Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-02-09
Personal Injury Gases.

Representative P;tttangall of Mater
VILE also introduced the following act
relating to evidence in personal injury
cases:
See In all actions brought to re-
cover damages for personal injuries to
or death of a person if the defendant
is insured against loss. costs or dam
age OF such suits that faet may be
shown in evidence
Sec. I'm all sections brought to
recover damages cor personal injuries
to or death of person it is not nee
essary To allege or to prove that the
person SO injured or killed was in the
exercise of due care ut the time of
such injury or death; and if the negli-
gence of the person so injured or Killed
is relied upon in defence Of the action.
SUCH negligence shit Il be pleaded
Punishable For Engineers.
Representative Greenwood Of Farm-
ington presented IN act to provide
adequate punishment for any person
who shall Improperly engage or act in
the capacity of locomotive engineer
or train conductor upon any railroad
III the Stat Of Maina. This act pro-
operate Il locomotive engine upon any
railroad in the state without having
served three years as a fireman, shall
be deemed guilty of misdemeanor
and be punished by a fine of not less
than $500 and not more than $500. and
etcn day that he 81 engages tn consti-
tut separate offence. It also pro-
vida5 that if any person acts as con-
duetor without having served three
wears as a brakeman. he shall be
deemed guilty OF a misdemeanor and
the same penalty is provided as in the
case Of the engineer.
Termination Of Contracts.
Representative Pattangall resented
the following act relating to the termi-
nation of contracts for the SALE OF
transfer of real estate:
Sect. All contracts entered into
after Aug. !. 1911 for the sale or trans
fer of real es.tatr and all contracts
whit rcby Il person, company 81 cor
portion becomes an agent for the sale
or transfer Of real estate shall become
void in one wear from thu date Such
contract is entered INTO unless tie time
for the termination thereof Is definitely
stated.
Other House Bills.
Representative Amc5 OF Nofrlds"-
week presented an Act To amend sect.
!! of Chap. A. K. 3. removing aHbIg-
ui:y II regard to Incorporating fees OF
teleph0nc companies. This act pro-
1idfs for the fees that shall be PAID 10
the STAT except when the telephone
conianits are organized und,r the
general law TIE same gentleman also
prase nted an Act 10 legaliZe game
farming and fish farming i'll the STATE
of Maine. This act provides that those
VIII, engage in the business of running
= private game OF FISH farm shall pay
a. yearly license Zee OF $l9.w Tor the
benefit of the STATE.
p.prtsentatiyc Dresser pt Sour
Portland presented an Act to pr"Nia.
for q recording tax on mortgages 8"
for exemption Of 6ouhle taxation 81
,,urtyocce on real estate. Inc Oh
,,ra1.iges for recording fees graded &C
.ording TO the amornt of the mortS"s
"a take lie place of taxes thereon
commemorative Greenwood OF arm
inptor presented All Act to aineh'
Sect. 60 gf Chap. ), Il. s., as amehae'
H. char. 1NG of the Laws OF l'o' re
,a,inc to the taxation of collateral III
bcritance. be setting the limit Tor uii
taxed inucritancHs IT $to'ooo ior o''e
inheritance md $500 for others.