Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-04-15

excess of the sum Of three hundred
thousand dollars plus any spec'ai
Legislative appropriaisions tn ,non said
state contingent fund shall be sup
ported BY proper vouchers. ttemixeo.
approved and audited In conformity
to law No transfer tnn.s rro or 9ay bY the
three preceding sections shall be
made from any fund or account
thereby created except BY spec,ai
authority Of the legislature.The sta.e
auditor shall submit naasp to s tns Il eoa
venes a statement showing the
amounts in said state contingent
, fund and in said sinking fund re-
, serve, together with detailed state,
against said state contingent fund.
Sec. S, Sections eighty-five, eighty
six. eighty-seven and eighty-eight OF
chapter two Of the revised statutes
and all acts amendatory tnereoI are
hereby repealed.-App. April Z.
~-- cHAPTER 1e5
y, Act to Increase the Salary of the
stenographer of the Androscoggin
superior Court.
,., Section eleven Of chapter two num- n
dred and sixty Of the public laws OF
nineteen hundred and seventeen as
amended by chapter one hundred ana
, sixty of the public laws of nineteen
hundred and twenty-one;; IS ~, nes seT.
emth and eighth lines the words
eighteen hundred dollars. annually"
ana inserting in place thereof the
words 'twenty-one hundred dollars an
amended, shall read as follows:
Sec. IL. The justice of said court
may appoint a stenographer to report
, the proceedings thereof. who shall be
an officer of the court and pc Sworn tI
and who shall perform the duties pre-
, scribed and be subject to the .provf-
. sions Of the revised statutes, chapter
. ,eighty-seven, sections one hundred
and sixty-seven to one hundred anu
same may be applicable. The salary
of said stenographer shall be twenty
one hundred dollars annually, 10 De
, paid quarterly from the treasury Of
the county.'-Approved April 7.
~ CHAPTER 1se
An Act Relating to the, Salary OF
L. stenographer OF kenneoec superior
Court.
Section eleven Of chapter one hun
dred seventeen Of the revised statutes
as. amended by chapter two hundred
forty-nine Of the public laws Of nine
teen hundred seventeen. and chapter
OuS Gu IiuCtS 0CA6ht VI 49, ~
laws of nineteen hundred nineteen
and as further amended by chapter
one hundred four of the public laws
: of nineteen hundred twenty-one is
hereby amended by striking out In the
: cen hundred dollars and inserting IN
the place thereof the words 'Kenhebec,
twenty-one hundred dollars. so that
said section, as amended, shall read
a. c. Thu salaries ~ tho sten-
ographers of the superior courts to
q be paid quarterly from the treasures
OF their counties. in full for all SER
vices formerly chargeable to the coun-
twenty-five hundred dollars a year:
Kennebec, twenty-one hundred dollars
a year. They shall also receive from
the county in which the court is held.
their expenses when in attendance
upon court away from their places Of
" residence. but not otherwise: de-
tailed statement Of such expense ac-
= tually and reasonably incurred shall
- be approved by the presiding justice
Approved April Z.
= CHAPTER 1e7
An Act Relating to the Supervision,
Regulation and Conduct Of the Tran
~ sportation Of Persons over the Pub
lie Highways Of the State of Maine
by Automobiles, Jitney, Buses and
Auto Stages by the Public Utilities
Commission.
Chapter one hundred and eighty
four Of the public laws Of nineteen
hundred and twenty-one, as amended
by chapter two hundred and eleven of
the public laws of nineteen hundred
and twenty-three, is hereby amended
by striking out section six thereof
and adding new section six and adj
dftional sections as follows:
Sec. 3. Every person. firm or cor
poratton operating any motor vehicle
or trailer under the provisions Of this
s 81 ss Keep ss Of
made. number Of passengers carried,
Of the receipts from operation, oper-
hting and other expenses. etc. and
shall file with the commission at such
mss and s In such d form sa az It
mission. The commission shall pre-
scribe the character Of the information
10 be embodied in such reports and
Sec. Z. The secretary of state. shall
not register any motor vehicle or
trailer subject to the supervision and
control Of the public utilities COM
mission, and. the public utilities COM
permitting the operation Of such mo-
tor vehicle or trailer. and no person
or persons shall operate or cause to
De operated upon any public highway
any such motor vehicle or trailer until
the owner or owners thereof shall
have procured insurance or BOND
having a surety company authorized
to transact business in this state as
surety thereon. which insurance or
sured against any legal liability for
personal injury. the death of any per-
son or property damage. which injury,
death or damage may result from or
have been caused by the use or oper-
alton of the motor vehicle or trailer
described in the contract Of insurance
or such bond.
Sec. 8. The amount Of insurance
or Of such bond which each motor We
nlcie or trailer owner shall carry as
insurance or indemnity against claims
Tor personal injury or death shall be
determined upon the basis of five hum
dred dollars for each passenger which
each motor vehicle or trailer described
hon me &C contract mr. Ct. OF insurance or such
under the provisions of the general
statutes: provided no such policy or
bond shall indemnify the insured in
an ana, amount less than five thousand
pacity of such motor vehicle or trailer
as prescribed by law shall be sixteen
or less, provided the maximum in
Gemnity Of such policy or bond need
su ud De mrd more tha nan ten thousand dollars
CARRYING capacity. shall exceed six
eeen passengers, the maximum indem
ni5y need not exceed twenty thousand
collars, and such policy or such bond
enal! indemnify the assured against
regal liability resulting from prop
sSsty damage to the amount Of one
thousand dollars.
Sec. 3. Any company issuing any
such insurance or indemnity bond
snall nile with the secretary Of state
az. .na public utilities commission a GER
tary shall prescribe, and no such In
Surance or bond shall lapse, expire or
g cancelled while the registration Is
N force until at least ten days writ
ton notlce shall have been given the