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

=, Section 4 All lists q prop psrss.d re-,
shall be certified before 2 justice % J,
be determined from time to time by
the board Of State assessors.
Section s. This act shall take effect
}tanuary flrst nineteen eei, hu 1s1T e'sn-
CHAPTER asa.
An Act to regulate the operation Of Of
Section !. The The State State highway com
mission may. upon proper application IN
writing, grant permits for the opera
ton Of jitney buses. se-ealled, or any
making regular schedule trips Tor the
one point to enother. over any street.
n 1aiass ts sed rate q speed
Of such vehicles, their weight. the load
they may carry. and the time OF year
any obs which they may n The opn
for the protection Of said streets or
highways. and no such titney bus, 90, or
shall be so operated on any highway or
town way without such permit.
4, Section 2, Whoever violates, any Of
to the penalty provided by section four
teen Of chapter twenty-six of the Re
vised Statutes, except that in the case
S S1 to any street highwaay
OF the State highway commission, any
fine shall be paid into the State treas
ury and shall be used for the repair of
the street, highway or bridge so DAM
aged.-tApproved April Z, 1910
CHATTER ass.
An IA Act to amend Section thirty,six Of
CHAPTER forty-five of the Revised
marking and liberating of seed lob
SterS.
Section l. Section thrty-six of chap
ter forty-five of he Revised Statutes is
Rcreby anended by striking out all OF
thereof the following:
Section SO. The commissioner Of sea
and shore fisheries may purchase at the
rate of fifteen per cent above market
price, Holsters with eggs attached
caught in the waters of this State
Whoever catches any Holsters with eggs
attached may safely store the, same in
lobster cars. or traps used for that
Purpose only, and may keep them sep
arate from other Holsters until such
son or persons designated by him can
gather and pay. for them. The com
missioner or his agent shall liberate
any Holsters SO purchased in the vi
having. marked such Holsters by punch
ing a hole in the middle hipper. Such
Holsters shall be deemed the property OF
the state, and, If again caught i'm.
mediataly be returned to the waters by
the person catching them. The posses
sion OF any such marked lobster or
matilated lobsters shall be deemed
pri:z1a. facie evidence of violation Of this
chapter Any person violating the pro
visions Of this section shall be fined
fifty dollars
Section I Al acts or parts s,.s Of acts Ct.
pealed.-(Approved April I, 1919.
CHAPTER 25s.
An Act relating to the operation OF
motor vehicles.
Section J.. No person operating g
motor vehicle in the settled parts Of g
city or town shall al any time open the
wufier cut-out nor permit such motor
vehicle to make any unnecessary
1ise,
Section 2. Any person violating the
above section shah for each offense be
punished by fine of not more thar
twenty dollars--tApproved April z
CHATTER 257.
An Act to male uniform tn law Of ne
gc!iable Instruments.
Section ] An instrument to be ne
gotiable must conform to the following
requirements:
~ 1t must be in writing ant
signed by the maker or drawer;
E.J
promise or order to pay sum certain
in money;
(3.) Must be payable on demand. O,
at fixed or determinable future time;
(4.) Must be payable to order or tt
bealer; and
(5.) Where the instrument is ad
dressed to O. drawee, he must be named
or otherwise Indicated therein with rea
sondble certainty.
Section 2: The sum payable is a sun
certain within the meaning of this act
although it is to be paid:
% With interest; or
(2.) BY stated instalments; or
go BY stated installments, with {
provision that upon default In payment
of any .installment or of interest, the
whole shall become due; or
(4) With exchange, whether at {
fixed rate or at the current rate; or
60 With costs of collection or al
attorneys fee. in case payment shall
Section 8. An unqualified order o.
promise to pay Is unconditional within
the, meaning of this act, though coupled
with:
a. An indication of particula,
fund out of which reimbursement is t,
be made, or particular account to b.
debited with the amount. or
CD A statement Of the transaction
which gives rise to the instrument
But an order or promise to pay out O.
particular fund is not unconditional.
Section 4. An instrument is pay
u
within the meaning of this act, which
is expressed to be able:
I.) At a fixed period after date o.
sight: or
as On or before a fixed or deter
minable future time specified therein
(s) On or at a fixed period after tn,
occurrence of a specified event, which Il
certain to happen, though the time o
happening be uncertain:
An instrument payable upon a con
pening of the event does not cure tn
detect.
Section s.. An instrument which con
tains an order or promise to do any &C
in addition to the payment of money Il
not negotiable. But the negotiabl
character of an instrument otherwise
negotiable is not affected by provis
ion which:
as Authorizes the sale of collat
not paid at maturity; or
Cd Authorizes confession of judg
ment If the instrument be not paid a
(3.) Valves the benefit of any Law
intended for The advantage or protec
ton of the obligor; or
(4.) Gives the holder an election t.
require something to be done in lieu o
payment OF money.
But nothing in this section shall vail
date any provision or stipulation other
wise Illegal
Section G. The validity and negot1
able character of an instrument are no
affected by the fact that:
G.) 1t is not dated; or
CD Does not specify the value civ
en-. or that any value has been .givel