The Republican journal., 1915-02-25
legislative Notes.
Cid and Done at Augusta.

d conate Feb. 18th Mr.. COnant of
be o"ssanted the petition of w. T.
, pI' tbirty-one others of Winter
ana s , A. Palmer and twenty
Of oI of Monroe, of Albert Pierce
her; -four others of Frankfort, of
6el en- Clements and seven others of
e ~ w. and Monroe, of James A.
fpU,J fifteen others of Winterport
N an rs Of resolve in favor of Cor
3s'E5 Grant 10 refund money paid in
!. ,,tary service in the late war of
'Of'H1G onse Mr.. Millett of Belfast
DE- an Act to amend Section ] of
~ 509 of the Public Laws of 1908,
y "a me preservation of town rec
Z b.rths, marriages and deaths
j a. the year 1892. Ordered
u and referred.)
! Mckinley of Jackson: Remon-
a. n J. c. Forbes and ia others
tbs massage of the act known as
s,5ent Hunters Act or any other
using a tax upon citizens of the
or me privilege of hunting.
senate passed to be engrossed
resolve appropriating money to
5IIenlng the turnpike road in
ri and Llncolnville and providing
me- n,aintenance thereof.
> hearing Feb. 18th onsa resolve
ristrg for the Waldo County
hospital at Belfast, $1,000 for
rs- next two years for mainte-
M 81 nee for 1915 for a laundry.
prers Of Belfast, president of
s..ts. ard C. H. Mckinney, pas
lid Corgregational church at
4.. .aeared for the appropria-
If the good work done by
.s. It's service to the residents
.s.. u Of the State, and it's needs.
~4.s.4 Feb. 18th defeated the
don to submit to the people a re-
r. rect primary. By vote of
ta >-uate accepted the report,
fiji. lass. from the committee
affairs. The bill introduced by
H5s ungs of Androscoggin was
. de- direct primary law and to
This repeal to the people at
.sm sction to be held in June.
!. lIvjded report, five in favor of
and five against, was returned
{ committee on legal affairs. In
tie both Republicans and Demo
oke against repeal, and one Re-
aut several Democrats spoke in
submitting the repeal. When
was taken by yea and nay, the
.ra.s who voted with the 16 Re-
IS 10 accept the report, ought not
were Dunton of Penobscot,
of Cumberland, Herrlck of
+. AIRY of Penobscot and Weld
tsc1t. Senator Bartlett of Ken
lis The sole Republican to vote
~ nine remaining Democrats
..- report ought not to pass.
.lei Thursday that the COM
70 -bor will report favorably on
law in a new draft, which
a mercantile establishments
.ru}isions of the act for seven
hrs Christmas, provided they
l- stores at S. 30 a. m. Protests
u> bill as originally drawn,
4e by Bangor and Portland mer-
aa| amendment to the Maine liq-
VAS proposed in the house Friday
launers and the bill has caused
a stir about the State house
ag in the form of new legisla-
CD tas made its appearance here
this winter. Mr.. Corners would
tt present statutes so that
shall have authority to appoint
IA liquor deputy tor every 5000
lt7 in county, or fraction
The sheriff and his deputies
RED to diligently and faithfully
1,1 all violations of law, and
r} avs against the sale of in
z liquor.
it aaming of additional special
.epdues is not the only thing
.r Corners aims at. His bill
that any sheriff or deputy or
s'a5y who refuses or neglects
ISIS be duties required by this
A- punished by a fine of not
2 81, 900, or by Imprisonment
.ag one year.
'a.Gsy general is to take charge
cations before the grand
Ease of the refusal of any
putty sheriff, or county attor-
fmet the law, and in all prose-
attorney general is to act in
" lie county attorney.
9ur : bill provides that deputy
-'a. receive So a day and fees
for the service of warrants
a eases. The provisions of this
as 81 the compensation of sheriffs
titles, is not to apply to the
-4m6erland county.
uortant bill which appeared
..s house was that offered by
+ Mexico providing for the
N interest bearing deposits in
"ta' banks of Maine. The act
nat every person having an in
caring deposit in a national bank
9r= April 20. report to the asses
j-e town in which he resides,
les of all national banks where
any such deposit, together with
mt The assessors shall include
.er+st bearing deposit in the tax
The year in which the report is
a rational bank may pay to the
% annual tax of one half of one
one-half of the tax to be asses
The average amount of such de-
eid by such banks during the six
next preceding the first day of
one-half on the average amount
during the six months next pre-
he Hrst day of October.
'mmlttee on salaries and fees
III the Senate Thursday an act
be salary of the judge of the
d court of Belfast at $500. Fri
same committee reported bills
lg salaries for county officers.
u waldo county were as follows:
eommlssioners, $500; sheriff,
eglster of deeds, 81, 900; register
'te, $500; judge of probate, $500;
attorney, $500; county treasurer,
.i'ett of Belfast presented in the
NE petition of Chas. O. Dickey