Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-09

NV ShhlNlSlll III tilC jain.
The act reducing the interest on
farm land loans was passed to be
engrossed, and that revivinG, renew
ing and extending the charter of the
Lubec and Machias Railway was
passed to be enacted.
Thursdays Grist
of Bills in Maine
Senate And House
A liquor law with drastic pro-
visions came before the Legislature
Thursday, being introduced in the
Senate by Senator Spencer of York.
This act to amend the laws relating
to Intoxicating liquor provides that
all automobiles, trucks, wagons.
boats or vessels containing intoXl-
eating liquors intended for sale or
containing Intoxicating liquor in the
possession or in the control of any
person transporting the same with
out being in possession of a permit
therefor duly issued under the pro-
visions OF the national prohibition
act shall be declared forfeited by the
court and sold in the same manner
as is provided in the sales OF yes
sells containing intoxicating liquors.
Any claimant of any SUCH boat. YES
sci or vehicle must allese and prove
that the use of such boat. vessel or
vehicle for the purpose OF the trans
portation of Intoxicating liquors was
without his knowledge or consent.
The act further provides that who
ever aids in the sale of any intoXi-
eating liquor in this State by acting
as agent broker. employee or mes
scngcr for either the buyer or the
seller shall be punished by fine
OF not less than 500 nor more than
$500 and costs and in addition he i'm
priSOned for not less than two or
moro than six months and in default
of payment Imprisonment for not
less than two or more than SIN
months additional.
The act further provides that any
person who shall transport into Tins
state or from place to place any in
toXicatinG liquor in any automobile.
truck. wagons, boats. vessel or
vehicle of any kind shall be fined
not less than $500 nor more than 81
600 and costs and in addition impris
onment for not less than six months
nor more than two years and in de-
fault of payment imprisonment or six
months additional.
Measurement OF lobsters
Senator Stevens of York-Act to
amend the revised statutes relating
to the legal size of Holsters and the
method OF measurement IN York
county.
The act provides that no person
shall buy or sell, give away or expose
for sale or possess for any purpose
any lobster alive or dead, cooked or
| uncooked, less than three inches in
| length measured on the back from
the innermost edge of the eye socket
| to the nearest point of the rear end
| of the body shell. Every lobster
shorter than three inches so mea-
sured when caught shall be im-
mediately liberated alive at the risk
and cost of the parties taking it,
under penalty of So. for each lobster
so caught. bought, sold, given away.
exposed for sale or in possession.
| The possession of multilated Holsters
cooked or uncooked shall be prima
i facie evidence that they are not OF
| the required length.
The act further provides that all
| Holsters or parts of Holsters sold for
use in this State or delivered for
export must be sold or delivered in
| the shell under a penalty of $50. for
| each OffenSe. Whoever ships, trans
! ports, carries, buys, gives away, sells
or exposes for sale, lobster meat after
| the same shall have been taken from
| the shell, shall be liable to a penalty
| of IS for each pound of meat so ship
| ped, transported carried. bought,
| given away, sold or exposed for sale.
To Regulate Taking Of CLAIMS
Senator Sargent of Hancock-Act
to regulate the taking of clans. The
act provides that all clans taken
from clam bottoms shall be culled on
their natural beds as taken. and all
CLANS measuring less than two and
one half inches in length, measuring
| the long diameter of the shell, shall
! be replaced on the clam bottoms. The
penalty of violation is fixed at a
! fine of not less than $25 nor more
than 5000 or Imprisonment in Jail
! for not less than 80 days nor more
! than six months or both fine and
| imprisonment.
Bills for Winthrop Water District
| and Commission
| Two measures having for their
purpose the providing of an adequate
supply of pure water for the town of
! Winthrop were introduced in the
Senate Thursday by Senator Wads-
| worth of Kennebec. One of these
bills provided for the creation of a
water district and the other for q
! water commission.
| The water district bill creates a
district taking in the village area of
the town and giving it authority to
! take water from the NarrowS Pond,
so called. in the town of Winthrop
and from Lake Maranacook in the
| towns of Winthrop and Readfield.
and from any surface or underground
| brooks and springs in the said town
OF Winthrop to carry out the pur-
poses for which the district is Great
cd. The district is also authorized
(! to supply any portion of the town OF
! Winthrop outside the district or any
other municipality or water district
with water.
The district is given power to take
by eminent domain, when necessary,
land or water rights necessary for
the accomplishment of its purpose? 1t
is authorized to lay such aqueducts or
pipe lines as it needs and to cross
private property when necessary.
| The usual machinery of the law is
provided for the adjustment of any
claims Of damages arising from SUCK