The Portland daily press., 1876-02-25
TERMS $500 PER ANNUM, IN ADVANCE.
ician's certificate shall accompany the person


the plaintiff brings divers suits at the same
term of court, against the same party, or di.
VldeS an account that might have been In one
action. and commences several suits thereon,
ne shall recover suits on but one OF them, and
on only one judgment shall execution run
against the body of the defendant
An act additional to ch 81 R. S., relating to
iars !actors and warehouse-mep, which provides
Cuat goods stored in public warehouse shall
pass 70 purchaser or Pledge by endorsements
OF such purchaser of the warehouse-man's re-
cselpe ts tnereoI, signed by the person to WHOM
tne receipt was originally given, or by an in
dorsement of the receipt; that goods stored in
pnbic warehouse may be attached as the goods
of the person named in the warehouse mans
receipt therefor when no Endorsement of such
receipt mas been recorded on the warehouse
mana books, and may also be attached as the
goods of the last indorser of the receipt, and
snch attachment is valid against any transfer
of such goods; that whoever dispOses of ware
house-mans receipt after the same has been
attached without disclosing the fact, shall be
punished by a fine Hot exceeding $4,000, and
imprisonment not exceeding three years; aud
that all persons advertising to receive goods for
storage for others shall be deemed ware
house-ma
An act repeating ch. 80, law of 1875 relating
to civil action.
An act explaining an act for the assessment
and collection OF taxes passed in 1871, SO that it
shal not apply to vessels in process of con-
struction or undergoing repairs belonging to
persons out of the state.
An act relating to appeals from County COM
missioners declaring that the provision of ch.
81 of the law of 1873 shall not apply to any case
relating to the location or discontinuance of
any highway pending at the date of passage in
which the right of appeal was anHulled there
by.
An act amending sec. 81, ch 81, r. S., relat-
ing to evidence so that exceptions first shall so
a fhn on Af q nor tu utua of q
former trial. may be used after his death if the
opposite party is alive he may testify.
An act repeating sec. 8, ch. 141, X. s. relat-
ing to houses Of correction.
An act amending ch. 1873 of r S. relating to
commandments of prosecutions so that when
it appears that there is no probable Gauss to
charge the accused and that the complaint is
frivolous or malicious, the complaint shall pay
the cost of prosecution.
An act authorizing the Governor and council
to audit and pay bounties on wild animals.
An act providing that when debtor is COM
mitted to Jail the creditor shall advance the
jailor one weeks board.
An act providing that civil actions in munc-
ipal courts shall be made returnabls in not less
than seven nor more than sixty days from
date.
Act amending ch 172, laws of 1874 relating
to security of life on steam vessels on inland
waters which provides that every person
employed as an engineer shall be ex-
amined by an inspector and given license for
one year and that when any engineer of ves-
sci for which he is licensed is unable to perform
his duty from any cause the owners may en-
ploy any ddly licensed engineer, and that the
pay of inspectors shall be 81 per day ard
reasonable expense and they shall collect S.
for each vessel licensed and So for each person.
An act providing that tramps and vagrants
shall be punished by Imprisonment of thirty
days and when such person enters any house
without tn Uh
requested he shall be fined $40 with sixty days
in jail or house of correction; and further that
such convicted tramps shall be put at work in
such prison and paid a reasonable part of the
money earned by them.
Act repealing ch. A, laws of 1872 and ch. 244,
laws of1874
RAILROAD LEGISLATION.
The features of the general railroad law have
been given under the head of general laws" :"
There has been comparatively little legislation
under this head the present session. The
greater part of the little that comes under this
head is devoted to the extension of charters,
authorizing cities to loan their credit, etc etc.
The following embraces all of the railroad leg.
islation:
Act incorporating NJ. G Palmer, 7. X. Lane,
j. M. Andrews, s. p. Adams, r. G. Hartley,
G. F Caleff and G. w. Adams, under the
name of the Old Orchard Beach Railroad Co.,
with authority to construct railway from
Saco ferry to Blue Point in Scarboro, to be
operated by horses or steam, with capital
stock of $50,000.
Act extending time of Locating and building
Portland and Ogdensburg Railroad to Jan. 1.
$780,
Act authorizing the city of Bangor to loan its
ty.
Act authorizing the extension of the Aroos-
took River Railroad to Fort Kent.
Act extending the time of locating the Aroos-
took River Railroad.
Act extending the time for Bangor to aid the
Bangor and Piscataquis Railroad Co.
Act to extend the time for completion of the
Bangor and Piscataqus Railroad.
Act to confine the location of the Boston and
Maine railroad N Berwick and North Berwick,
subject to certain restrictions.
Actamending act authorizing Bangor to aid
Bangor and Piscataqus Rrailroad Co. in ex-
tending its construction.
Act giving the North Aroostook Railroad Co.
further time to make its location.
Acts authorizing the Maine CenteIal r. r.
Co. to connect its track in Lewiston and to dis
continue the Sabattu5 branch.
An act to provide rights of railroad stock
holders and bondholders which provides that
bondholders of roads in the hands of trustees
may elect by ballot new trustees or fill vacan-
cies, who shall be confirmed by any judge of
Tue supreme court 10 WnOm any p6rSOu IN lu-
terest applies after ahearing.
An act to provide for securing the right of
mortgage bondholders 1t provides that the
holders OF bonds or scrip of any railroad in the
hands of trustees, shall have right to all the
franchises, lands, ETC., which the bonds cover
whether the mortgage has been foreclosed or
not1
An act amending ch 81, sec 81, r. s. rela-
ting to railroads 1t provides that the trustees
OF any railroad in.o whose hands it has fallen
by reason OF nOn-payment of interest on lands,
shall keep an accurate account of receipts and
expenditures thereof for inspection, keep up
the road, and apply the balance for damages
for misfeasance in management of the road
and devote the balance to the claims of parties
under the mortgage. Trustees are not person.
ally liable except for malfeasance and fraud
and when all over due interest is paid shall
turn over ther Dad to the compsny.l
An act extending the time for the location Of
the Somerset Railroad for five years.
An act additional to ch 223, laws of 1871, re
latng to the railroads, provides that it shall
not be construed TO prevent railroad companies
from establishing regulations for the cancella-
ton of tickets or exchange of partially used
tickets, such rules and regulations to be pub
licly posted in ticket offices and cars.
THE PROBATE LAW, ETC.
The following amendments and additions
have been made to the statutes relating to the
PonelS auu uutcS VI du
executors, ETC.:
An act authorizing nonresident guardians of
nonresident heirs to recover their properly and
estate within this state. [Guardian must nave
letters of administration from probate authori-
lies in the state where he resides and present
the necessary bonds etc. He is also required
to pay all demands against the estate of said
guardian before the property is transferred. ]
An act amending third sec. g. cb. 20, X. 5 eX-
tending the time in which assignees shall file
their inventories in Probate court TO twenty
days.
An act so amending sec. 1, ch. 81, laws
of 1873, so that Judges of Probate are author
lied to change the names of such persons as
petition therefor, and on cases OF minors, when
their guardians so petition.
Act amending sec 16, ch. II, r. s., so that
administrators and executors OF deceased per-
sons can carry out contract made by such be-
fore death to sell real estate.
An act additional to ch. 20, r S., relat ng
to assignments for creditors which gives Judges
of Probate the same jurisdiction over the
doings and accounts of assignees shat they
have over those of administrators and execu-
tors of estates of deceased persons, and it fur
ther provides that the such judges at the sug-
gestion of an assignee or any creditor have pow
er to require the asignor to appear and make
full exhibit of his affairs or any person suspect
ed of concealing any property belonging to
said asignor, and in case of refusal may COM
NIT either or both to prison.
An act authorizing executors and al mlnIstra'
tors to make oath to their accounts before
justice of the peace when no interested party
objects.