The Portland daily press., 1877-02-27

five of the revised statutes is hereby amended, by
adding to said section the words and all executions
issued Judgment in favor of the loser or in favor
of third person, as above mentioned, shall show
that the judgment rendered against the defend
ant for or on account Of money won at gambling,
and shall order the defendant to be committed to
jail for the space of three months from date of arrest
at the COuntys expense, unless the Judgment costs,
and board while in jail, shall sooner be paid; after
which time, he may be released, on giving bond or
disclosing as is provided in case OF poor debtors,'
so that when amended, said section shall read as
follows:
SECT. 4. Whoever, by gambling, or betting on per-
sons gambling, loses to any person so gambling or
betting, any money or goods, and pays or delivers
any part thereof may sue for and recover the same
of the winner, in an action the case, brought
within three months thereafter; and if the loser does
not, without GOWN or collision, within said time
prosecute therefor with effect, any other person may
for and of the winner treble the value Of
the in such action, oneha to his own use, and
the other half to the of the town; and all
cutions issued on Judgment in favor of the loser,
or in favor of third person, above mentioned,
shall show that the Judgment was rendered against
gambling and shall order the defendant to be COM
mitted to jail for the space of three months from
date of arrest at the coqntys expense, unless the
judgment, costs and board, while in JAIL shall
be paid, after which time, he may be released,
giving is in case of
Chapter 100.
eight, chapter thirty, Revised Statutes, relating to
Bounty on Bears and Wolves
Be 1T enacted, &C., as follows;
Sections five, six, seven and eight of chapter
thirty of the revised statutes, relating to bounty
bears and wolves, are hereby repealed
Improved February 6, 1871
Chapter 16l.
AN ACT to prevent destruction of Books, Pictures,
Statues, and Paintings, in Public Libraries.
Be 1t enacted, &c., as follows:
Whosoever wantonly mars, defaces or Injuries any
public library, library of any association open to
the public in this state shall be punished by fine
not exceeding ten dollars, to be recovered before
any court competent to try the same:
Approved February 6, 1871
Chapter 1872.
AN ACT additional to chapter one hundred and
dred and seyenty-six entitled IAN ACE in relation
to Appeals from County Commissioners"
Be 1t enacted, &c., as follows:
Chapter one hundred and twenty-seven of the
public laws of eighteen hundred and seventy.six is
hereby amended, by inserting after the word "an-
nulled" in the sixth line Of said section the words
and all appeals taken and allowed in such cases. are
hereby made valid, SO that said section, as amend
The provisions Of chapter nnetyone, Of the public
laws of Name approved January twenty mine eight
cen hundred and seventy three, shall not apply to
any case relating to the location alteration or dis
continuance Of any highway pending at the date
appeal was thereby annulled; and all APPEALS
taken and allowed in such cases, are here.
by made valid, but, parties interested may
jointly severaiy, apply in writing to the county
commissioners in anyzcounty where such case was
then pending, within three months from the ap-
prevail of this act for leave to enter appeal to the
next term Of the supreme judicial court in such
county and thereupon, said county commissioners
shall cause all further proceedings to be stayed and
such parties may enter and prosecute such ap-
peal in said supreme judicial court, with all the
rights otherwise provided by law; provided however
that this act shall not apply to appeals in any Gaze
where such highway has been actually built, altered
discontinued, or contracted to be built altered or
discontinued. [Approve February 6, 1911 '~'