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

0r May, nor to smelts taken in Little
pay 50 eaied or IN "a
1ngton, between the first day of April
and the twentieth day of May. nor to
smelts taken in Tunk stream and Par
FIJI ana Written stream. SO called, in
the town of Steuben, In Washing ton
county. between the first day of April
ana the first day Of May. nor to smelts
river and Cobscook bay and the coves
and inlets tributary to these bays be-
tween the first day Of. September and
me hrst day Of October Approved
March 20. 1917.
CHAPTER "a.
An Act providing for the relief of mem
f pe1s OF the Passamaauoddy tribe Of
reservations.
When any member of the Passama-
au.oddy tribe OF Indians is found desti:
reservation and is relieved by the town
IN this State in which he Is SO found,
tho overseers Of the poor of said town
t The the agent dataa
amounts of the suppl SUPPLIES o furnish aa
which shall be transmitted to the gov
e e1at and and council with such additional
think proper; and the State shall reim-
burse said town for the relief SO fur
nlshed. to such extent as the governor
March 20. 1919.
cHAPTEH 70.
An "a Act a t. amend paragraph ten a Of Sec,
Of the Revised Statutes. relating to
trial terms Of the supreme judicial
Se NAV IN the ts1 Go s e Of oTfora ,
court within and for the county of Ok
ford shall be hello. at Rumford on the
seeena 4, Tuesday Of May in each year
with grand jury. The March term OF
said court within and for said county is
hereby abolished. 4 term Of the su,
Paris within and for said county on the
second Tuesday Of February in each
year. Said February term shall be held
with a grand jury.'-(A approved March
An Act relating to annual or biennial re-
ports of State charitable and correc-
tional institutions.
record of the Maine State prison. the
reformatory for women, State school fol
boys, State school for girls. Augusta
State hospital, Bangor State hospital
sapatoriums for tho treatment of tuber-
culosis and the Bath military and naval
e e5phap on aig S b sa dan of re
each year, and the annual or btennia
reports which are now required by law
to be made by the inspectors. commits
charge Of the said institutions shall
hereafter be made annually to the gov.
ernor and council on or before the thir-
sndnr day S of av for the
ceding. Said reports shall be printed
biennially for the use of the Legislature
In such numbers and in such form as
the governor and council may determine
Section of section W
one of chapter three. Revised Statutes
sections eight, twelve and sixty of
chapter one hundred forty-two, Revised
Statutes. section thirteen of chapter one
hundred forty-four, Revised Statutes
sections seven and forty-seven of chap
ter one hundred forty-tive. Revised Stat
hundred forty-six Revised Statutes, or
OF any other laws in relation to annual
or. Biennial reports Of the aforesaid in
situations. as are inconsistent with the
pealed.-(Approved March %. 1919
CHAPTER rs.
An Act amendatory of and additional to
Section twenty-five of Chapter fifty-five
of the Revised Statutes, relating to the
annual closing Of accounts and filing
Of balance sheets by public utilities.
Section /. Section twenty-five of chap
ter f1fty-flve of the Revised Statutes is
hereby amended so as to read as follows
Section %. The accounts of all public
utilities shall be closed annually on the
thirty-first day of December, unless a
different date Is fixed by the public util-
tiles commission, and q balance sheet OF
that date, or of the date so fixed, prompt
ly taken therefrom. Within two months
after said date, or the dale SO fixed, such
balance sheet together with such other
information as the commission shall pre-
scribe, verified by an officer or owner OF
the public utility shall be filed with the
commission, provided, however, that said
commission may by general order ex-
tend said time not exceeding one month.
Section 2. This act shall take effect on
the thirty-frst day of December. one
thousand nine hundred and seventeen
and require a report as Of that date for
the year then ending, notwithstanding a
portion Of that year may have been In
Guided in any annual report made or
required to be made under the aforesaid
section of the Revised Statutes. But
the commission may require any classes
of utilities. as defined in section fifteen OF
said chapter tifty-five, to draw off a bal
ance sheet as OF December thrty-frst,
nineteen hundred and sixteen, and to file
said balance sheet and other information
in manner aforesaid. for the year then
ended, within such time as it may pre-
scribe, in lieu of closing said accounts
and filing said returns on the dates now
fixed by law.-(Approved March %. 1879
CHAPTER 7e.
An Act to amend Section thirty OF Chap
ter fifty-six Of the Revised Statutes,
relating to the construction and use OF
branch railroad tracks.
Section thirty Of chapter fifty-six OF the
Revised Statutes Is hereby amended by
adding thereto the following
The public utilities commission. upon
petition Of any party interested, after no.
tice and hearing. may order any railroad
company to construct maintain and OPP
crate such branch railroad track to any
such mill, mine, quarry log landing or
yard, warehouse storehouse or manu-
featuring establishment owned or oper-
ated by the petitioner. whenever said
commission shall find that such track is
necessary for the reasonably convenient
conduct Of the business of the petitioner
and Is warranted by the volume Of bust
ness to be handled thereon and can be
SO constructed, maintained and operated
with due regard to safety and the Tea-
sonable operation Of the railroad; pro
be made by said commission unless the
petitioner shall provide. at his own ex-
pense, the right of way for such portion
Of said track as is not located upon the
land Of the railroad company; shall pay
all the expense of the construction and
maintenance of said track: shall furnish
such security for said payment apd shall
comply with such conditions as to fire
release and the operation of such track
as the commission may prescribe The
commission. upon petition Of any party
interested, after notice and hearing. may
permit any party owning or occupying
premises adjacent to any track construct
ed under this section to use such track