Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-22
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serve without pay but shall receive ac-
tual expense.
An act introduced in the house today
by Representative Mark A. Barwise OF
Bangor IL passed by the legislature
would permit amateur baseball games
and other field sports and musical con-
Acerts. providing that no element of
pecuniary profit is involved.
The act is to amend action So OF
chapter 1856 of the Revised Statutes re-
lating to prohibiting recreation and
business on Sunday and is as follows:
Whoever on Sunday keeps open or
conducts his place of business or does
any work or labor for hire; conducts
any sports, show, game or recreation;
or is present at any dancing. public
diversion, show or entertainment en-
couraging the same, shall be punished
by fine not exceeding $40. providing
however that this section shall not ap-
ply to operating railroads, steam or
electric. steamships or ferryboats. to
the driving OF taxicabs. or public car
riages. to printing or selling Sunday
newspapers. to the keeping open Of
hotels, restaurants, garages, drugs. to-
bacco or confectionery stores. to the
selling of gasoline. to giving scientific
philosophical religious or educational
lectures, to conducting or taking part
in musical concerts. amateur baseball
games and other field sports not IN
volving the element Of pecuniary profit,
nor tp works Of necessity, charity or
religion"
Representative John T. Fagin of
Portland in the house today introduced
several measures Of particular interest
to the City of Portland as follows:
An Act relating to the powers Of
boards of registration which provides
that the board shall have no power to
determine the middle name or names
OF married women or widows and pro-
viding for the punishment of members
of the board who shall refuse to reg
lister any married woman or widow un-
der the name by which she is common
ly known or holds real estate. The act
aims particular at the Portland board
of registration which has ruled that a
married woman shall not be registered
under her family name even il she
holds title to real estate under such
name.
An act authorizing executors and ad-
ministrators to pay the cemetery cor
poration or town which has a burial
place a reasonable sum for the per-
petual care of the lot in which the
body of the testate or intestate is bur-
led, the amount to be determined by
the judge of probate after notice
) Nt olof iver fo
ployees Of the electrical appliance Of
| the City of Portland. The present law
provides for pensions for all employees
of the department but excludes the
city electrician. the act includes the
city electrician.
An act authorizing municipal officers
to appoint a deputy inspector of build
ings in cases where the inspector is
unable to act by reason of sickness or
accident.
An act to amend section six of chap
ter 4S6 Of private and special laws of
1855 relating to the appointment of the
chief of police of the city of Portland.
The amendment corrects an error in
the original act, attention to which
was called by the decision of Bowen
v. Portland, the law as drawn pro-
vides that vacancies in Office shall be
, filled from the unexpired term. The
word. from" is changed to for"
Act amending private and special
laws of 1897 relating to pensions for
police officers for the city of Portland
granting authority to the City of Port
land to enact ordinances relating to
pensions to widows and minor children
! Of police officers. The act follows the
language of the law relating to pen
! sions of widows and minor children Of