The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1919-04-10

prosecutions to be instituted for the
violation Of any of the provisions OF
this act
Sec. s; The term Legislative counsel
to mean any person who for compen
sation appears at any public hearing
before committees of the legislature IN
regard to proposed legislation The
term legislative agent" as used in this
act shall be construed to mean any per-
son, firm, ASSOCIATE or CORPORATION
that for hire or reward does any act
TO promote or oppose proposed Iegisla.
ton except to appear at PUBLIC hear
ings before committees of the legisla-
lure, and Shall include all persons who
for compensation shall approach ind.
Nidual members of the legislat ure ar
members elect thereof with the inteu,
IN any manner, directly or indirectly
10 influence their action upon proposed
legisla ton,
Sec. s. The provisions of this act shall
not apply to state, county, municipal
or quasi-municipal officials, or their reg
uIariy elected or appointed subordinates,
t %no act Tor no compensation other
than their ordinary salary or compe1
dinates.
Sec. z Any person, firm or corpora
ton, WHO shall falsely enter upon the
oocket aforesaid the name or names of
any pers~n or firm as his or their leg
islative counsel or agent, shall be Liable
to penalty of one hundred dollars and
answerabie In damages to the person or
hrm whose name or names has been 50
falsely entered.-IApproved March 8)
CHAPTER lol,
An Act Amendatory of and Additions al
TO Section Twelve OF Chapter One
Hundred and Twenty-seven of the Re
Nlsed Statutes. Relating TO Tools ard
implements for Gambling. Counter,
letting and Burglars Tools.
section twelve of chapter one hundred
and twenty-sevan of the revised stat
41es Is hsrebX amended by adding
all cases where an officer may seize
tools. 1nacninec, dies, plates or mate.
rails provided for making counterfeit
or spurious coin, or for forging banl,
notes or other instruments; burglars
TOOLS or implements, prepared or de-
signed for burglary; lottery tickets or
materials for lottery or procured for
the purpose Of lottery; gambling ap-
paratus or implements for gambling and
all moneys therein contained. unon =
warrant, he may seize the same wjthout
a warrant and keep them in some safe
place for a reasonable time until he
can procure such warrant SO that said
Secton, as amended, shall read as fol
lows:
Sec. II. All tools. machines, dies,
ing counterfeit or spurious coin, or for
forging bank notes or other instru-
ments; all burglars tools or imple-
ments prepared OF designed for bur
gary; all lottery tickets or materials
Tor lottery or procured for the pur-
pose of a lottery; all gambling appara-
tus or implements for gambling, and
al moneys therein contained. shall,
when the same are found and taken bv
virtue OF search warrant. or are found
IN the possession or under the control
OF any person arrested for forgery,
counter1eit1ns, burglary, selling lottery
tickets or gambling, be safely kept nv
the direction of the court or magistrate
having cognizance OF the case SO long
as may be necessary for their being
ARTICLES, devices, tools and materials
shall thereunon be declared forfeited
by said court. and ordered destroyed,
and shall by order of the court render
ING finai Judgment be turned over TO
the sheriff of the county where the
seizure was made, or 80 such of his dep
utles as the court shall order, by any
oiucer competent to serve the process OF
Whica they were seized, who shall forth
with make return accordingly to said
court: and said sheriff or his said dep
utH, snail receipt to said officer there
f0r AS soon thereafter as NAV be, said
sher1ff, or his said deputy receiving said
forfeited articles, shall burn or other
wise Destroy them, and make return
to said court as 10 how he executed it's
order; provided. however. that all mon
eSS SO seized shall be declared forfeited
TO the county i'll which they were seized
ard III all cases where an officer may
se4Ac tools, machines, dies, plates OF
materials provided for making counter
lelt or spurious coin, or for forging
"a M notes or other Instruments; bur.
glars tools or Implements prepared OF
designed for burglary, lottery tickets
or materials for a lottery or procured
for the purpose of a lottery; gambling
spparatus or implements for gambling
and all moneys therein contained. upon
Il warrant, he may seize the same " it'll
oJt warrant and keep them in some
sale place fof' a reasonable time unit
ne can procure such warrant '-(Ay.
proved March 26)