Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-02-07
IN TIE HOUSE.
The Bureau of Inspection.

'He bureau OF inspection.
Bowman of Detroit-Resolve appro-
priating $1,000 for the support of the
Bureau of Inspection connected with
the agricultural department for the
next two years.
Oxford County Law Library.
IIutchins of Mexico-Act to provide
for county law library at Rumford
oxford county.
Clason of Lisbon-Act TO extend for
two years the act passed by the last
Legislature giving the town of Lisbon
the right to maintain gas and electric
plant.
Hutchins OF Mexico-Act specifying
that the May term of the supreme
Judicial court for Oxford county shall
he held at Rumford on the second
Tuesday Of May in each year.
Ryder of OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES appro-
priating $1,000 to be paid to the town of
Brownville. this being one half of the
sum expended by the town in building
a concrete bridge across Pleasant river
during the fall of 1915 and the spring
of 1916.
Police Court for Belfast.
Buzzell of Belfast-Act to establish
the police court in the city of Belfast.
The act provides that the court shall
have original and exclusive jurisdiction
in all civil actions wherein the debt or
damage does not exceed $50 The
judge shall be member of the Waldo
county bar and during the absence of
the judge trial justices in the county
shall have authority to exercise in all
criminal matters.
Shipping of Founders.
Hartman of Stonington-Act to pre-
vent the shipping of founders out of
the State. The act provides that the
shipping or transportation of founders
or f1atfish in any manner beyond the
limits of the State between the first
day of October and the 18th day of De-
cember is prohibited under penalty of
$40 a barrel for each barrel so shipped
or transported.
Cruelty to Animals Officials.
Hutchns of Mexico-Act providing
that agents for the prevention of
cruelty to animals shall be appointed
on the recommendation of the county
commissioners of each county instead
vi Oll tie Vi
officers of any city, the selectmen of
any town or the president and three
directors of any Society for the Pre-
vention of Cruelty to Animals.
Amending York Beach Charter.
Ellis of York-Act amending the act
of incorporation of the York Beach
Village Corporation. The act changes
the territorial boundaries so as to in
clude therein the territory generally
known as Long Sands Beach"
The corporation is given the same
powers and duties in the management
Of its corporate affairs that towns and
the selectmen thereof now have. The
corporation may also at any legal
meeting vote to issue bonds for main
tanning fire department. erecting a
village hall and other municipal pur-
poses. Office holders in the corpora
ton can only hold Office while they are
legal voters in the State OF Maine.
The amended charter may be accept
cd at any time within two years from
its approval by the governor, except
that not more than two meetings for
such acceptance shall be held in one
year. the first meeting for that purpose
TO he held on the second Monday IN
September 1917 The term of offices of
all officers holding office under the
present charter shall expire when the
new charter is adopted.
Petition for the amended charter Is
signed by T. b. Emery and 90 others.
Regulating Jitney Buses
Buzzell of Belfast-Act to regu-
late the operation Of jitney busses or
any other steam or motor driven veh-