Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-19
Maine Legislature
Act Offered for
Registration Board
For Hairdressers
| And COsmeticians

!
Senator Hinckley Of Cumberland
! introduced in the Senate wednesday
an act to regulate the occupation or
| hairdressers, cosmeticians and cos
metologists, to create a State Board
of Examiners for the licensing OF
persons to carry on and to teach
such practices, to ensure the better
education of such practitioners, to
provide rules regulating the proper
conduct and sanitation of hardness
ing and cosmetician establishments
and schools for the protection OF
public health.
1t shall be unlawful for any per-
son in the State to engage, in and
to follow the occupation of hair
dresser, cosmetician and cosmetol-
ogist unless he or she shall have
first obtained certificate of regis
tration. The act creates a State
board consisting of three members,
one of whom shall be hairdresser,
one a cosmetician and the third a
cos metologist, the members to be ap-
pointed by the Governor, for term
of three years. Such members must
have at least three years practical
experience in their respective occu-
pationS. Operators may be register
ed upon the payment of the exami-
, nation fee of $40 for each of the
| classified tons or any one or any
| combination of the practices of the
, claSsifications provided they are of
good moral character and have an
education equivalent to the compile
ton of the eighth grade Of grammar
school and shall have served the re-
quired time to learn the business.
For Revision Motor Vehicle Laws
Foster of Kennebec-I;esolye in
favor of the appointment of six
commissioners by the Governor and
Council to revise all the laws relat-
ing to motor vehicles. The commits
sioners shall report their findings
and recommendations at the next
session of the Legislature and shall
serve without pay although they will
be allowed their expenses.
To Develop Power Of Tides
Miner Of Washington-Act to in
corporate Dexter p. Cooper to de-
velop and utilize the power of the
tides of the Bay of Fundy at or near
PASSPORT and Lubec in the State Of
Maine, the project being located
partly in Maine and partly in New
Brunswick.
The capital stock OF the corpora
ton is placed at $4,000 and the par
value of share is 500. The incor-
porators are Dexter p. Cooper
Gertrude S. Cooper, and T. A.
Havey of Eastport and L. II.
Bennett Of Lubec. The company
shall within ten years complete the
initial construction Of its work. 9TH
erwise the act shall be null and
void.
For Belgrade Bridge
Eocfar Of ON
propriating $3.50 for repair of
bridge in the town of Belgrade.
For Addition to Portland Hospital
Foster of Kennebec--Resolve ap-
propriating $4,000 in favor of the
Children's Hospital at Portland, for
erection Of a 60 bed addition, con-
ditional on the raising of a like sum
and its payment to the trustees of
said hospital.
Schools on Indian Island
Barwise of Penobscot-Act relat-
ing to schools on Indian Island in
Old Town. The act provides for the
transfer of the general management
of the schools. including appropria-
tons, insurance, repairs. selection Of
teachers, teachers salaries, selection
oftext books. etc. from the agent of
the Penobscot Tribe of Indians to
committee, as regards island number
one; and to the experimenting
school committees of other towns
where the territory lies within those
towns.
Regarding Indians Voting
Barwise of Penobscot-Act relat-
ing to Indians voting. The act ex-
tends the franchise to Indians not
taxed.
History Of Aroostook
Wilson of oostook-Resolve au-
thorizing the State Librarian to pur-
chase $50 copies of the book entitled
The History of Aroostook-' by the
late f. S. Wiggin at $3.50 per copy
and appropriating 1928 therefor.
To Divide Town of Jonesport
Miner of Washington-An act to
divide the town OF Jonesport and in
corporate the town of Bea!s.
Corporation to Acquire Sandy
River r. r.
, Morrison Of Franklin-Act to in
corporate the Sandy River & Range
ley Lakes Railway and to authorize
certain towns to grant assistance
thereto.
| The act provides that Hartry H.
Field and Daniel F. Field, both Of
iiiAiPS, Iidi "a. L III buSl VI INsilSS-
ley. and George F. Goodspeed of
/ Wilton, their associates and success
sors, are created body corporate
under the name of the Sandy River
& Rangeley Lakes Railway for the
purpose of acquiring by purchase.
lease or otherwise, the property aDd
franchises of the railroad under that
name, and operating the same.
! The act further provides that the
corporation shall have it's principal
office at Phillips, and may issue cap