Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-02-09

privileges, tranchises, permits anu ioea-
ions of the Bath < Brunswick Light q
rover Company, the Penooscot Bay
Electric Company, the Waldoboro Water
& Electric Light & Power Company, the
Hartland Electric Light & Power Com
pany, the Union Light & Power Com
pany, the Newport Light & Power Com
pany, and the Wiscasset Electric Light
Company. Authorization is given the
several companies to convey to the Cen
trail Maine Power Company.
Portland Harbor Commissioners.
Rounds of Portland-Act creating
board Of harbor commissioners Tor the
harbor of Portland and defining their
powers. This act provides for a commits
sion Of four, two residents OF Portland
and two of South Portland. The com
missioners are to be selected two from
each of the present boards OF harbor
commissioners of the cities or Portland
and South Portland by lot and future
members to be appointed by the Cover
nor for a four-year term.
Regulation of Franchise.
Holt of Gouldsboro-An act for the
regulation of franchise. The act pro-
vides that any person urder lndlctnehl
for crime shall not participate in any po-
litical meeting nor in any way engage 10
work for the promotion of any party or
candidate for any elective office. Nor
shall any person who is engaged in the
liquor traffic in any form whether as
proprietor, bartender or clerk in any
liquor saloon or in any hotel or Inn III
which liquor is offered for sale be per-
mitted to vote or be a candidate either IN
the primaries or in the general electloh
for any office either county, town, Guy
or State or any public office or any ma
ture or kind, the salary of which is 10 De
paid out of any fund derived from tax
alton of the property of either city. town,
county, State or plantation. Nor shah
any person who owns or controls build
ings, whether in a city, village, to"h'
plantation or any suburb OF either VINO
rents property for the purpose OF con-
Quoting the liquor business in any OF its
various forms or for the use of houses
of i'll fame be permitted to vote or hold
public office. Nor shall any person
whose source of income is derived from
the proceeds of any Illegal traffic be per-
lnited to hold public office penalty OF
not less than 800 for each offence and 80
days imprisonment shall be imposed on
each person who violates this statute.
Charges may be preferred by complaint
in usual forms of criminal procedures.
$4,000 for Loss of Husband.
Burbank of Chelsea-Resolve in favor
of Ida f. Heath of Chelsea in the sum
of $4,000 as compensation for the death of
her husband killed Nov. s. 1916. while
working on State-aid road in the town
of Chelsea.
Concerning Insane Persons.
Fleming o. Bangor-Act to amend the
Revised States relating to the exami-
nation and commitment of persons to
insane hospitals, providing that pending
the issue of certificate by the municipal
officers that person is insane the su-
perintendent may receive into the hospi-
tai any person whose condition is such
that restraint or detention is necessary
for his comfort and safety, provided
however, that thu superintendent is
satisfied that proceedings for commit
ment for such person have been or are
about to be commenced.
Harrington of Augusta-Act to author
ize guardians of insane widows to waive
the provisions of their husbands wills.
For Purity of Elections.
Barnes of Houlton-Act to insure the
purely of elections, providing that war
dens of cities and selectmen of towns
shall within a hours after the close Of
the polls of their respective polling dis
trict at any election return the check
lists now provided by law for towns
wards, voting precincts and voting dis
tricts to the clerk of their respective
cities and towns. A violation shall be a
fine of not less than 500 nor more than
$500 or by Imprisonment for 80 days.
Fixing Court Officials Salaries.
salary of the recorder of the Old Town
municipal court at $500 per annum.
Buzzell of Belfast-Act to fix the
amount of clerk hire in the Office Of the
register of deeds of Waldo at s1o92 per
annum.
Gas, Electricity and Water
Besse of Clnton-Act authorizing
the Vassalboro, China & Windsor
Light and Power Co. to supply gas
and electricity for lighting, heating
manufacturing and mechanical pur-
poses in the town of Albion and in
that part of the town Of Vassalboro
south of the Meadowbrook road.
Ellis of Gardiner-Act authorizing
the Gardiner Water District, if its
trustees deem it eXpedient to supply
water to the Hallowell water works
and to the inhabitants of the city of
HalloWell for domestic, sanitary and
municipal purposes.
Ellis of Gardiner-Act amending the
act Incorporating the Gardiner Water
District so as to conform to the date
fixed by the public utilities commits
sion for the filing of its annual return
Packard of Rockland-Act making
valid the action of the Rockland
Thoma5ttn &, Camden Street Railway
in purchasing the capital stock and
franchises of the Knox Gas & Electric
Co, and also confirming the location
of poles, wires and fixtures of said
railway in Camden, Rockport. Rock
land. Thomaston. South Thomaston
and Warren.
Packard of Rockland-Act ratifying