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

poiicc court; so that said section as
| amended. shall read as follows:
Sec. z. When it appears that os shs
sum demanded as DAMAGES eAsee tna
| twenty dollars, or that property In the
| beasts is in question, and their Vaiue
exceeds twenty dollars. or that the
title to real estate is in question, AZ tns
request of either party. the case, !
originally brought before ,,,, any !ri ar
police court, shall be transferred e
| the supreme judicial or superior
court, to be there disposed OF IKE &C.
tions brought before trial Justice. i ia
brought in question: but the party re- re-
Questing such transfer shall reeognii ae
in such reasonable sum as the Jus. as5t
orders, TO enter the action at the mex.
term of said courts, pr9Seeute ~ !,
damages and costs.--tApp. APT. ~
CHAPTER 100.
An Act to Amend Section Eleven OF
Chapter Two Hundred sixty OF tns
Public Laws of Nineteen Hunofe9f
Seventeen, Increasing the SalarS -
the Stenographer OF the Anorosoos
gin Superior Court.
Section eleven of chapter two nun
dred sixty of the public laws OF M
| teen seventeen is hereby amendeu py
striking out in the seventh line there
of the word "ffteen" and inserting In
place thereof the word eighteen. SO
| that said section, as amended, Snail
read as follows;
Soc. II. The justice of said court
may appoint a stenographer TO rep1 he
an officer of the court and be sworn
to faithful discharge of his duty
and who shall perform the duties pre-
visions of the revised statutes. chap
ter eighty seven, sections one nun,
dred and sixty-seven to one hundred
and seventy-two inclusive. so far as
salary of said stenographer shall be
eighteen hundred dollars annually to
be paid quarterly from the treasury
of the county.'-(App. April ID
CHAPTER 16I.
An Act to Regulate the Use OF Air
craft.
Sec. /. 1T shall be unlawful for any
person to operate aircraft Of any KIND
in this state unless he is licensed and
the aircraft is registered either by
the secretary of state, the joint army
and navy board on aeronautic cog
niZance, or a federal board or depart
ment established by congress. provid-
ed however. that the provisions of
this section shall not apply to mill
tary or naval aViators while in the
service of the United States. or of
this state. nor to aircraft owned by
the United States government or by
this state. nor to unlicensed civilians
when accompanied by person Ii
or naval aviator, but such licensed
person or military or naval aviator
shall be liable for the violation of any
provision of this act committed by
such unlicensed person.
Sec. 2. The secretary of state may
issue license to any applicant who
has satisfied p i'm that he-is skilled in
the flying of aircraft.
Sec. 3. No person shall rate air
craft over buildings, persons or ami
mails In such manner or at such an
altitude as to endanger his own life,
or the lives of safety of those below
him, or the safety of himself and his
passengers. if he is carrying passen-
gers.
Sec. 4. No person shall operate air
cHft in such q manner as to endanger
the lives or safety of the public by
the performance of unusual or dan
Serous maneuverS over any massed
assembly, in the open, whether such
persons be grouped in a grandstand
or massed in an open field; nor shall
any person throw or drop any missile
or other article from any aircraft in
hight, except over grounds Temporal
rily or permanently devoted to fly
| ing, or over open water.
Sec; .: Except in case of emerr--
in highways or public parks or other
public grounds without permission
from the authorities in charge there
Sec. 6. The municipal officers Of
any city or town are authorized from
time to time to designate and define
ianding places on any land or waters
such municipality subject to the ap-
prevail OF the owners of private lands
and of the state or federal officials
s Who have supervision of public lands
SAID Riunicipal officers shall also
limit khe number of aircraft which
may Use, such landing place or places
ana make, or change from time to
time. rules governing the regulation
OF such landing places; and no such
landing place or places shall be used
by any aviator without permit from
SUCH municipal officers.
sec T.. whoever violates any pro-
vision of this act or any rule or raayu-
iation made hereunder shall be pin
lShed by fine of not less than fen
nor more than five hundred dollars or
ny Imprisonment for not less than one
| month or more than six months. or nv
both such fine and imprisonment-
tApproVed April ~
CHAPTER 1G.,
An Act to Amend Chapter One Hun
dred and Ninety seven of the pub
nc Laws of Nineteen Hundred and
seventeen as Amended by Chapter
0ne Hundred and .Seventy-two of
the Public Laws of Nineteen Hun
ddred and Nineteen and to Amend
Chapter Nineteen of the Revised
statutes as Amended, Relating to
fhe State Department of Health.
sec. l.. Section eight of chapter
one hundred and ninety-seven of the
pubic laws of nineteen hundred and
seventeen, as amended by chapter
one hundred and seventy-two of the
public laws of nineteen hundred and
nineteen, is hereby amended by strik-
ing out the word "thirty-eight'' in
the first line thereof and substitute
ing therefor the word 'forty-six': so
that said section as amended shall
read as follows:
Sec. g.. The sum of forty-six thou
sand dollars shall be annually appro-
sections one to six inclusive and sec
| ton seven of said act
sec z. Section two of chapter one
hundred and seventy-tWo of the pub
lie laws of nineteen hundred and
nineteen. enactihg section sixteen as
an additional section to chapter one
hundred and ninety-seven of the pub
nc laws of nineteen hundred and
seventeen y; is hereby amended by
| first line of said section sixteen, and
substituting therefor the word
'thirty.five'; so that said section six
teen as amended shall read as fol-
lows:
sec 1s. The sum of thirty-five
dollars shall be appropriated annual
~ to. the state department of health
! provisions of sections six, ten. eleven,
twelve and thirteen
Sec 8. Chapter nineteen of the re-
Vlsed statutes as amended by chapter
three hundred and one of the public
laws of nineteen hundred and seven