Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-02-14

the agricultural experiment station for
such control or eradication. Any white
! pine trees or current or gooseberry
bushes which are found to be infected
and any and all wild plants or the genus
ribies may be destroyed by orders Of the
commission or their authorized agents.
! The State nursery inspector under the
direction of the commissioner Of agricul-
ture is given the same power and duties
I for control and eradication of the white
pine blister rust as is vested in the Crop
Pest Commission.
The act authorizes and empowers the
State nursery inspector or the commits
sioner of agriculture to prohibit and pre-
vent or to regulate entry into the State
or movement within the State Of any
/ living, fve-leaved pine trees or any
plants or the genus ribies or other nur-
sery stock or plants which in his judg
ment may cause introduction or spread
| of dangerous plant disease or insect
pest. A fine of not more than $50 for
each and every offence is provided. EX-
penses necessary for carrying out inspec-
lions by the State nursery inspector are
to be paid by the department of agricul-
ture while $4,000 for 1917 and a like
amount for 1918 are appropriated for the
work of the Crop Pest Commission. This
act shall take effect upon its passage
and shall not repeal any Of the existing
laws relating to the protection of trees or
| shrubs.
Cumb. Farm for lnebriases.
Holt of Cumberland-Act amending
! Chap. Isl, Private and Special Laws Of
1911, relating to Cumberland county farm
for inebriates. providing that county
commissioners shall have general super
| intendence of the farm and publish ac-
counts of the expenses and income: that
! the Judge of the superior court and mu-
nicipal court judges and trial justices
may sentence any male person to the
county farm instead of to the county
Jail, also that every sentence of a male
| offender convicted of drunkenness, va
grancv or non-support shall be to the
county farm. The act creates board of
parol for the county farm,Ato consist of
! FIVE persons appointed by the Governor,
which shall have jurisdiction Of the re-
lease of prisoners after they have been at
the farm three months.
The 3. e. M. Consolidation.
Swift of Kennebec--Act to extend to
July /. 1919, the time within which the
provisions Of the laws of 1875 providing
for reorganization or consolidation of
the railroad companies constituting the
Boston & Maine system may be exercised.
Farmington Oakland Interurban.
t Swift of Kennebec-Act extending for
+u,o wars tho charter of the FarmingtOn
Oakland Interurban Railway.
Registration Of Automobiles.
Googin of Androscoggin-Act amending
the Revised Statutes relative to the reg
istration of automobiles, providing that a
registration fee of S. shall be paid for
automobiles of Is horsepower and under
instead of % horsepower and under and
$40 for automobiles between Is and 80
horsepower instead of between 90 and IS
horsepower.
investment Ins. & Guarantee Co.
! Swift of kennebec-Act crea ting
Charles L. Andrews. Willis E. Swift,
Blaine S. Niles. Byron Boyd, Samuel Tit
comb, Lester c. Greenwood. Charles J..
McGraw and Harold |. Goss, all of Au-
gusta, a body corporate under the name
Co. The powers and purposes of said
corporation shall be that of insuring
against loss resulting from the failure or
default in payment of bonds, notes, de-
bentures and other obligations; also in
surfing the payment of income, dividends
or profits from investments in stocks
shares or from property. The paid-in
capital stock shall be no less than 100000
before the corporation shall commence
business and the corporation is empow-
cred to increase its capital not to exceed
s1,000,000. The corporation may invest its
assets and capital in such funds, stocks
and bonds as savings banks of this State
or other states of the United States arc
allowed to invest in. The company shall
be located at Augusta. but may transact
business throughout the United States or
elsewhere.
Special Insurance Brokers.
Bartlett of Kennebec-Act amending
i the section of the Revised Statutes relat-
! ing to the issuance of licenses to special
insurance brokers
c. & c. Agents Expenses
| Holt Of Cumberland-Act for the better
| 81, 50, SO. 81. Sc and 81 of Chap GA r. S.,
and appropriatng 5000 for 1917 and s45O0
for 1918 for paying for the services and
expenses of agents employed by the State
Board of Charities and Corrections to
carry out the provisions Of the act.
Probate of Foreign Wills.
Gillin of Penobscot-Act relating to the
probate of foreign wills, providing for
their presentation of copies to the court
and that If it appears that the instru-
ment ought to be allowed the copies shall
be filed and the will shall have the same
effect as II allowed.
WaterviIIe Police Board.
Bartlett of Kennebec-Act to provide n
police board for the city of Waterville
The act provides that the appointing and
discharging of watchmen and police in
the city of Waterville shall be vested in
a police board consisting Of the mayor
and four other members. not more than
two of whom shall be of any one political
party. The four members are to be
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