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Morris tribune., 1913-10-17

Baron Axel Klinkowstrom, the
Greenland explorer, returned from an
extensive exploration tour through the
island of the far north and has brought
with him many valuable collections
of immense scientific value.
Morris tribune., 1913-10-17
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Minnesota will have an exhibit at
the centennial celebration of the free
dom Of Norway in 1914 if a plan
agreed to recently by Governor A. o.
Eberhart is carried out. Insurance
Commissioner j. A. o. Preus has out
Hned to him a plan for calling a
meeting of prominent Norwegians for
the purpose CT arranging for an ex-
hibit. Mr.. Preas told the governor
that he nal talked with E. H. Hobe,
Norwegian consul, and DR. H. B.
Stub, president OF the Norwegian
Lutheran @ynod. and stated it as his
belief that the Norwegians of the
state would contribute enough money
to defray the cost of the exhibit
Governor EbeThaTt stated also that he
would soon call for a meeting of the
Norwegians at which they would be
asked to join in the movement. The
proposed exhibit Will be an exposition
of the progress made in Minnesota
by Norwegian immigrants. A mea-
sure appropriating $4,000 for such
an exhibit introduced in the last leg
islature was defeated in the house
after its passage in the senate.
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A message from Picking, China, was
received recently from Rev Christian
Stokstad, at Siangyangfu, and from
Rev. Mr. Johnson, the two American
missionaries trying to negotiate with
the Chinese bandits for the release
of American and Norwegian mission
aries held in captivity by bandits at
Tsaoyang. It says three white wom-
en- and two children are at the ban
dts headquarters and have not been
harmed, while the men are believed
to be still living
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Rivertz, Christiania architect. has
come forward with the proposal that
everyone who beauties his property
prior to the exposition OF 1914 be
awarded premium 1t is possible
that the matter will be considered
favOrablyt in the near future by the
city council and if it is accepted the
chances are that the residential por-
tons of the city will be looking
mighty fine about exposition time.
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The Lutheran Mission Society of
Norway raised 100000 crowns last
year for mission purposes. It hopes
to 2raise 100000 crowns during the
present year. The society supports
$50 workers in Zululand, Madagascar
and China. Another society also
raised 200, 900 crowns for use in China.
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The government of Norway has re-
warded the four men who accom-
panied Road Amundsen on his sled
dash to the South pole with 1900
crowns each, while the rest of the
crew who were along on the expe-
dition received 5000 crowns each.
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Of NOrway's more than 900 commu.
mites there are only about fifty which
have no public library and reading
rooms. Before the end of another
year it is believed that every com
munity will have these useful and in.
structive institutions.
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Medical Director Holmboe states
that tuberculosis is on the increase
in the northern tier of counties in
| Norway and urges the storthing to
take drastic measures to prevent its
spread.
Morris tribune., 1913-10-17

Attorney General Smith has ruled
that where commission government
charters do not specifically provide
voters cannot vote for more than one
candidate for any Office at a primary
held to name the necessary candidates.
This ruling hits the Democratic or
Sanization in st. Paul, where it had
been planned to crowd the regular
ticket with organization candidates.
THE COUNTY CHAIRMAN.
Morris tribune., 1913-10-17

The minister of war is planning to
reorganize the hospital and nurse
corps of the army and has his plans
already we'll under way.
MARION S. NORELIUS.
Morris tribune., 1913-10-17

What is one mans meat is often
another mans poison, something mer-
chants and employers over the state
are learning in the enforcement of
the workmen's compensation law,
which went into effect Oct. 1. The
whole thing is pie for the insurance
companies, who have been reaping a
harvest, while the small merchant,
who was led to believe that the act
would be a panacea for many ills, is
learning to his cost that it is he who
will have to pay the bills. I gather
from some Of the complaints that
more than one legislative campaign
will be made on either a repeal or a
material modification of the act.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-03-06

snranee on the assessment plan and rs aa
thorized to transact business. NO orsAh-
ration under the provisions OF TINS section
shat! continue valid mere than one yea,
unless the organization has been cohipisleu
and business begun thereuncer " nei.
such company has established guarants
fund or capital as provided herein ana mas
complied with the other requirements OF
the avs of this state, ii shall be author
lied by the insurance commissioner 10
write business and such company MAY
charge and collect premium IN cash ana
by its bylaws and policies fix the cohtih-
gen: mutual liability of its members loi
the payment of losses and expenses hot
provided for by its cash funds but soch
contingent bility Of a member ehaii not
be less than an amount equal to and IN 40
dition to the cash premium written IN mo
policy. The total amount OF the llaolnty
Of the poicyholder shall be plainly ana
legibly stated upon the filing back OF eaeh
policy. Whenever any reduction is mace
In the contingent liability of members suen
reduction shall apply proportionaiiy 10 all
policies in force
Section q Section one hundred and TWEEN
ty-seven of chapter forty nine. OF the re
vised statutes Is hereby amended by add.
ing the following clause: No company OF
another state transacting casualty insur-
ance on the assessment plan shall De au-
thor!zed after this act goes into effect ah-
less such company shall have a guaranty
fund or capital or net cash assets .equai
10 the amount required of domestic com
panies hereafter Incorporated.
tApproved March %, 1871
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-03-06
CHAPTER 12o.

AN ACT to Amend Section Thirty OF Chap
ter Fiftyone of the Revised Statutes. as
Amended by Chapter One Hundred Twen-
ty-seven of the Public Laws of Nineteen
Hundred and Five, as Amended by Chap
ter Ninety-two Of the Public Laws OF
Nineteen Hundred and Seven, Relating
to Railroad Branch Tracks
Be 1t enacted, etc:
Section thirty of chapter ffty-one of tho
revised statutes az amended by chapter
one hundred and twenty seven of the pub
lie laws OF nineteen hundred and i've. as
amended by chapter ninety-two of the pub
lie laws of nineteen hundred and seven, Is
hereby further amended by inserting after
the word yard In the fifth line OF said
section as amended the words WAREHOUSES
and storohousen, educational instituhons,z
so that said section as amended, shall read
as follows:
Section 30 Any railroad corporation, un-
der the direction Of the railroad commits
soners. may locate, construct and main
tain branch railroad tracks to any railroad
station of another corporation or TO connect
with another railroad or to any mills, mines.
quarries, gravel pits log landing or yard.
Warehouses and storehouses, educational
institution, or manufacturing establish
ments erected in any town or township.
through which the main line of said rail-
road is constructed, but not within any city
without the consent OF the city council and
for that purpose said corporation shall
have all the powers and rights granted and
be subject to all the duties imposed upon
1t by its charter
[Approved March Is, 1871
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CHAPTER LII.

AN ACT Relating to the Incorpora ton ana
Admission OF Assessment Casualty ihsur-
ance Companies and Conol'iohs iNei''i''e
to Such Companies.
Be II enacted, etc: .,#
Section |. Section one hundred twenty
three of chapter forty-nine OF the reVsea
statutes is hereby amended to reao as io'-
lows: 10,
Section l23. Seven or more persons citi-
zens of this state, may form a corporation
to carry on the business OF casuaty lhsuI
ance on the assessment plan. such cor
porations shall be organized ana the pr
ceedings Hereunder shall conform to sec
tons one, two. and three Of chapte,1 MY MY
seven; but no such corporation shail oesli
to do business until at least hNe hundrea
persons have subscribed In writlnS' TO DC
insured therein. and have each palq IN ON
full disa blty assessment; nor until IL shah
have established a guaranty fund OF capl-
tai of not less than ten thousand doila-
which may be divided into shares OF no'
less than one hundred dollars ana cert
icates issued therefor. a dividend not e<-
ceeding seven per cent in any one calenoar
year may be paid from the net earnlnss
Of the company after provdauihgh i1 an then
incurred. Such guaranty fund or eapi.a,
shall be invested as provided IN sec,lol,
eleven of chapter forty nine OF the res' ~
statutes, and shall be deposited with the
state treasurer. When the cash and otner
available assets of the company are ~
hausted such part OF said fund as may oe
reoui ed shall, with the approVai OF the
insurance commissioner be drawn and use
to pay losses then due. When soch iunu
is SO drawn upon the directors shall ma .e
good the amount so drawn. either from the
receipts Of the company or by assessments
upon the contingent funds of the company
and unless such fund Is restored witnln
six months from date of withdrawn the
share holders shall be assessed In proper
tion 10 the amount of stock owned by them
for the purpose OF restoring said capital
Share holders and members OF such com
panies shall be subject to the same pro
visions of law relative to their right 10
vote as apply respectively to snare
holders in stock companies ana pol-
icyholders in purely mutual companies.
Said guaranty fund or capital may be re-
tired when the surplus funds OF the com com
pany over and above all haoillties hciuu
Ing guaranty capital, shall equal or e<-
coed the amount OF such guaranty tnno or
capital BY vote OF the policy holders or any
part OF said guaranty fund or capital may
he retired; provided, that the amount o,
net SURPLUS and guaranty fund or capita
shall not be less than ten thousand dol,
Lars said guaranty fund or capital shali
he retired when the net cash assets OF the
company equal twice the amount OF suaI
antv fund or capital Sucn corporalioi,
shall not begin business until 1t mas nleo
with the insurance commissioner ceru-
lied conv of the record OF its organizatlon
and bylaws. which has been approved D.
him: nor until the insurance commissioner
has certified that it has complied with the
proyisIons Of this chapter relating 10 IN
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-03-06
CHAPTER 124.

AN ACT to Amend Section Thirty-nine of
Chapter Thirty nine of the Revised stat
utes, Relative to the Weights of Certain
Commodities
Be ii enacted, etc:
Section thirty-nine of chapter thirty-nine,
of the revised statutes IS hereby AMENDED
words eleven pounds" the following: OF
stra vberries, raspberres and blackberries'
forty pounds each bueberries, forty-tWo
pounds: currants, forty pounds; dried APP
plies. forty-eight pounds; peaches, forty
eight pounds; dried peaches, thirty-three
pounds: sweet potatoes, ffty-four pounds
ounces. forty-eight pounds; tomatoes, m
ty-six pounds, and by inserting In the
eighteenth line, after the words forty
five pounds" the following: for clover
seed. sixty pounds: alfalfa seed, sixty
seed, forty-four pounds: Hungarian grass
seed, forty-eight pounds; orchard grass
seed. fourteen pounds; red-top seed four
teen pounds; sorghum seed hrty pon l1,1si
seed. fifty pounds; BRAN twenty pounds
SO that said section as amended snail READ
as follows:
Section IS The standard weight OF
brsnel of potatoes, in good order and TT
for shipping Is s'xtv pounds; of apples in
good order and fit for the market, forty.
four pounds: of wheat sixty pounds; OF
corn. hfty-six pounds: Of barley and buck
wheat. fortY-eght pounds; of carrots MY
pounds of onions in good order and nj Tor
shipping, ffty-two rounds; of ruta baea'
beets. In like con lition, sixty pounds OF
English turniTs in like condition. fttH
pounds; of parsnips, in like condition. for
tv-five pounds; of betns. in like condltlah,
sixty mounds; of peas. sixty pounds; OF rye
and Indian meal. hftY pounds; OF oats
thirty-two pounds; of Turks Island, or 9TH
er coarse grades Of salt, seventy pounds;
and Of Liverpool, or other fine grades, SIX
ty pounds; and of hair used in masonry,
we'll dried and cleaned. eleven pounds; of
stra wberries, raspberries and blackberries'
forty pounds each blueberries, forty-two
pounds: currants, forty pounds; dried ap-
pies, forty-eght pounds; peaches. forty
eight pounds: dried peaches. thirty-three
pounds; sweet potatoes, fifty-four pounds;
ounces, forty-eight pounds; tomatoes. ff-
ty-six pounds; and the measure OF each OF
these articles shall be determined as afore-
eaid at the request OF the vendor or ven
dee: and # either party refuses so to do,
he forfets twenty cents for each busheL
to the person prosecuting therefor within
thirty DAYS
Tie standard weight Of a bushel of
herdsgrass seed. when well cleaned and In
good condition, Is forty-hve pounds; for
clover seed. sixty pounds alfalfa seed.
sixty pounds; fax seed, fifty-six pounds;
hemp seed. forty-four pounds; Hungarian
srass seed, forty-eight pounds: orchard
grass seed, fourteen pounds, redtop seed,
fourteen pounds sorghum seed, fiIty
pounds; Timothy seed. forty-hve pounds;
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CHAPTER 123.

AN ACT to Authorize the Sherihs and
Jailers Of the Several Counties in Ihelr
Discretion to furnish Money and Trans
porta ton to Prisoners about to be DIS
charged from Jail.
Be 1t enacted. ETC.:
Section 1 The sheriffs Of the several
counties In the state may in their d1scre-
ton. give a prisoner. about to be dls,
charged from JAIL over which the sald
several sheriffs have custody, q sum OF
money not. exceeding two dollars, and
of ten dollars. and may also furnish said
discharged prisoner railroad ticket non
transferable, to any place, the fare 10
which does not exceed the sum OF eight
dollars.
Section 9 The money so paid out and
expended by said sheriff or jailer shall De
repaid to him out OF the county treasury,
after the bill has been audited and the
amount found correct by the county COM
mssioners.
TApproved March Is, 1871
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CHAPTER 12:.

AN ACT to Amend Section FIVE Of an Act
to Provide for Nomination of Candidates
of Political Parties by Primary Election
Be Ii ena cted. etc:
Section five of the act entitled AN Act
to provide for nomination or candloates OF
political parties by primary eiecuon, Is
the following words: provided that noth-
ing herein shall make 1t necessary for nom
ination papers for any candidate TO be
signed in the aggregate by qualified voters
greater in number than ten per cent OF
the last gubernatorial vote cast by the
party of such candidate within the cleo
toral division or district wherein such can
didate is to be voted for SO that said sec
ton as amended shall read as follows:
Section s. Nominations ror places on the
ballots to be used feq sa a. on tSe
parties entitled as aforesaid TO represonta
ton thereon by nomination papers signed
in the aggregate for each candioa1e Oh
within the electoral division or district
wherein such candidate is to be voted Tor.
In number not less than one per cent nor
east for governor in the last preceding
state election in the state at large. IL the
office for which such candidate Is 10 DC
voted for is to be filed by the voters OF me
state at large or is for the office Of United
States senator, otherwise not less than one
per cent nor more than two per cent OF
such gubernatorial vote witni,n s Ine 10
posed candidate is to be voted Ior. All
such nomination papers shall besides con
tanning the names OF the proposed canolee
dates specify as to each, frst, the Haihe u
the office for which he is proposed as q
candidate: second. the political party whlch
he represents; third. his place or residence
There shall not be in any nomination. pa
nnr4 the name of more than one canuloalo
nrouosed for nomination. Nomination pa
ners shall be signed by members OF tne
nolitical marty named therein Tor "nlch
inc nomination Is made. Each voter slgn-
ing n nomina ton paper shall make MS sis
natnre in person and add to 1t ms place o.
residenee Each voter may SUBSCRIBE no
name TO one nomination for a cahulaa.e
for each office to be filed and no NOR,
excapt in cases where the oiflce is 10 pe
filled BY more than one person ana III SUI So
cases only to the extent or sCch nuiaoo ..
One of the signers TO eacn such oePa a 90
naner. or the person circulating the saihe.
shall make oath thereon or by certi ii
NJ oath annexed thereto, that he oelleVes
The SIGNATURES are genuine and that the
nersons signing are members or the pollt-
ica1 Marty named therein and that tney 70
side ,,-itlin the electoral division or olstrrct
Tor which the nomination Is proposed. Inc
state at large shall be considered an e. INA.
toral division within the meaning OF III
section. provided, that nothing hereln sstaa,
mike il necessary for nomination papeao
for any candidate to be signed IN tne az
grcs3te by qualified voters gredter IN n ,,.
her than ten per cent OF the last Suoei ii't
forfsl vote east by the party OF such cdh M
da.e within the electoral division OF ulsI
triet wherein such candidate is to be Voteu
fApproVed March g. lJl5.l
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CHAPTER 122.

AN ACT to Ame1d Section Fifteen OF
Chapter Fifteen of the Revised Statutes,
as Amended, Relating to the Approval
of School Accounts.
Be 1t enacted. etc.
Section fifteen OF chapter fifteen OF the
revised statutes. as amended by chapter
forty-eight Of the public laws OF nineteen
hundred and five, is hereby further amend
ed by inserting after the word items IN
the fifth line thereof the words said bill
of items having first been approved by
majority of the members of the superin-
tending school committee and certified by
the Superintendent of schools, so that
said section when amended shall read as
follows:
Section 49, No money appropriated by
law FOR public schools shall be paid from
the treasury Of any town. except upon
written order Of its municipal offfcers' ana
no such order shall be drawn by. SAID OF
ficers except upon presentation or a prop.
erly avouched bill of items said Dill Oh
items having first been approved BY ma
jority OF members of the super1ntenolns
school committee and certified by tie su,
perintendent of schools. The unexpended
balance of all moneys raised by towns, or
received from the state, for the payment
of wages and board of teachers, 1uei. Jan,
itors services, conveyance or tultion anu
board OF scholars. shall be credited 10 the
school resources for the year following that
in which said unexpended balance oe-
CURED. This clause, relating to unexpend-
ed balances shall not apply to cities
[Approved March IS, l3l3.]
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CHAPTER 125.

AN ACT Relating to the Insurance Of
Property owned by the State.
Be 1t enacted etc.
Whenever any state officer or state de-
partment has taken out fire insurance on
property owned by the state, or for which
the state is responsible. payable to the
state treasurer. and said property has
been destroyed, the money paid by the in
surance companies on the loss shall, with
the approval Of the governor and council.
be made Immediately available for the use
the destroyed property. or otherwise as
may be needed in furthering the work OF
the Office or department
lApproYed March Is, 1871
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AN yer to Amenu section Seventy OF
CEapter Eight Of the Revised statutes,
as Amended by Chapter One HUNDRED
F.ightv-six of the Public Laws OF Nine
teen Hundred Nine Relating 10 the cor
lection Of Inheritance Taxes.
BE II enacted etc: .
Section l. Section seventy OF chapter
eight of the revised statutes, as amended
by chapter one hundred eighty-six or the
puhlic laws OF nineteen hundred nine Is
hereby further amended by striking out me
word Compound" In the sixth line ana IN
serting in the place thereof the word COM.
bined.' and by adding TO said section tns
following: In every case In wnlch II Is
impossible TO compute the present Value Oh
any Interest, by reason OF such interest
being conditioned upon the happening OF 4
contingency or dependent upon the eNer-
ciee of a discretion or subject to power
Of appointment or otherwise. the attorney
general may effect such settlement or the
tax as ne shall deem for the best Interests
of the state and payment OF the sum SO
agreed upon shall be fun satisfaction Of
such YAK so that said section as amended
shall read as follows;
Section 70. Whenever property Shall
descend by devise descent bequest or
grant to "A person for life or for term
Of years and the remainder to another. e4'
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-03-06

purchaser of ice refuses or neglects to
weigh the same when delivered or gives
false weight shall for each offense be
punished as provided for by the amend
ment of chapter eighty-two of the pub
lie laws of nineteen hundred eleven in
section two of this act Whoever, hav-
ing charge of the delivery of ice from a
wagon, not being dealer In ice. re-
fuses on the request of the purchaser of
ice to weight the same when it is deliv-
ered or gives false weight, shall be pun
ished by fine of not more than ten
dollars.
Section s. Section five of chapter for
ty-four of the revised statutes of nine
teen hundred three is hereby repealed.
Approved March IS, 1881
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CHAPTER 11s.

AN ACT Relating to Mutual Fire Com
panies Transacting Factory and Mill In
surance Only.
Be Ii enacted, etc:
Mutual fire insurance companies incor-
porated under the laws of other states,
property connected with such factories or
mills, may be admitted to this state upon
complying with the condi lions set forth in
the revised statutes of this state and
amendments thereto and shall comply with
all the requirements Of said statutes ex-
on premiums In this state, such companies
shall annually pay a tax at the rate of two
per cent on gross premiums In force on
risks In this state, after deducting the I'M
absorbed portion of such premium, COM
puted at the rate of return actually made
by said insurance companies. Such com
panies SHALL on or before the thirty-hrst
day Of each January, make return un-
der oath, to the insurance commissioner,
showing the gross premiums In force on
risks in this state on the thirty-first day
Of December previous and the unaosorpeo
portion of such premiums computed at the
rate of return actually made on annual
policies expiring during the year by said
insurance companies. Said tax shall De
assessed by the board of state assessors.
upon the certificate Of the insurance com
therefor. and certified to the treasurer Of
state on or before the f1rst day OF April
and the same shall be paid or before
the first day Of May following. The treas
urer shall notify the several companies OF
the assessment and unless the same Is paid
as aforesaid, the commissioner Shall sus-
pend the right of the company to do any
further business in the state until the tax
is paid.
[Approved March g. 1871
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milet seed. fifty pounds; bran, twenty
pounds
The standard weight of barrel OF po-
tatoes. In good order and mt for shipping,
IS one hundred and sixty-hve pounds.
lApproyed March 81 1871