The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-02-14
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Maine Legislature.
Especial Dispatch by International Line.l

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SENATE.
AUGUSTA Feb. 12.-Read and assiqned-An
act authorizing Mr.. Godfrey ct. ais. to con-
struct fish wiers in the tide waters of Pigeon
Hill Bay, in the town of Steuben; an act max
ing valid the acts of the parish of the High st.
Church in Portland; an act to incorporate the
Annebescook Steamboat Company; an act to
change the name of the Gardiner Camp Meet
ing Association; an act to amend an act to in
corporate the Maine General Hospitals; an act
additional to chap 275, private laws of 1863,
comforting special powers on the city of Port
land; an act to make valid the organization of
the Somerset Hall Corporation, an act to reg
ulate the gathering of cranberries in the town
of Lubec; an act to authorize the town of
Wayne to appropriate money to encourage
| manufactures; an act to incorporate the Sears
port Manufacturing Company; an act to au-
tn prize Rufus Pickett to construct fish wier
in tide waters in town OF Millbridge; an act to
amend an act to supply the people of Bangor
with pure water; an act to authorize Richard
Rodic to erect fish wier in Eden; resolve in
favor of Francis Albert.
Passed to be engrossed-An act additional to
chap. 3. Revised Statutes, relating to town
treasurers and collectors; an act to prevent the
throwing of edgings aud other refuse into the
waters of Medomak river, in Waldoboro; an
act to authorize Erastus G. Simpson et ais. to
extend their wharf into tide waters at West
Harpswell; an act giving authority to Oliver
Emery and others of Eastport, to build wharves
and fish wiers to low water mark in said town; ;
an act to authorize the First Freewill Baptist
Parish of Augusta to borrow money and mort
gage church and lot to secure the same.
Passed to be endctedAAn act to incorporate
the Howard Slate Company; an act to author
ize Edward S. Emery and B. Farnum ct. ais.
to extend their wharf into the tide waters at
Bucksport; an act amendatory to an act to
amend an act to prevent the throwing of slabs
and other refuse into the Penobscot river, ap-
proved March 5, 1869.
Mr.. Lindsey presented bill au act to make
valid the doings of the town of Concord-re-
ferred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Ad-
journed.
town Of Stefsonq ta and the f5 tafsdn THE
turing Company; an act additional to an act to
incorporate the Calais Railway Company; an
act to incorporate the Dresden Ice Company;
resolve in favor of Bachelor H. Houston; an
act to authorize the Land Agent to change the
location of public lots in Castle Hill Planta-
ton; resolve projecting State deed given to
Isaac Hacker: resolve in favor of John G. Mel
SOD; resolve in favor of Joseph L. Young; an
act to amend chap. g. Revised Statutes, relat-
ing to notice in Probate Court; an act to abolish
capital punishment; an act relating to penal
ties of seectmen or assessors for malfeasapce
in office: an act to incorporate the Lincoln
Wooden and Cotton Manufacturing Company;
an act to establish the salary of the Register
of Probate for Waldo county; an act to incor-
porate the Grass Pond Dam Company; an act
to incorporate the Madison Manufacturing
Company; resolve in favor of the Insane Asy-
lum: an act for the incorporation of public
cemeteries.
Passed to be EngrosSed-An act authorizing
the sale of the Christian Meeting House in AL
bion; an act to incorporate Lewiston Ice Com
pany; an act to amend an act to incorporate
the city of Bangor; an act to set off part of
Plantation No. Z and annex the same to Goulds-
boro; an act to provide for the formation of
manufacturing and other panes; an act to
incorporate the Highland Slate Company.
Passed to be Endcted-An act to amend an
act to aid the minor children of William j.
Deane; an act to incorporate the Penobscot
Valley Steam ship Company; an act to author
ize the city of Rockland to raise money for
certain purposes; an act for the preservation
of fish in Ossipee Pond and tributaries; an act
to continue in force the provisions of chapter
40, laws of 1861, authorizing pensions for dis
abed soldiers and seamen; an act to incorpor-
ate the Methodist Episcopal Society in Bidde-
ford an act to establish the fees of commits
sioners of Washington county; an act to es-
tablish the fees OF Register of Probate of Sag
adahoc county; an act to amend sec. 1, chap.
80, Revised Statutes, relating to inspection of
lime; an act relative to reversal of judgments
in criminal cases on account of error in sem
tence.
Papers presented-An act for the protection
of wild game; an act to amend chap. 224, laws
1858, relating to the charter of the State Agri-
cultural Society-referred to Committee on
Agriculture; petition of w. Whitney ct. ais.
of Newport, for change of law relating to saw
ings institutions-referred to Committee ON
Banking; an act of H. Lancaster ct. ais. of
Saltwater, for change in liquor law-relerred
to Committee on Temperance.
On motion of Mr. Baker, bill an act concern
ing the rate of interest was assigned for We'd
nesday next.