Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-03-08

over 5000 Inhabitants the candidates
receiving the greatest number OF
votes for elective off1ces at the annual
town meeting shall be deemed to be
elected. The present law granted
this provision to towns Of over 1000
Inhabitants.
To Encourage Cooperative Market
Emery Of Washington-Act to en-
courage cooperative marketing.
The act provides that no associa-
ton or corporation organized for the
purpose Of marketing any Of the agri-
cultural or fish products Of this
State. the stockholders of which are
actually engaged in the production
or canning or preserving of such
products, shall be deemed to be a
conspiracy or a combination in re-
straint of trade.
Assessors Making Attachments
Hinckley of Cumberland - Act
relative to assessors. making, record
ing and reporting abatments.
The act provides that when abate-
ment is made record thereof, to-
gether with the name OF the party or
parties benefited by the abatement
and the amount of the abatement. to-
gether with reasons for such abate-
ment. shall. within 80 days after the
abatement is made. be made and
kept in suitable book form. open to
the public at reasonable times and a
report of the same be made.
Uniform Law for Sales Of Goods
Cram Of Cumberland-Act to make
uniform the law of sales of goods.
Cultivation Of CLANS
Emery Of Washington-Act relative
to the cultivation and propagation
Of clans.
The act provides that the upland
owner of fats which have not been
previously selected for propagation
purposes by the director of sea and
shore fisheries may cultivate so per
cent Of such flats. to be located BY
the municipal officers after notice.
Licenses for Building Fish Weirs
Emery of ashington-Act relat-
ing to fish weirs.
The act provides that in the case
Of islands not within the jurisdiction
OF any town, all powers of municipal
officers to issue licenses to build
weirs. are conferred upon the owners
Of said islands.
Exemption Of War Veterans Estates
Brewster of Cumberland-Act re-
lating to exemption from taxation of
the estates of war veterans.
The act provides that word
widow" shall be construed to in
clude any woman who would former
" have come within the provision of
the present law relating to eXomp-
ton from taxation of the estates Of
war veterans, but has since remar-
ried, providing she again become a
widow.
Spencer OF York-Act to change
the name of No. u plantation in
Hancock county to Osborn Planta-
ton.
Committee Reports
The committee on legal affairs re-
ported fought not to pass" on the
act licensing real estate brokers and
real estate statesmen. This same
committee reported Ought to pass in
new draft" on the act to amend the
purpose Of the Maine Institution for
the Blind. The new draft eliminat ties
that portion of the act which provides
for the ratification Of previous acts
by the board of directors.
The committee on public health re-
ported Ought to pass" on the act
relating to local health officers. which
repeats the act providing for the ap-
pontment of health officers by
municipal officers. The same COM
mittee reported Ought to pass" on
the act which provides that the local
health officer shall be one OF the
members of local health boards