Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-02-15
: BIENNIAL REPORT
OF Atty. Gen. Phi|brook
OF Great Interest.
26 Homicide Cases Disposed
Of During Two Years.
Atty. Gen. Has Appeared for State
In Important Civil Cases.

| the report of Attorney General Philbrool
for l9o9-19l0 shows that i'll the arrange
mont of the report there has been
| slight departure from the reports of for
u.er years. The work is subdivided int
five parts and under The following head
ings:
| /. Statistical tables showing reports o.
county attorneys and county treasurers.
| H. Homicide cases. in the preparation
| of which, or trial of which, this depart
ment took part.
| III civil cases in federal and state
courts in which the State of Maine was q
party or had an interest.
| ~. Selections from such opinions given
| 10 heads of departments and others rs
interest
V. Miscellaneous matters not properly
classified under either of the above heads,
and suggestions, as required by law.
The statistical tables contain the de-
tailed Information customariy found in
the compiled reports of the work of the
sixteen county attorneys and such re-
ports from county treasurers as the
statute requires to he mad" To the al
torney general.
Homicide Cases.
TWonty-slX homicides were disposed OF
during these two years. Out of this num-
Der 13 were tried by the attorney gen
eral or the assistant attorney general,
with the aid Of county attorneys, and i
were disposed of by the county attorneys
under the direction OF the attorney gen-
eral, the latter officer advising but not
NJ rip in The hAuui-
cldes reported were distributed among
the yarioue counties a follows: An
drogcoggin .. Aroostooli 4. Cnmbsr rland 2.
Franklin /. Knox ., Oxford =. Penohseet
4. Somerset .. Sagadahoc !. Waldo =.
Washington !, York ..
Civil Cases.
Among the important gases on the civil
side in which the attorney general mas
appeared for the State or some officer of
the state are Martel Us. State OF Maine.
heard In the Supreme Court of the United
State had an interest. Calico vs. the state,
ali heard in the Circuit Court of the
United States, Thomaston vs. Greenbush,
an important pauper case in which the
state had an interest. Calico V. the state,
n writ of error for the release of pris-
oner confined at the State prison, Sawyer
vs. Gilmore, state Treasurer, to enjoin
the collection OF taxes for school pur-
poses assessed under the provisions oil
chap Ia z. l.. 1909, Gilmore vs. Penohseot
County, for the collection of moneys due
the State under the so called Sturgis law
and the Havey amendment thereto,
similar action against the county Of An
droscogsin. and some cases fSr the Land
Agent
Opinions.
Out of a large mass OF questions SUD-.
mitted by heads of departments and
other State officers. to which answer was
made in writing few selections are
made of those replies which seem TO con-
tain some element of public interest.
Opinions of the attorney general ar2 to
be found relating to the trustees of the
University of Maine and their powers,
the rights of certain persons 10 solemn
ize marriages. the liability Of the state
to support alien paupers, the duty oil
foreign corporations to file certain ceTt-
fcates with the secretary of State under
the provisions OF chap. liz, I. l.. 1909, the
apportionment among cities ana towns
of taxes received from railroad compan-
les To questions arising under the MILL
tary law, TO returns TO state assessor.
by registers of deeds. to taxation Of per-
sonal property of non-lesidents, to GER
tain investments made-hy savings banks.
to the High school law. TO aiding planta-
tionS under the State road law, to parties
to the contract for construction of state
roads, TO the powers and aeties OF the
commissioners OF inland fish and game,
to the powers of boards of health In con-
nection with school property. to the law
concerning nursery stock shipped into
this State from any other state or coun-
try, To questions arising with reference
To the state School for Boys, and to ques-
tons arising under the laws relating to
registration in optomctry and dra-
| tiStry.
| Miscellaneous Matters.
| tndcr this heading are to be found
reports tD upon corporations, showing
the number approved, tile revenue 10
the state fropl the same. the collection
Of franchise taxes and other matter
| Of interest; Oh inht ritance taxes; un-
der this heading the attorney general
discusses quite at l"nSth the tax laW
OF l9o9. shows its value to the state OF
Maine and makes Il number Of sugges
| tons by way Of amendment which
| seem 10 be advisable after practical
test of IN" law fo- s yea" and = half.