Chapter 79, R. S., as amended by chapter 28, '12. Cities and all towns of more than one thousand inhabitants may establish and adopt by-laws and ordinances regulating the purchase and sale of articles usually bought of old junk dealers and dealers in second hand articles, and the pawning of articles with pawn-brokers, and may therein prescribe conditions to be observed by buyers and sellers, pawners and pawnbrokers, to prevent or detect the sale or purchase of stolen goods; and suitable penalties may be prescribed in such by-laws and ordinances.' Approved March 20, 1911. Chapter 49. An Act to amend Chapter seventy-nine of the Revised Statutes, as amended by Chapter twenty-eight and one hundred seventy-five of the Public Laws of nineteen hundred and seven, relating to the terms of the Supreme Judicial Court in Aroostook County. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine, as follows: Section 1. Chapter seventy-nine of the revised statutes, as amended by chapter twenty-eight and one hundred seventyfive of the public laws of nineteen hundred and seven is hereby lic laws 1907, amended by striking out all of the third paragraph of section fifty-one of said chapter seventy-nine, and inserting in its stead the following: and 175, pub further amended. -terms of S. J. C. in Aroostook county. Inconsistent 'Aroostook at Houlton on the first Tuesday of April, and the third Tuesday of November, for civil and criminal business, and at Caribou on the first Tuesday of February and the third Tuesday of September for civil business only. All civil suits and processes which by law should have been entered at the term of the said supreme court next after this act takes effect, shall be returnable to, and be entered on the docket of the said supreme judicial court at the September term of same holden next after this act takes effect, and shall have day in said supreme judicial court, and be heard and disposed of as if originally entered therein, and all indictments and informations, and all parties, grand juries, witnesses and others who have been held to appear at the term of said supreme court which but for the passage of this act would have been held in Houlton in September nineteen hundred and eleven shall be holden to appear at the term of said supreme judicial court to be held at Houlton in said county, in November next after this act takes effect.' Section 2. Said chapter twenty-eight and one hundred sevacts repealed. enty-five of the public laws of nineteen hundred and seven, and all other acts, or parts of acts, inconsistent herewith, are hereby repealed. Approved March 20, 1911. Chapter 50. An Act to amend Section twelve of Chapter fifty-five of the Revised CHAP. 50 R. S., amended. connections, lated. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine, as follows: Section twelve of chapter fifty-five of the revised statutes Section 12, is hereby amended by striking out the whole of said section chapter 55, and substituting the following: 'Section 12. Every corporation operating a telephone line Telephone in the state shall, upon application of any other corporation how reguoperating a telephone line, allow to such corporation connection between such lines upon the same rates as charged for the same distances upon the line of the corporation so connecting. Said connection shall be made at any pay station now existing in the town where said corporation applying has its chief office, or if there be no such station, then a pay station may be established and maintained by said corporation applying where said connection shall be made. Every corporation authorized by its charter to grant telephone privileges including the leasing of instruments and other appliances shall grant such privileges upon equal and uniform conditions. And all tolls re- tolls, how ceived by any telephone company shall be divided among and paid to all companies whose lines are used in connection with said toll according to the rate charged by each of said companies.' divided. Approved March 21, 1911. Chapter 51. An Act to amend Section twenty-eight of Chapter four of the Revised Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine, as follows: Section twenty-eight of chapter four of the revised statutes, is hereby amended by inserting after the word "office" in the second line of said section, the words 'or for any other reason,' and by inserting at the end of said section the following words: "The meeting for choice of such new officers may be called by the person or persons legally elected and qualified as selectman or selectmen, although less than a full board,' so that said section shall read as follows: Section 28, chapter 4, R. S., amended. Vacancy in how filled. 'Section 28. When by reason of non-acceptance, death, removal, insanity, or other incompetency of a person chosen to town office, a town office, or for any other reason there is a vacancy, or want of officers, the town may choose new officers; and they shall be CHAP. 52 -meeting, how called. sworn, if an oath is required, and have the same powers as if elected at the annual meeting. The meeting for choice of such new officers may be called by the person or persons legally elected and qualified as selectman or selectmen although less than a full board.' Approved March 21, 1911. Section 7. chapter 11, R. S.. amended. Northern dis Aroostook county. Chapter 52. An Act to remove the Northern District Registry of Deeds from Madawaska to Van Buren in the County of Aroostook, and to authorize and empower the county commissioners of Aroostook County to erect and construct a building for said registry of deeds at said Van Buren. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine, as follows: Section I. Section seven of chapter eleven of the revised statutes is hereby amended by striking out the word "thirteen" in the thirteenth line thereof and inserting the word 'fourteen' and by striking out the word "Madawaska" in the last line of said section and inserting therein the words 'in either Fort Kent or Van Buren, as shall be designated as hereinafter provided,' so that said section as amended shall read as follows: 'Section 7. All that part of the county of Aroostook lying trict registry north of a line commencing at the southeast corner of township F, in the first range west from the east line of the state, thence west on the south line of said township and the south line of township K in the second range, to township numbered fifteen in the third range, thence north to the northeast corner of township number fifteen in the third range, thence west to the northwest corner of township numbered fifteen in the third range, thence south to the southwest corner of township numbered fifteen in the third range, thence west to the northwest corner of township numbered fourteen in the fourth range, thence south to the southwest corner of township numbered fourteen in the fourth range, thence west on the dividing line of townships thirteen and fourteen to the seventh range line, thence north to the northeast corner of township number fourteen in the eighth range, thence west to the west line of the state, compose the northern registry district of Aroostook county and the register shall keep his office in either Fort Kent or Van Buren as shall be designated as hereinafter provided.' County commissioners authorized to construct office building. Section 2. The county commissioners of Aroostook county are hereby authorized and directed to expend a sum not exceeding five thousand dollars in constructing a suitable fireproof building and a fire-proof vault, for the office of registry of deeds in said northern registry district in Aroostook county, and also to build in addition to said vault in said building two other rooms suitable for the office of registry of deeds and for suitable furnishings for same, and to build such other additional rooms in said building as they think the business of the district requires, and the county commissioners are hereby authorized to obtain a loan or loans for said purpose and for said amount, and cause notes or obligations of said county, with coupons, for interest not exceeding six per cent. to be issued, on such terms as they deem expedient. CHAP. 52 Act becomes void unless accepted by legal voters Section 3. This act shall be void unless at a special election duly called and held on the second Monday of September, nineteen hundred and eleven, and participated in by the qualified of district. voters in said district, said district accepts the same and determines by a majority vote which town said registry shall be lo cated in. when. This act shall also be void unless a suitable lot in -act void, Van Buren village, and a similar lot in Fort Kent, whereon to erect a building for the registry office, shall have been conveyed to the inhabitants of the county of Aroostook by each of said town of Van Buren and Fort Kent, and the sum of three thousand dollars paid by the citizens of said Van Buren into the county treasury, said sum to be expended by the county. commissioners of said county in building a registry office on said lot if the same be located in Van Buren, on or before the first day of January, nineteen hundred and twelve. After the said election has been held and the foregoing matters determined, the lot of land so conveyed and the sum of three thousand dollars so paid by the parties failing to secure the location of said registry in their town, shall be re-conveyed and paid back to such unsuccessful donors. how Section 4. At said election the question of whether the reg- Question, istry shall be moved to Fort Kent or Van Buren shall be so presented. presented upon one ballot that the voters of said district may indicate their choice. registry. Section 5. Said northern registry is to remain where now Removal located until the first day of January, A. D. nineteen hundred and twelve, when it is to be removed to the place selected by the voters of said district at said election. Approved March 21, 1911. of CHAP. 53 Section 2. chapter 242, public laws 1909, amended. All meas ures, cans, proved and plainly marked. Chapter 53. An Act to amend Section two of Chapter two hundred and forty-two of the Public Laws of nineteen hundred and nine relative to sealing of Measures. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine, as follows: Section 1. Section two of chapter two hundred and fortytwo of the public laws of nineteen hundred and nine, is hereby amended so as to read as follows: Section 2. All measures, cans or other vessels used in the ete shall be purchase or sale of milk or cream shall be tried and proved by the standard mentioned in the preceding section, by the sealer of weights and measures of the city or town in which the person, firm or corporation purchasing or selling such milk of cream resides or has a place of business. Said sealer of weights and measures shall, agreeably to such standard plainly stamp thereon the quantity which such measures, cans or other vessels hold, together with the year in which such measures, cans or other vessels are sealed. Whoever, by himself, clerk, servant or agent sells by measure any milk or cream by any other than the measure so tried, sealed and marked, shall forfeit for each offense the sum of ten dollars. Any measure, can or other vessel used in the purchase or sale of milk or cream, lawfully sealed, as aforesaid, in any city or town within the state shall be deemed to be lawfully sealed under the provisions of this act. -penalty. Approved March 21, 1911. Section 42, Chapter 54. An Act to amend Section forty-two of Chapter one hundred and fortyone of the Revised Statutes of nineteen hundred and three, relating to the Punishment of Convicts. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine, as follows: Section forty-two of chapter one hundred and forty-one of chapter 141, the revised statutes of nineteen hundred and three is hereby amended by adding to said section the following words, and any county farm that may be established for the reformation of inebriates', so that said section shall read as follows: R. S.. amended. -work-jails and county farm. "The four preceding sections apply to convicts and officers in the county jails having workshops attached thereto and any county farm that may be established for the reformation of inebriates.' Approved March 22, 1911. |