The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1855-04-27

minors arc oumitVeo "naous suo "tNsSu
cousen, of parent or guardian, II anybody is
allowed to play alter 9 o'clock T. NJ. on
or after 10 o'clock on other even.
inps. si0.tioo, Brst offence and $50 for each
Marshals and other officers
NAV enter such rooms at any time for en-
forcing iris act land not for playing, and
there Il a fine for obstructing them.
From billiard.rooms to banks, &c.-What-
aver President or other officer OF any bank,
or other corporation, shall fraudently issue,
pledge or transfer (gOod many words here
In the Originally any certificates Of stock,
sball be adiudced felon with fine Of not
less than $1,000 attached, or snug retreat
Mt Tbomaston from one to ten years.
Officers of towns may amend their records
according TO the fact, under oath. That's
all that the Legislature can possibly do for
The benefit of the hundred careless and :s.
norant officers who resort to it every year
for g. healing acts" and We hope they will
keep away hereafter.
bowling Alleys must DO licensed, and
their keepers give bond not to permit
things nearly similar to those forbidden in
the case Of billiard.rooms.
For The benefit Of old bachelors and others
IF the desire should possess any one to adopt
e n sbild not his or her own by BIRTH"
petition for leave to do so must DO present.
ed io.the Judge Of Probate. And he shall
grant il. If the parents, or guardian, or child
fbeing IA years old) consent, and change
the child's name into the b'rgain, if the
grantees. request. The adopted one shall
be as right heir in every respect. Minor
provisions are made TO facilitate and com.
pete this result. No person now need be
without 6rst.rate family. r.Fi 80
Christmas, happening to be either Mon
day or Saturday has the same effect in Civ
ipS.an addional day Of grace, that has been
hitherto allowed to the Fourth Of July.
The act prescribing the time when notice
shall DO given upon petitions for special leg
islaticn has been repealed-we are sorry to
state
Where executors havc matters left by will
to their judgement or discretion, they need
not submit their doings to the Probate Court
for its approval thus changing the law Of
'52.
New provisions protecting public ways !:
Ifanybody burrowing about, causes any part
of travelled public way to cave in, he shall
pay the city or town the cost of repair and
the amount of any damages which may
have been suffered by the defect. But IL a
person wants to exoavate, let him state a'l
he wishes TO do, In writing, to tho Mayor
or Selectmen and humbly request their di.
reclion and they shall look ut the premises,
write him his orders, and hold him HARM
less ifhe follows them.
A married woman has complete power to
dispose of her property by her separate deed
" as..if she were unmarried" Rather i'm
porant to some enterprising husbands.
Four Of the Supreme Judges shall be desig-
mated by the Governor for determining all
questions Of law and equity. Of whom the
Chief Justice shall always be one. Provisos
and conditions Of practice IRE inserted in the
act Of more consequence to lawyers than
the rest Of our readers, and they are sup
posed to have 60. the whole by heart by this
time. A new Judgeis to be made-of which
we have nothing to say, exert that we
trust he will be taken from the good paying
subscribers of tho Advertiser.
Where ga warrant, preccpt or order, is
in due form OF law" it is sufficient defence
to the magistrate issuing, or the officer serv-
ing it, provided it be served in q lawful
manner-unless it has been declared void
by competent tribunal, and the said,magis.
trate and officer either knew it or might
have known it. "Any technical error or
defect" shall also be harmless, if there be
substantial oorrurtuess aurd execution in
good faith.
School committees nre entitled to oil neces.
sary travelling expenses.
Cities and towns are authorized to. make
all necessary laws they wish CONCERNING
Sidewalks; shade trees; measure and sale
of wood, coal and bark infectious diseases !;
wooden buildings. dogs, swine and cattle
going. at large-proyided. of course, the
State laws are untouched.
Selcctmen and school committees, and
assessors ditto, are required to annually APP
portion ten cents Of the sixty cents school
money is such way rs to give the smaller
districts more equal advantages with the
larger The school agent must give otico
to the school committee when his school is
TO begin, whether master or mistress is to
keep it, and how long it is going to last, or
else pay one dollar for each day Of the school
till the notice is given. Remember this is
in the rural districts
+ Pawnbrokers are legislated for, with great
accuracy--but we presume our readers care
nothing about them.
AL towns are required (nstead of "im.
powered us heretolore) to make needful
provisions regarding t, uant CT ildren.
Marriage made easy: Licensed, as we'll
as ordained ministers, may get commissions
to solemnize nup:ial affairs.
liany employee Or passenger is killed on
a railroad, or in tie conveyance of common
carrier OF uny kind. by the fault of the COR
poration or carrier, and not by his own fault
or carelessness, fine of from $500 to
$4,000 inures one half to his widow and the
other to his children, or the whole to the
wido" or the right heirs where only either
exist. The same penalty is held over rail.
road corporations (none others) for causing
the death OF persons other than passengers
and employees. But the deceased must not
have violated the law or the reasonable
rules OF such corpora tons q. tho time Of his
death. Indictment must DO prosecuted
within year of the death. It subjects ono
to a fine of from IS to $50. for standing or
being on a railroad track without right,n
or passing over an exclusive railroad bridge
---snd this particular section must be posted
up in every depot. Railroad corporations
must not run their cars faster than six miles
IN hour :" near any compact part Of any
town or city," nor obstruct any highway
with their equipment, under q penalty Of not
exceeding 500 for each offence. We re-
gard this as most important and salutary
act, reasonable and long needed throughout.
Banks are put under several new aud
strict regulaiions-which would not paric- |
ularly interest The bulk Of our readers.