The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-02-24

state has led the Legislature to make law which
required the assessors municipal officers of towns,
cities and plantations to make returns under
oath before the first day of May which shall
cover the following topics: The amount Of
money raised at last town meeting; the
amount of moneys payable to the town by the
state treasury during the school year ending April
1st, before the time of making the return; the
amount Of money expended for common schools
during the last school year; the amount of school
money in hands of school or town officers unex-
pended; answers to such other enquiries as shall
secure complete statement of school revenues and
expenditures. 1t further provides that the State
Superintendent shall prepare and furnish town
officers with the necessary blanks for such returns
and on the first day of July list of such towns as
have made the required returns, in order that no
money may be paid by the State Treasurer to towns
that have neglected to make such returns.
Act amending the act of 1875 relating to the schools
of Bangor, by limiting the number OF the board Of
school committee
Act authorizing Biddeford to pay the debt of
An act providing that the $4,000 required to run
the normal schools shall be deducted from the COM
mon school funds of the state before the same are
apportioned to the towns etc.
Act amending to 80 laws of 1874 relating to prof
lection of game. [Forbids the transportation o.
dead partridge, or woodcock beyond the limits of the
state under penalty of So and $40 and makes it
lawful to kill the same between the LIST day of De-
cember and the istd day of September following and
of quail OF prairie chicken from the list day of Janu
airy and LIST day of September followingl
Act to ament CHI. 80 sec. r. s. So that no carcass
of deer shall be sent from the state for SALE
An act amending and adding to oh. 30 r. S. relat-
ing to deer and caribou. Provides that the possess
session by any person OF any part of the of
OF tbe Sna Se k n % ey
but does not preclude such person from producing
proof in defense.]
ELECTION LAWS.
Sec g. C 78 R. s., relating to election returns has
been SO amended as to authorize the Governor and
Council to count all Intentionally cast for any
person for him, although his is msspeled or
written only with initials of Christian name.
An act has been passed requiring the Secretary of
State distribute election blanks instead of having
them sent out by the shsrs of the respective coun
ties.
An act providing that cities of 5000 or quail
fed voters shall be in open session not less than five
receiving evidence Of the quaication Of voters and
enter the same on the ward lists.
LIENS AND WAGES.
The following bills relate to liens and wages:
An act to so amend Sec. 26th chapter OIL Revised
Statues so that laborers persons who employ
number Of co-laborers may have lien upon lime.
slate and granite for period OF thirty days after the
same arrives at the port to which it is shipped.
An act providing that no assignment Of wages
shall be valid unless recorded in the the towns where
the assignor resided while earning the wages.
Act amending Sec. 81 chapter 81 Revised Statues
relating to liens on logs and lumber, so that cooks
and t. amsters and teams employed in the cutting
and hauling Of lumber may have lien thereon.
THE COURTS.
The following acts relate to changes of location
jurisdiction of courts:
An act giving tie police court of Ellsworth juris-
dicton in civil cases in Hancock County where the
amount claimed is less than 500 and making the
clerk of courts in Hancock county recorder of the
court &c o6icio.
Act providing that the December term of the Su-
preme Court for Oxford County shall be held in Frye
burg condition that that town its citizens pro-
vide suitable accommodations.
BANKING.
The following embraces the topics of legislative
ton relative to savings and other banks.
Act revoking all charters granted to savings banks
not yet organized shall not have been organized
prior to August I, 1876
Act authorizing the receivers of the American
Bank of Hallowel to pay dividends on lost certif-
Gates.
For general law for organization of savings banks,
THE MILITIA.
The following acts relate to the state militia:
Act comforting upon the Montgomery Guards of
Portland all the privileges of the other military COM
panies of the state.
An act amending ch 20 sec. of laws of 1869 con-
corning the Militia so that clothing shall be issued
1873.
CORPORATIONS.
An act to amend an act to supply Lewistsn and
Auburn with pure water.
An act to authorize Camden Village Corporation to
build hall.
Act prohibiting the taking of fish in Webb's pond,
Weld for five years under penalty of from $40 to
$40 for each offense.
An act repeating the law of 1862 relative to taking
ahad salmon etc N Pleasant River WASHINGTON Co.