Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1919-11-19

An Act to Amend Chapter Two Hun
bred and Seventy-two of the Public
Laws OF Nineteen Hundred and Sew
enteen. as Amended by Chapter One
public Laws Of Nineteen Hundred
and Nineteen, Entitled AN Act to
Require Certain Vehicles to Carry
Lights at Night and to Control tae
Be it enacted by the People of the
State of Maine, as follows:
Chapter two hundred and seventy
two of the public laws of nineteen
hundred and seventeen, as amended
three of the public laws of nineteen
hundred and nineteen is hereby fur
Their. amended by. striking out the
words land prescribe penalties for vio-
lation thereof" in the fourth and NTH
the following sentence to said Sec
tior The certificate of the clerk of
the public utilities commission shall
be received as .prima facie evidence
in any court of law to prove that said
rules and regulations have been pre-
pared. approved and published as here
in provided The said section. as
amended. shall read as follows;
mission shall prepare rules and regu-
lations from time to time governing
the use and operation of headlights
on electric cars and lights on motor
VehlcleS useu on PUBIC highways, uHu
may from time to- time alter. rescind
or add to any rules and regulations
previously made by IL. The rules and
regulations of the commission and any
changes therein shall take effect when
approved by the governor and council
and published at least once in each
daily newspaper in the state. The GER
tihcate of the clerk of the public utfli-
tie commission shall be received as
prima facie evidence in any court OF
law to prove that said rules and regu-
lations have been prepared. approved
and published as herein provided
(Approved November u
CRATER a5l
An Act to Provide for an Issue OF
State Highway. and. Bridge Bonds.
Be it enacted by the People of the
state Of Maine S # follows :" state high.
way bonds heretofore issued in the
name and behalf of the state and UNI
der the provisions of chapter one num-
bred thirty of the public .ws OF nine
amendatory thereof and additional
thereto, the treasurer Of state is here.
by authorized. under the direction OF
the governor and council, to issue
from time to time serial coupon p staas
to an amount not exceeding. two mil
lion, five hundred thousand dollars,
nayable at the state treasury Witn1n
forty-one years from date OF issue, at
a rate of interest not exceeding AVG
per cent. per annum, interest payable
sem.-annually, and signed by the treas
urer of state, countersigned by the
governor and attested by the state au-
ditor with the seal of the state affixed.
The coupons attached to said ponds
shall bear the fac-simile. of the sigma,
ture of the treasurer or state lnsteaa
OF his original signature; and such
bonds and coupons shall be of such
denominations and form and upon such
terms and conditions not inconsistent
herewith as the governor and council
shall direct. Said bends and any bonds
hereafter issued under the provisions
Of chapter one hundred thirty OF the
public laws of nineteen hundred and
thirteen and acts amendatory Thereon
and additional thereto. together with
the proceeds thereof shall be desig-
mated as the state highway and bridge
loan. and shall be deemed pledge of
the faith and credit of the state.
Sec, 2. The state auditor shall keep
an account of such bonds, showing
the number and amount OF each, the
dat, of countersigning. the date when
PAYABLE and the date of delivery there,
Of to the treasurer of state, who shaii
keep an account of each bond, snow
ing the number thereof. the name OF
the person to whom sold. the amouns
received for the same. the date OF saie
and the date when payable.
Sec. g. The treasurer OF state may
negotiate the sale OF such bonds py
'aSrssction Of the governor and council.
bu. no such bond shall be ioanea