Laws Passed at January Session of 1909 Public Laws
The text notes that laws were passed at the January 1909 session and references the Public Laws chapters numbered continuously from the General Laws Révision of 1909.7
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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1909
Page
4
New Massachusetts Education Offense Statutes Proposed
A 1908 act adds Sec 29 to chapter 277 creating school harassment penalties for students and those in charge. It imposes fines from ten to one hundred dollars and possible imprisonment up to one year for injuring frightening degrading or disgracing peers. Sec 31 covers tattooing or disfigurement as a mayhem crime with up to ten years imprisonment. The act takes effect upon passage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Assembly
ECS
Massachusetts Building Loan Associations Amendment Act 1909
Amends Chapter 188 of the General Laws on domestic building loan associations. Sets minimum five member boards, requires by laws filed with bank commissioner, and charter amendments filed. Details stock classes, dividends, bonds, and officer fidelity bonds. Establishes annual reporting and examination fee provisions and early February filing deadlines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Assembly
Building-Loan Association
Board of Qirectors
Board of Directors
Bank Commissioner
Bec
Becton
Bank and pawnbroker laws drafted in early 1900s act
A old legislative text outlines duties of the bank commissioner to yearly examine associations, require annual and monthly reports, and enforce fines for delayed filings. It details suspension procedures, appeals to the supreme court, and publication of suspensions. It also updates pawnbroker regulations including record keeping, sales, and penalties for violations.
Chapter 433 Amendment of Scallop Fisheries Law
A historical amendatory act from 1909 revises the public laws chapter on scallop fisheries. It tightens daily limits to twenty five bushels per boat and sets fines of twenty dollars with up to thirty days imprisonment for violations. The text repeals inconsistent acts and notes the act takes effect upon and after a specified date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Assembly
Usury Act Prohibits High Interest on Loans
Chapter 434 establishes limits on interest and fees for loans by non pawnbrokers. It bans charging more than thirty percent annual interest plus service and collection fees on amounts over fifty dollars, with five percent monthly on amounts up to fifty dollars for three months. Violations carry fines up to five hundred dollars and six months imprisonment. Contracts in violation are void as usurious. The act preserves rights of holders of negotiable instruments bought before maturity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court and Practice Act
Providence
Supreme Court
General Assembly
Gorham
E. Ww. B
Phoenix
Bristol
EB. W. B
John Gorham
Plymouth
Ralph
James
Benefield
Northamptonshire
England
A New Canning Method For Tomatoes
A reader shares a home canning technique tested last summer. Scald and peel tomatoes, sterilize cans, place raw tomatoes in cans, fill with boiling water, seal, and boil in a boiler covered with a blanket until the water cools overnight. Forty quarts produced no losses and tomatoes remained whole and firm.
Birth Announcements in Town Share Two Newborns
In this town on August 24 a son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Perry. In this town on August 380 a daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Edward Hadfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perry
Frank Perry
Hadfield
Edward Hadfield
Deaths in town and surrounding areas
Died notices list Dapt. George P. Tubbs on Sept. 28 at age 77. Hiram Monroe passes Aug. 29 in Howard at age 57. John Henry Lake, formerly of this town, died Aug. 29 in Wareham, Massachusetts, at age 66.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tubbs
George P. Tubbs
Monroe
Howard
Hiram Monroe
Lake
Wareham
Masa
John Henry Lake
Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Endorsed
Testimonial praises Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as best remedy for female troubles during Change of Life. Claims relief from headaches nervous prostration and hemorrhages enabling work and duties. Recommends writing to Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts for free confidential advice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noah
Lydia E
Pinkham
Lydia J. Pinkham
HolLanp
Lydia E.m
How the Fly Plants Germs in Food and Milk
Excerpts from McClure's September issue describe the typhoid fly as a disease carrier. It details how flies transmit dysentery typhoid fever and other illnesses, notes studies linking fly presence to fatal typhoid outbreaks, and explains how insects contaminate milk and food with germs measured in millions per drop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EB. T. Brewster
McClure’s
Daniel D. Jackson
New York City
Hartford Electric Car Service Notice
Public notice announces the Hartford Railroad Electric Car Service schedule change effective May 7, 1909. Daily service details and operational notes appear in the brief advisory for riders and local commuters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N.V. M. H. & Hartford Railroad
Newport & Providence Railway Company Time Table
Newport and Providence Railway Company issues a time table listing train stations and scheduled departures and arrivals. The notice outlines service hours and routing for the regional line with stop times and day adjustments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport & Providence Railway Company
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