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$50. s. Every corporation organized under this
'ct shall within one year after any part of their
rfad h4s been constructed and opened for operaton
-uso d. he made map and profile thereof, and Of
.ue land taken obtained for the use thereof, and
81 ,he same the Office OF the secretary Of state
.rt ,se le maps of the parts thereof located in
t~tut cDuGt es and file the same in the Offices for
recording dee,= III the county in which such parts
u. rlal shah pc. Every such map shall he drawn
scale ara on paper 20 he designated by the
Ioarl G railroad commissioners, and certified and
signed Hy lLe president and engineer Of the cor
qoration.
So. q SAID corporation shall have the right to
establish anc collect such tolls for the transport2
= M ~ persons ana freight its road the di
-acto1s shall deem fair and reasonable, and have
hen IN It's FREE chit therefor, but, upon what shall at
any time, he deemed by the railroad commissioners
p sufficient 1mplaint hy interested and responsible
parties, that the tolls are unreaS0nabIy high, they
laT revise and establish them, after due notice and
hearing for time not exceeding one year. And
r--e AIMS si0uors, hetare directing said hearing,
shaft give opportunity to the company complained
.- On reply &c the charge made against it.
>5C. it. The compensation to the railroad COM
missioner shall lie five dollars per day for each and
every day while on actual duty, to he paid by the
state AMI their bills for such services shall be
s.t ted and appr ved Ivy the governor and council
w.. re being paid. (approved Feb. y 1870
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interested in the property

inspection of any person interested in the property
stored in his Warehouse
SEC. 6. Goods and chattels stored with public
wareh0use-nan may be attached as the goods of the
person named in the warehouse mans receipt there
for, when no Endorsement of such receipt has been
recorded on the books Of the warehouse man and
where any such Endorsement has been recorded,
may be attached the goods OF the last indorsee
OF the receipt, shown by the books of the
house-man, by leaving at the warehouse where the
goods are stored q copy Of the writ, with copy of
so much of the officers return thereon asreates to
the attachment OF such goods. And an attachment
SO made shall be valid against any transfer OF such
goods, the evidence Of which is not recorded in the
books of the wareh0use-l4an, when the copy of the
writ is SO left
SEC. 7. Whoever Endorses assigns, or other
wise dlspOseS OF warehouse mans Certificate after
his interest in the property described in such GER
uIcate has been ATTACHED, without disclosing the
attachment thereof to the person to whom such
ticate shall be ndorsed assigned, or disposed Of,
shall if he has knowledge Of such attachment, be
punished by fine not exceeding five thousand dol
lars and imprisonment in the state prison not ex-
ceeding three years, or by imprisonment in the
common Jail not exceeding one year.
SEC. s. Any person who adyertises or offers to
receive goods merchandise, on storage for other
parties, shall be deemed public warehouse-Inan
Tor the purposes Of this act
Sc ?, This act shall take effect when approved
(ApproVed Feb. p, 1850
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fhnRfer %.

Az ACT additional to chapter thirty-one of tie
Revised Statutes, relating to Factors Agents and
Warehouse men,
E p tnactct by the Senate and HoaSe Of Rcprpsenta-
futS IN Leq}siutHTe assfnb{ed as }0iiotos:
>ECroN l. The following sections are hereby
added to chapter thirty-0no of the revised statutes
SEC. 4. The title to goods and chattels stored in
public warehouse shall pass TO a purchaser or
pedEee, III good faith, by the Endorsement to such
purchaser Pledge, but not in blank of the ware
h0use-mau'S receipt therefor signed by the person
tn whom the receipt was originally given, or by an
lndGrsee Of the receipt, and rccorde in the books
Of the warehouse man with whom such goods and
CHattelS stored
SEC. ,. Each warehouse-man shall keep books
which shall he entered account OF all tran sac
iups relating to the warehoUsing, storing and in
surfing ot goods, wares and merchandise, and the
issuing Of warehouse mans certificates and the in
er5emcut thereof, which books shall be open to the
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ChapteT A:sls =.

~ ACT IT, provide for securing the Rights Of Mort
rage B0nGhOlder5.
q sHEcf'f BY me Senate and Houss Of Representa-
f3res ia LEGISLATURE assembled, as follows:
The provisions Of the revised statutes, chapter
t-on ne. sections forty-seven to seventy each in
asye, So far amended to apply 10 aud in
..ute al mortgages Of Franchises lauds or other
erred taments, Of ali Of them heretofore or here
er given by any corporation to trustees to secure
strip or bonds Of said corporation, that the hold
~ said scrip bonds may have the ben fit Of all
al provisions, whether the sa'd mortgages have
0eeu NAV he ioreclosed in the manner provided
vs. section ythree OF said chapter, or in any other
legal manner, and to tue extent Of and with refer
,.c" 10 the property covered by the mortgage the
.w corporal on. when organized, shall Fave all the
r.-Ats and privileges Of the original corporation.
approved February -, 1860
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Chapter I2G.

AN ACI relating to the Taxation of Insuranu
Companies
Be it enacted By the Senate and House Of Representa-
tjues in LIE g5s{ature assembled, rs follows:
SECTION |: Every insurance company or assota-
ton which does business in this state not incorpor
ated Or associated under the laws thereof, shall, AL
hereinafter provided, annually pay a tax upon all
premiums received, whether in cash or in notes ah
solutely payable, in excess over losses actually pa
during the year, contracts made in this state 0
insurance OF lite, property or interests therein,
the rate Of two per centum per annum.
SEC. 2 In determining the amount of tax due
under the preceding section, there shall be deduct
cd by each company from the full amount Of pre-
mlums received, the amount paid in this state duIln
the year on claims under policies, and so much o.
any OF said premiums may be returned or a lOWei
during the year TO the insurer, not collected, or
used, or earned and the tax shall be computed on
the net amount thus actually received by said com
panies Or their agents as aforesaid.
Sec. 3. Every company or association which II
IL provisions Of this act is required to pay tax
shall. or before the thirty first day of January
in each year, make return, under oath, to the II,
surance commissioner, stating the amount Of a4
premiums received by said conpany, either in cash
or notes absolutely payable, during the year ond
ing on the thirty-frst day Of December noXt prs
yous, and also the amount to be deducted there
from, under the provisions Of this act, specify lu-
the whole amount thereof and also the CLASSES Of
deductions and amount Of each class. Said ta'
shall be assessed by the state treasurer upon tb
certificate of the insurance commissioner, to he sen
sonaby furnished therefor before the first oai
of April, the same to be paid before the lf'l
treasurer to notify the several companies of the r.
sessment, and unless the same be paid aforesaid
the commissioner shall suspend the right of the
company to do any further business in the state IN
til the tax is paid.
SEC. A.. In case any insurance company a'5o1
cation shall refuse or neglect to make the retuT,
required by this act, the state treasurer shall mahs
such assessment on such company or association u
he deems just, and unless the shall be paid OF
demand such company Or association shall have n
right to do business in this state, and it shall be m
Of M SSH IN ~ju
accordingly. And if after such notice any peTsdl
does business in this state for such company or III
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CHAPTER 1876.

AN ACT explanatory of Gan Act additional for tn
assessment and collection of taxes" approves
February twenty-seVen, eighteen hundred All
seYenty-One.
BE 1t enacted By The Senate and House Of Represent
ttnes m Legislature assembled as follows:
The provisions Of chapter two hundred and thirty
Of the public acts of eighteen hundred and seventy
Of construction, F or undergoing repairs, which }e
long t. persons residing out of the state.
IApproved February %, 1876.
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or enforce any of the penalties named in this act
without the aid or Intervention Of any county at.
torney.
SEC. 5. Nothing in this act shall be construed to
prevent any person persons from lawfully catch
ing fish in waters owned ay him them for the
purpose of stocking other waters, or to prevent the
fish commissioners or their agents, duly uthorzed,
from lawfully taking fish at any time or in any
manner for the purposes Of propagation or for
stocking other waters.
SEC. 6. All acts and parts Of acts conflicting with
this act are hereby repealed.
Approved February %, 1867
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CHAPTER I11 .

AN ACT in relation to appeals IRON County Com
mSsiOners.
Re "a enacted by the Senate and House Of Represents
ffues IN Leg isiature assembled. follows
The provisions of chapter ninety -one of the laws
of Maine, approved January twenty nine, eghtee1
hundred and seventy three, shall not apply TO any
case relating to the location, alteration discon
passage of said act, in which right Of appeal was
thereby annulled but parties interested may,
jointly or sevcrally, apply in writing to the county
commissioners in any county where such case was
then pending, within three months from the ap-
proval Of this act, for leave to enter an appeal to
the next term of the supreme judicial court in such
county, and theroupon said county commissioners
shall cause all further proceedings to be stayed an
such parties may enter and prosecute such appeal
in said supreme judicial court with all the rights
that this act shall not apply to appeals in any
where such highway has been actually built, altered
discontinued contracted to be built, altered Or
discontinued. approved Feb. %, 1867
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Ehantar Is.

AN ACT to amend section eighty-sevon CT chapta
eiehty-two of the Revised Statutes, relating t
Evidence.
Be 1t enacted by the Senate and House Of Represents
mes in Legislature assemblies as follows:
Exception first of section eghty-seven of chape
eighty two Of the revised statutes, is hereby amend
ed SO as to read as follows:
The deposition Of q party, or his testimony given
at former trial, may be used at the trial after h,
death, if the opposite party is then alive, and il
that case the latter may also testify
[Approved February %, 1861
The New York herald., 1876-09-07
A SENSATION SPOILED.

BUMoR OF THE FAILURE OF TIE PRESIDENT OF
THE SBw JERSEY CENTRAL ROAD.
Some excitement created on Wall street ycster-
day by rumor which was extensively circulated, to
the elect that Mr. John Taylor Johnston, President Of
the New Jersey Central Railroad, had absconded and
defaulter TO the extent of between 81 00O 600
and So 600 600 The usual luter incident to such
ports was observed ard for a time tho most xous
inquiries made In every direction BY many the
rumor believed having, as they affirmed received
information from the most trustworthy source. Tho
consequence was apparent every hand, and what
prom sed to be sensation assumed somewhat large
proportions Later IN the day, however, Mr. Johnston
and Mr. Knox the treasurer OF the company, who
found at their Offices, emphatcay denied tue state
ment, and asserted that Is had been aotten up BY
spectators or the sole purpose OF influencing the
stock In the afternoon meeting OF the executive
and finance committees ncld at the ONCE OF the
company, and after transactng routine business
adjourned until oday.
The New York herald., 1876-09-07
SCANDALOUS DISREGARD OF HUMAN
LIFE

An Inquest was held in Harrison township Hudson
county, N. j., on Tuesday night touching the death
Of Mrs. Jane Clark, VINO was and killed al
the unprotected Fourth crossing or tho PennsyI
vanis Railroad. Tho evidence adduccd fror the rail-
road employees rcvclops disregard OF human life on
the part OF eithir tho railroad people tho town
authorities both. Tho conductor said tho
trsiu dashed over the crossing at tho ratio
oi twenty or twenty Ave miles hour. The engineer
testified 70 the same ana that II lagman had been at
the crossing he thought ne could have saved tho
mans lie. There was no lagman there and gate or
fence
The inquest was sdjournei TIL this evening. Coroner
Crane beng determined to got further mopy which
will place tho blame where It belongs, 10 possible The
town authorities have made some Efforts TO make the
railroad people provide protection, but II neois that
they should place ther foot down nrmly.
The New York herald., 1876-09-07
FOREST FIRES ON LONG ISLAND.

On Saturday afternoon last through tho care!cssness
OF some parties burning brush IRE broke in the
woods place known the Forge. west OF River
head village, and, owing to the hugh wInd spread
for several miles in touherly direction, destroyinga
largo quantity OF valuable tImbor. Large gangs Of
out fighting Tho fire all Saturday night and
Sunday At three O'Clock Sunday II had reached
within few feet OF the dam at tho upper mills Tho
heat intense and tho streets OF the village woro
flied with donse smoke that at tmes the was
entirely MD Al the mill dam the fire took easterly
course, the wind blowing a gale and for q time 10
looked thouah it would reach the village the
ing oi the flames sounding Ike thunder they poured
out above the tops OF the high In the western
part of the village the houses keps
constantly wet TO quench tho burning cinder4
The steam nre engine was kept on the bridge
playing two streams the moulding mill and
Haletts -four mill By i've O'Clock the Ore reached
the swamp the south side OF the river, and gang
OF men with shoves Kept II turned toward the river.
1t burned slowly all Sunday night ana all day Mon
day, and on Monday night and Tuesday burned over
the plains and part OF Dandy Point Late Oh Tues-
day night the IRE got under control IL is ost-
mated that than 8, 900 burned ovoP
aud 900 cords of wood destroyed Among tne prino-
pal losers John G. Davis John X Corwn. James
Smith, n. Lane and Charles Vail Mr.. Charles Halets
lost l75 cords OF cut wood.
On Saturday afternoon fire broke out In piccc OF
woods owned by sylvester Do~Es at Atantcvlle, and
not mastered until late Sunday afternoon,
having swept from n mile north OF the railroad across
by Box Tree to the Bay, destroy much valuable tim
ber. Among the sufferers Mr.. Marcus Griiiing,
who lost about 800 oi valuable timber, his DWELL
and furniture to Quogus. Tho only buildings burned
were . small barn and an unoccupied shanty.
The New York herald., 1876-09-07

THE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.

The Horticultural Society met yesterday afternoon n
their rooms Science Hail. No. Ill Eighth street.
New York. In consequence of tho date Of the
limited Mr. Foster. OF Babylon L. l., presented .
few specimens OF apples, pears and peaches; Ne
Brode, OF Brooklyn, very large peach OF the Nobesss
species Weighing nine ounces the product OF q tree
thirty Gve years old Mr. Akin, OF Inwood, N Y, eE-
hibted some choice black Barnarbosse grapes; Nc
James Riddle gardener OF Elisha Brooks Of Inwood
presented a box OF choice Hamburg. Iona Israoa.
Delaware and Anna grapes; Mr.. Buchanan, of Astoria
produced some nne specimens OF Dogepne Bousrock
pears; Kuhne Co.. Rochester, N. Y, exhibited Q
new, hardy grape called 'Brghton" The judges Of
fruit Or. Thurber New York city; Charles Down.
ing Newburg N. Y; John Dingwall, Albany. OF
plants--Mcssrs William Grey, Albany; James Flcm-
ing New York; j. Roehrs, Jersey City. Of
cut flowers aud desigps--Mcssrs A. Chalncld,
Albany; X. veitch, Now Haven John Reid,
Brooklyn. OF vegetables Mossrs. John Prattie.
Rhinebeck, N. Y; Thomas 5. Kcne. Garrison1
n Y, and Andrew Mcknight, Jersey City
After the meeting called to order the secretary
read the minutes OF the monthly meeting. One tem
OF Importance In his report was tho statement tha1
members of the Horticultural Society admitted
at the last meeting without paying their all
The minutes wore approved as read, alter which the
President, Mr. John Henderson,, remarked that Gil
more's Garden would be used Tor the annual exhbi-
ton this year beginning September 10 Proposals for
membership were next in order, some half dozen
names being received Tho frut report then
read, after which Mr. William Elliott moved that .
delegate should be sent to Philadelphia to represents
the Pathological Society, to be hed In Philadelphia
The question discussed and finally carried and
Aessrs Isaac Buchanan, Thomas Hogg thc Amer.
PAM and John Henderson were selected as the COM
mittce TO attend
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DOMESTIC MARKETS.

or% iD 5 g" Sas %t Esbo o sssa
wise 3i7 sales. $50 stock, 777a
Nrw ORLEANS. Sept O. 1870
iospc good ordinary e7e Net receipts 81 bales
Cotton quiet; middllns ioNe low mddiiss ide good
3O4 Stock $685.
ordinary assc aloe Nsi receipts as bales sse., 200
Cotton unchanged; middling. IoTsc; low middiins.
i6a Exports oo.stsss III Sales. 50. stoss. as7s
WILMINGTON. N O.. Sept. 9. 1879
Spirits turpenssns arm nj 2oc Rosin quiet; strained.
81 70 Tar quiet at 81 40
Lake rcceips-Corn Ies oso bushels wheat So l2o do
sq ss ss,a s.ssss sss
Ss ieTG St I'D, S0 BARLEY too sU % g DO p
do 900 Interior 500 s"SS
S SS.sisy sS6 ae ssSo DO csasi Sslshs 'sssssssa
of old ysfy q '1s; NJ So
81 S and PsSS o. n new ~ whit. hiS.a II s'i toa IN
gs90a demand and tm .sls. of 70 ears No =. soc ole
llooo do BY sample a. 4ec and Kansas track al
Rye slow, demand zoe Tor state. Barley and
%a Seed. moderately @ .sy9 p fc %GSy but
unchanged nighwines-sAes of 200 Obl. city made at
Flour steady whca.steedy No white wabash, % i;
81 I3; 81 2s offered No amber Michigan ST. o5Is No.
red winter, 81 61a offered No do 81 l094 September,
Sl lo3a No red. 81 oiA; september 81 o.; rejected
red 81 C No amber Illinois, 81 l6is Corn dull, gh
mixed, 4Sc low mixed, 47c grade, 46c damaged.
l}sc. Oats Hrm; No at S3- white 3eac.; No: do.
Soc Michigan 33Aic rejected. 29c. keceipts-Flour,
300 bbs wheat 5000 bushels; corn 24olo do oats,
bushels; corn, $4,000 do; oats, 1909 do.
OswrGo. n Y. Sept 6. 1879
Flour unchanged demand good sales 1900 6bls Wheat
81 rs. 5000 do No white Michigan private terms
Corn unchanged sales Of high mixed Soc meal
unchanged Mill feed uncnsnged. Canal freights
changed. Railroad freights unchanged Lake receipts
Lumber, 2SS,OoO feet Canal shipments-WheAt, 6OJ
bushels lumber, sol 900 feet Railroad shipments
800 bbls.
CHICAGO. Sept O. 1875
Flour quiet and unchange Wheat unsettled but gcne
ally lower No Chicago spring e5sc CASH 97c October
No. Chicago spring, S5c rejected &c Csc Corn
orally unchanged bus some sales rather higher; No Al
higher No 81 81 Sc cash: 81 3Iysc Octobor
Rye fairly active ana shade higher 5S Barley ady
with lair demand Pork unsettled but generally higher
Sl5 80 cash; SIS S5 Sl5 S.h October $I4 Az.
x4 so all the year Lard active Arm and higher SO 10
cash; 10 90. October; 80 o. all the Bulk meats
steady and firm. Whskey, 81 0s Railroad reights TO
New York, 2oc. Recc ccpts-Flour. $500 bbls: wheat.
$1,000 bushels corn POI 900 do pats 100 do, rye,
4,5oo do: barley. 1900 do. shipments-Four. $500
44.0Do do. rye "a, 900 do barley. 1000 do.
At the afternoon call OF the Board Wheat frmer e6sc
cash; o;1sc. October Corn lower; 43Xc September:
435sc., octooer Oats unchanged Pork higher; Si5 30
October; $l4 40 all the Lard stronger; $40 IS
asked, cash; $40 October
The New York herald., 1876-09-07

10 W and convertible to ~ New Jersey Central nrsts
new, per cent lower, selling at 1091. Lehign
and wilkesbarre consolidated advanced from 62H TO
81 Later-New Jersey Central convertible sold at IT,
Delaware and Hudson registered. OF 1894, declined
from l05 to l05 Morris and Essex hrsts declined to
1lS; do. second to l07H, and Michigan Central sew
ems 99k Ohio and Mississippi seconds from 60
to G5 North west consolidated gold coupons brought
9l7s and ST. Paul. La Crosse DIVISION 1OI the former
closed at 9l1s bid and 921a asked Western Pac hcs
demand at 1913. the asking prico being 1o2
The following the closing quotations for the Pa
ciac Railroad bonds:-Union nrsts, 1o61 1861;
Union land grants, lo4a. lo4s.; Union sinking
funds, 90 921t; Central, 1loA I'LL
UNITED STATES TREASURY
The Assistant Treasurer paid out to-day $125, 900
gold account OF interest aud 81 900 IN redemption
OF FIVE twenty bonds The Sub-Treasury released
IS, 400 silver coin to-day. A Washington despatch
says the Treasury Will ship 0o0 900 four and half
per cent bonds to London to- morrow Revenue
cepts to-day $25o,ooo; customs receipts $3.50, 900;
BANK notes received Tor redemption, $3.50, 600
despatch from Washington says: OF the 10 900 900
bonds called to-day 1000 900 coupons and ooo coo
registered numbered follows-Coupons $50, s5l
to 600; 500, s5l to $500; $780, 1851 to s,7Oo;
$1,O0o 1851 to 5000; registered $780, pol to $50;
$500 sol to o5o; 81 600 sol to soo So Ooo 1ol to
1850; $4,000, l.l51 to l00 all numbers inclusive;
interest ceases December &
rHE
London advices report tho price of consols, both
money and account s5 1915.
Erie shares 9x. Paris rentes quoted at l06r Sc
Exchange on London 25L ESQ.
Bar silver Is reported down TO Sid. per ounce and
the market weak.
Three hundred ten thousand iivres sterling
bullion into the Bank of England on balance
to-day.
The following the last prices by cablo :--Consols
for money 95A 955s; consols for account 95I .
95%; nvetweniy bonds OF 1868 (old) 1O5. 1864
hvo-twen,y bonds of 1867, 10SH 1887; tcn-forty
bonds lO7ts new nves, 1O7K q 1o7x; Erie common
shares, 9'l a9k
Several failures in trade reported from the prov.
nces with liabilities Of about 81, 100000
MEMORANDA
St. Louis, Kansas City and Northern Rail-
road earnings for week ending August
"a to August 81, 1876. 6................. $I315S S9
Corresponding period last year ........ 72,Oo6 10
Increase in 1876 s............ sl,Oo2 GA
Earnings from August 10 August 81 1876 1861 60
Corresponding period last 24s, s35 80
Increase in 1875. $6,s5l 81
1916. ................. l,e7s, s57 "a
Corresponding period last year. 1854, ,2l9 s6
Increase In 1s76..... 1888, 1877 9S
The nrm OF George H. Marvin Il Co, No. 35 Wall
street. whose failure noticed the 3Oth ult, an
that they have to-day settled in full with Iher
creditors
The President OF the American Mining Board reports
eighty additional members elected to-day, some of
cisco and New York.
MINING STOCKS