Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-16

vided the towns appropriate for the
current year an amount OF not less
than four mills on their valuation.
! For Domestic Relations and Juvenile
| Court in Cumberland
! Cakes of Portland-Act to estab-
! lish a domestic relations and Juvenile
court in the county of Cumberland.
| The act provides that this court
shall have exclusive Jurisdiction in
! Cumberland county of all proceed
ings for judicial separation Of hus-
band and wife, all libels Of divorce,
all minor children of parents
! judicially separated or divorced, and
! of all children charged with being
delinquent, which jurisdiction once
obtained may be retained until such
child shall have reached the age of
Fl years. The court shall have con-
current jurisdiction of all persons
charged with being responsible for or
! by any act guilty OF encouraging,
causing or contributing to the de-
| linquency of any such child. A de-
linquent child, within the meaning OF
| this act is boy or girl under the
age Of II years who is incorrigible
or who is a habitual truant from
school.
The court is given authority to de-
fer sentence in it's discretion in the
! case of any Juvenile offender and
parole such child under the care OF
q probation officer for Cumberland
, county or any suitable citizen Of the
community who shall serve without
pay for a probation period discre-
tionary with the court.
! The terms Of this court shall be
held on the first Tuesday of Janu-
airy, February. March. April. May.
!
December for matters pertaining TO
judicial separation and divorce and
on the first Tuesday of every month
for matters pertaining to delinquent
, children. Traverse jurors may be
drawn at the September. January
and May terms. Tho salary of the
Judge Of this court is placed at $4,000
per annum.
other Bills Presented
| Nichols of Portland-Act providing
that the mortsagor and mortgagee may
agree upon any period OF time not less
| than one year in which the mortgage
: shall be forever foreclosed. which
agreement shall he inserted in the
mortgage and be binding of the par
| tics their heirs, legal representatives.
and assigns and shall apply to all the
modes of foreclosure of mortgages OF
real estate.
Wing of Auburn-Act providing that
the third referee selected by the
two referees in the settlement OF
FIRE insurance losses shall be resi-
dent of this State.
! Beckett of Calais-Rcsolve authoriz-
ing the acceptance of donation OF
| S14S54 to the Blaine Memorial Fund.
| Nichols of Port land-Act providing
that when real estate is sold for taxes
the collector shall within 80 days after
the day of the sale lodge with the
treasurer of his town certificate
designating the quantity of land sold,
! the names of the owners of each par
! eel and tho names of the purchasers,
what part of the amount Of each was
| taxed and what was costs and charges
and a deed of each parcel sold running
to the purchasers.
! For Change in Apportionment OF
Representatives
Cummings of Portland-Rcsolve sub
| hitting a constitutional amendment to
! the voters providing a change in the
apportionmcnt of representation in the
House of Rcpres entatives for munich
palties Of 26.2J0 population or more.
Tho amendment would allow such COM
munitios to select seven members Of
the House and as many more as they
would he entitled to with n basic repre-
scntation unit of one for each 1900 in
habitants. 1t retains the present total
membership Of the House at ISL and
requires that apportionments be made
to conform with this arrangement.
4 Under the present constitutional pro-
vision places of 26a5O inhabitants or
more are limited to seven members of
the House. The proposed change
would affect Lewiston and Portland.
Beckett Of Calais--Re solve authoriz-
ing the State treasurer to accept from
the executors of the will of John Pres
cctt two $500 Liberty bonds in lieu of
the legacy of $1,000 left by Prescott to