The Republican journal., 1915-04-08

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onlos furniture and supplies for procur-
ing statistics and information and for
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such expenses shall accompany its an
nual report Said commission shall ap-
point q clerk and an assistant clerk;
shah be practical railroad man and
mission n may require. The clerk shall
proceedings Of the commission which
shall be open to public inspection at all
times. The assistant clerk shall assist
les, and in the absence Of the clerk shall
have the same powers as the clerk. No
member or employee Of said commission
With pr bea
stock or securities In any public utility
as herein defined, operating within the
State of Maine. nor shall. he render any
public utility, nor shall he be a member
of a firm which shall render any such
service. No commissioner shall hold any
government Of tbs United States or of Of
this State except tho office Of justice of
the peace or notary public, nor shall he
political party. Any wilful violation Of
the provisions Of this act by any COM
missioner shall constitute sufficient
cause for his removal by the governor
with the advice and consent of the
council
Section g. Section two OF chapter one
hundred twenty-nine Of the public laws
of nineteen hundred thirteen is hereby
Fifteen hundred dollars'' in the fifth and
sixth lines thereof the words and the
salary of the chief inspector of utilities
public utilities cnnnnfgafnY,'
in inserting after the word Clerks in
the sixth line thereof the words the
chief inspector Of utilities SO that said
section as amended shall read as fol-
lows:
Section 2 The annual salary of each
member OF said commission shall be, for
the chairman five thousand dollars, and
hye hundred dollars; the salary of the
clerk shall be twenty-five hundred dol
lars; and the salary Of the assistant
and the salary of the chief Inspector Of
utilities shall be left to the discretion Of
the public utilities commission; and the
nspeetor Of ut fhfr s eerk 81 the eh
tgaens s'ss asSss faRansss When hen
chairman HARM 4, Of the commission first ap-
ana the other members shall hold Office
Tor five years and three years respect
sh sH b bnd ehG terms Of Of the two
bC uCoiSHdl0u ny Cn6 governor
when making the appointments. Each
member thereafter shall hold office for
seven years. Any vacancy occurring In
SAC SAD commission shall be filled in the
ment, but such appointment shall he
only for the ,unexpired portion of the
@a IN which such vacancy occurs.'-
Chapter ITO.
An Act additional to Chapter thirty-two
of the Revised Statutes, as amended BY
Chapter two hundred and six of the
Public Laws of nineteen hundred thir-
teen, prohibiting night hunting
Section L. There shall be closed sea-
son on wild birds in this State from
sunset to sunrise Of the following morn
Ing, and on wild animals from one hour
after sunset until one hour before sun.
rise of the following morning durins:
which closed season it shall be unlawful
TO hunt kill or destroy wild birds or wild
haye in possession, at any time, any wild
bird or wild animal, or part thereof,
taken in violation of any provision Of
this section.
vision Of section one of this act shall
pay a fine of not less than ten dolla rs
nor more than fifty dollars and costs
r. for each offenss; provided, however, that
are hunted. killed, destroyed or had in
possession in violation Of said section
the penalty shall be the same as is now
imposed therefor during other closed
season.-(Approved March "a, 1851
Chapter III.
An Act additional to Chapter thirty-tw
or the Revised Statutes, as amended
H Sy,,,G7 naPter two hundred and six of the
pubhc Laws Of nineteen hundred thir-
Teen, relating to fishing in Bent's pond.
IN the town of New Sharon, in Frank,
~ S county uGnoa and in the town of Vienna,
For a period Of three years from the
time this act takes effect no person
Shali flsh for, take, catch, kill or DESTROY
a nnga k'nd Of fish at any time in Bents
Sharon, in Franklin county, and in tha
town of Vienna, in kennebec county,
NO person shall have in possession at
any tlt 4. any Kind OF fish taken in viola
eyer Violates any provision of this act
shal pay fine Of not less than ten dol
costs larS nor or more than thirty dollars and
and in addition thereto one dollar for
each fish taken, caught, killed or had IN
possession in violation of any provision
Oh THIS act.-Approved March "a, 1850
Chapter 172.
An Act providing for the SETTING. Off ot
debts OF legatees and distributes
against legacies and, distributiye shares
IN estates of deceased persons.
A debt, whether matured or not due
to the estate of a deceased person from
a legatee or distributee Of such estata
creates lien on the legacy or distrib-
tive share. having priority of any at
tachment or transfer of such legacy on.
share, and shall be set off against, or
deducted from, the legacy of such leea-
tee. or from the distributive share Of
such distributee; and the probate court
shall, after due notice, hear and deter
mine the validity and amount Of any
such debt, and may make all necessary
or proper DEGREES and orders to effect
such set-off or deduction; but the pro.
visions of this section shall not preju-
dice any remedy of an executor or ad-
ministrator for the recovery of such
debt nor affect the, liability of the leg
aztec or distributee for the excess of in
debtedness over the amount of his share
in, or claim upon, the estate to which
he is ndebted.-(Approved March "a,
1851
Chapter 173.
An Act to amend Section sixty-f1ve of
Chapter four of the Revised Statutes,
as amended by Chapter ten of the Pub
lie Laws of nineteen hundred thirteen
relating to the payment by the State
OF the burial expenses of honorably
discharged soldiers and sailors.
Section sixty-fve of chapter four Of
the Revised Statutes. as amended by
teen hundred 5 ed thirteen, is hereby further
Spain in the third line thereof the
words or Mexico and after the word
Spain" in the ninth line thereof the
words or Mexico so that said section
as amended shall read as follows:
Section IS. Whenever any person who