Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-13
Maine Legislature
Presents in Senate
An Act to Establish
Mt. Katahdin State Park

An Act to Establish
Mt. Katahdin State Park
Maher CT kennebec-Act to estab
fish the Mt. Katahdin State park
ana Forest Reserve. The act Dro-
Nldes Tor the appointment by the
Governor and Council of a Mt.
katahdin State Park Board OF three
!, CITIZENS of the State, who shall ac-
qulfe the property designated by the
Dill when appropriation is made by
She Legislature or gifts are received
by the board.
The park is to be established for
the promotion and preservation OF
pubic health and welfare, for the
preservation and propagation of the
wiz game and hSh of the State and
lor the conservation and study ol
/ the forest resources of the State, 1t
Is provided that the park shall be
opensat all time for public uses
under such regulations as the board
may determine.
Park commissioning, in the order
appointed. shall serve Tor one, two
ana thfee Years, and vacancies will
be hlied by the Governor and
Council. Successive appointments
are Tor three Years. Their compen-
Sation is fixed at s. day and ex-
pensts while actually employed.
The land which the board is
| authorized to acquire on behalf of
the State is the northwest quarter Of
township three. range nine, piscata-
ouis county, w. T.. l.. s. EXplora-
zion of the land and construction of
roads, trails, camps and other i'm
provements is authorized when
funds are available.
If the Of
decline to sell at price deemed
reasonable by the board, the State
may exercise its right OF eminent
domain, following a survey. location
! ana description of the lands,
| The killing of wild game is banned
by the act, but the State is author
lied 10 sell such timber as is not
/ needed for the purposes of the act or
Tor the preservation of the scenic
! beauties of the park
| Inc act carries an annual APP
. preparation of $4,000 for the next two
| Years to carry out the provisions Of
! the measure.
Letter From Former Governor Baxter
Accompanying the bill is a letter
, from former Governor Baxter, author
! OF the bill, i'll which he calls at
/ tention to the fact that in his fare
well address to the Legislature on
Jan. Z, he made the offer to con-
tribute $4,000, the amount of his
salary for 1923-24 toward d fund for
( the establishment of this park and
calls attention to the fact that he
! made this offer contingent upon
! certain conditions.
| These conditions he now modified
| so that he requires the Legislature
| need only appropriate $4,000 instead
! OF $4,000 TO procure his gift Of $10,-
| 600, which would make the total
amount available for carrying out
! the object OF the bill $4,000
Gov. Baxter says he made these
notifications to meet the possible
objections that the State could not
| afford to appropriate the amount
| first requested. He also modifies the
| conditions so that there shall be no
! condemnation of wild and forest
land beyond the area designated in
| the bill
Act to Establish a Juvenile Court
! Cram OF Cumberland-An act TO
1 establish Junevile court. The act
| provides that the Governor may ap-
| point one juvenile court judge in
! the same manner as supreme court
! Justices are appointed. The term of
, service is fixed 1T five years. He
! shall preside over terms of the
/ N'ti III tiiC toulllltS Ut ,uIllDelldIll.
| York, AndroSCoggin, kennebec and
penobscot. His headquarters shall
lie in Portland. There is also to lac
/ appointed an assistant judge in
| each of those counties who shall
. serve when called upon and without
! pay. The judge of this court shall
hold no other public office except
/ justice of the peace or notary public
| and shall be subject 10 removal or
retirement under the same laws as
are justices of the supreme court.
| The judge of this court is to be
paid $4,000 year and expenses not TO
exceed $1,000 a year. The registers
of probate and the county clerks in
each county are made eX officio
clerks of the juvenile courts.
The bill carries provisions for
creating the necessary machinery
for the courts operation.
Ice Breaker for Penobscot Bay
Clarke of Hancock Resolution
calling upon Congress to provide an
ice breaker for Penobscot Bay.
Relief for Destitute Indians
Wilson of Aroostook-Act provid-
member of the Penobscot or Passa-
nlaquoddy Tribe, or the family of
| such Indian. is found destitute and
| in distress. the overseers of the poor
of the town who are called upon to
provide relief shall upon the sub
mission of proper evidence. be reim-
bursed by the State.
| Examination of Stock Sale linen
! Crafts of Piscataquis--Act pro-
viding that persons not members of
the New York or Boston stock eX-
changes now or hereafter engaged in
! the selling of stock, bonds or other
securities listed on any stock ex-
! change on marginal account or on
the partial payment plan as brokers,
| shall be subject to cXamina ton by
| the bank examiner. 1t provides
| that they must give a statement
! showing the character of the BUSH
rcss transacted and any other in
| forma ton which the commissioner
| may require before he can do any
| business in the State.
| 1t also provides that the bank COM
missioner shall at least once a year
make an examination of the affairs
of each of these brokers, that he shall
! be given access to all books, records
and correspondence OF the business
| All information so secured must be
| held confidential. If he becomes con-
WINGED of Irregularities he is to pro-
coed to prosecute such violator under
| the laws of the State.
Licenses for EIacksmiths
Perkins of Penobscot-Act to regu-
! late the practice and business and
providing for the assurances of licenses
to blacksmiths. The act provides for
a board of examiners to consist of
three persons appointed by the Gov
ernor and serve for five years. They
are required to hold examinations
five times each year.
! All blacksmiths are required to take
an examination and must pay a fee
of 81 for a certificate of registration.