Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-27

act declares tuberculosis TO be an infec.
tious or communicable disease and dan.
gclous to the public health. 1t pro-
vides that it shall be the duty of every
physician in the State of Maine to re-
port in writing on forms to be furnish
ed by the State Board of Health tho
name, age. Sex, color. occupation place
where last employed, If known, and
address Of every person known to have
tuberculosis to the secretary Of the
State Board of Health within 4S hours
after the fact comes to the knowledge
OF the physician.
The act also provides for the disinfcc-
apartments or premises. where there
has been a death or removal of per-
Son having tuberculosis. Any person
having tuberculosis, who shall dispose
of his secretion or eXcretion shall on
complaint, be deemed guilty Of a null
sance. 1t shall be the duty Of ply
stefan attending patient having tu-
bcrculosis to take all proper precau-
lions and to give proper instructions to
provide for the safety of all individuals
occupying the same house or apart
mcnt. Upon the recovery of any per-
duty of the attending physician to
make report of this fact to the seere-
tary of the state Board of Health.
Representative Wing Of Auburn intro
duced an act amending the statutes.
providing that the municipal officers Of
airy town may make at all times such
regulations as to the mode of use of
tracks of any street railroad and the
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railroad Of the space between and one
foot beyond the outer rail of the tracks
for the purpose of laying the dust. Rep
iesentatlve Wing also introduced All
act amending the statutes. providing
that il a city determines that streets
shall b. sprinkled in whole or in part
AT the expense Of the abutters that such
expense for municipal year to he
borne by the abutters shall be deter
mined by the board of aldermen.
Representative Burleigh of Augusta
introduced resolve appropriatins
$1.250 for each of the years 1909 and
1910 for the Maine Childrens Home
Society Of Augusta. Representative
Burleigh also introduced a resolve APP
propriatng $1,000 for each of the next
two years for the w. c. 7. U. tenn
pCfafy nome for children.
Representative Wing of Auburn In
troduced an act to amend the bank
ing laws by changing the official desig-
nation Of the head of the State bank
ing department from bank examiner
to bank commissioner and authori2-
ing the employment of one or more
clerks. one of whom shall be designa-
ted as deputy bank commissioner.
Representative Hall Of Caribou In
troduced the following resolves Re-
solve appropriating $500 to provide an
| additional supply of testimonials for
the honorably discharged sailors and
soldiers, who volunteered from Maine
for service in the civil war Resolve
appropriating $2433 for each of the
next two years for the preservation OF
the regimental rolls In the Office of thu
| adjutant general Resolve appropria-
ting $l72.2G for the payment OF sums
due Spanish war veterans for services
rendered during the war with Spain
to be available from time to time AZ
the claims are presented and approved
by the adjutant general.
Representative Pattangall of Water
vile introduced an act repeating the
law providing that the expenses Of the
maintenance of State Board Of Rail-
| road Commissioners shall be paid by
the railroads.
Representative Pattangall Of Water
vile introduced an act providing that
Wncn the gross average receipts OF
street railroads per mile do not ex-
| coed $1,000 the tax shall be equal to
one-fourth of one per cent on the
gross transportation receipts, and for
each $1,000 additional gross receipts per
mile or fractional part thereof the rate
shall be increased one-fourth of one
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