Taking of ani- follows: mals from traps on Lord's day, when permitted. Section 1. The Lord's day shall be close season. Whoever hunts or destroys birds, wild animals or game of any kind on the Lord's day shall be liable to a penalty of not less than ten nor more than twenty dollars in addition to any penalties for taking, killing or having in possession birds, wild animals or game protected by law. This section shall not be construed to prohibit the taking from traps on the Lord's day of animals which have been caught therein, but nothing herein shall be held to permit the setting, resetting or baiting of traps on that day. Approved March 7, 1918. Chap. 54 AN ACT FURTHER EXTENDING THE JURISDICTION OF THE 1913, 784, 3, amended. Jurisdiction of public service commission further extended over corporations engaged in business of transmission of electricity. INTELLIGENCE BY PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION OVER CORPORATIONS ENGAGED Be it enacted, etc., as follows: SECTION 1. Section three of chapter seven hundred and eighty-four of the acts of nineteen hundred and thirteen is hereby amended by striking out the word "and", in the first line, and by inserting after the word "twenty-seven", in the same line, the words: - and thirty, so as to read as follows: Section 3. Sections twenty-four, twentyseven and thirty of chapter one hundred and nine of the Revised Laws are hereby amended by substituting for the words "commissioner of corporations", and for any other word or words intended to designate said commissioner of intelligence by corporations in each of said sections, whenever any jurisdiction is conferred with respect to corporations established for and engaged in the business of transmitting intelligence by electricity, the words: - public service commission. Chapter four hundred and thirty-three of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and six is hereby amended by substituting in place of the words "Massachusetts highway commission", and any other word or words intended to designate the Massachusetts highway commission wherever used in said act, the words: public service commission, — and said act is further amended by repealing section three thereof. Nothing in this act shall affect the compensation at present paid to the members of the Massachusetts highway commission. Repeal. SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage. AN ACT RELATIVE TO THE INSTRUCTION OF THE ADULT BLIND Chap. 55 AT THEIR HOMES. Be it enacted, etc., as follows: SECTION 1. Section one of chapter two hundred and one 1916, 201 (G), § 1, amended. of the General Acts of nineteen hundred and sixteen is hereby amended by striking out the words "not more than six thousand dollars", in the fourth line, and substituting the words: seventy-five hundred dollars, so as to read as follows:- Section 1. The Massachusetts commission for Instruction of the blind may provide for the instruction of the adult blind at homes. at their homes. The commission may expend annually for this purpose seventy-five hundred dollars and shall include with its other estimates of needed appropriations a detailed estimate of the proposed expenditures. SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage. AN ACT RELATIVE TO PILOTAGE. Be it enacted, etc., as follows: adult blind Chap. 56 etc., estab SECTION 1. The following shall be the rates of pilotage Pilotage rates, outward and inward for the port of Boston:- three dollars lished for the per foot of draught for vessels of five hundred tons and port of Boston. under; three dollars and fifty cents per foot of draught for vessels exceeding five hundred tons and not exceeding one thousand tons; four dollars per foot of draught for vessels exceeding one thousand tons and not exceeding fifteen hundred tons; four dollars and fifty cents per foot of draught for vessels exceeding fifteen hundred tons and not exceeding two thousand tons; and five dollars per foot of draught for vessels exceeding two thousand tons. The tonnage herein specified shall mean the net registered tonnage. defined. SECTION 2. A pilot boat, being on its station and display- Offer of piloting the signals required by law, shall constitute an offer of age service pilotage service, and shall constitute on the part of the pilot such compliance with the provisions of sections twenty-one and twenty-two of chapter sixty-seven of the Revised Laws as is necessary to entitle him to the regular fees for pilotage from vessels otherwise liable therefor. amended. SECTION 3. Section thirty-two of chapter sixty-seven of R. L. 67, § 32, the Revised Laws is hereby amended by striking out the word "two", in the third line, and inserting in place thereof Pay of pilot when carried to sea. the word:-five, so as to read as follows: - Section 32. If a pilot, without fault or negligence of his own or of his associates, is unable to leave the vessel under his charge and is carried to sea, he shall be entitled to five dollars for each day on which he is necessarily detained from home. SECTION 4. This act shall take effect upon its passage. Approved March 11, 1918. Chap. 57 AN ACT RELATIVE TO DEMANDS TO BE MADE FOR THE PAY 1909, 490, Part II, § 14, Tax collectors to make certain demands for payment of taxes. MENT OF TAXES BY COLLECTORS. Be it enacted, etc., as follows: Section fourteen of Part II of chapter four hundred and etc., amended. ninety of the acts of nineteen hundred and nine, as amended by section two of chapter one hundred and ninety-eight of the acts of nineteen hundred and fourteen, is hereby further amended by inserting after the word "resident", in the second line, the words: - or non-resident, - by striking out the words "on a non-resident owner of land, nor", in the thirteenth line, and by adding at the end thereof the following: - Demand shall be made by the collector by mailing the same to the last or usual place of business or abode, or to the address best known to him, and failure to receive the same shall not invalidate a tax or any proceedings for the enforcement or collection of the same, so as to read as follows: Section 14. The collector shall, before selling the land of a resident, or non-resident, or distraining the goods of any person, or arresting him for his tax, serve on him a statement of the amount thereof with a demand for its payment. If the heirs of a deceased person, co-partners or two or more persons are jointly assessed, service need be made on only one of them. Such demand for the tax upon land may be made upon the person occupying the same upon the first day of April of the year in which the tax is assessed. If a mortgagee has given notice under the provisions of section thirty-seven, such demand shall be served upon the mortgagee instead of the owner or occupant. No demand need be made, except as herein provided, on a mortgagee. Demand shall be made by the collector by mailing the same to the last or usual place of business or abode, or to the address best known to him, and failure to receive the same shall not invalidate a tax or any proceedings for the enforcement or collection of the same. Demand for payment, how made, etc. Approved March 11, 1918. AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE PHYSICAL EXAMINATION OF Chap. 58 INMATES OF PENAL INSTITUTIONS. Be it enacted, etc., as follows: ination of cer penal institu SECTION 1. The warden of the state prison, the superin- Physical examtendents of the Massachusetts reformatory, the reformatory tain inmates of for women and the prison camp and hospital and the keepers tions required. and masters of jails and houses of correction shall cause a thorough physical examination to be made by a competent physician of each inmate in their respective institutions committed for a term of thirty days' imprisonment or more. In conducting the examination special attention shall be given to determining the presence of communicable diseases, particularly gonorrhoea, syphilis and pulmonary tuberculosis. SECTION 2. It shall be the duty of the state department of State departhealth to promulgate specifications governing the manner to make specifiand time of the examinations hereby required, to prescribe ing examinathe medical records to be kept, and to require such labora- tions, etc. tory or other diagnostic aids to be used as in its judgment are expedient. ment of health cations govern officer. SECTION 3. Any officer named in section one who neglects Penalty on or refuses to comply with the provisions of this act or who violates any rule or regulation of the state department of health made under authority hereof, shall forfeit a sum not exceeding fifty dollars for each offence. effect. SECTION 4. This act shall take effect on the first day of Time of taking July, nineteen hundred and eighteen. Approved March 11, 1918. AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE MAILING OF CERTAIN LEGIS- Chap. 59 LATIVE DOCUMENTS TO SUBSCRIBERS. Be it enacted, etc., as follows: receive certain tive documents The sergeant-at-arms shall, as soon as practicable after Subscribers to publication, cause to be mailed copies of all printed and printed legislanumbered bills, resolves and other documents pending before by mail. committees of the general court, to cities, towns and persons who subscribe therefor, and pay in advance the sum of ten dollars. The money so received shall be paid monthly into the treasury of the commonwealth. Approved March 11, 1918. Chap. 60 AN ACT RELATIVE TO THE FILING OF CERTAIN POLICIES 1907, 576, § 75, amended. Insurance policy forms to be filed with insurance commissioner, unless, etc. Proviso. WITH THE INSURANCE COMMISSIONER AND THE PROVI- Be it enacted, etc., as follows: Section seventy-five of chapter five hundred and seventysix of the acts of nineteen hundred and seven is hereby amended by striking out the first paragraph and substituting the following: - Section 75. No policy of life or endowment insurance and no annuity or pure endowment policy shall be issued or delivered in this commonwealth until a copy of the form thereof has been filed at least thirty days with the insurance commissioner, unless before the expiration of said thirty days the insurance commissioner shall have approved the policy in writing; nor if the insurance commissioner notifies the company in writing, within said thirty days, that in his opinion the form of the policy does not comply with the requirements of the laws of this commonwealth specifying his reasons for his opinion, provided that such action of the insurance commissioner shall be subject to review by the supreme judicial court; nor shall such policy, except policies of industrial insurance where the premiums are payable monthly or oftener, and except policies for annuities and pure endowments whether or not they embody an agreement to refund upon the death of the holder to his estate or to a specified payee any sum not exceeding the premium or premiums paid thereon, be so issued or delivered unless it contains in substance the following provisions: Approved March 11, 1918. Chap. 61 AN ACT RELATIVE TO THE DEPOSIT IN THE STATE LIBRARY R. L. 3, § 18, amended. Reports of cer tain hearings to OF CERTAIN REPORTS OF HEARINGS. Be it enacted, etc., as follows: Chapter three of the Revised Laws is hereby amended by striking out section eighteen and substituting the following: Section 18. Stenographic reports of hearings before legisbe filed in state lative committees or special commissions made at the expense of the commonwealth shall, at the conclusion of the work of such committees or commissions, be deposited in the state library. Approved March 11, 1918. library. |