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all such deposits and interest thereon.
Section 3. Banking defined. The solic-
its equivalent deposit as a regular
business by any person, partnership,
association, or corporation shall be
deemed to be doing a banking business,
whether such deposit is made subject to
check or is evidenced by certificate OF
deposit, pass book, a note, a receipt. or
other writing, provided that nothing
herein shall apply to or include money
left with an agent, pending Investment
in real estate or securities for or on ac-
count of his principal.
Section 4. Any person or persons vio-
lating any of the provisions of this act.
either individually or as an interested
party In any eo-partnership. association
or corporation shall be guilty of "a
misdemeanor and on conviction there
of shall be fined in a sum not less than
three hundred dollars nor more than one
thousand dollars, or by Imprisonment in
the county jail not less than sixty days
nor more than one year, or by both such
fine and imprisonment: sueh fine to b.
recovered by complaint or Indictment
approved March is. 1917
Chapter TO-
An Act to amend sections seventy-four
and seventy eight of Chapter fifteen of
the Revised statutes. relating to free
high schools.
Section /. Section seventy-four of
Chapter fifteen of the Revised Statutes
is hereby amended by striking out the
words cat least twenty-five weeks in
each year in the third and fourth lines
thereof ana by substituting in pace
thereof the words within the require
ments of the laws relating TO the estab-
lishment and maintenance of free high
schools, so that said section as amend
ed shall read as follows:
Section II. The municipality accepting
the property In trust as named in see
ton seventy-two, shall. apply the in
come thereof towards the support of a
free high school to be kept within said
municipality. within the reauirements of
the laws relating to the establishment
n git1fa "a n fro hitrb q
and provide suitable accommo iations
for fhe same, and the experimenting
school committee IN said municipality
shall determine the qualifications nee $
sarv to entitle any applicant To enter or
attend said free high school. and no one
shall attend it without certificate of sad
officers to that effect
Section .. Section seveaty-eipht of
chapter fifteen of the Revised Statutes
is hereby amended by striking out all of
said section preceding the word no in
the fifth line thereof and hy striking out
the words this section in the fifth line
thereof and substituting in place there
Of the words the provisions of section
sixty-two of this ehapter,' So that said
section when amended shall read as
section rs. No town shall receive
STATE. aid under the provisions of section
sixtv-two of this chapter if q free high
school of standard grade IS maintained
in such town '-tAppfeved March ~
19l2j
An Act te amend Section sixteen OF
Chapter iifty-four Of Tie Revised
statues i'll relation To the sale OF un-
|, claimed merchandise.
Section sixteen of chapter hrty-four of
the Revised statutes Is hereby anne need
by striking out the words or wh"re sad
warehouse. Is situated in tine sixth aud
seventh lines of said section. and insert
ing in lieu thereof the words 'cr any
freight house; so that SAID section as
amended shall read as follows viz:
Section 16 Whenever baggage. goods,
merchandise packages or parcels, tran
sported by any railroad, steamhoi Z, ex-
press or stage company. existing by VIZ
tu,a of the laws of this State remain un-
claimed for six months after its arrival
at the point TO which it shall have been
directed. the same may be sod at anc-
tiou i'm the city or town where said rail-
road. steamboat, express or stage com-
pany has its general, ar principal Once.
or any freight house, and whenever bag
gage. goods, merchandise, packages or
parcels transported by any faiiroat,
steamboat express or stare fompa' Y,
, not existing by the laws Of this State,
and having no office of president. treas
urer. clerk or general superntende mt
within this State, hut doirg business III
this state remain unclaimed for SIX
months after it's arrival at the point to
which il shall have heeN directed. the
same may he so1d It auction, to pay ire
! charges thereon ard the expense Of adj
| vertising and selling. approved March
Chapter r.
| An Act to amend the primary election
law and reduce the number oil paliots
required To be printed.
Section l. Section twenty-siX OF the
direct primary law enacted by the peo-
pie of Maine nj an election held on the
eleventh day OF September nineteen nun
dred eleven is hereby amended by Strlk-
ing out the word twelve in the e1ghtn
line so that the section as amended shali
Section e. Except as modified o. su-
perceded by this act, and 50 far as the
same may be necessary for the purpose
hereof. ard where not inconsistent mere
, With. tire following sections Of chapter
, six of the Revised Statutes with an acts
!, additional thereto and amendatofy TIER
of, are hereby made appliedble 70 p pa.
mary elections and all doinSs, therefor.
thereat or thereafter. for the purposes
! thereof and Of this act; sections eleven
thirteen, sixteen eighteen, mnt!teu'
twenty twenty-one, twenty-five, thiftN-
six thirty-seven, thirty-eight thirty
, nine. forty. forty-one, fortN-fouf, s!Nty-
one sixty-tWo sixty three. slNtN-IouT,
Seventy-ffve, seventy-siN To one htl l''i,
both inclusive, one hundred and eighteen
. To one hundred ana twenty-five boti ll-
elusive and one hundred ana thiftN-
three to one hundred and thlitN-siN, poth
section =. saia primary election law is
! further amended by adding the follow
Section NJ There shall he provided or
! furnished bv the secretary of state Tor
: each voting place or preciiic. an Wiz Wiz,
an election is 10 ne hcld, not leS:' t. ,
sixty of each party primary nemnatlhs
ballots for every fifty votes and traction
of fifty votes east by that party IN sald
. voting place or precinct at the next pre-
ceding election. city. county, STATE or
, national. corresponding to the election
for which said primary election Is to DC
held and for which said ballots are pro
yided If the city, town or plantation
, clerk deems that more than the above
number of ballots may be required ~
any party on account of an increased
enrolment le shall so certify. on or be-
/, fore the date for Ming primary nomna-
tion papers. 10 the secretary OF state
; who shall add the number so asked lof
i to the number Of primary nominating
; ballots sent 10 that city, town or PAN
. ation.'-(Approved March Is. 1879
Chapter 70.
An Act TO amend section thirty-eight OF
Chapter forty-scven of the Revised
Statutes. relative to giving notice OF
the time and place of sale of shares OF
stock in corporations to pay assess
section thirty-eight of chapter forty
seven OF the Revised Statutes is hereby
amended 81 rs to read as follows;
Section IS The treasurer. before me
sale, shall give notice of the time ana
place thereof. Of the number of shares
ON which the assessment is due, ana OF
the amount due on each share. IN Il
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