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

the same Appeal from the decision
| of the licensing authority may DO
had to the supreme judicial court.
! the country in which the licensing
| authority Is located, In the usual
J manner provided for appeals from
municipal courts: courts OF COM
=, shown, may issue temporary orders
| returning the enforcement OF such
! revocations and suspensions and
! after full hearing may vacate such
temporary orders or make same per-
Sec. 6. All licensed innholders and
| all licensees under this act shall
| post in u conspicuous place near the
authority. a notice 10 be furnished
| by 1t containing the provisions Of
this act relating. to the entry OF
names in the register. together with
Sec 7. The clerk OF a court in
which any person is convicted Of q
| violation of any provision hereof
record OF the conviction 10 the
| licensing authority in the city or
| town where the offence occurred
App. Mar. 3D.
CHAPTER 143
An Act to Amend Section Twenty
| four OF Chapter Seventy Of the Re-
vised Statutes Relating to De-
posts in the County Treasury Of
from Estates in the Probate Court.
Section twenty-four Of chapter
seventy Of the revised statutes is
hereby amended by striking out the
| words county commissioners" in the
fourth line thereof and inserting in
bate and striking out the words
county commissioners" in the fifth
/, and sixth lines thereof. and insert
ing In place thereof the words Judge
word warrant" in the sixth line
! thereof, and inserting in place there
| Of the word decree So that said
section. as amended. shall read as
twenty years from the date when
| the deposit mentioned in section
twenty is made with the county
! treasurer. the person entitled thereto
or his executor, administrator or
| assigns. may present to tho Judge Of
! probate evidence Of his right to the
same, and upon satisfactory proof
| the judge OF probate shall by decree,
| direct the county treasurer tn pay
| over 10 such person or persons the
amount Of tho original deposit with
per annum from the date Of deposit;
| provided. that all sums Of money
| paid 10 the county treasurer by any
| savings bank shall draw interest at
| fhe same rate was paid by SAT-
hank at the time Of payment to the
| county treasurer The county treas
| urer shall annually in the month Of
| January publish in one or more news
, the county. and in the state paper. a
| list Of alt persons entitled TO surh
deposits. The county shall have the
| use and income of all such deposits
nd
date Of each deposit. if not claimed
| and paid over to the person entitled
\ thereto. his heirs. executors. admins
traitors or ASSIGNS. the same shall
| escheat tn the county: provided. how
ever, that in the case Of deposits
assigned by the judges of probate to
! the several county treasurers the said
period of twenty years shall COM
ments: but every person entitled to
| receive and be paid any such deposit
made before the twenty-ninth day
Of March, nineteen hundred and
and be paid the amount of such
\ original deposit with such interest
thereon as is shown by the bank
book Of such original deposit at the
son.'-App. Mar. 81.
CHAPTER l44
An Act to Revise and Consolidate the
Banking Laws Of This State
THE BANK COMMISSIONER. RE-
STRICTIONS UPON BANKING
Sec. l. The governor, with. the ad-
vice and consent of the council, shall
appoint a bank commissioner, who
shall hold his office for four years,
and until his successor is appointed
and qualified, and who may be re-
moved from office by the governor
and council for cause. and shall not
during his continuance in office hold
| any office in any bank in the state.
nor receive directly or indirectly any
remuneration or fee of any kind from
any bank. banking house, corpora
aiming any property or properties
or securities. He shall give bond
! with suretles or authorized surety
| company in the sum of twenty thou
/ state treasurer for the faithful per-
| Torrance of his duties. and the ex-
pense of securing said bond shall be
paid by the state. No information
commissioner. deputy commissioner
| or any examiner or employee of the
| department in the course of official
| duty shall be disclosed except, first
| to United States government officials
| charged with the duty of supervising
| national banks: second. to Federal
| Reserve officials: third, to banking
| departments of other states Who
! ever violates the foregoing provision
shall be punished by Il fine OF not
i more than one thousand dollars or
! by imprisonment not exceeding six
/ months. or by both such fine and i'm
1 prisonment.
Sec. 2 No person. copartnership.
association. or corporation shall do a
| banking business in this state unless
I duly authorized under the laws of
| this state or the United States, ex-
| cept as provided by section four. The
! soliciting. receiving. or accepting of
money or it's equivalent on deposit as
! regular business by any person,
| copartnership association, or corpo-
| ration shall be deemed to be doing
! a banking business. whether such
| deposit is made subject to check or
! is evidenced by a certificate of de-
+! post. pass book. a note, a receipt,
or other writing; provided, that moth
| ing herein shall apply to or include
| money left with an agent. pending
| investment in real estate or securi-
| ties for or on account of his princi-
| business within the state of Maine
of deriving profit from the loan or
use of money shall he deemed to be
doing banking business.
Sec. 8. Whoever violates section
two of this chapter, either individu-
| ally or as an interested party in any
copartnership association, or corpo-
ration shall be punished by a fine
| of not less than three hundred dol
| lars nor more than one thousand dol
| lars. or by Imprisonment in the coun-
| ty jail for not less than sixty days
! nor more than one year. or by both
| such fine and Imprisonment.
| Sec. 4. corporation desiring to
encourage thrift among its employees
| by receiving deposits subject to in
| terest at a specified rate. may apply
| to the bank commissioner for a Ii