Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-04-09

AZ s. uss 70 raa s.zsae m. F $50 q
sISu1ss. kalartnG To Powers of
puniic UaItH1.
seceanr fmv nf ch.ptx nety-nvs Of
snn IN 81 Sensing ' out " tn. h'1 f,nsE
sen-enc.e Of said secttnn ana auhsri-
ming cherefm thu following. Any
nupllc utility uHy hancefnrtn seE,
s ss,s q. or encamS.r II. o Wnois 'o or
arv p&-t Df tfB prUpEfy nanaary Or
useea u the performances uf tn duf-
,es To the public. or any franchise or
~ any means whatsDever. d.rect or
ind.-ec. merge or cDnsuhdg1e It's
n-nre--y, franchises. or permits. or
gr- nA-t cnerenf. with any other pub
liz utility. when. ana n1t ofhasWtsa,
= snaiI nave first 9oc1rad from the
.or7n ,sR1un an urdsr authortx1ng II SO
m a. 40 -na1 said sBEauR. n amend
=. Small -ead as follower
Sc 40 Any public urilffy mxy
rencs-o-rn sell, leRAe. AaudEn. mort
,age " otherwise dispose Of or en-
.umoe- the whnle or any pRrt q lie
--nner-v necessarily or uBnful IN the
-a-~u-uRnce Of tn oufaas To the pub
he " any franchise or permit. or any
-,cnt hereunder, or by any means
wnarsnever. direct or Indirect merge
o. consolidate IFS properry. fran
d. win auy other public utility.
wren. and not otherwise, II shall have
,1-s1 secured from the commission an
J-ue- aurnnrizing Il SO To do. Every
.,ict ga1e. lease, assignment. mort
Sse disposition encumhrance.
,ne-cn- ur cnnspIfdariDn made other
ian n accordance with the order OF
rs -nmn1HEion authorizing the Same
snail oe vOlG. The sale. lease. aSSIgn-
ruer- mortgage or other disposition
~ ancuu1 arance Of franchise OF
,,a--i. Under TINS section shall not be
':ung-~ued 10 revive or validate anv
.ilYseo ur invalid franchise or permit
~ - enlarge or ADD TO che powers
~ privileges contained in the grant Of
an --arnnlse or permit or To waive
ar fo-- e1ru-e. Nothing N this sec
-rur run-aIneo shall be construed TO
T1-evanT me sale. lease or other dis
.ns1-un ry any public utility Of prop
e. winch is not nRcessa-y or use-
u II he peri nrrnance OF It's duties
q -he public and any sale OF its
u-one--v by such public utility shall
NJ ,Unc3us,velv presumed 70 have
beer o" property which is not necaf-
SAL " useful IT the performance OF
Is cutles 10 me public. as ID anv
,1i--.lasa- OF such property II gnad
am 40r value. Nothing n this seq
.nr sila- apply To properry. fran
- nwned and operated exclusively
n,iycidt -nis state. No PUBLIC Utility
sra- hereafter purchase or acquire,
AXE ~ holG any pArr Of the CAP Ia
sTDcE u allT OLte- puDllE Ull1lIN uf-
s.uiZeu or existing unner or by virtue
~ ne laws Of this stale without nav
.nc otar first authorized To do so nv
- rnmu ,ssinn. Every assignment.
--arEfa~ contract Dr agreement fDr
aHsIE-InenL or transfer u any STOCK
., " Trough any person or corpora-
..nr N ANY corporation or otherwise N
v!uia.-lou Of any Of the prOvIsions
n -r,s section shall be wild and Of
M effect and no such transfer
sr:ai. he maue IN the Donks OF any
nuulIc utility Nothing herein cDn-
-a.npd sfa.i ne construed To prevent
-. holding o- STOCK heretofore law
-u.v acquired Or 70 prevent the ac-
uli.-.nE - additional stock by pub
n, u..L.rv which now owns q ma IOrItv
~ ne STOCK Of such other utility. -
apu-upeG March IA