The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1917-04-05

sane' toeetner with the original mittimus
10 ~ oe s.!ts herein provided, it shall
s"a., hospitals for insane to receive
sucn boy or girl. and thereafter the
ce easeee Is o. Of juvenile institutions shall
b 1~se ~ 70 nave any authority over such
snall have the same authority over said
ooy or girl as they would have if he or
s sits mad been originally committed to
el1ner OF the State hospitals for insane
Section 6. Section twenty-nine of
chapter one hundred seventeen of the
revised statutes is hereby amended by
striking out the words ''one thousand in
the second and third lines of said sec
ton. and inserting in the place thereof
the words fifteen hundred SO that said
section as amended shall read as follows:
section %. The superintendent of the
State school for boys shall receive an an
nual salary Of fifteen hundred dollars
Section z. Section twenty-five of chap
ter one hundred thirty-seven of the Re-
vised Statutes Is hereby amended by
school for boys in the second and third
lines Of said section, and by striking out
the words and may not fix a definite
term in said State school for boys" in
the fourth and fifth lines of said section.
so that said section as amended shall
read as follows:
Section 25. When any person shall be
convicted Of crime the punishment for
which prescribed by law. may be impris-
onment in the State prison, the court
imposing sentence, shall not fix definite
term Of Imprisonment in said State
prison, but shall or may fix a minimum
term of Imprisonment, which shall not
be less than six months in any case.
The Judge shall at the time Of pronounc-
ing such sentence recommend and state
therein what, in his judgment, would be
a proper maximum penalty in the case at
bar not exceeding the maximum penalty
provided by law, and the penalty so stat
ed shall be the maximum sentence IN
such case. He shall before or at the
time Of passing such sentence ascertain
by examination of such prisoner on oath,
or otherwise, and in addition to such
oath, by such other evidence as can De
obtained, any facts tending to indicate
briefly the cause of the criminal character
or conduct of such prisoner, which facts,
and such other facts as shall appear to
be pertinent in the case, he shall cause to
be entered upon the minutes OF the court.
-(Approved March &c. 1870
CHAPTER la1.
An Act amending Section fifty of Chap
ter fifty-five of the Revised Statutes.
authorizing complaint by utlllty
against itself, and empowering the
Public Utilities Commission to order
Section 1. Section fifty of chapter
ffty-hye of the Revised Statutes is
hereby amended SO as to read as fol-
Section so. Any public utility may
make complaint as to any matter affect
ing Its own product service or
made by any ten persons, firms. cor
porations or associations. Ana the
commission may authorize reparatlon or
adjustment where the utility ADMITS
unreasonable, or collected through er-
ror and it appears that the utility mas
subsequently within thirty days pub
lished the rate to which the reduction
in
which is admitted to be excessive or
unreasonable; provided, however, that
such new rate so published shall con-
tinue in force one year unless sooner
changed by the order or with the con-
sent of the commission. Within six
months after the rendering of any SER
vice within the State of Maine by any
public utility, for which service a rate,
toll or charge is made by such utility,
any person. firm. corporation or assoc
citation aggreved may complain to the
commission that the rate, toll or charge
exacted for such service is unjustly dis
criminatory against him, it, either
because it is higher than that charged
by the same utility for the same ser
cost, rendered to other users or con-
sumers thereof, or because the utility
has failed, without reasonable cause to
make a more favorable rate, toll or
charge, published by it for the same
or similar service. as aforesaid, APP
p1icable to the said user or consumer
or to the class of users or consumers
to which he or it belongs, or at the
place at which said service is rendered.
Within six months after an order has
been made authorizing reparatlon o.
adjustment under the second Sentenf
of this section, any person, firm, CO.
poration or association aggrieved 10 ~
complain to the commission that he or
it is entitled to reparation from the
same utility by reason OF the payment
of the same rates which said utility
admits are excessive or unrea sonable,
or collected through error; provided,
said utility might lawfully have been
it's own petition. and. provided further.
such person, firm, corporation or asso-
citation shall have made written re-
quest fol. such utility to file its own
reparation or adjustment not less than
thirty days before filing the aforesaid
complaint. Upon receipt of either of
the aforesaid complaints the commits
sion shall make such investigation as
whether a hearing ought to be given
thereon. 1t may order a hearing upon
such notice to said utility as it deems
hearing, the commission shall decide
that. the complainant has been injured
in either of the ways herein mentioned.
1t shall find what sum said utility ought
to refund or repay to said complainant
on account thereof, which said sum
said utility shall have the right to re-
Tunu- IL II snail refuse or neglect to
make such refund within thirty days,
the party aggrieved thereby may main
tain an action in the courts of this State
to recover said amount, and in the trial
thereof the findings of this commission
shall be prinla facie evidence of the
truth Of the facts found by it. and no
utility shall be permitted to avail itself
Of the defense of such action that the
service involved was in fact made on
the published tariff rate in force at the
time it was rendered; but no utility
making refund upon the order of the
commission or pursuant to Judgment of
the court as herein provided. shall be
liable for any penalty or forfeiture, or
subject to any prosecution under the
laws OF this State on account of maxi
ing such refund
Section 2. Any person, firm, corpo-
ration or association aggrieved in any
of the ways specified in the foregoing
section at any time since the first day
OF November, one thousand nine hun
dred and fourteen, may have relief un-
der said section on application there
FOR within three months after this act
takes effect, Notwithstanding said period
OF six months shall have elapsed
(Approved March 20, 1919
CHAPTER 1872.
An Act to make uniform the law of
bills of lading.
Section 1. Bills of lading issued by
any common carrier for the transporta-
tion Of goods within this State shall be
governed by this act