantations and unorganized town.
ships are one of the chief sources of
wealth of the state. and the protection
of such forests from destruction by fire
is of the greatest Importance; to this end
it is a paramount duty of this legislature
to have funds provided without delay for
such protection. Delay in the providing
of such funds would expose such forests
to danger of destruction by fires. pre-
Ill to
judgment of this legislature, the facts
expressed in the above preamble con-
stitute an emergency, and the measure
hereinafter set forth is Immediately nee
eSsary for the preservation of the public
safety; therefore.
Be it enacted by the People Of the
State of Maine. as follows:
Section l. Any expenses incurred under
the provisions of chapter one hundred
and ninety three, of the public laws of
the year nineteen hundred and nine. not
exceeding twenty-five thousand dollars,
may be paid out of any MONEYS Nys j in the
the governor and council are hereby au-
thorized to draw their warrant therefor
at any time. For any such expenditure
the treasury shall be reimbursed from the
furds derived from the district tax pro-
vided for by said chapter one hundred
and ninety-three.
Section 2. In view of the emergency
cited in the above preamble this act
shall take effect when approved.-(Ap-
proved April %
Chapter 231.
An Act to amend Section two of Chapter
twentyt two of the Revised Statutes of
the year of our Lord one thousand nine
hundred and three. relating to Jail SEN
tence for maintaining a Liquor Nui-
sance.
Section two of chapter twenty-five Of
the revised statutes of the year of our
Lord one thousand nine hundred and
three is hereby amended by inserting
after not in the first line the words
less than one hundred dollars and Said
section is further amended by striking
out the word 'or'' in the second line and
inserting in it's place the word and
Said section is further amended by in
serting after the word mot in the Sec
ond line the words less than thirty days
and not Said section is further amended
by adding after the word year" the
words, and in default of payment of
said fine an additional imprisonment of
thirty days in jail so that said section
as amended shall read as follows
Section /. Whoever keeps or maintains
such nuisance, shall be fined not less
than one hundred dollars and not eX-
ceeding one thousand dollars. and i'm
prisonment in jail not less than thirty
days and not more than one year, and in
default of payment of said fine an addi-
tlonal imprisonment of thirty days in
Jall.-(Approved April 2)
Chapter 232.
An Act to amend Section forty-seven of
Chapter twenty-nine OF the Revised
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