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

Win 90 that the legislature may
propoSefore it a comprehensive sum-
haSe - the possibilities that lie In
mary vaiopment Of the water powers
the ae.tate as a natural resource and
Of tn r.cessary steps that should be
tns .r by the state to further IN
takv and conserve them.
gS e.. 10. So far. as any proposed
sec asvised by the commission for
plan unrovement and increase of wa
the image basins or reservoirs shall
ter ~ the construction OF a dam or
incIuuv non or at the head waters OF
dams .,ver or water course. the COM
any y.,on shall ascertain and report as
mlse e,, as may be the water storage
nes.c;tv in cubic feet of the reservoir
eapSS created, the recorded rainfall
10 ne watershed above such proposed
On On, ~ and the maximum. minimum and
os ssr.ge flow of water per second in
a'sSic feet during each month in the
cuo.s IN said river or water course.
ysa, shall as nearly as practicable
Ine s.y,.te the increased power that
es ..ad he developed by such proposed
s w.. In the rivers or streams to be
sssscted thereby.
;.sion is hereby authorized and di-
Ia..,s6 TO take possession of all rec
sSs maps, papers, instruments and
ooronerty 1hat were by it transferred
n he Maine water power commission
" authority of chapter one hundred
~ thirty-two of the public laws of
s,rsteen hundred and nineteen. and
.i.o iii records. maps and papers that
LA Maine water power commission
~ since compiled and collected in
ARRIVING out the provisions Of said
rhaptef:A
en Seq is. Chapter one hundred and
.hir,y.two of the public laws Of nine
,sen hundred and nineteen and chap
a. two hundred and three Of the
public laws of nineteen hundred and
iwenty-one are hereby repealed
App. April 3.
CHAPTER ISS
N Act to Prohibit Advertising Signs
upon Public Highways.
Sec 1, No person shall post, erect
aisnlay or maintain or cause to be
nnsted. erected. displayed or main
iained any sign. billboard, panel. pla.
card. poster, notice or other advertis.
/ ing device. in. upon or above any
nublic highway or SO situated with
respect to any public highway as tc
obstruct clear vision of an intersect.
inr highway or highways or other.
safs use of the public highways; anc
such public highway shall be deemed
me full width of the road as laid out
by the county or the town.
Provided, that the provisions hereof
shall not apply to the state or to any
political subdivision thereof or t
sgns erected or maintained with the
approval Of the state highway com
mission solely for the purpose o!
nfeguarding, facilitating or protect
ing travel along the highway.
Sec. 2. Any person found guilty Of
violating the provisions of this &C
shsll be punished by q. fine Of mo-
less than five dollars nor more thar
ave hundred dollars; and whoever
after conviction of such violation UNI
lawfully maintains any such sign
tice or other Advertising device fol
len days after such conviction may b,
punished by further fine of not more
than fifty dollars for each day upor
which such sign. billboard. panel. pla
card, poster, notice or other advertis
Ing device is maintained. Municipa
courts and trial justices shall hav,
trisdiction to punish offenses under
this oct. The state highway polio,
shall remove all signs. billboards
panels, placards, posters, notices o.
other advertising devices existing
within the limits of the highway il
violation hereof.-App. April 9.
CHAPTER $50
An Act Relating to Apothecaries ant
the Sale of Poisons.
Chapter twenty OF the revised stat
utes Is hereby amended by adding
thereto the following sections:
Sec 81. Each building. place b
tenement which is resorted to b!
habitual users of narcotic drugs 70
the purpose of using such drugs, o.
which is used for the Illegal keeping
or sale of the same. shall be deemet
common nuisance.
Narcotic drugs unlawfully in TIL
possession or under the control o
deposited in the state. intended TO
unlawful sale in the state. and TIN
vessels In which they are contained
are contraband and forfeited to tn
county In which they are SO kept a
the time when they are seized unde
this chapter. And in all cases wher
On efncer may seize narcotic drugs o
the vessels containing them. upon ,
warrant, he may seize the same with
safe place for a reasonable time Unit
ne can procure such warrant.
II any person competent to be
witness in civil suits, makes sworI
complaint before any judge of a mu
hlcipal or police court or trial jus
tce, that he believes that Earcoti
drugs are unlawfully kept or deposit
Cd in any place in the state by an!
person, or that the same are INTENDED
lot sale within the state in violation
OF law, such magistrate shall issu
nus warrant directed to any office
having power to serve criminal pro
cess, commanding him to search tn
premises described and specially des
lgnated In such complaint and war
rant and If said narcotic drugs ar
mere found. to seize the same. will
!ns vessels in which they are con
tained, and them safely keep unit
maj action thereon. and make i'm
mediate return OF said warrant. TIL
name OF the person so keeping sal
drugs as aforesaid. IL known to tn
complainant. shall be stated in sucl
complaint, and the officer shall b
commanded BY said warrant. II h
uha SAID drugs. to arrest said person
aad mold him to answer as having II
possession said drugs as aforesaid
any person who may be suspected o
selling from. or keeping for illega
raie IN his pockets. narcotic drugs
may be searched in the same manne
ana oy the same process as Is pro
s s,uea Tor the search of places. and l
SIugs are found upon his person, ma.
~ neid to answer as though sucl
Hi,ugs we're kept and deposited by hin
=; ~ any place. If narcotic drugs ar
~ any manner destroyed by the ten
sly assistant or other person, whel
p.smises are about to be searched
mrasnilestly for the purpose OF pre-
,snung their seizure by officers au
sa;aed to make such search an
SEIZURE such drugs may be held t
sns se been unlawfully in possession
saa the penalties shall be the sam
~. said drugs had been seized. J.
s %u name Of the person keeping sucl
Is unknown to the complainant
ana az snai so allege in his complaint
i.. NV me magistrate shall thereupol
Srs ue ms warrant as provided in tn
mn. sentence Of this paragraph. J
ths.u sllal, the court is of the opinion
ss;S tne drug was possessed as afore
~ oEIntended for unlawful sale. b.
or person named in said complain,
knou,,. any other person with M