The Republican journal., 1917-04-05

Of the commission, certified by the clerk
shall be delivered to the public utility
affected thereby and the same shall take
effect within such time thereafter as the
judicial court shall have full jurisdiction
at law and in equity. upon application ct
to enforce all orders Of the commission
and the performance by public utilities
of all duties imposed by law upon them,
including the appointment Of receivers,
agents and special masters to carry Its
orders and the orders of said commission
into effect and clothing them with ade-
quate authority therefor. '-(Approved
March g. 1879
CHAPTER "a.
An Act relating to the issuing of blank
writs by clerks of the supreme judicial
courts and superior courts, clerks and
recorders of municipal and police courts
and trial justices.
Clerks of the supreme judicial courts
and superior courts, clerks and recorders
of the municipal and police courts and
trial justices of the State shall not sell
or deliver any blank writS or preceptS
bearing the seal of said courts and the
signature of said clerks. recorders and
trial justices, to any person except one
who has been admitted as an attorney
and counselor at law. and solicitor and
counselor in chancery In accordance with
the laws of this state-(Approved March
CHAPTER es.
An Act making 1t unlawful to give checks
or drafts on banks where the maker
has not sufficient funds or credit to pay
same, and providing a penalty there
for.
Section l. Any person who, with intent
to defraud, shall make or draw. or utter
or deliver, any check, draft or order
for the payment of money, upon any bank
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time of such making drawing, uttering
or delivering, that the maker, or drawer,
has not sufficient fund.- In. or credit with,
such bank or other depository for the
payment of such check, draft, or order.
In full, upon Its presentation. shah be
guilty of mfsdemeanor, and punishable
by Imprisonment for not more than one
year, or by fine of not more than one
thousand dollars, or both fine and I'M
priSonment
Section 2. AS against the maker or
drawer thereof, the making, drawing, ut
tering or delivering of a check, draft or
order, payment Of which is refused by
the drawee, shall be prima facie evidence
of intent to defraud and of knowledge
of insufficient funds in, or credit with
such bank or other depository, provided
such maker or drawer shall not have
paid the drawee or holder thereof the
amount due thereon, together with all
costs and protest fees, within five days
after receiving notice that such check,
draft or order has not been paid by the
drawee.
Section g. The word "credit" as used
herein, shall be construed to mean an ar
rangement or understanding with the
bank or depository, for the payment of
such check, draft or order.
Section a. All acts and parts of acts
inconsistent herewith, and particularly
twenty eight of the Revised Statutes are
hereby epealed.-(Approved March %,
1879
CHAPTER 90.
An Act amending Section fourteen of
Chapter tifty-stx of the Revised Stat
utes relating to the construction of eX-
tensions of railroads.
Section fourteen, chapter fifty-six of the
Revised Statutes, is hereby amended by
striking out all of said section and sub
shutting therefor the following:
Any railroad corporation of this State
may locate, construct, operate and main
tain extensions and branches anywhere
in this State of the lines of railroad now
or hereafter owned. leased, constructe !
or operated by it: provided, however, that
no railroad corporation shall hereafter
begin the construction of any such extern
sion or branch without having first OBJ
tanned from the public utilities commits
sion, upon written application and after
public hearing, an order authorizing and
approving the location of any such eX-
tension or branch and certificate stating
that in the opinion of the commission
public convenience and necessity require
such construction .'-(ApproVed March %
1917
cHAPrER 81.
An Act to amend Section one hundred
ffty-seveu of Chapter tifty-three of the
Revised Statutes and providing for the
payment of prepians or official bonds
of county officials by the county,
Section one hundred fifty seven Of chap
ter fifty-three OF the Revised Statutes
IS hereby amended by adding to said
section the following provision: The pre-
MUM on account of all official bonds re
CURED by law to be given by county off
their several countless so that said sec
ton as amended shall read as follows:
Section 49, Any court or officer whose
duty it is to pass upon the account of any
person or corporation required by law
to give a bond, may, whenever such per-
son or corporation has given any such
surety company as surety upon said bond
allow in the settlement of such account
reasonable, sum for the expense of pro-
curing such surety. The premium on aC-
count of all official bonds required hv law
to he given by county officials shall be
paid from the treasures of their sew
eral counties '-(Approved March %, 1917
CEAPTER 90.
An Act to prevent the sources of domes-
tic water supply from becoming pol
luted.
Section l. The public utilities commits
sion shall consult with and advise the
authorities of cities and towns and per
sons and corporations having, or about
to have, systems Of water supply, drain
age or sewage as to the most appropriate
source of water supply and the best
method of assuring it's purity or as to
the best method of disposing of their
drainage or sewage with reference to the
existing and future needs of other cities,
towns or persons or corporation which
may be affected thereby 1t shall also
consult with and advise persons or cor
porations engaged or intending to engage
whose drainage or sewage may tend to
pollute any inland water, as to the best
method of preventing such pollution, and
1t may conduct experiments to determine
the best method of the publication or
disposal of drainage or sewage. No per-
son, shall be required to bear the expense
OF such consultation, advice or expert
ment. Cities, towns, persons and cor
porations shall submit to said commission
for its advice their proposed sSetem of
water supply or of the disposal 81 drain
age or sewage and all petitions to the
legislature for authority to introduce a
system of water supply. drainage or sew
age shall be accompanied by a copy of
the recommendation and advice of said
commission thereon. In this section the
term drainage" means rainfall, surface
and sub-soil water only, and Sewage"
means domestic and manufacturing filth
and refuse.
Section 2. Upon petition to said COM
mission by the mayor of city or the Sc
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