Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-06
Maine Legislature
Sen. Hinckley
Presents Act To
Provide for Jury
COmmr'S. in State

Senator Hinckley or Cumberland
presented in the Senate on Thursday
an act to provide for Jury Commits
sioners. The act names the clerk
of courts of the several counties and
one resident of each county of the
political party opposite that of the
clerk Of courts, who shall be APP
pointed by the Chief Justice Of the
commissioners.
The commissioners are to receive
the lists of the eligible jurors from
the clerk of the towns and cities of
their respective counties and from
these lists they are to select persons
for jury service taking into consid-
Grafton the mental, moral and phys
ical fitness Of the candidates. The
jurors shall be selected not more
than three weeks nor less than two
weeks prior to the term of court. and
shall be summoned by registered
mail. Persons rejected by the COM
mission for jury duty shall not
again be placed on the jury list Of
candidates for at least three years.
Any juror who fails in attendance
after summons shall be fined as for
contenHt not exceeding $50. Sal
aries set by the bill range from $500
to $3.50, Cumberland county receiv-
ing the largest. Expenses are also
provided for.
Non. Resident Motor Vehicles
Maher of Kennebec-Act to amend
the public laws of 1921 relative to
nonresident motor vehicles. The
amendment provides that the Secre-
tary of State may issue to public
utilities operating in this State for
a nominal fee a special permit for
vehicles engaged in emergency re-
pair work in this State. provided
such vehicles are registered in some
other State and have attached there
to registration plates and are driven
by persons licensed to operate In
this or some other state.
To Define Amateur Boxing
Anthoine of Cumberland-Act re-
lating to amateur boxing. The act
permits a decision in amateur con-
tests, defined as between boxers who
never have taken cash prizes in box
ing contests or any other athletic
events. Such contests may not be
conducted for pecuniary gain to the
promoter, but admission may be
charged when the receipts go to the
treasury of the organization or some
public charity.
Weight limits are changed to the
following figures: Five pounds in all
classes under welterweight; seven
pounds in welterweight class. ten
pounds in middleweiGht class, IL
pounds in light heavyweight class
and no limit in heavyweight class.
Remonstrances Received
Numerous remonstrances were re-
ceived by the senate yesterday. The
Amalgamated Association of Street
and Electric employees protested
passage of the act to prevent illegal
interference with the business Of an
.other; the same organization went
on record in favor Of the act to pro-
vide for the benefit and assistance
of aged persons and in favor OF the
Child Labor Amendment. Other pc
titions favoring the act benefiting
aged persons was signed by +. j.
Cook and fourteen others of Port
land. Ernest E. Field and GO others
of Portland, and the international
Brotherhood of Electrical Workers.
Repeal Of the Direct Primary Law
was also numerously protested.
Persons Unable to Pay for Support
MOTTlSOn OF fTdHkllIl-ACC pTONlU-
ing that in all cases where a person
unable to pay for his support has
been committed to either Of the hos
pitfalls for the insane the municipal
ity where the person resided or was
found at the time Of his arrest shall
pay to the State toward his support
the sum Of Sc per week. The pro-
vision is made, however, that no
municipality shall at any time be
chargeable with an expense exceed
ing one half of one mill of the as
sessed valuation of such municipal
ity, and no such person or his fam
lily shall be deemed a pauper by rea-
son of any payments.
Poll Tax for Females
Cram Of Cumberland-Act provid-
ing that a poll tax shall be assessed
against every female person.
Sterilization Operation for Mental
Diseases
Speirs Of Cumberland-Act per-