Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-02-19
New Bills

New Bills
Comedian of Portland: Act amend
ing the Public Laws OF 1856 as amend
ed bv the Public Laws Of 1887 and 1895
so that the jurisdiction Of the Port
land Municipal Court exclusive of costs
may be not over $40 in civil actions Tor
debt or damages and in all cases OF
replevin where the value of the sooos
exceeds SEQ ard does not exceed 500.
Brann Of Winthrop: Act fixing the
salary of the recorder of the Winthrop
Municipal Court at 800 and OF the
fudge at $500.
NcCarty Of Lewiston: Act changing
the name Of the Maine Baptist Mis-
siunary Convention 10 the United Bap-
r:st Convention Of Maine 80 that 1t VIII
include members Of the Maine Baptist
Educational Society and the Maine
Baptist Charitable Society.
Sannorn Of South Portland: Act
amending the Public Laws OF 1913 so
that personal mortgages must he re-
corded in the city. town or plantation
in which the property is situated when
the mortgagor resides in some other
place.
Sanborn of South Portland: Act
arnending the charter Of the city OF
South Portland. The changes would
have the assessors elected by the citt-
zens at large with the frs, election on
the first Monday Of March. 1915. One
assessor IS to serve one year. another
two, and TIE third three: this takes the
election OF assessors from the city
council After the first year one assess
or is 20 be elected annually.
Morrison OF Eden: Act fixing the sal
airy Of the recorder Of the Bar Harbor
Municipal Court at 5000 year and the
salary OF the judge at $1,000.
Morrison of Eden: Act authorizing
the town of Eden to own, maintain and
operate an electric lighting plant. The
management Of this property is 70 be
In the hands of three commissioners TO
serve for one, two and three years re-
spectively and to be elected by the
people.
Morrison OF Eden: Act authorizing
the selectmen OF Eden TO license the
operators of motor vehicles used for
public hire in the above named town
and providing a penalty of s25 and
costs or Imprisonment for not over 60
days or by both for violators.
Edwards of Bethel: Act ratifying
and confirming the organization of the
State 7. NJ. G. 4. Of Maine and au-
thortzing it TO hold property not ex-
ceeding 100000 in value. Corners Of
Bangor: Act confirming the doings Of
the Forest Ave. Congregational Church.
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ing the Pressure Isle municipal court
with a judge and a recorder and the
court shah have concurrent juIisdic-
ton with trial justices in all civil and
criminal matters in Aroostook county
and exclusive jurisdiction over Of
lenses against the ordinances or by
laws of towns within the Pressure Isle
municipal court district. Other duties
Of the court are fixed in accordance
with the law dealing with tribunals
of this nature. The Judge is to receive
$500 year and the recorder 5000.
Albert of Madawaska: Act creating
Raymond Albert, F. W. Pellitier and
Luc Albert as the Madawaska Elec-
trical Power Company which is au-
thorized to purchase electricity from
the Electric System Corporation of
Edmunston, y. B. and supply it to the
towns of Madawaska, Frenchville, and
St. Agatha.
Morrison Of Eden: Act amending
special laws of 1913 so that all candi-
dates for selectmen shall be listed al
phabetically without any designation
as first, second, etc. Previous to ballot
ing for selectmen the voters may deter
mine by majority whether to elect
three, five or seven. without such de-
termination three shall be elected.
Sanborn of South Portland: Act
amending the charter Of the Interurban
Ferry Company so that the section de-
scribing the rates and tolls charged by
the company is repealed.
Sanborn of South Portland: Act
amending the revised statutes so that
no judge of probate shall draft or aid
in drafting any document or paper
which he is by law required to pass
upon"
Greenleaf of Portland: Act allowing
either party after entry of the action
and before the opening Of the trial on
the merit to file with the clerks Office
no clerk or with the trial justice in
terrogatoriee to the adverse parties for
the discovery Of any facts and docu-
ments admissible in evidence at the
trial of the action. Interrogator1es
must be answered within ten days.
Comedian Of Portland: Act to create
a State racing commission. The COM
mission is to consist of Ave persons to
be appointed by the governor, three to
be breeders and raisers of thorough
bred stock and no two shall be mem
bers of the same racing association.
They shall hold Office for four years
and have a secretary at a salary Of not
over $1,000 a year to be paid by the
racing corporations or associations in
the State. The commission Is to re-
port biennially to the legislature. 1t is
to have power to prescribe rules and
regulations for horse racing in the
State and no races are to be conducted
except by a CORPORATION or association