The Republican journal., 1917-04-05
nRA2TER 1Q2,

UKA9TED 1o2.
An Act to amend Section thirty-one OF
CHAPTER three Of the Revised Statutes.
SO as to provide for maximum number
of annual reports of the Public Utilities
Commission.
Section /. Section thirty-one Of Chapter
three of the Revised Statutes ID hereby
amended by striking out in the fifteenth
tuting in place thereof the words mot
exceeding three. $50 that said section. as
amended, shall read as follows:
Section 81. The number Of copies Of
the following named reports to be print
ed hereafter at the expense Of the State
shall be determined by the governor and
council but shall not exceed the follow
ing numbers: The report of the commits
sioner of agriculture, six thousand copies
annually; the report of the bank commits
sioner, two thousand copies annually; the
report of the commissioner of the depart
ment of labor and industry four thou
sand copies biennially; the report Of the
trustees Of juvenile institutions, fifteen
hundred copies annually; the report Of
the warden and inspectors Of State prison
and jails, fifteen hundred copies annual
ly; the report Of the University Of Maine,
fifteen hundred copies annually; the re-
port of the Maine Agricultural Expert
ment Station. one thousand copies annu-
ally; the report of the registrar of vital
statistics, two thousand copies annually;
the report Of the insurance commissioner,
two thousand five hundred copies annu-
ally: the report of the public utilities COM
mission not exceeding three thousand cop
les annually; the report Of the State super
irtendent of public schools, four thousand
copies on each legislative year, and three
thousand five hundred copies on the al
ternate year; the report of the treasurer
of State three thousand copies on each
legislative year. and twenty-five hun
bred copies on the alternate year; the re-
port of the trustees and officers of the
State hospitals, two thousand copies on
each legislative year, and one thousand
five hundred copies on the alternate year;
the report of the board of State assessors,
four thousand copies on each legislative
year, and three thousand copies on the
alternate year; the report of the attorney
general, one thousand copies biennially;
the report of the land agent and forest
commissioner, three thousand copies BIZ
ennially; the report of the commissioners
of inland fisheries and game, three thou
sand copies annually; the report Of the
commissioner of sea and shore fisheries,
two thousand copies biennially: the re-
port of the State board of health, forty
five hundred copies biennially: the report
of the adjutant general, twelve hundred
copies annually; the report of the libra
rian of the State library. one thousand
copies biennially; the report of the Bath
Military and Naval Orphan Asylum, one
thousand copies biennially. OF the above
named reports seventy-five copies may be
ments, and at least six hundred and sew
enty-ive copies shall be delivered to the
State librarian, by the binder. for ex-
change, library use and general distri-
button, and the balance of the number Of
each report shall be delivered to the head
of the departments or institution where
1t originated and was prepared for pub
hcation.'- (Approved March 20, 1919
CHAPTER 1oa.
An Act to amend Section nine of Chapter
SiXty-tWo of the Revised Statutes in
regard to the wearing of badges.
Section nine of chapter sixty-two of the
Revised Statutes is hereby amended by
adding thereto the words provided how
ever that nothing in this chapter shall
be construed to forbid the use of such
badge as measure of protection by the
wife, mother, sister or daughter, of any
man entitled to wear the same so that
said section as amended shall read as
follows:
Section 9. No person shall wear or ex-
hibit the badge, button. emblem. decora-
ton, insignia or charm. or shall assume
or use the name of any benevolent, hu-
name, fraternal or charitable corporation
incorporated under the laws of this State,
or any other state or of the United
States, or holding its charter or warrant
under some recognized supreme grand
BODY having authority to issue the same
or shall assume or claim to be a mem
e.
fraternal or charitable corporation or or
ganization, the name of which shall SO
nearly resemble the name of any other
cofpofahon or organization existing prior
to the organization Of the corporation or
ganlzat1on or association Of which such
person may claim to be q member the
name whereof may be calculated to de-
ceive the people with respect to any such
prior corporation or organization. unless
he shall be authorized under the laws,
statutes 10 ions L.,
OF such former corporation or organiZa-
ton to wear such badge, button emblem
decoration, insignia, or charm. or to use
anu assume such name as member
thereof. Provided however that nothing
In this chapter shall be construed to for
bid the use Of such badge as a measure
OF protection, by the wife, mother, sis
ter or daughter, of any man entitled to
wear the same. '-(Approved March %
1919
CHAPTER 1o4.
An Act to repeal Section twentv-seven
OF Chapter tfty-one of the Revised Stat
utes which requires cashiers of banks
to return to secretary Of State names
and residences of and number of shares
owned by stockholders, and amount of
stock paid in.
Section twenty-seven of chapter fifty
one of the Revised Statutes is hereby re-
pealed.-(Approved March %, 1879
CHAPTER los.
An Act to amend Section nineteen of
Chapter one hundred twenty-nne of the
revised Statutes, relating to trespasses
on improved lands.
Section nineteen of chapter one hundred
tWenty-nine of the Revised Statutes is
hereby further amended by inserting aft
er the words "bueberry ground" in the
third line thereof, the words 'arboretun
botanic garden: also by inserting after
the word shrubs in the fifth line there
or, the words, plants, flowers so that
said section, as amended, shall read as
follows:
Section 10. Whoever wilfully commits
any trespass, or knowingly authorizes
or employs another to do so, by entering
the garden, orchard, pasture, cranberry
ground, improved BURBERRY ground ar
boretum. botanic garden, or improved
land, of another, with intent to take,
carry away, destroy or injure trees,
shrubs, plants, flowers, grain, grass, hay,
fruit, vegetables, turf or soil thereon,
shall be punished by fine not exceeding
one hundred dollars, and Imprisonment
for not more than ninety days. '-(Approv-
ed March 20, 1879
CHAPTER loe.
An Act to amend Section twenty-seven
of Chapter one hundred and twenty of
the Revised Statutes relating to Of
lenses against the person of female
children.
Section twenty-seven Of chapter one
hundred and twenty Of the Revised Stat
utes Is hereby amended by striking out
the words "twenty-one' in the first line
and by inserting in place thereof the
word eighteen and striking out the word