The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1821-06-26

7 Bridges between Biddeford and saco, below the !
great boom, called, and above the lower falls
| 10 Ssco, the proprietor or proprietors Of said
bridges, 80 taken up and securing said logs masts
spars other tnbe shalt therefor be entitled
to one fourth part Of all such logs, mass, spsrs,
| or other timber SO taken up and secured PrOri
ded, The person persons tai;ing up and Sc
curing The same shall, il AZ such cases advertise
said l,gs, masts, spars or oihe timber, describing
the same, and The MARI = any there be, on the
same, within seven dal Ger so taking.sp and
securing them, by II ny such advert <ement
N one or more Of tho KS n Saco " Bid
deford and if no such SSEsertse ment ,'dall be
posted up as aforesaid, the owner Of sGTh logs,
masts, spars or timber, may take the whole with
out paying any sum for taking up and securing
the same and if no owner shall appear 10 take
a part of said logs, masts. spars timber aHd
demand his part thereof, within three months |
from the day il il advertised as aforesaid, then
the whole Of said logs, ts spars Or other tim
Der. shall 5ccome fhe sAeserl ot,sepa rsoa who
shall take up and sec9s.oeie same as aforesaid
and any person or persons, using, selling, or III
any other way disposins.oisN Hogs, masts spars,
or other 'imter, or ary pat>thereof within the
term three months from the time Of taking up
and advertising the same In manner aforesaid,
unless he purchases the same of the lawful own
er,shali be liable 10 pay the owner thereof treble
the value Of snct logs, masts, spars piece Of
timber, with costs OF suit, on beng convicted
there Of to BE- recovered by action Of debt, 10 any
court Of competent jursdi ction Progidtd, That
a passage way shall be kept open by the owners
of bridge 70 the slip, which i made on
the east side Of Saco river, for the running Of
boards and other timber, so that the proprietors
ofthe said slip may possess all the adyan ages
which they have heretofore enjoyed by said slip
SECT. 6. BE a. further enacted, That when
any person shall be prosecuted for the breach Of
this act for any logs, masts spars or timber being
found in his possession with the marks cut out or
altered aforesaid, it shall be considered as
idence against the person possessing the same,
as being guilty of a breach of this act, unless
such person shall give reasonable satisfaction TO
the Court jury which tries the cause, that nei-
ther he himself, nor any other person by bis or
der or for or under him. did SO alter or delace the
marks on the same.
SECT. 7. Be it further enacted, That if any
proprietors or owners Of any boom or booms, in
across Saco river, the Great Androscoggin,
Kennebec river below Merry meeting Bay SO
called, Great Ossipee and Little Ossipee Rivers,
shall unnecessarily detain suffer to remain
therein, any logs, masts, spars, other timber,
which ought to be turned through the same,
they shall forfeit and pay 70 the owner or owners
OF such logs, masts, spars, or other pieces Of
timber unnecessarily detained or suffered TO re
main therein, the SUN of two dollars for each log
mast, spar, or other piece Of timber so detained,
TO be recovered in the manner provided in the
fifth section Of this act : PT6pldsd h01tp5r, Such
detention aforesaid shall not exceed Elk DAYS.
SECT. 8. Be AZ further enacied, That all logs,
masts, spars, and other timber, the marks on
which have been so defaced as not to be known
| Commonly called prize logs) shall be turned
from and through the several booms In Saco RiY
er, until they arrive at the caco boom the pro-
prietors of which boom sh all carefully raft the
same by themselves, and on the first Monday of
August, in each year, shall sell the same at pub
lie auction TO the highest bidder, first giving
notice OF such sale by posting up advertisements
thereof IN some public place in the towns OF oaCo,
Biddetord, Buxton and Hollis, twenty days at
least before the day OF sale and the proceeds
Of such sale, after deducting the expence of
/ securing aud selling the same shall be appropri-
ated 10 the clearing and removing distractions
70 the passage Of logs and other timber as atore
sad down Saco river, and be immediately paid
to such committee committees, agent or a
gents, as shall by said Saco Boom Projectors be
legally appointed for that purpose, otherwise to
the oeiectmen OF the towns Of caco, Blddetord,
Buxton and Hollis, in proportion TO their Popula-
ton, Tor the use OF the poor OF said towns and
any person or persons not the owners thereof,
who shall take, carry away, sell, or mark anew
any such prize logs, masts, spars or any piece OF
timuer contrary TO the foregoing provision, shall
forfeit and pay for each and every such offence
the sum Of twenty five dollars, TO be recovered
by an action of debt in any Court proper TO try
the same, with legal costs, by the proprietors of
Saco Boom, TO be appropriated in the way and
manner, and for the purposes before mentioned
in this section.
SECT. 9. BE a further enacted, That If the pro
prletors aforesaid or any of Them who by this
act are authorised and directed TO take care of
and secure such prize logs and other timber a
ioresald, as shall from time 10 time be taken up
and secured at Saco Boom afores said, for the pur
pose aforesaid, their agents or servants shall
knowingly suffer the same to 5e taken away or
disposed OF contrary TO the intent of this act
Tor each and every such offence shall pay fine
not less than twenty five dollars, nor more than
fifty dollars for each log, mast, spar other
piece OF timber so taken away, TO be recovered
IN an action OF debt, in any Court proper TO try
the same, with legal costs, by any person who
shall prosecute and sue for the same.
SECT. 10. BE AZ further enacted, That the own
er or owners Of any logs other timber or thoh
agents shall have liberty at all times in speaee-
able manner 10 enter any mill or any mlllbroN,
boom or raft of logs or other timber in search of
any logs other timber, which they may sus-
pect 20 be there; and any person persons who
shall prevent such search shall forfeit md pay foe
each and every such offence, fine not less than
twenty-five dollars, nor more than one hundred
dollars, be recovered by action of debt, in any
Court proper to try the same i'll the name of the
person who thus ststains the damage, and 10 DO
for his use.
SEcr. II. BE AZ further enacted, That all logs, !
masts, spars or other timber, put into any river,
pond, stream in this State, FOR the purpose of
being floated TO market, and mixed with other
logs, masts, spars or other timber, and in such
manner as they cannot be separated; such logs, |
masts, spars or other timber, shall be holden BY