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

sSED BY THE SEVENTY-EIGl
been by said commission fixed no en-
CINE or train shall be run. over such
crossings at greater speed than tnat
fixed by the commission and no way
shall be unreasonablt and negligently
INSTRUCTED by engines. tenders or cars
The corporation forfeits not exceeding
one hundred dollars for every such Of
Tense. -(Approved April 3, 1910
CHAPTER LIS.
An Act amending Section fourteen of
Chapter sixty-five of the Revised
Statutes. relating to custody of minor
children of divorced parents.
OF the Revised Statutes relating to di-
vorce is hereby amended by inserting
after the word Give" and before the
word alter" in the fourth line of said
the care and custody Of said children tc
third person. or to some suitable so.
ciety or institution for the care and
protection of children, SO that said
section as amended shall read as fol
lows:
Section IA. The court making a de-
cree OF nullity. or of divorce. or any
justice thereof in vacation. may also
decree concerning the care. custody and
support of the minor children of the
parties and with which parent any OF
them shall live. or grant the care and
custody of said children to a third per.
son or to some suitable society or in.
Stitution for the care and protection OF
children. alter its decree from time to
time as circumstances require; change
the name Of the wife, at her request
and in execution Of the powers given
1t in this chapter may employ any COM
pulsory process which it deems proper
by execution, attachment or other cf-
fectual form - (Approved April 8
1910
An Act to amend section fifty-eight OF
Chapter sixty-four. of the Revised
Statutes. relative to the licensing OF
children's homes and maternity hos
pitfalls.
Section ffty-eight of chapter sixty
amended by striking out in the tenth
and eleventh lines the words ON the
third day of July, nineteen hundred
sixteen. was" and inserting in lieu
thereof the words lis or shall come sc
That said section as amended shall read
as follows:
Section 49, No person. firm. corpo.
ration or association shall conduct OF
maintain a maternity hospital, or con-
duct or maintain a boarding house OF
home for three or more children under
sixteen years of age. unattended by
parents or guardian. excepting children
marriage. or who have been legally
adopted by such persons, or engage in
or assist in conducting business of
placing out or finding homes or other
wise dispoSing of children under six
teen years of age. without having in
full force written license therefor
from the State board of charities ant
corrections; provided. that nothing in
this section shall apply to any institu-
ton. which is or shall come under the
supervision of the State board of chart
ties and corrections by the provisions
of chapter one hundred forty-seven. =
(Approved April 8. 1919
CHAPTER 177.
An Act to prevent discrimination
against soldiers and sailors in the
service of the United States or State
of Maine, on account of their uni
form.
Whoever makes any distinction, dis
elimination or restriction against any
soldier or sailor duly enlisted in the
service of the United States or the
State of NJ inc relative to admission
to. or treatment in. theatre. skating
rink or other public place of amuse-
ment. or in any public conveyance or
public meeting. or in an inn or hotel
or other public places kept for gain or
hire. while wearing the uniform of said
United States or said State of Maine
except for good cause. shall he pun
ished by a fine not exceeding one hun
dred dollars or Imprisonment for not
more than three months.-(Approved
April 8, 1919
CHAPTER l7e.
An Act providing for the control of the
white pine blister rust and other
funEous and insect pests.
Section /. That the fungous disease
commonly known as the white pine
blister rust is hereby declared to be a
dangerous pest in all its stages: and
it is the duty of the officials herein
after named, to prosecute the measures
hereinafter specified for the control of
this pest.
Section .. The forest commissioner
is hereby authorized and empowered to
promulgate by letter, publication, poster
the white pine blister rust and to des-
ignatc by the aforesaid means of. pro-
mitigation. areas within the State in
which control measures are necessary
or advisable. 1t shall be the duty of
every land owner within such desig-
mated area, to carry out such control
measures as are ordered by the forest
commissioner. including the removal
and destruction of any or all plants
of the genus RIDES. commonly known
rs currantS and gooscberries, and any
white pine tree or trees, which are
found to be infected with the disease.
If the owner fails to destroy the above
named plants or trees within the time
specified by the forest commissioner.
the forest commissioner shall cause
said plants or trees to be destroyed
and shall charge the actual expense of
same to the city. town or plantation
within which said plants or trees are
found. Such amount shall be collected
as State tax and credited to the ap-
preparation for said purpose. The city.
town or plantation wherein such plants
or trees are found may assess the cost
of the removal of said plants or trees
to the owner of the real estate wherein
the said plants or trees are found. The
amount assessed shall be collected
in the form of a tax.
Section 8. The forest commissioner
or his authorized agents shall have the
right to enter upon any private or pub
lie lands to determine the presence or
absence of the white pine blister rust
in any of it's stages, and to carry out
the necessary eradication measures.
The above mentioned commissioner
may cooperate with departments of the
federal government. the State depart
ment Of agriculture and the agricul-
tural experiment station for the con-
troll or eradication of said disease In
the State, and for the carrying out Of
such investigations as are deemed adj
visable by the commissioner.
Section 4. Any white pine trees or
currant or gooseberry bushes which
arc found to be infected with cronar-
tium ribicola are hereby declared to be
q public menace and any such diseased