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

and the frst day Of October. nor to
smelts taken IL Tankli lin bay between ssn
of May. nor to smelts taken in Little
Kenpebec bay, SO called. or in Narragua-
gus bay or river. In the county OF wash;
and the twentieth day Of May. nor to
rift and Written stream. 50 called, in
the town of Steuben. in Washington
county, between the first day of April
and the first day of May, nor to smelts
taken in Passamaquoddy bay. ST. Croix
and inlets tributary to these bays be-
tween the first day of September and
the first day. of October.'-(Approved
March %. 1917.
CHAPTER ~.
An Act providing for the relief Of mem
bers Of the Passamaquoddy tribe of
Indians found destitute beyond tribal
reservations.
When any member Of the Passama-
quoddy tribe of Indians is found desti-
tute and In distress beyond the tribal
in this State in which he is SO found,
the overseers Of the poor of said town
may send to, the agent statement
amounts Of the supplies furnished,
which shall be transmitted to the gov
ernor and council with such additional
think proper; and the state shall reim-
burse said town for the relief so fur
nished, to. such extent as the governor
and council adJudge to have been neces-
sarily expended therefor.-(Approyed
March %, 1910.
cHAPTER 70.
An Act t. amend paragraph ten a. Of Sec &c
Of the Revised Statutes. relating 70
trial terms Of the supreme judicial
court in the County Of Oxford, .,,,
court within and for the county of OK
ford shall be held at Rumford on the
second Tuesday Of May in. each year;
with a grand jury. The March term of
said court within and for said county is
hereby abolished. A term Of the SUI
Paris within and for said county on the
second Tuesday of February in each
year. Said February term shall be held
with a grand jury approved March
CHAPTER "a.
An Act relating to annual or biennial re-
ports of State charitable and correc-
tional institutions.
Section /. The books Of accounts and
record of the Maine State prison., the
reformatory for women, state school Tor
boys. State school for girls, Augusta
school for the feeble minded. the State
sanatoriums for the treatment Of tuber,,
culosis and the Bath military and naval
closed on the thirtieth day of June of
each year, and the annual or biennial
reports which are now required by law
sioners. trustees and officers having
charge of the said institutions shall
hereafter. be made annually to the gov
and e9rns on or FOR me
ending on the thirtieth day Of June pre-
ceding. Said reports shall be printed
biennially for the use of the legislature
,lnr tn, c
the governor and council may determine.
Section =. So much of section thirty
one of chapter three. Revised Statutes
chapter one hundred forty-two. Revised
Statutes, section thirteen of chapter one
hundred forty-four. Revised Statutes.
afa oi
utes and section six of chapter one
hundred forty-six Revised Statutes. or
of any other laws in relation to annual
situations. as are inconsistent with the
pealed.-( Approved March %, 1910
cHAPTEH rs.
An Act amendatory of and additional 70
Section twenty-five OF Chapter fifty-five
of the Revised Statutes. relating to the
annual closing of accounts and filing
Of balance sheets by public utilities.
Section l. Section twenty-five of chap
ter fifty-five of the Revised Statutes is
hereby amended so as to read as follows:
Section %. The accounts Of all public
utilities shall be closed annually on the
thirty-first day of December, unless a
different date Is fixed by the public util-
tiles commission, and a balance sheet of
that date, or Of the date so fixed. prompt
ly taken therefrom. Within two months
after said date, or the date SO fixed, such
balance sheet together with such other
information as the commission shall pre-
scribe, verified by an officer or owner OF
the public utility, shall be filed with the
commission, provided, however, that said
commission may by general order ex-
tend said time not exceeding one month.
Section 2. This act shall take effect on
the thirty-first day of December. one
thousand nine hundred and seventeen.
and require a report as Of that date for
the year then ending. notwithstanding a
portion Of that year may have been In
Guided in any annual report made. or
REQUIRED to be made, under the aforesaid
section of the Revised Statutes. But
the commission may require any classes
of utilities, as defined in section fifteen OF
said chapter flfty-flve, to draw off A bal
ance sheet as of December thirty-tirst,
nineteen hundred and sixteen, and to file
said balance sheet and other information
in manner aforesaid, for the year then
ended, within such time as 1t may pre-
scribe. in lieu of closing said accounts
and filing said returns on the dates now
fixed by law.-(Approved March %, 1919
CHAPTER 7e.
An Act to amend Section thirty of Chap
ter fifty-six of the Revised Statutes.
relating to the construction and use OF
branch railroad tracks.
Section thirty of chapter ffty-six OF the
Revised Statutes is hereby amended by
adding thereto the following:
The public utilities commission. upon
petition Of any party interested. after no
tice and hearing, may order any railroad
n Strllpt maintain and on
crate such a branch railroad track to any
such mill. mine. quarry. log landing or
yard, warehouse storehouse or manu-
featuring establishment owned or oper-
ated by the petitioner, whenever said
commission shall find that such track is
necessary for the reasonably convenient
conduct Of the business of the petitioner
and Is warranted by the volume of busi-
ness to be handled thereon and can be
so constructed, maintained and operated
with due regard to safety and the rea-
sonable operation Of the railroad; pro-
vided, however, that no such order shall
be made by said commission unless the
petitioner shall provide, at his own ex-
pense. the right OF way for such portion
of said track as Is not located upon the
land of the railroad company; shall pay
all the expense of the construction and
maintenance Of said track; shall furnish
such security for said payment and shall
comply with such conditions as to fire
release and the operation of such track
as the commission may prescribe. The
commission, upon petition of any party
interested. after notice and hearing. may
permit any party owning or occupying