The Portland daily press., 1876-02-25
FISH.

An act providing that the close time of land-ocked
salmon shall be from Sept. Is to March for trout
from Oct to March for black bass from April 1
to June Il also that name OF the above named fish
shall be taken except with hook and line under a
penalty of not less than $40 nor than $780, and
in case of non, payment Jail at the rate of one day
for one dollar fine Any person may catch fish in
waters owned by him.
Laws with suitable penalties were passed prohibit
ing the taking of any kind of fish from Hewes Pond
or its tributaries in the town of Hermon, between
Dec. and May 1; the taking of smelts in Patterns
Bay, Surry, between Sept. / and April 1, in any
other manner than by hook and inc; from catching
Pickerel in Lovejoy Pond, Kennebec county, from
west and Harlow Ponds in Parkman and Sangerville
before june 20, 1877, and after that time between
power for four years to Samuel Gibson OF Bethel
and Thomas s. Flint to stock cultivate and take fish
nom Sunday Pond in Oxford county and Tor r,. an
additional period Of five years If Gibson and Flint
continue the legal propretors Of the pond also TO
Nathan G. Mills of Mason and Edmund j. Mans of
trout from Little Pond and Little Pond Brook for
ten years. Persons forbidden from taking fish Of
any description except by hook and line, from Pus-
flowing into or out of that pond Also from taking
fish Of any kind from Adams's Ponu and its main
tributary in Neweld for five years, and from Hobbs
mill pond in Harrington for two years. from taking
black bass and salmon from Moose Pond and its
years. from taking pickerel from the Berry, Dexter
and Wilson Ponds in Wayne, Winthrop and Mon
from taking fist Of any kind from Adams's Pond,
Bridgton. for five years; providing cIose ume Oh
four days every week from ADrl 20 Juiy 10 IN tne
Penobscot river above the railroad bridge between
Bangor and Brewer, for the preservation OF salmon.
shad alewves and bass prohibiting the catching of
any fish in Little Sebago Lake Cumberland county,
its tributaries between Oct. and June /, tax
ing fish at any time, except by the ordinary angling
or artificial fly; from catching fish of any kind in
Puer Pond, Dexter, for five years; from taking any
kind Of fish from the Newbegin Brook in Newfed
for four years; from taking trout in the Rangely
and the dam near the outlet of Rangely Lake from
July to March l. for five years; repeating the law
river, and revivpg the law Of 1928 relating e the
taking Of fish in that river; extending the special
law relating to fishing in Lufkn Pond, Phillips to
Feb 25 1885, prohibiting the taking OF trout for four
years from Towards Pond and its tributaries in
Sm mes %9 NETS If n Mons
let in Wscasset Woolwich; prohibiting the taking
of fish in the tributaries outlet Of Webbs Pond in
mon, togue or trout in the St. Croix river and its
tributaries to JAM /, during five years, beginning
INDUSTRIAL, BUSINESS ETC.
The following companies have been granted char
tiers for incorporation for manufacturing, improve
ment of water powers and other industrial and bust
ness purposes:
Act incorporating the Katahdin Iron Co. with
$5oO0oo capital STOCK to be employed in the manu-
facture of iron steel and wood in Brumville, Milo
and Kahtahdin Iron Works township in Piscataquis
Co.
the town OF Abbot.
Act amending to act incorporating the Penobscot
Log DRIVING
Act incorporating the Bridgton Telegraph Co.
Act incorporating the Rockland, Mt. Desert and
Sullivan Steamboat Co.
Act amending and renewing the charter of the Sc
bee Lake Steamboat Co.
Act giving G. M. Davis and W. A jackson authori-
ty to clear the channel at the head of Damariscotta
Lake with the exclusive right to navigate the same
for twenty years.
Act authorizing the proprietors of Sheepscot river
feet -'- '-N
An act authorizing the Sebago Wood Board Co. to
increase it's capital stock to 100000.
Act amending charter of Maine Darymen's Asso.
citation by giving it member in the Board of Agri
An act protecting George Dyer in running his ferry
between North Haven and Vinalhaven.
: Acts amending the charter of the Bangor Water
supply itself with water.
Act amending the charter of Squirrel Island As
Act amending the charter of Godfrey Falls Dam
Act fixing the price of the survey of lumber in the
Penobscot river at twenty cents per NJ where it is
not marked and twenty-five where it is.
APPROPRIATIONS.
The total appropriations of the session are about
$4,000 less than last year and the tax laid on the
state valuation is one-fourth of mill less than in
1875. To show where the taxes co. we give the fol-
lowing items from the appropriation bills.
Public debt $31 0oO interest on public debt $685.
school funds $685. 900 As, ballences due mill tax
funds about $24O,OOO, soldiers pensions $4,000 In
amounting to 1881 1856 Oh is to pay the war debt and
interest or fulfill contracts previously made with
academies or carry out laws enacted in the past.
The special and unusual appropriations Of the year
as follows: Safe for state treasury 81, $780, CEN
tennial commission Senator Haskelrs success) SlO-
for Governor and staff to attend centennial $1,000
Maine General Hospital $4,000, Railroad commits
sioners $500 zoo Changers claim $2isS, present to
appropriations aggregate 81, 307 .641.90.
LIENS AND WAGES.
The following bills relate to liens and wages:
An act to so amend Sec. Goth chapter OF Revised
Statues so that laborers or persons who employ
numbered 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.
in 5 tine on
the assignor resided whire earning the wages
Act amending Sec. "a chapter 81 Revised Statues
relating to liens on logs and lumber, that cooks
and t. amsters and teams employed in the cutting
and hauling Of lumber may have lien thereon.
An act amending Oh. 81 R. s relating to liens, by
striking out of Sec % the words such liens shall not
attach, unless the person, before furnishing the la
Dor Or materials gives nOtice to such owner Of his in
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
An act amending ch 90 sec 8 of laws of 1869 con-
corning the Militia that clothing shall be issued
once in five years instead of three, beginning April
A resolve authorizing the AdJutant General to COL
leet diaries letters personal accounts and incidents
OF Maine regimental history in the late
resolve appropriating $4,000 for repair of equip
ments and $4,000 for tents
CORPORATIONS.
An act to amend an act to supply Lewiston and
Auburn with pure water.
An act to authorize Camden Village Corporation to
build hall.
An act incorporating thu Lone Mountain Aqueduct
Co. Of AndOver, Oxford Co.
Act authorizing the Calais Gas Company to repair
and lay gas pipes in the streets of that city,
A changing nj he Now
Camp Meeting Association to the Arson Camp Meet
ing Association
Rangeiy lake for five years.
An act incorporating the Deer Isle and sedgwick
Horse Ferry Co.
Act amending to 80 laws of 1874 relating to prof
lection Of game [Forbds the transportation o.
state under penalty s5 and $40 and makes it un-
lawful to Kill the same between the LIST day of De-
csmoer and the list day Of September following and
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. 80 R. S. relat-
ing to deer and caribou. Provides that the posses
deer or carr6ou shall be deemed prima aeee ev :.
dence that the same was killed in violation of law
but does not preclude such person from producing
proof in defense.]
ELECTION LAWS.
Sec o. Ch Is f. S.. relating to election returns has
been SO amended as to authorize the Governor and
person for him. although his name is misspelled or
written only with initials of Christian name.
An act has been passed requiring the Secretary of
State to distribute election blanks instead of having
them sent out by the sheri of the respective coun
ties.
An act providing that cities of 5000 or more quail
ned voters shall be in open session not less than five
secular day preceding any election for the purpose of
receiving evidence of the qualification of voters and
enter the same on the ward lists
REDUCTION OF SALARIES.
The salary Of the Warden of the State prison has
been reduced from $4,000 year to $3OO0 those of the
deputy Warden and other officials about ten per cent
The salary of the Superintendent of common school
has been reduced $500 and that of his clerk 5000
His report has been limited to $50 pages saving about
half the expense OF printing The salary of the
Adjutant General has been reduced 300 and an an
RIoprlaton made for but one clerk instead of two
Inc salary Of the Deputy Secretary of State has been
reduced and the salaries of the various clerks in
tne departments fixed by appropriation. Rising
$6OOO Is saved by these changes.
THE COURTS.
The following acts relate to changes of location or
jurisdiction Of COURTS
An act giving tie police court of Ellsworth juris-
dction 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 Decemher farm of tho G.,