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

seesonahls time after the date Of such
oMs.1 sh.ii Bs psia 'n Upon aS warrant:
drawn by the governor and council
against any money In the treasury APP
propriatsd for that purpose, by the
plantation whose claim has been thus
acknowledgements April 81
cxA4rx1 1s4.
An Act to Provide for the Jurisdiction
e ths Public utilit, H,, Commission
Sec. /. The public utilities commits
sion shall have jurisdiction over every
person, Arm or corporation operating
any motor vehicle upon any public
street or highway for the carrying of
ner as to AFFORD = means Of transpor-
tation similar to that offered by street
railways, and commonly known as 5it-
ney or jitney bus. operating regularly
over routes between points within this
state.
Sec. .. Said commission is hereby
authorized to make from time to time
rules and regulations governing the
operation of said motor vehicles, which
shall include provisions concernin ps the the
Grated and maintained, rates Of fare to
be charged for the carriage of passen-
gers. the safeguarding OF passengers
and other persons using the streets
able regulations as may be deemed
necessary. for the safety or convenience
" Sec. ). Nothing herein contained
shall exempt any person. firm or cor
to Hra vsici H"n or sye la from Comply
ing with existing statutes relating TO
the ownership, registration and OPP
Grafton OF motor vehicles in this state
as defined in chapter tWenty-six OF
the revised statutes.
Sec. 4. No person, firm or corpora
ton shall operate such motor vehicle
or vehicles on any street or highway
in any city or town Of this state
without obtaining from the public
| utilities commission. a certificate per-
| hitting such operation. Any person
| Arm or corporation violating the provi-
sions of this section forfeits to. the
/ state one hundred dollars for each Of
Tense, to be recovered in an action or
| the case, or by complaint and indlct.
ment. and the attorney general shall
| institute proceedings to recover same
| Sec. s. Any person, firm or corpo
! ration operating such motor vehicle oi
| vehicles on any street or highway in
any city or towIf of this state, failing
I to comply with any rules or regnia
tons made by i'd public utilities
commission shall be subject to the
three to sixty-seven both inclusive OF
chapter fifty-five of the revised stat
utes.--(Approved April So
| CHAPTER 1876.
| An Act to Amend Section Nine. Chap
ter One Hundred and Seventeen OF
/ the Revised Statutes. Relative tt
| Salary of Reporter of Decisions,
| That section nine of chapter one
hundred and seventeen Of the revised
| statutes is hereby amended by strik
ing out in the second line Of aaid see
| ton after words salary of" the word:
two thousand five hundred" and in
sorting in place thereof the words
| 'twenty-seven hundred so that salt
section as amended shall read as FOL
! lows:
Sec. 8. The reporter of decision,
shall receive an annual salary OF
twenty-seven hundred dollars.-(AR
proved April 81
cHApTER 1876.
An Act Additional to Chapters TIVE
Hundred and Nineteen and Two Hun
! dred and Forty-four of the Public
| Laws of Nineteen Hundred and Sew
enteen. as Amended by Chapter On
| Hundred and Ntnety-siX OF the Pun
| lie Laws Of Nineteen Hundred ano
| Nineteen. Prohi0Ning Fishing in tho
| Tributaries to Lake Annabessacook
, in the County of Kennebec.
Sec. !. 1t shall be unlawful for any
| person at any time to fish for, take
the tributaries to Lake Annabessa-
cook, which lake is situated in the
| Town of Winthrop and in the Towr
/ of Monmouth, in the County of Ken
nebec. 1t shall also be unlawful fol
any time any kind of. fish taken il
violation of any provision of this act
Sec. 2, Whoever violates, any pro
vision of this act shall be subject to ;
penalty of not less than ten nor NOR,
than thirty dollars and costs for eacl
offense, and one dollar additional 70
each fish taken, caught killed or ha
In possession in violation of any pro
vision of this act.-(Approved APR. g..
CHAPTER 1877.
An Act to Regulate the Use of Motto
Driven and Animal Drawn Vehicle
on Highways.
Whereas, the use of motor drive
and animal drawn vehicles upon man
of the highways of this state durin
| the coming spring. unless regulate
in some manner other than is possibk
under existing law. is likely to caus
serious and irreparabie injury to sal
highways. and
Whereas. legislation to prevent sal
injury is Immediately necessary i
the interest of public peace. healt
and safety and
Whereas, the foregoing facts in tn
| Judgment of this legislature consti
tute an emerge ncy within the mean me an
Sec. /. The state highway commits
sion on state highways and the mu
nieipal officers of the several towns
cities and plantations on all othe
highways within their respective mti
inequalities are hereby authorized t
promulgate such reasonable rules an
regulations as in their judgment ma
be necessary to insure the pfope
use and prevent abuse OF all highway
by motor driven and animal draw
vehicles during such season OF tn
| year as said highways require sue
special protection. All rules and regu
latieus so promulgated shall be KEEP
on file by said municipal officers an
they shall cause attested copies @
the same to be posted in two o
more public places in their RESPECTIVE
municipalities. Such rules and gegu
lations shall also be published on
newspapers as they may determine
Sec. 2, Any person violating an
rule or regulation laid down by sal
commission or municipal officers un
der the provisions of the foregoin
sections shall be fined not exceedin
and in addition thereto shall be liza
BILE for all damages to the highwa
accustomed thereby, to be recovere
by an action on the case prosecute
the state highway commission in tn
name of the state, and in case of an
other highways by the municipa
officers of the town. city or planta
tiop In which said highway is located
All such sums so recovered r,n az dam q; y
credited to the fund for maintenance
Of state highways. and sums recovere