The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-02-13


be held to account to the judge of probate the
same as testamentory trustees. In case of the
failure of trustee to fulfil condition of trust
parties interested are to have the same reme-
dies as in other probate bonds
Bill additional to chap. 63, r. S., relating to
probate courts, providing certain duties of Reg
listers of Probate, providing that bonds shall be
made payable to the acting Judge or his success.
sors, and providing the duties of judges of pro.
bate when presiding in another county.
Bills to incorporate the Harmony Dairyine
Association; to incorporate the Sandy River
Slate Co., of Pennington
The vote passing to engrossed the bill relating
to the liability of railroads for paupers was re-
considered.
Mr. Emery proposed an amendment requir-
ing railroads to carry paupers to the place from
which they were brought or to the place OF
their residence, which was adopted.
The bill was tabled and assigned for next
Tuesday.
Reports of Con,naittees-Next Legislature, on
petition to incorporate the Bristol Agricultur-
al Society.
Legislation I,erpedient-On order relating to
requiring deputy sheriffs to report to county
commissioners instead of sheriffs; on order re-
quiring all decisions of law courts to be pub
lshed of county commissioners relating to
highways.
Leave to WithdraU-On petitions to set off a
part of Cape Elizabeth to Portland. The report
was laid on the tabl to give time for minority
report to be submitted.
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lines of Portland harbor in Fore river IN accor-
dance with the plan of Advisory Council. culled
by the Commissioners Cd Portland harbor in
1873 Laid on the table to be printed.
Bill to incorporate the Maine Dairymen's
Association; to. incorporate the Round Pond
Telegraph Co., to construct telegraph from
Damariscotta to Bristol; to incorporate the
preventing cruelty animals In Piscataquis
county; to incorporate the Waldo county Dai-
rymen's Association; to authorize the Dix
Island Granite Co., to build wharves in Dix
Island; fixing a close time for taking trout in
Androscoggin river from Oct. LIST to March LIST
authorizing the Dix Island Granite Co., to build
causeway from Dix Island to Birch Island
resolve in favor of common schools in New
Sweden, authorizing the expenditure by the
Superintendent of Schools of $2O1.20 in 1874
ard thereafter until the settlement becomes an
organized plantation, an amount based upon
the number of school children in New Sweden
resolve to furnish certain books to the library
of Colby University.
These bills and resolves were assigned for to
morrow.
Bill to repeal secs, 81 80 and 81 of chap. 80
r. S , relating to hay,o n its passage to be enact
ed was indefinitely postponed.
Bill to incorporate the Lincolnville Railroad
Co, was amended so as to prohibit the company
from taking land except by purchase, and pass
ed to be engrossed.
Bill to legalize the doings of the Van BureI
Plantation came up on its passage to be enact
ed and was tabled.
HOUSE,
Senate papers disposed of in concurrence.
The Senate order requesting that all Com.
mittees report finally on or before the 18th inst
was tabled.
Petitions, &C., Presented and Referred-Re
monstrance of Hon. E. W. Stetson ct ais, oil
Damariscotta, against the petition of Harrison
Baker ct ais also fourteen other petitions oil
similar import of T. P. Hutchinson ct ais fol
modification of the State pension laws; by Mr..
Pullen of Portland, for an act relating to PROOF
of marrage-the following is the bill: Wher
the fact of marriage is required or offered to b.
proved before any court, evidence of admis ior
of such fact by the party against whom thu
process is instituted or of general repute, or O
cOhabitatiOn as married persons, or any Othe
circumstances or presumptlve evidence from
which the fact may be inferred, shall be com
petent.
Orders Possed-That the Committee on Ju
dietary inquire what change if any is neces
sary in Chapter 1885, Public Laws of 1871; tina
the same Committee inquire what if an,
change is necessary in Chapter 80, Section 1OS
R S., in order to make said statute plain an,
secure the rights CT parties; that the sam,
Committee inquire what change if any is ne
cessary in the law relating to taxation o
costs to make certain the rights of the parties
(by Mr.. Pulen of Portland); that the Commit
tee on judiciary inqnire into the expediency o
repeating or modifying Section Z, Chapter 81
| r. s.. relating to forcible entry and detainer
that the Committee on Judiciary inquire if an
| further legislation is necessary in regard t.
towns and cities laying out highways acros
railroad tracks and keeping the same in repai
al SuCu CrOSsluSS, budt Iuo judiciary commit
| tee inquire into the expedency Of reporting
| bill making it penal offence to change one
name without due course of law, punishable b
fine of fifty dollars, the fine to be paid to tt
county where the pei son resides; that tn
Committee on Legal Affairs inquire into tn
expediency of amending the statutes so that
shall be the duty of jailors to notify the over
seers of the poor before furnishing board an
if he neglects or refuses SO to do, he shall hav
| no claim on the county for the support o
| debtors. Whereas, the State Sinking Funds ar
dangerous machinery to run, and are no longe
necessary to maintain the State bonds at par
therefore, Ordered, that the Committee on Fl
nancialAffairs inquire whether the law creating
the sinking funds may not be repealed with ad
vantage to the interests of the State and with
out injustice to the creditors; an order relatin
to the pay of persons summoned before tn
Joint Special Committee on the State Prisol
Investigation-they are to be paid the same a
! allowed by S. j. Court for travel and attend
ance. by the Governor and Council, out O
] funds not otherwise appropriated.
Mr.. Sturgis of Auburn presented a bill re
pealing the charter of the Edward Little In
stitute.