The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-04-08


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[Approved March 81. 1851
CHAPTER cal.
AN ACT to Amend Sections Two.
Three end Five of Chapter Twenty
Of the Pub R.l haws Of Vim
of the Cinematograph. Cinetograph.
Kaleidoscope and Moving Picture
Machine.
BE 1t enacted. etc,
Section l. Section two of chapter
twenty-one of the public laws OF nine
teen hundred nine is hereby amended
by striking out in the twenty-third
and twenty-fourth lines thereof the
words "A fee for such nsi license shall be
sorting in the place thereof the follow
ing: IF such officers. after written
application to them for q license un-
reasonably refuse or neglect to grant
days notice and bond to pay all cost
arising thereafter, may appeal TO the
county commissioners who after. a
hearing OF the parties, may grant the
License or ron not t. as they Judge
ceeding ten dollars shall be fixed by
the municipal officers so that said
section as amended shall read as fol-
lows:
Section 2. Any person desiring 10
or similar apparatus in any place or
building described In, section one of
this act shall make application to the,
municipal officers of the city or town
in which such place or building is To-
Gated fer permit or license to keep.
exhibit or use such cinematpgraph or
similar apparatus therein. and upon
receipt of said application the munic-
inspect or cause to be inspected the
enclosure or housing provided for such
cinematograph or similar apparatus
and shall also inspect or cause to be
inspected any such cinematograph or
similar apparatus. and<shnll also in
specific entrances and exits or Ore
escapes. IT, as a result of such in
they are convinced that the
specifications hereinafter provided are
fully complied with, and such cine
found to be in safe and suitable con-
dition to be stored, exhibited or used.
and that the entrances and exits or
fire escapes of such public buildings
place of public assemblage or place or
building. that they may issue a permit
of license to the person desiring to
keep, use or exhibit such cinemato-
graph or similar apparatus, which IL
of the makers. trade name and number
and the serial number Of the cinemato-
graph and the place in which 1t is TO
be kept used or exhibited. If such
officers after written application to
them for a license unrcasonably refuse
or neglect to grant 1t, the applicant by
giving them ten days notice and
bond to pay all cost arising thereafter,
may appeal to the county commission
ers who after a hearing of the parties.
ha N htA
judge reasonable. A fee for such IL
cense not exceeding ten dollars shall
be fixed by the municipal officers. No
license or permit shall be granted un-
der this section for any ctnemato-
graph or similar apparatus operated
by oxhy drogen gas, so-called. or by
lime light
Section 2. Section three of said
chapter twenty-one of the public laws
of nineteen hundred nine is hereby
einendcd by striking out in the ninth,
tcnth and eleventh lines thereof the
words, such license to operate shall
continue FOR one year and the lee
therefor shall be fixed by the rnunici-
pal officers" and inserting i'll the place
thereof the following: An applicant
for such license shall have the Same
right of appeal as is provided in tho
preceding section. Such license to OPP
crate shall continue for one year and
the fee therefor not exceeding five
dollars shall be fixed by the municipal
officers, so that said section as amend
ed shall road as follows.
Section 8. No person shall operate
any cinematograph or similar appara-
tus in any city or town until he has
received license or permit so to do
from The municipal officers thereof. no
such license to operate cinemato-
graph or similar apparatus shall be
granted to any person under eighteen
years OF age, nor until the applicant
shall have satisfied the municipal Of
licers that he is thoroughly skilled in
I he mechanical and electrical appara-
tus or devices used in the operation of
a cinematoEraph or similar apparatus.
An applicant for such license. shall
have the same right of appeal as is
provided i'll the preceding section.
such license to operate shall continue
for one year and the fee therefor not
five dollars shall be fixed by
the municipal officers
Section 3. Section five of said chap
ter twenty-one of the public laws of
nineteen hundred nine is hereby
amended by adding to said section the
following words: but no final judg-
mcnt on such complaint or indie sncnt
shall be entered during the tendency
of an appeal as provided In sections
two and three hereof and In case such
appeal be sustained. such complaint or
indictment shall be diminished so
that said section shall read as follows:
Section s. Any person keeping. us
ing or ODernting any cinematograph or