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onlcer during regular business hours.
fac. sSd.n Doek sHa The
stated and be admissible as evidence
in any court in this state having juris-
ehspser ana In of
revised statutes. Any officer or any
transportation company or express COM
;. pany or any other person who knowing
ly delivers intoxicating liquors con-
trary to the provisions hereof shall be
punished by a fine Of not less than one
hundred nor more than Ave hundred
for not less than two nor more than
six months and in default Of payment
of said fine and costs he shall be inn
prisoned six. months additional. Any
person who knowingly receipts for any
intoxicating liquors contrary to the
provisions Of this section shall be guilty
prisonment for not less than two
months
Section Sc. No person shall 1oiter on
in or about any building or place OF
business in this state with intoxicating
liquors about his person. whoever
. prisoned thirty days. and in default Of
payment of said fine and costs. ne shail
section 81. All ale, beer and other
liquors kept for sale in this state Of
which alcohol is an ingredient or con,
stituent part shall De piaain asd i an tha
vessels in which they are contained,
paper label showing in print the per,
centage Of alcohol contained IN 1oh saad
s shalI be deemed to be intoxicating
liquors within the meaning of the stat,
ute, shall be subject to seizure ana snaii
be disposed of in the manner PROVIDED Ioss
for disposing of intoxicating nquors.
Any person who keeps and oferS Io1
he tn
bred dollars and costs ana De lmprls-
oned for not less than two nor more
than six months and in default h Oh PAY be
imprisoned six months aooltioiai' -
(Approved April 6. 19lL)
CHAPTER 80.
An Act to amend Section thirty-three
of Chapter nine of the Revised Stat
utes. Increasing the taxation or own
ers of parlor cars
Section thirty-three of chapter nlhe
of the Revised Statutes Is hereoy
amended by striking out the WORD SIX
in the fifth line of said section, and IN,
serting in place thereof the word nine,
so that said section as amended shaii
Section 49, Every corporation or
person owning or operating parlor or
other cars for which extra. compensa-
ton is charged for riding therein over
any of the railroads of the State shall
annually on the first day of Septem-
her paw to the treasurer of state Tor
the use of the state an annual excise
tax for the privilege of exercising It's
franchise in the state, equal TO nine
per cent of it's or his gross receipts
from business done wholly in the state.
for the year ending June THIRTEEN next
preceding (Approved April 6, 1910
CHAPTER eli.
An Act to amend Section fifty-one Of
Chapter eighty-two OF the Revlsed
nlati 20 trfo IL
preme judicial court for Aroostook
County.
Section fifty-one of Chapter eighty.
two of the Revised Statutes is hereby
graph thereof. the following words: AZ
each term of which the court shall
place upon the trial list and hear only
such civil actions pending in said court
as may be more conveniently tried at
that term, except that by agreement of
attorneys interested other cases may
be placed upon such trial list so that
said third paragraph as amended shall
read as follows:
'Aroostook. at Houlton. on the third
Tuesdays of April and November, for
civil and criminal business, and at Carl
bou on the first Tuesdays of February
and September for civil business only:
at each term of which the court shall
place upon the trial list and hear only
such civil actions pending in said court
may be more conveniently tried at
that term, except that by agreement Of
attorneys interested other cases may be
placed upon such trial list (Approved
April 6, 1919
CHAPTER 212.
An Act to amend Section seventy-eight
of Chapter four of the Revised Stat
utes relative to State stipend for pub
lie Libraries.
Section seventy -eight Of Chapter four
OF the Revised Statutes is hereby
amended by striking out the words
state auditor in the third line thereof
and substituting in place thereof the
words. Maine Library Commission and
by inserting after the word thereof"
In the seventh line the words the COM
mission may certify as to grade and
quality of service performed by the
library and by striking out the words
equal to ten per cent in the ninth line
thereof and substituting in place there
or the words not less than seven per
cent nor more than ten per cent and by
adding at the end of said Section the
following: provided that no town shall
receive annually more than five hun
dred dollars. so that said Section as
amended shall read as follows:
Section rs. The municipal officers in
any town or city. and the assessors Of
any village corporation where free
public library Is established. shall an
to the Maine Library Commission the
amount OF money appropriated and ex-
pended by said town. city or village
P'i h'ioii 'ui llS iHe preceding year,
Tor the purchase of books and docu-
ments for the use and benefit Of such
free public library. and for the pay
lnent or the running expenses thereof
the commission may certify as to grade
and quality of service performed by the
library: and the governor with the adj
vice and consent of the council shall
draw warrant on the treasurer of
state for the purchase of books for the
use or such library. for a sum not less
nm seven per cent. nor more than ten
pr. cent. or the amount expended by
sa' TOWN or village corporation as GER
tlhen by Its municipal officers or as
SCISSORS. provided that no town shall re-
ceive annually more than five hundred
dollars (Approved April 6, 1919
CHAPTER 2l3
An Act to amend Sections sixteen. thtr.
weight. thirty-nne and fortv OF
chapter twentv-six of the Revised
statutes. relating to the operation of
motor vehicles
Section |. Section sixteen Of Chapter
. twenty-six of the Revised Statutes is
hereby amended by inserting after the
word removal" in the last line of said
section. the following; Amy person ar
rested for violation of any of the speed
regulations of this chapter except those
or SECTIONS thirty-eight and thirty nine
shall he given an immediate trial if
he shall so demand Of the officer maxi
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