Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-04-14

and assisting shall be paid thirty
by him and be provided with subsis-
tence during such service. Immediately
after the extinguishment Of q fire,
the deputy forest FIRE warden who for
ths same sSai haH make Keen return n to the
chief warden Of the district of the
expense thereof during the period of
his being in charge. including, the
assisting. with their post office ad-
dresses and the hours of labor actu-
ally performed by each under his
direction. The return. shall be made
hereby authorized and empowered to
administer such oath. Upon receipt
of such return. the chief fire warden
shall carefully. examine and audit
the the deputy isms a to amend may and direct
rect any return found to be incom-
plete, incorrect, or insufficient in
form. If upon examination and
auditing Of said return, and investi-
the chief fire warden believes said re-
turn to be just and correct, he, shall
endorse his written approval thereon
:I forward the same SO approved to
fire warden of every district burned
by forest fire shall, upon the ex-
tinguishment of such fire. promptly
forward an extract and detailed state
ment or the expense If any, which
he may have incurred in connection
with the eXtinguishment of such fire,
to the forest commissioner, who may
confirm, reject or recommit. either
deputy or the detailed statement of
the chief fire warden. if Justice SO re-
quires. -(Approved. April /, 1920
CHAPTER 81.
An Act to Amend Section Thirty six
of Chapter Fifty-thre of the Re-
vised Statutes, Relating to Mutual
Fire Insurance Companies.
Section thirty..six of chapter fifty
three of the revised statutes is here
by amended by adding the following I:
ANY mutual company in place of
the premium note required by law
may provide in the policy of insurance
as a condition of the insurance made
by the policy that the insured and le-
gal representatives shall pay in addi-
ton to the stipulated premium ofsuch
policies such sum as may be assessed
by the directors of the company pur-
such contingent liability of mem
Der shall not be less than an amount
equal to the cash premium written
in his policy. The total amount of
the liability of the policy holder
upon the filing back of each policy so
that said section as amended shall
read as follows:
Sec. go. The insured. before re-
ceiving his policy, shall deposit his
note for the sum determined by the
directors, which shall not be less
than five per cent. of the amount in
sured, and such part of it as the by
laws require. shall be Immediately
paid and Endorsed thereon; and the
remainder in such instruments. as the
directors from time to time require
for the payment of losses and other
expenses, to be assessed on all who
are members when such losses or ex-
penses happen. in proportion to the
amounts Of their notes. Provided,
that a mutual company which collects
u cash premium of not less than the
tariff rate charged by stock compan-
les may take a premium note for an
equal amount and such companies
shall maintain Il premium reserve
equal to fifty per cent. of the
cash premium on its policies in force.
No domestic mutual insurance COM
pany shall insure in one risk an
amount exceeding twenty-five per
cent. of its gross assets. including the
amount at any time due on its premi-
um notes. Any mutual company in
place Of the premium note required
by law may provide in the policy of
insurance as condition of the in
surance made by the policy that the
insured in and legal representatives
premium of such policies such sum
as may be assessed by the directors
or the company pursuant to the laws
Of this state. but such contingent lia-
bility of member shall not be less
than an amount equal to the cash
premium written in his policy.
The total amount of the liability Of
the policy holder shall be plainly and
legjbly stated upon the filing back
of each policy. ---tApp., Apr. /, l92D.
CHAPTER 81.
An Act to Repeal Chapter Eighteen
of the Resolves of Nineteen Hun
dred and Seventeen, Relating to An
Chapter eighteen of the resolves of
nineteen hundred and seventeen is
hereby repealed,-tApp..A Apr. l. 1920.
CHAPTER Sc.
An Act Relating to the Licensing Of
Maternity Hospitals.
Sec. /. The powers, duties and re-
probabilities now vested in the state
section fifty eight of chapter sixty
four Of the revised statutes. as
amended by chapter one hundred and
seventy six of the public laws Of
reference to the licensing of mater
nifty hospitals. as defined in section
four of chapter one hundred and
forty nine. public laws of nineteen
transferred to and vested in the state
department of health.
Sec. 2. Any licenses issued by the
state board of charities and correc-
tons and remaining in force at the
time that this act takes effect shall
continue in force until the eXpira ton
of the period for which they were
granted. unless sooner revoked by
the commissioner of health for cause
Sec. 3. All acts and parts of acts
inconsistent herewith are hereby re-
pealed.-tApproved, April /. 1920.
CHAPTER 81.
An Act Is Amend Section Five of
Chapter One Hundred and Seven
teen of the Revised Statutes as
Amended by Chapter One Hundred
nineteen hundred and seventeen re-
lating to the Salaries of Justices or
the Supreme judicial Court.
Sec. l. Section five of chapter one
hundred and seventeen of the re-
vised statutes, as amended by HAPPIER
lie laws OF nineteen hundred and
seventeen. is hereby amended by
striking out the words five thou
sand" in the second line thereof and
inserting in place thereof, the words
six thousand so that said section
five as amended by chapter one hum
dred and seventy of the public laws
of nineteen hundred and seventeen
and as amended Ny this amendment
shall read as follows:
Sec. 5. The justices of the supreme
judicial court shall each receive an
annual salary of six thousand dollars
Each justice shall be reimbursed by
the state for his expenses actually
and reasonably incurred in attending
meetings appointed by the chief jus
forty-three. of chapter eighty two.
and the sessions of the law court,