Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-04-11

be deemed guilty Of q misdemeanor.
ined not less than fifty dollars. nor
Imprisoned in the county Jail not
less than thirty days nor more than
one year. or both; provided, that
to S,-pp prohibit any lawfully qualified
Ing z REGISTERED chiropractic practi-
TONER in this state for consultation,
provided. further. that this section
shan not apply to the two classes of
section four hereof until ninety days
after the passage Of this act, the
time allowed within which they may
SECURE the required certificate.
secretary and not returned to the APP
piicant shall be paid monthly to the
state treasurer. The compensation
OF members Of the board shall be ten
spent in the discharge Of their duty.
and. in addition thereto. they shall
receive necessary travelling expenses.
The secretary shall be allowed extra
compensation for books stationery.
authorized by the board and actually
incurred. The compensation and ex-
pense Of said board and its secre-
tary and all other expenses proper
and necessary in the opinion Of said
board to discharge its duties here
under and to enforce the provisions
of this act shall be paid out of the
state treasury. after the approval. OF
ton signed by the. president and
secretary of said board. provided
that the amounts so paid shall in no
case exceed the total amount received
for the current year by, the treasurer
of state from the board g fees; and
so much of said receipts as may be
necessary is hereby appropriated for
the compensation and expenses Of
the board as aforesaid.
Sec 9. The board, its members or
agents. shall investigate. all COM
plants. and all cases OF non-com-
pliance with or violation of the
provisions Of this chapter relating to
practic. and shall bring all such
cases to the notice of the proper
prosecuting Officer. Said board, after
\ conviction before a proper court
whom a certificate has been issued
by them and after hearing, may. by
vote of four. fifths of the entire
eel the registration of the person to
whom the same was issued. Said
board may also suspend or revoke
any certificate by a four-fifths vote OF
such certificate has been wrongfully
obtained or for any fraud connected
with the said registration.
Sec. 10. SAID board shall annually
on or before the first day of January
in each year make a report to the
governor containing a full and COM
plcte account of all its official acts
during the preceding year. Also r.
statement of It's receipts or sugges-
lions as it may deem essential.
Sec. II. All laws, rules and regula-
tions now in force in this state, or
which shall hereafter be enacted. for
the purpose of regulating the report
ing Of contagious diseases and deaths
which the registered practitioner of
medicine is subject. shall apply
equally to the practitioner of chiro-
Sec. -. The system. method or
science commonly known as chiro-
practic. or the practice Of chiro-
practic, IS defined TO be the science
OF pal pating and adjusting the. seq
human spinal column by hand only.
This definition is inclusive and any
and all other methods are hereby de-
c,ared not to be chiropractic.- and
chlropractic Is hereby declared not
surgery, dentistry and osteopathy
within the meaning of sections nine.
ten. eleyen. twelve. thirteen, four
five. thirty.two. thirty-six and thirty
seven of chapter eighteen Of the re-
ysised statutes of Maine. passed
September r., twen ts nineteen
one. two. three, seven and eleven Of
chapter one hundred and eighty
eight Of the public laws OF nineteen
hundred and nineteen, and all acts
additional thereto and amendatory
Sec. 10. All acts and parts Of acts
conflicting with the provisions Of this
act are repealed in so far as they
are inconsistent with.-App.
CHAPTER ~
An Act to Amend Section Eighteen
or Chapter Forty-five of the Re
Nlsed Statutes as Amended by Sec
! ton Two of Chapter Ninety-eight
OF the Public Laws of Nineteen
Hundred and Twenty-one Relating
to the Issuing of Lobster Licenses.
Section eighteen OF chapter forty
nye of the revised statutes as amend
ed by section two of chapter ninety
eight of the public laws of nineteen
hundred twcnty-one. is hereby
amended by striking out after the
word license in the eighth line all
that said section. as amended, shall
read as follows:
Sec 1s. The director of sea and
shore fisheries shall grant and issue
licenses in the lobster industry.
four classes, namely: First class.
Fisherman's Licenses; second class,
Selling Licenses: third class. Shipping
Licenses; and fourth class. Smack
class. Fishermen's Licenses, shall be
issued only to citizens of this state
or TO any person who has resided
within the state continuously for
date Of application for license.
Licenses OF the second class, selling
licenses, shall be issued only to per-
sons. firms, or corporations conduct
houses. or to persons. firms or
corporations, engaged in the bust
ness Of buying and selling lob
sters. Licenses of the third class.
porations engaged in the lobster
business in this state or other states
10 buy. sell and ship Holsters
mems Licenses. shall be issued only
to smackmen to buy. sell and trans
port Holsters by smack or boat. All
licenses now outstanding shall be
and new, licenses must be obtained
under the conditions herein set
forth. Applications for licenses shall
be made upon special forms provided
fisheries. Violations of the agree
mcnts Of the application shall render
the license thereon void. Dumping.
Destroying or removing any bag. box
or other receptacle after command of
the director of sea and shore fisheries
Or his Wardens. or when pursued by
the director of sea and shore fisheries
or his wardcns shall be evidence of
violation of the agreement of his ap
plication and the license of such per-
son shall he revoked. The said
director shall keep the clerks Of var
ious cities. towns and plantations
bordering on the sea shore and other