Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-03-06

dred dollars, OF be imprisoned not ex-
ceeding one year: and any woman who
has SO escaped may be arrested and
detained, without warrant. by any Off
Ger authorized to serve criminal pre-
cepts,. for a reasonable time to en-
able the superintendent Or trustee
Of said reforTnatory. or a person au-
thorized in writing by such superin-
tendent or trustee and provided with
the mittimus by which such woman
was committed, or certified copy
thereof, to take such woman for the
purpose Of returning her to said Re-
formatory; but during such detention
she shall not be committed to jail. and
the officer arresting her shall be paid
by the state reasonable compensa-
ton for her arrest and keeping.
Whenever any inmate OF the Re-
formatory for Women. not having been
sentenced thereto by the Court OF the
county where in such Reformatory 70:
| Women shall be established shall be
convicted in such county OF any mis-
demeanor or felony committed while
an inmate of the said Reformatory for
Women, the cost and expense OF trying
such convicted inmate. and of her
maintenance after conviction and sem
tence. If 10 the county Jail Of such
county. shall be paid by the county
from which the said convicted inmate
was sentenced, and the costs and ex-
penses Of the trial of such convicted
inmate shall, in the first instance, be
paid by the county wherein such Re-
forTnatory for Woman shall be estab-
upon authorized to draw their war
rant upon the treasurer Of the county
from which said convicted inmate was
sentenced 10 the said Refor,natory for
| Women. for the amount so paid by
the said county wherein said Reforna-
: tory for Women shall be established,
for said costs and expenses, which
warrant il shall be the duty Of the
treasurer upon vhim il may be drawn
TO pay forthwith
Add 10 Section IS, the following:
The Board OF Trustees Of the Re-
formato-y FOR Women may transfer
temporarily to the State Prison and
female committed to the Reformatory
for Women who may be fncorrig;ble
. or whose presence in the .Reforma
tory for Women may be seriously det-
rimental TO the well-being Of the in
quentiy By written reQuisition, require
the return to the Reformatory for
Women, or any female who may have
been SO transferred
! Senate Amendment A to Senate 2I5
was adopted.
! On further motion by the same SEN
ator the act as amended was passed to
be engrossed.
| Mr.. COLE Of York: Mr.. President, l
/ ask unanimous consent under suspen-
! sion Of the rules to present at this time
a private act, if it be a private act
. IN doing so l will explain the circum-
i stances.
| In the town Of Wells in the County of
York there is a large summer colony
known as Wells Beach. The lighting
! at this place has been done by a vol
untary association. This week. at q
meeting of these parties. some difficult
| ties arose whereby il was found Ut
| terly impossible TO light the streets OF
that village through the summer
months. when there are a great many
! people there occupying their cottages.
! They sent a representative here yes
| terday 10 see if they could get some re-
! lief whereby a lighting district could be
/ formed and they be allowed TO tax
| themselves in order that they might
enter into a contract with the lighting
company of whom they have been pur-
| chasing their lights.
| Wells Beach is one of the large sum-
mer colonies in York county, contin-
guous to York. Ogunquit, Kennebunk
and kennebunkport. and if there is no
/ objection / would like TO have this bill
go through.
| The question being on the suspension
! of the rules. and the reception and
reference to a committee of the act pre-
| sented. rising vote was had. and %
| senators voting in favor, and none
! against the rules were suspended, and
the act was received and referred to
! Committee on Judiciary.
| Mr.. LEARY Of PenobScot: Mr.. Pres
! ident. l ask unanimous consent to pre-
sent resolve in favor Of the Eastern
Maine Hospital and Orphans Home, for
maintenance.
| This resolve was mislaid in some
/ way, anu II was lell III the AuUltOT S
Office with an account Of last years
receipts and expenditures. 1t was Civ
en- into my hands to be presented to-
/ day TO the Senate.
| The question being on the suspension
! of the rules, and the reception and ref
erences to committee of the resolve
presented, a rising vote was had, and
% Senators voting in favor. and none
against. the resolve was received and
referred to the Committee on Appro-
priations and Financial Affairs.
| On motion by Mr.. Thurston Of OK
! ford. Senate So, Resolve in favor Of the
town Of Canton to purchase it's toll
| bridge, was taken from the table.
On further motion by the same SEN
! ator the resolve was re-tabled and
Wednesday, March 10, specially assign
ed for its consideration.
! On motion by Mr.. Cole of York. mi
nority report Of the Committee on State
Prison on Senate 10, Resolve in favor of
| the purchase Of land in some suitable
! location and the erection thereon OF
| buildings for new State Prison, was
taken from the table.
The same Senator moved the adop-
Y