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

public duty. or organised under the
the: amount Of its capital stock Is In
sufficient for the purposes for which
said corporation is organized, or that
the number of its directors Is incon-
venient for the transaction of its bus
mess. or that it's purposes are inade-
quate, the stockholders ct any an
nual or special meeting, the call Tor
which shall give notice OF the pro-
o may e o hs vote stock asDfs
sued. increase the amount Of its cap
ital stock to any amount. change the
its purposes By altering. abridging
poration shall file q certificate setting
forth such changes with the score.
the same, within twenty days there,
take effect; provided that ali certiil-
Gates of change ofIpurposes shall be
submitted to the attorney general tor
examination and shall not be fled UNI
properly drawn and signed and to. be
conformable to the constitution and
laws and that he is satisfied that such
changes are made in good faith ana
ment Of fees or taxes to the state.
When the capital stock is increased
from ten thousand dollars or less to
not exceeding Ave hundred THOUSAND
the treasurer of state for the use Of
the state the sum Of forty dollars.
When the capital stock is increased
to any amount exceeding fve hun
to the treasurer Of state for the
use Of the state the sum Of
ten dollars for each one hundred
thousand dollars Of such increase. For
every change Of purposes tS the cor r,
state for the use of the state the sum
Of twenty dollars. The treasurer's re-
ceipt for the foregoing fees shall be
filed with the secretary Of state be-
fore he shall be authorized to re-
ceive any certificate OF change of pur-
poses or increase of capital stock.
The provisions of this section with
reference to change Of corporate pur-
poses shall mot apply to
March I'D
CHATTER 20.
An Act to Amend Section Eighteen of
Chapter One Hundred and Thirty, of
the Revised Statutes, Relating to
the Disposal of Fines Imposed
Hereunder and Personal Property
Used for Prizes in Lotteries or De-
vices of Chance, and the Procedure
of Punishment.
Section eighteen Of chapter one
hundred and thirty is hereby amend
ed by striking out all the words be-
tween the word complaint" in the
eighteenth line and the word fur
ther" in the twentyfirst line, and in
indictment to the use of the County,
and he may and by inserting after
the word twenty seven" the words
excepting that all personal property
n
device of chance shall be ordered for
feited and turned over to an officer
to be sold by him and the proceeds
paid into the treasury of the county
where SEIZED SO that said section as
amended shall read as follows:
Sec. Is. Every lottery. policy. poll
icy lottery. policy shop, scheme or de-
vice of chance, of whatever name or
description, whether at fairs or pub,
lie gatherings, or elsewhere. and
benevolent objects or otherwise. is
prohibited; and whoever is concerned
therein, directly or indirectly. by
making. writing. printing, advertis-
fering for sale, giving away, dispos-
ing Of or having in possession with
intent to sell or dispose of, any ticket,
certificate, share or interest therein.
slip, bill, token or other device pur
porting or designed to guarantee or
assure to any person or to entitle any
person to a chance of drawing or
obtaining any prize or thing of value
policy lottery. policy shop, scheme or
device of chance of whatever name
or description; by printing. publish
ing or circulating the same or any
thereof, or by knowingly suffering
the same to be published in any
newspaper or periodical under his
charge, or on any cover or paper at
tached thereto; or who in any man,
Herewith. shall be punished by fine
of not less than ten, nor more than
one thousand dollars. to be recovered
by complaint or Indictment to the use
of the. county. and he may further
be punished by Imprisonment for thir-
ty days on the first conviction; sixty,
on the second; and ninety on the
third; And all lottery tickets. or ma
terials for a lottery. procured for that
purpose. shall be disposed of as pro-
Vided in section twelve Of chapter one
hundred and twenty-se excepting
that all personal property used for
prizes in any such lottery or device
of chance shall be ordered forfeited
and turned over to an officer to be
sold by him and the proceeds paid
into the treasury of the county
where seized: The printing. adver-
ticket. paper, document or material
representing or purporting to repre-
sent the existence OF. or an interes st
in lottery. policy lottery, game or
of the existence. location and drawing
Of such lottery. policy lottery. game
or hazard. and the issuing or delivery
of any such paper, ticket. document
or material shall be prima facie evil
dence of value received therefor by
the person or persons, company or
corporation who issues or delivers or
knowingly aids or abets in the issu-
ing or delivering of such paper. tick
et ct. document DO OF acknowledgements
CHAPTER 80.
An Act to Amend Section Eight Of
Chapter Thirteen of the Revised
Statutes, Relating to County Law
Libraries.
Section eight of chapter thirteen
of the revised statutes is hereby
amended by adding in the sixth line
after the word dollars" the words
The treasurer of Aroostook county
shall pay annually to the law library
association of said county the sum
to the five hundred dollars above
mentioned. and at least Ave hundred
dollars shall be expended annually
by the library association of said
county for books for the library at
the court house at Caribo, in said
amended shall read as follows:
Sec. 8. The treasurer of each
county. except the county of Lincoln.
of the law library assoeiat ion of
fits of the county law library,
the sum Of fire hundred dollars