Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-09

Section 4. All lists Of property re-
turned to the board of State assessors
the. peace. or. in such manner as may
be determined from time to time by
the board of State assessors.
Section 5. This act shall take effect
January first, nineteen hundred eigh-
teen-( Approved April z, 1919
CHAPTER 2s4.
An Act to regulate the operation Of
motor vehicles for the carriage of
passengers and freight.
Section /. The State highway COM
may. upon proper application in
grant permits for the opera
other steam or motor driven vehicles
making regular schedule trips for the
of passengers or freight from
one point to another. over any street.
regulations limiting the rate of speed
Of such vehicles. their weight. the load
they may carry. and the time of year
during which they may operate, and
ion of said commission are necessary
for the protection OF said streets or
and no such jitney bus. or
other steam or motor driven vehicles
town way without such permit.
Section 2. Whoever violates any of
the provisions of this act shall be liable
to the penalty provided by section four
teen of chapter twenty-siX of the Re
yised statutes. except that in the case
of damage to any street. highway or
bridge which is under the jurisdiction
fine shall be paid into the State treas
ury and shall be used for the repair of
the street. highway or bridge SO dam
aged.-(Approved April = l9E)
CHAPTER 255.
An Act to amend Section thirty,six of
Chapter forty-hve of the Revised
Statutes. relating TO the purchase.
marking and liberating of seed lob
Section i. Section thirty-six of chap
ter fort five of the Revised Statutes is
here by pmended By striking out all of
thereof the following:
Section Sc. The commissioner of sea
and shore fisheries may purchase at the
rate of fifteen per cent above market
price, Holsters with eggs, ATTACHED.
caught in the waters of this State.
Whoever catches any Holsters with eggs
attached may safely store the same in
purpose only. and may keep. them sep
arate from other Holsters until such
time as the commissioner or some per-
son or persons designated by him can
missioner or his agent shall liberate
any Holsters so purchased in the vi
entity where they We're caught. after
having marked such Holsters By punch
Holsters shall be deemed the property of
the State. and. if again caught i'm
be returned to the waters by
the person catching them. me posses.
mutilated Holsters shall be deemed
prima facie evidence of violation of this
chapter. Any person violating the pro-
visions of this section shall be fined
Section 2 All acts or parts of acts
inconsistent herewith are hereby re-
pealed,-(Approved April 7. 1910
CHAPTER 25e.
An Act relating to the operation of
motor vehicles.
Section !. No person operating a
motor vehicle in the settled parts of
muller cut-out nor permit such motor
vehicle to make any unnecessary
noise.
punished by fine of not more than
twenty dollars.-( Approved April q,
1910
CHAPTER 257.
An Act to maize uniform til law Of ne
gD!iablc instruments.
Section /. An instrument to be ne
Eotiable must conform to the following
requirements:
ID 1t must be in writing and
signed by the maker or drawer;
CD Must contain an unconditional
promise or order to pay sum certain
(3D Must be payable on demand, or
at fixed or determinable future time:
ca Must be payable to order or to
beoier; and
dressed to a drawee. he must be named
or otherwise indicated therein with rea-
Sondblc certainty.
Section 2. The sum payable is a sum
-tai, writ in hn lf not
although it is to be paid:
10 With interest; "a
(2D BY stated installments; or
CD BY stated installments. with a
of any installment or of interest, the
whole shall become due; or
4) With exchange. whether at a
fixed rate or at the current rate; or
CD With costs of collection or an
attorneys fee. in case payment shall
not be made at maturity.
Section 3. An unqualified order or
promise to pay is unconditional within
the meaning of this act. though coupled
with:
~ An indication of a particular
fund out of which reimbursement is to
be made. or particular account to be
debited with the amount; or
CD A statement of the transaction
which gives rise to the instrument
a particular fund is not unconditional.
Section 4. An instrument is pay
able at determinable future time.
within the meaning of this act which
is expressed to be able:
% At a fixed period after date or
sight; or
(2) on or before a fixed or deter
minable future time specified therein;
(3) On or at fixed period after the
occurrence of specified event, which is
certain to happen. though the time of
happening be uncertain:
An instrument payable upon con-
tingency is not negotiable and the hap
pening of the event does not cure the
defect.
Section s. An instrument which con-
tainS an order or promise to do any act
in addition to the payment of money is
not negotiable But the negotiable
character of an instrument otherwise
negotiable is not affected by provis-
ion which:
G.) Authorizes the sale of colat-
cra securities in case the instrument be
not paid at maturity; or
t2) Authorizes confession of judy
mont if the instrument be not paid at
maturity: or
CD Valves the benefit of any law
intended for The advantage or protec-
tion Of the obligor; or
90 Gives the holder an election to
require something to be done IN lieu of
raymcnt of money.
But nothing in this section shall vail
date any provision or stipulation other
Section G. Tho validity and nogoti-
able character of an instrument are not
affected by the fact that:
GM 1t is not dated: or
60 Does not specify the value Civ
en-. or that any value has been given
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