Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-03-29

The PRESIDENT: The next matter
on the calendar Is An Act to amend
Section !, Chapter Al of the Revised
Statutes, as amended, relating to the
duties of the commissioner of sea and
shore fisnerles, House. Document 4lS.
. The pending question is on the pas
sage of the bill to be enacted.
On motion by Mr. Cole of York. the
till was passed To be enacted.
The PRESIDENT: The next matter
is Senate Document 299. An Act for the
better protection Of automobile garage
keeyers and owners.
The pending question is on the ac-
ton of non-concurrent action of the
two branches.
Mr.. BAILEY of Penohscot: Mr.. Pres
ident ! want to say that | seem TO be
IN position of putting in bills that in
fringe upon the rights of one person
OF another.
The marriage law discussed. this
morning, seems to be regarded by the
senators as infringing upon the rights
of Individuals The garage bill to
protect the garage keepers seemed to
be held to be an infringement upon
the PlpPi - IlSiIlS Su8i dillttd ny tie
Constitution. | want to put myself
in the right, l am a stakeholder in IL
garage in Bangor. but / did not put
this bill i'll upon my own initiative.
Why ! discuss this thing is perhaps
more of an apology than anything
else, because the discussion in the
House showed that they had little
conception of the scope of the bill
The bill reads: Whoever puts an
automobile in a pubic garage or any
other place where automobiles are
stored for hire, and without having
an express agreement for credit, pro-
cures supplies, accessories or accom-
mediation for himself or said autono-
bile. and With intent to defraud the
owner or keeper of said garage, re-
moves or causes to be removed any
such automobile from such garage
without paying the proper charges
due for repairs, supplies accessories
and accommodation furnished there.
on shall be punished by Imprisonment
not exceeding three months or by fine
not exceeding $780,
The courts in this country have held
that public automobile garage is
comes there with his automobile for
Accommodations. They are practically
in the same position as public inn
keeper and on the laws of this State
there is a similar provision in rega d
to inn or hotel keepers.
The necessity of such a law an Sc
from the following fact: We have in
this State. and we are reaching cat
| for them To come, a good many tran
sientS who come to us from oth1r
states IT is not SO important for the
business in Bangor as it is in Cumbo =
| land and York counties that this IL W
i should take effect. Take for instance
man with an automobile who comes
/ to a public garage. Under the laws
/ of Michigan the supreme court says
| that they must receive him, the same
! as a tavern or an inn keeper must re-
ceiYe 4 man. He puts his automobile
| in there, and he receives supplies TO
! a good amount When he takes his
automobile in the morning, you can
not say that he must pay his bill be-
fore he takes the machine out. The
man may intend to come back at the
noon hour or not and he has TO as
sumo that he is honest and is coming
hack to pay his charges. Ii some
times happens that they do not come
back. An automobile is a swiftly
moving piece of machinery and can
get beyond the confines of our State
and the jurisdiction of our courts
very quickly.
There was brought to my attention by
other garage Keepers the case of two
young men who came TO the city of Ban
Gor and put up their automobile at a
garage. They secured supplies and ac-
cessories to the amount of about $50.
They took their automobile out in the
morning and the garage keeper supposed
they were coming back to pay their bill,
but they did not, and the only way they
could be unprecedented by any process
was by a special writ ON the ground that
they were about to leave the State with
money sufficient to pay their bill.
Through some good luck, they were APP
pretended within the borders of the
State, and when they We're arrested. it
was found that they had over SiQ0 in
money on their person, but they intend