Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1873-02-20
VOLUME 10.

and gallon. and the sale and use of upboil-
ed liquors are hereby prohibited; preceded
ao'cecerthat nothing herein contained shall
prevent the wives OF said corporators from
Tree use of unboiled liquors in mincr
pies.
SECT. .. This act shall take effect with
ont passage or approval
Mr.. Humphrey OF Bangor asked why
the discrimination in line of sec. ,. in ia
yor OF, or against Bangor.
Mr.. Wilson OF Thomaston, replied that
the intent was to deal out even handed
justice, according to the capacity OF III.
Inhabitants.
Mr.. Webb move ed to strike out Bangor
In the 9TH line of see. 2. and insert Water
vile. Carried.
Mr.. Remission moved an amendment So
rs to have Thomaston supplied. Adopt
ed.
The bill was then passed
Bill an act entitled the cure evil act,c
from the Senate.
Mr.. Webb moved to amend by striking
out in the LIST line of see. 3. after the word
Timothy, the words '''rhe Evangelist and
insert The Jack-Catcher." Carried.
The bill was then passed to be engrOsS-
ed, and subsequently to be enacted.
House bill No. was reported, aud after
having its several readings, was passed to
be enacted.
The bill Is as follows:
STATE OF MAINE.
AN ACr to incorporate the Railroad Char
ter Company.
BE il enacted By the Senate and House Of
Representatives. Of 1872, /. Legislature reas-
sembied, as foiiotcs;
SECTION |. r. III. Hubbard. John +
Bickford. A. q. Page. c. W. Larrabee, c.
l.. Woodbury., n. A. Farwell, o. Moses, J.
ID. Sanborn. and L. l.. Giddings, their as
signs, associates aud successors are hereby
created body corporate hy the name of
the Railroad Charter Company, for the
purpose of procuring railroad charters
from confding legislatures whose duty is
ito do all the voting and let Timothy have
all the money, land to speculate among
themselves by selling the charter obtained
to each other by auction or otherwise, as
at Bath on the twelfth instant, with full
powers Ito cheat and be cheated, to sue
and be sued, to indict and be indicted BY
each other, to employ decoy ducks and
stool pigeons in all places where grea ter
fools than themselves reside or men live
with more money than brains, to Use =
common seal with speculation In the eye
inscribed thereon, and Anally to use all
the powers and to have all the privilege,
granted to the Abel Loom Campany,'a
body corporate under the laws OF this state
SECT. ,. IL shall be the duty Of said
corporation to divide One-third of it, net
earnings among its victims annually. and
20 endow two proiessorships in this state
to teach youth the art of lobbying.
SECT. 3. The sum of two thousand dol
lars IS hereby authorized to be paid by
said company to +. II. Hubbard for pro-
curing railroad charter against the digni-
fled protest Of 'tt,c child OF the State, "aud
bagging the same at Bath, and four thou,-
and dollars 10 John ID. Sanborn tor bag-
cling both Hubbard and the charter.
An order was presented directing THAI
th" rules OF the Insane Hospital be used IN
the government Of the House, but the
Speaker ruled II out oforder, on the ground
that it was reflection upon the inmates Of
the Insane Hospital.
An order was offered and passed order
ing that the politics OF the G. oyernor shall
be hereafter republican, also making up
the pay of the members 1t 5000 nj mile.
age,
The following was offered and passed
ORDERED, Tha, Enoch Knight ii llh~r-
al republican, is hereby forgiven. AMI de-
clared to be in full fellowship with the rr-
publican party.
Bill an act entitled the cure evil act, va,
returned by the Governor, vetoed,
The Governor appeared in person aud
gave his reasons for his veto of the bill.
and at the conclusion OF his remarks, which
Were received with convuls ed laughter he
prorogued the House.