Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-28
NEW MEASURES
SENT TO SENATE

Senator Foster of Kennebec intro
duced in the Senate Friday an act
imposing certain restrictions upon
investment or trust companies. The
act provides that trust companies
may not acquire and hold except in
their trust departments: shares of
the capital stock of any corporation
except a reserve bank organized I'M
der the Federal Reserve act and cor
porations whose stocks are legal in
vestment for Maine Savings banks;
any real estate outside the limits Of
the town or city within which its
principal place of business is located
or within which it conducts a branch
or agency.
No such trust company may make
any loans on security or a mort
gage on real estate located without
the State Of Maine unless such Sc
curity is a first mortgage or unless
all prior mortgages and liens are
owned by said trust company.
Appointment of Election Clerks
Hussey of Aroostook-Act relating
to appointment of election clerks at
polling places. The act provides that
when necessity requires municipal
officers Of cities. towns or planta-
tons may appoint additional cleo
ton clerks for each polling place in
cities, towns or plantations and for
each island ward for the City of
Portland and for the island district
OF the Town of Cumberland.
Liability of Auto Owners
Maher of Kennebec-Act relating
to the liability of owners of automo-
biles. The act provides that in an
| action against owners of motor We
hicles to recover damage to persons
or property if the liability of the
driver, is established, the owner
thereof shall be liable for such dam
ages unless such motor vehicle was
being used without his knowledge or
consent, and the use of such motor
vehicle shall be prima facie evidence
of such knowledge or consent.
Regarding Collection of Taxes
Holley of Somerset-Act relating
to collection of taxes. The act gives
the officer serving warrants on de-
linQuent tax payers 10 cents per mile
travel. as in serving civil processes.
Snow Removal Investigation
Barwise of Penobscot Resolve
providing for snow removal investi-
cation. The resolve authorizes and
directs the State Highway Commits
sion to investigate the question of
snow removal on State and State aid
highways with the object of ascer-
tanning the cost of such work. The
resolve carries an appropriation of
$4,000.
Relating to Snow Removal
BarWise of Penobscot-+Act relat-
ing to State Highway Commission.
The act authorizes the commission
in it's discretion where State and
State-aid highways are blocked or
encountered with snow to cause SO
much of the now to be removed as
will render said highways passable
and facilitate public travel. but no
town in which a State or State aid
highway lies shall be relieved from
any statute obligation relating to
ways blocked or encountered with
snow. The act further provides
that statute provisions relating to
the repair of streets dug into may
be enforced by the commission
! wherever State or State-aid high
ways are affected.
Present RESPONSIVENESS
"Reminiscences against the repeal
of the direct primary law were pre-
scented from Mrs. Clarence Emery of
Ellsworth and AZ others, Wallace W.
Roderick and 50 others, Harry A.
Tozier and 60 others, Drew r. Har-
thorn and Is others, all of Water
vile.
Remonstrance was presented of
Theodule J. Pomerlau and 80 others
ofS Skowhegan against further in
crease of fees in hunting and fishing
licenses.