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

Inc introduction of new legislation
on Thursday in both House and SEN
ate was Just as easy" as is evidenced
by the amount distracted below.
Among the important matters in the
House was a resolve providing for Sc
curing the Blaine mansion site in AM
gusta for the erection of a State Ii
brary building: registration of non
resident fishermen; regarding duties
and appointment of medical cxamin-
crs; $4,000 for the State forest nurs-
cry at Orono; making q uniform So
poll tax; for better telephone service;
fish and game law changes; creating a
lien on vehicles: $4,000 for Taunton
river bridge; So a ton bounty on dog
fish; for Maine Central branch from
Bancroft to Eastern State line; con-
nection of and auxiliary service by
steam and electric railroads; increas-
ing State detectives from % to so; for
duplicate Loan & Building Associa-
ton pass books; and many pension,
highway and other measures.
The Senate matters included an act
repeating the Pconage law; making
legal length of Holsters, measuring on
back, inches instead of A. inches: in
cooperating the Cumberland Bar AS
ISOLATION: creating penalty for solicit
ing insurance without a license: State
printers and binders to be residents of
Maine; for warning signals at grade
crossings, road entrances and curves:
charging powers of Public Utilities
Commission; to encourage propagation
of birds, game or fur bearing animals;
and other measures.
In the Senate.
Ames Of shington-Resolve appro-
priating $1,000 for each of the years
1917-1S for the commission of pharmacy
to defray necessary expenses.
The Biddeford Trust Co.
Deering of York-Act Incorporating
Joseph r. PaqUin, Edouard Delorge,
Louis A. Talbat, j. Alberto Benoit,
Napoleon Langelier. Jr., and Omar Al
lard. all of Biddeford and Joseph Mar
coux Of Saco, as the Biddeford Trust
Co, to be located at Biddeford. The
capital stock is given as $4,000, divided
into shares of 500 each, and the
stockholders are given the right to in
crease the capital to not over 500, 900.
The corporation shall not begin bust
have been paid in. The act is to take
effect when approved.
Propagating Birds, Game, etc.
Chick of Kernebec-Act amending
Section of Chapter SO of the Revised
Statutes so that the commissioners OF
inland fisheries and game NAV issue
permits to any person, firm or cor
poration to engage in propagatinr
birds. game or fur bearing animals,
under regulations prescribed by the
commission. 1t is made legal to fence
In land of not more than % acres. and
an annual fee Of SO is to be paid.
Glllln of Penobscot-Act amending
Chapter BAT of Private and Specia1
Laws or 1917 so that, should the Great
Northern Paper Co. increase it's stock.
the increased stock may be sold or dis
posed of in any lawful manner the
board Of directors may determine.
Cumberland Bar Association.
Marshall Of Cumberland-Act incor-
porating Joseph W. Symonds, Melvin
r FRANK Augustus F. Moulton. Frank
I'm Z. Payson. Frank W. Robinson.
oharies a. Strcut, Henry W. Swasey.
oaFld ". snow. Harry r. Virgin. Rem
Jamin thompson, George F.. Gould
Joseph f. F. Connolly. with the other
members OF the Cumberland Par AZ
ISOLATION. as corporation. The at
says the organization is to be a liter
airy. educational and benevolent insti-
tuition. and it takes over the mowers
or the voluntary Cumberland Rar a.
socia ton. The officers are to be
president vice president, secretary and
treasurer, with such other officers &c
the bylaws may provide. The cornor-
alton is given the right to hold nroner-
ty not exceeding 100000.
Deerlng Of York-Act amend;,
oection II OF Chapter 81, Revised stat,
utes' SO that corporations onerat;ng a
gas or electric company NAV have The
right OF eminent domain. Another act