The Portland daily press., 1865-02-17
Legislature Of Maine.


WEDNESDAY, Feb. Is.
Read and Gssigned-An act requiring con-
ditional sales to be recorded; an act to incor-
porate the Cumberland fertilizing Company.
Passed to be eugrossed- Resolve authoriz-
ing the Secretary of State to furnish Alva
Plantation, Aroostook county with certain
documents; an act in addition to an act ap
proved March 10, 1862, entitled an act to reg
ulate agencies for, and to prevent imposition
in the sale of Intoxicating liquors; relating to
bounIies to amend chapter 9 of the public
laws of 1854; to amend chapter 101 of the
Revised Statutes entitled writ for replevying
person, and chapter 1876 of the Revised Stat
utes, entitled sentence and execution in Grim
inal cases, and the liberation of poor convicts !;
to establish the Dexter High School; resolve
authorizing repairs upon the Houlton and
Barring roads leading across the Indian town
ship in the county of Washington; resolve
authorizing repairs on roads and bridges in
| the county of Aroostook; an act to amend
chapter of the public laws of 1861 concern
the exemption of sewing machines from at
tachment and execution.
Passed to be endcted-An act to authorize
the construction of wharf in the town of
Kittery additional to chapter "a of the Re-
vised Statutes relating to auctions and auc-
tioneers; to amend chapter A of the Revised
Statutes in relation to the adoption of chill
| dren.
Finally pGssed-Resolve directing the State
Treasurer to pay certain monies due to the
Madawaska township for school purposes.
Mr. Hamor, from the Committee on Manu-
1 features, to which was recommitted bill to
incorporate the Cumberland Bone Company,
reported the same in n W draft.
This bill, tan act to incorporate the Cum
berland fertilizing Co.. provides for the manu-
facture of super-phosphate oil lime and other
| fartilznrQ tho of pla
coal, ores, and other mineral substances in
the town of Windham or Westbrook. Capt.
tai stock $4,000 not to be increased beyond
$10o,000] ta
Mr.. Kibreth of Livermore, from the Com
mittee on Agriculture, reported against &C
eepting the recommendations of the Commits
sioners on the Agricultural College, and re-
commencing reference to the next Legsla-
ture. Mr.. Lang of Vassalboro' stated that he
wished to present minority report, and on
his motion the report was laid on the table. *
Mr.. Williams OF Augusta, from the Finance
Committee, on order relating to the raising of
money to pay State bounty, reported recon-
mending an additional State tax of five mills
on the dollar Of valuation (making fifteen
mills in all i also reported back an act au-
thorizing the expenditure of money for war
purposes. Reports accepted and bill read and
assigned,
Bill to incorporate the Maine Express Co.
was taken up. An amendment offered by Mr..
Taply OF Saco was adopted, and the bill was
passed to be engrossed.
Read and Gssigned-An act to set off a
part OF the town of Starks and annex the
same to the town of Mercer; an act to amend
chapter 239 of the Public Laws of 1854.
Passed to be engrossed-An act to author
ize the building and maintaining sluice for
the passage Of lumber in Perry; resolve in ia.
vor OF colored soldiers House No SO.
Passed to be enGcted-An act authorizing
the building of dyke or draw across the
tide waters in Gouldsborough, County of
Hancock; an act to incorporate the Kennebec
horticultural Society; an act additional to an
act to incorporate the Portland and Forest
Avenue Railroad Company, approved March
~, 1850; an act to incorporate the Rumford
Bridge Company. 3
Finally pdssed-Resolve in favor of Eliza
beth A. Jenkins and others; resolve donating
certain books and documents to the library of
Bates College.