The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-01-30
FIFTY.SIXTH LEGISLATURE.

SENATE.
AUGUSTA, Jan. 49,
Bills passed to be engrossed in the House on
Friday and some printed bills were read and
assigned.
Adverse reports were made on bill amend
ing sec. l, chap. 49, Public laws of 1876; relat-
ing to recording assignments of wages; amend
ing chap. 81, sec. Is, r. S., so as to allow cor
porations to bring civil action in the county
where the treasurer resides
Legislation was reported unnecessary on
numerous petitions for discontinuance of COM
missioners of fisheries.
Passed to be Eagrossed-Act to authorize the
city of Bath to appoint harbor master for the
port of Bath and establish regulations for the
anchoring of vessels in said port; act to au-
thorize the Second Baptist Society of Gorham
to sell and convey its personal and real estate
act additions to an act to incorporate the city
of Rockland; act to amend act to incorporate
the trustees of the Sailor IS Home IN Portland
act authorizing the sale of Islands belonging to
the state; act IN relation to county attorneys;
act to facilitate the detection and punishment
of certain offences; act additional to acts
which constitute the charter of the Bangor,
& Piscatsquis Railroad Co.; act further ex-
tending the time within which to file the loca-
ton and complete the Northern Aroostook r.
r. /; act amendatory of acts providing for loans
OF the credit of the city of Bangor in aid of the
construction of the Bangor & Piscataqus rail-
road.
Resolve in favor of Theodore G. Woodman,
receiver of the Bucksport Savings Bank, was
finally passed.
Passed to be Engrossed-Act to amend an
act establishing Municipal Court in the city
of BiddefoId; act to prevent throwing of ballast
into the kennebec river; act to prevent taking
fish from Davis brook in the town of Lining
tou; resolve relating to the position of lands in
Grand Isle; act additional to chap. 127 of the
public laws of 1876, entitled, act in relation to
appeals from the county commissioners; act
amending act for the better protection of lob
sters; act to prevent destruction OF books, pict
ures, statues, paintings in public libraries; act
to make legal the doings of the propretors of
the Methodist meeting house of Mechanic
Falls.
Read and Tuesday Assigned-Act to amend
sec. 8, chap II, r.. S, relating to nuisances;
act authorizing views by iuries in all cases: act
1876, relating to the erection of fish weirs and
wharves in tide water; act relative to proceed
ings in court; act relating to measures of agri-
cultural products.
viding clothing for the Portland Montgomery
Guards.
The committee reported adversely on act
amending sec. 145, chap. 6, RS. on building a
road through Dunn's Notch, Oxford county
The committee reported to give $787 70 to the
Penobscot tribe of Indians, besides the income
of shore rents.
Passed to be Endcted-Act to amend sec. S.
chap. 81, r. S., public laws of 1885, act to make
valid the doings of the town of Weld.
The following bills, &C., were passed to be
enacted in the House Saturday:
Beach Railroad Co; an act to make valid Ger
tain doings of the Inhabitants of Bridgton Cen
tire Village corporation; an act to prevent the
taking of troat from Great Works stream and
its tributaries; an act amendatory of chap. 119,
dwellings, etc; also amendatory to chap. 100,
r. S., relating to larceny and receiving stolen
goods.