Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-03-04
new BILLS
AND REPORTS

statutes relating TO the registration OF
voters. The act provides that in cities
OF 4,"'o or more inhabitants the board
Of registration shall between Jan. l and
May l, 1915. and In every tenth year
thereafter. make new general registe-
OF the qualified voters in such cities,
which shall contain the names Of only
such persons as appear in person before
the board and prove that they possess
all the qualifications OF voter Suisse
quent changes may be made on account
Of illegal registration, and after the years
IN which general registrations are made
all laws relating TO the general register
ing OF voters shall be applicable
Butler Of K-ox-Act for the prevention
OF the improper use of society badges.
The act provides that no person shall
wear the badge Of the Patrons of Iius-
bandry. Odd Fellows, Free Masons Or
any o. their concordant orders, knights
OF Pythias. or any other fraternal or
ganization unless he is member IN good
standing Of the order whose badge he
wears. The penalty shall be a fine of TO.
less than IS or more than so fo- each
onense, and if such badge is used for the
purpose Of fraudulentiy obtaining money
or credit or for any promoting and fraud
ulent scheme whatever the maximum
act shall be construed 10 prohibit the
wearing OF such badge by woman
whose husband, father. brother or son
is member of the order whose badge
she may wear, providing such badge shall
only lie made use of as a protection while
travelling.
Allen Of kennebec-Act authorizing
municipal officers Of towns to obtain
road material and land as may be neces-
sary to provide 2 change Of location or
alignment Of any highway. including
clay, gravel. sand and rock for the i'm
provement. construction and maintenance
Of highways.
Conant Of Waldo-Act to provide for
the permanent improvement of land
within the limits Of any highway or town
way adjoining any land not known as
wild land. The bill provides that each
city, town o. plantation shall each year
set aside five per cent Of the money ap-
propriated fer mays and bridges TO be
used in cutting and removing all trees.
shrubs and useless fruit trees. bushes
ard weeds. except shade trees. timber
trees. cared for fruit trees and ornamen-
tai shrubs growing between the road
limit and the wrought part Of the high
way or town way. TIE owner OF any
land shall each year before Sept. l re-
move all bushes. weeds. worthless trees
and grass from, the road side adjoining
his cultivated or moving feds
Swift Of hennebec-Act 70 amend the
Revised Statutes relating to the illegal
ot Intoxicating liquors
The amendment provides that all auto
mobiles and motor boats used for the
illegal transportation OF intoxicating
liquors may. while containing such IL
luors, be seized by the officer ard shall
be safely kept BY the direction of the
court until the case is determined. If it
is adjudged that the liquors were being
lnlawfully transported for illegal sale in
this State with the knowledge or con-
sent Of the owner OF the automobile OF
motor boat, the court may declare such
automobile or motor boat forfeited. and
shall order them sold AT public auction
the same as personal property is sold on
execution. The proceeds, after deducting
the costs of keeping and sale. shall be
paid, one-half to the officer who made
the seizure and one-lan to the county
where the seizure is made.
Senate Reports.
Acknowledgement TO pass on Act to
amend the Private and Special Laws OF
1870. relating to the Franklin County
Agricultural Society. providing that the
society is esta blished within the towns OF
Mt. Vernon and Vienna in kennebec
county with the county of FranKIin.
Ways and Bridges-Ought to pass on
resolve to provide for the care and main
tenance Of Mt. Desert bridge in the town
Of Trenton. Hancock county: ought to
pass in new draft on resolve in favor OF
Spruce Head bridge in the
town of South Thomaston. approprating
1900, providing the town OF South Thorn
aston appropriates an equal amount;
ought to pass in new draft on resolve
for an appropriation to repair a bridge
in the town OF Addison, the new draft
carrying al appropriation OF sfv0
Ought not to pass on resolve asking for
an appropriation of 5000 to repair the
from Stratton village in Eustis
TO Bigelow plantation. Franklin county;
ought not to pass on resolve appropriat-
ng 5000 to rebuild Capt Roster bridge
over Goose Falls in town of Brooksville.