Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-04-01

COSTS Tor each wood duck unlaWfHlly killed i,
caught. chased or had in possesSion ex.
cert that the provisions of this act shall
mol apply 10 III" county of oxford.
section : All acts or parts of acts in
""HsiNl"nt with this act are hereby re-
pealed- tApProved March 30)
Chapter 167.
An Act additional to Chapter one hundred
and fortN=faur Of the Revised Statutes,
in relation Ia commitments To the Insane
Hospitals.
If woman is committed 10 either of the
insane hospitals under The provisions of
chapter one hundred forty four of the
revised statutes the magistrate or magiS-
tratcS committing her shall, unless she is
10 be- accompanied hX Il father. husband. .
brother or son designate Il WOMAN to be
an attendant or one of the attendants tn
accompany her thereto ,\rproH"d March
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Chapter 169
I'm Act relating Ia The Taxation of Steam
Eai.rnadS.
Whereas, the tax assessed under this act
must he assessed on or h"forc the first
day of April noXt aud whereas in the opin-
ion of the legislature this fact renders the
imm"diat" p1~~ag" Of this act necessary
for III" pr,SrrNatiua of the peace, health
and safety aud constitutes an emergency
within the meaning of the constitution, now
therefore;
Be il enacted hy the People of the State of
Maine, rs follows:
Section l. Section twenty-five Of chapter
eight of the revised statutes aS amended
by chapter one hundred and siNtN-eight of
the public laws OF nineteen hundred and
seven and AZ amended by chapter eighty
one of TIN, public laws of nineteen hundred
and nin" is hereby amended by striking ont
the word five in the sixteenth line of said
chapter eighty one af the public laws of
nineteen hundred and hin" and SuhStitrt
ing thcrcfnf the words five and onc-half
50 that >aid section as amended shall read
as follows
Section - The amount of such annual
exei<,. TAX shall be aseertained us follows:
The amount of the gross transportation re
ceiPts as returned tn the railroad commits
soucrS for the year ending on the thir.
tipth day of June preceding the lcvying OF
Such lax, shall tie divided by the number
OF miles of railroad operated. to ascertain
the aY"rag" gross receipts per mile; when
such average receipts per mile do NOT eX
coed fifteen halplred dollars, the tax shall
be equal Ia oIYrhaI of one per cent of
the gross transportation receipts; when
the average receipts per mile exceed fifteen
hundred dollars and do not exceed nine.
teen hundred dollars, tn" tax shall be equal
To thrc"-unarterS df aHe per cent OF the
gross receipts; and 80 on increasing the
rate of lax une-quarter of one per cent
tor each additional four hundred dollars
of average gross receipts per mile or frac-
tional part thereof provided. that the rate
in no event exceed live and ohe-halt per
cent. and in caSe of railroads operated eN-
,luSively for the transportation OF frelSht,
said rate shall in no event exceed three per
cent When Il railroad lies partly within
and partly without the state, or IL operated
as II part ot Il line or system extending ne
yona the state. the tax shall be equal to
the same proportion of the gross receipts
in the state. as herein provided, ana ITS
amount shall be- determined aS follows;
The gross transportation receipts OF Sucn
railroad. line or system, as the case may
be- over its whole extent. within and WITH
out the state. shall be divided by the total
number of miles operated to obtain the
int mi
gross receipts in the state shall be taken
to be the average gross receipts per mile;
multiplied by the number of miles operated
within the state.
SECTION , This act shall take effect when
approved. approved March So)
Chapter 1863.
An Act relative to the supervision OF the
business of Plumbing
Section | The words practical plumb
er" as used in this act shall mean a per-
son VINO has learned the business of plumb
ing by working for at least two years as
an apprentice or under verbal agreement
for instruction. and who has then worked
for at least one year as first-class Journey
man plumber
The word "journeyman," as used In this
act shall mean person who himselt
does any work in plumbing, which is ~
law, ordinance, bylaws, rule or regula-
ton subject TO inspection.
Section .. In every city or town where
there is a system of water supply or
sewerage the DOdru OF utillH may "llHiii
three months after the provision of this
act take effect and thereafter Whenever nee
essary appoint one or more inspectors nf
plumbing, who may o" may not be resi-
dents of the town or city for which they
are appointed. and who shall hold Office
for year, and in every city or town
where there is Il system OF wafer supply
or sewerage at least one member OF the
hoard of health shall be practical plumb
er within the meaning of this act.
Section 3. The compensation of said
inspectors shall be determined by the board
appointing them, subject to the approval
of the municipal officers, and shall he
paid from the treasury of their respective
cities or towns, Such insne.tors STU IN
spect all plumbing for which permits are
granted within their respective cities or
towns. which is in process OF consul uction,
alteration or repair and shall report to
said board all violations of any law, ord-
nance. bylaw. rule or regulation relative
to plumbing and also perform such other
appropriate duties as may be required.
The approval OF plumbing by any inspector
other than those provided for by this
chapter shall not be a compliance with the
provisions hereof,
Section L. No inspector of plumbing
shall inspect or approve any plumbing
work done by himself, or by any person
by whom he is employed, who is em-
pl"yed by or with him, but in city or
town which is subject TO The provisions OF
this chapter. the board of health shall APP
point an additional inspector of plumbing
in the same manner and subject TO the
same qualifications as the regular inspector
of plumbing. who shall inspect, in the man.
ner presC ribed in this chapter. plumbine
done by the regular inspector or by any
person by whom he is employed, or wha
is employed by or with him. Said ad-
ditonal inspector may act in case of the
absence inability of the regular in
srector, and shall receive for his services
the same compensation as the regular in
spector for a like duty.
Section .. Each city or town which has
therein system OF water supply or sewer
age shall by ordinance or bylaw, withr
three months from the time this act
takes effect prescribe regulations for the
materials. construction, alteration. ant
inspection of all pipes, tanks faucets
valves and other fixtures by and through
which waste sewerage is used and car
ried and shall provide that such pipes
tanks, faucets, valves or other fixture,
shall not be placed in any building in suct
city or town. except in accordance with
plans approved by the inspector of plumb
ing or by the board OF health and sha
further provide that no plumbing shall BE-
done, except TO repair leaks. without
permit being first issued therefor. upor
such terms and conditions as such cite,
or towns shall prescribe. The provisions o
this section shall not prevent boards ol