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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-03-06
Chupter 2Op.

AN ACT 10 amend chapter six. section hhy-three,
Of the Revised Statutes, relating % Repilr' OF
Ways In unincorporaied townships
BE- II enacted DC as follows
Section ffty.three Of chapter six OF the revised
-.1tutes Is hereby amended. by adding after the
word thereon" In the sixth line, the word, and
they shall make many divisions a. are equitable.
conforming n nsar'y as l. convenient 10 known
divisions and separate Ownership,, and assess upon
each proportionate TO the value thereof 20 that
the fret clause Of said section shall read ~ follows:
.SICr 80 Said county commissioners, In Septept.
Der. annually by one more Of their board, shali
make annu, inspection Of all county roads IN the
unincorporatsd townships. and tracts OF land In
their counties. and thefeupon make an estimate OF
the amount seed d put them In repair. 80 as 10 be
safe and convenient for public travel and assess
such amoan. thereon; sud they shall make as many
divisions A. equitable conforming as neAry rs IL
convenient 20 known divisions and separate owner
ships and assess upon each a sum Proportional 10
the value thereof and cause so much thereof as they
deem necessary for the purpose aforesaid TO be ex
pended on said roads within one year Thereafter,
and such assessment shall create lien thereon for
the payment thereof approved February y is''-l
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-03-06
Chapter 2O7.

~ ACT obtain uniform Return, from Railroad Corporations
net eHd~fed Sc. A. folowtt
thirty chapter hy % the revised statutes a.
amended BY An Act amcndaoy Of and additional 70 chapter
dyonc Of the revised statute concerning raads approved
March three eighteen hundred and seventy l. hereby
amended hy striking tecan " said amendaiory act
chapter hundred and eighteen ~ Of eighteen hundred
and seventy and subsutuns In ts stead the oowingi
sICT, - The railroad commissioners thal prescribe =
form 4 returns uniform for a the railroads in The STATE and
designed uniformity In the annual railroad returns
81, all the railroad. New England. substance the same n
that exhibited In appendix 20 their report made u The gov
crnof December thr. eighteen hundred and feTeny-sS
livery railroad corporation shall make annual return ~ he
before December Of It, oper
ending September thirty 10 be verified y
the and said return shall conform ~ nearly
pracucGbs the blank forms b prcscrbed and furnished
hy the rilfoad commissioners Nany railroad corporation shan
vhy neglect make such return Il shall forfeit one hun
drei dollars the Of the state Improved February VI
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-03-06
Chnpfer 40.

AN ACT to amend part sixth Of section hity-aye OF
chapter eightysix of the Revised Statutes reiaung
TO Trustee Process
BE n enacted. &c. as follows:
Part sixth OF section ftydye Of chapter eighty SIX
Of the revised statutes Is hereby amended by AIDING
thereto the following words viz; moreover, wages
Of minor children aud Of women shall not In any
case be- subject 20 trusee process on account OF any
debt of parent or husband, that said part siN,h
when amended shall read rs follows:
sixth. Nv reason of any amount due from him
% the principal defendant wages for his personal
labor, or that of his wife or minor children, ior
time not exceeding one month next preceding ,lle
service Of the process and not exceeding twenty no
lars OF the am lunt due 10 him wages for his per
sonal labor; and this shall not be exempt IN any sul
for neoessaries furnished him or his family; more
over wages of minor children and OF women, shsn
not in any case be subject 10 trustee process on ac
count of any debt Of parent or husband.
[Approved February 3, lsIiJ
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-03-06
Chpptcr oil.

AN ACT additional 10 chapter one hundred ana
niuety.three OF the Public Laws OF the year e,gh,.-
cen hundred and seyenty-four, relating TO CLERKS
of Judicial Courts.
BE Il enacted, dc. rs follows: .,,
SECT l. In criminal prosecutions, clerks OF JUDI
cia courts shall make extended records Of the pro-
cess proceedings aud judgment, in all indictments
for feionies In all other indictments, II shau De
sufficient 10 record the title Of the case the nature
of theindictm mt the term when IL was found, the
proceedings in brief thereon. and the Judgment ana
senteuge OF tho court And In all prosecutions
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-03-06

caused such Injury II the life Of any person i lost
through any such deficiency, his executors or ad
minisiratnrs may recover Of such county or town IL
able 20 keep the In repair In an action on the
case brought for the benefit of the estate Of the de-
ceased, such sum the jury may deem reasonable
damages, II the parties liable had said notice OF
the deficiency which caused the loss Of life; nj the
trial Of any such action the court may on motion OF
either party, order view of the premises whore the
defect want Of repair j. alleged TO have existed,
when Il would materially aid in clear understand
ing Of the case
SECT. > This act shall not aztec, suits now pend
ing nor rights Of action already accrued
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-03-06
Chapter BIB.
AN ACT 20 amend seoGon thirty-two. chapter
of the Revised Statutes. relating 20 Elections

AN ACT 20 amend secton thitty-two cnhpleF lour,
of the Revised Statutes, relating 20 Elections
b. Il enacted DC. as follows:
Section thIrty-two of chapter four OF the revised
statutes i amended, by striking ont the following
words: Blank pieces Of paper and votes Tor per
sons not eligible 10 the Office ssau not DC cOuhteu a
votes but the number of such blanks and the num-
Der and names on ballots for persons not ehgiDle
shall be recorded and return made thereof, an IN
sartinr in ulace thereof the following words: No
person ineligible TO the office shall be declared elect
Cd but votes east for such person shall be counted
IN determine whether any person has received the
necessary number of all the votes cast; also In the
thirteanth line by inserting after the word elect
oil /" the following words: and the governor shall
issre certificate thereof: and also, by adding, AT
the end of said section thirty.two, the following
words; in all cases not otherwise provided ior'
no person eligible 10 the Office receives me requisite
number of votes % elect him. then the governor
shall order new election, 50 that SAID sectoh snail
read a. follows: -,, .r
ssg1-r 81 In order 10 determine the result OF any
election by ballot. the number OF persons VINO VoIeu
AT such election shall first be ascertaned by count
ing the whole number of separate ballots given H.
which shall be distinctly stated, recorded ana re-
turned No person ineligible to the once shall oe
declared elected but votes cast Tor such person
shaIl be counted, 10 determine whether any person
has received the necessary number OF all the V9'es
cast In cases of Representatives TO congress ana 10
tho sate LEGISLATURE registers of deeds county ana
state ofIicers except where different rule Is pre-
scrbed In the consultation. the person or persons,
ot exceeding the number 20 be voted Tor ~ any one
time for auy such office, having the hishest NUMBER
of votes given at such election shall be declared y
be elected and the governor shall issue os"nca'e
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-03-06
Ci,nuter M.

An ACT requiring Accounts and Claims against
Towns. Cities, etc. TO be verified by Oath.
Be q enacted, dc, n follows:
Every person presenting an account or eiAh
against any town. village corporation. city county
or tho state for services rendered articles furnished
or expenses incurred shah cause said account OF
claim 10 be verified by oath. when required TO do So
by any person whose duty II Is 10 audit the same
and 10 said claimant refuses so 10 verify hls claim
shall be rejected Improved February g. ls''1
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-03-06

brought up by appeal from inferior courts 1t shall
De- sufficient forsuch clerks 20 record the title of the
case the nature and date of the complnnt. the name
and official character Of the magistrate before whom
the case was tried and the sentence and date of the
sentence appealed from; TO be- followed by correct
minutes of the proceedings and judgment Ia the APP
pellate court.
SRcr !. 1hi. act shall take effect when approved
Approved February 3 ISL
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-03-06
Chapler 20S.

AN ACT TO repeal section thirty-oue of chapter
cighty-six Of the Revised Statutes, relating TO
Trustee disclosures.
D. enacted DC a. follows:
SEcr 1. Section thirty-One OF chapter eighty-siX
of the reyi ed statutes Il hereby repealed
SECT . This act shall take eaAct when approved.
Approved February Q. ISL
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-03-06
Chapter 31J.
AN ACT 70 amend ehaPter p OF the RsvIsed

AN ACT to amend chapter - Of the Revised statutes
relating 20 Drinking Houses and Tipping SHOPS
Be u enacted dc. as follows:
SECT. /. Section - of chapter Y OF the revised
statutes Is hereby amended so as TO read a. o' Tvs,
SECT. % No person shall be allowed at any time
TO sell by himself Ills clerk, servant or agent d,ee!
~ or indirec ly, any intoxicating liquors oil wnaI
ever origin except n hereinafter proVidedi wine,
ale porter strong beer lager beer ana M sIh
intent TO sell the for tipping purposes as wen
"a all other distilled spirits, shall be considered IN.
toNieatug within the meaning OF this chapter; on.
this enumeration shall not prevent any other pure or
mi xed liquors from being considered intoxicaupg
SEcr.2 .. Section twenty.three OF the same cnap'er
Is hereby amended, so as to read as follows g,
SECT. %. Any person who shall manuiAetnree ior
sale any intoxicating liquor, except ciaef eha Ue
punished a provided in section "a Of this chapter
SECT 3. Section twenty'four OF the same ehap'er
Is hereby amended As to read a follows;
SECT. "a. ANY person who shall sci any lntoN-
eating liquors manufactured by him In THIS STATE eS'
cept cider. shall b. punished by imprisonment TWO
months In the county JAIL and by line OF one thou'
sand dollars, and stand committed TIL PAID. ,
SHcr 1. On every subsequent conviction after me
first ohense described in section thirty-hVe OF Tue
same chapter, the person or persons found gum
shall pay q fine of one hundred dollars aud cost OF
prosecution and stand committed unii the same oe
paid; and In addition thereto, shall be imprisoned
In the county jail three months.
sRCr g. Section forty five OF the same chapter
Is hereby amended, 40 as TO to read as follows;
SECT 45. Every trial justice, recorder, clerk ana
Judge OF a municipal or police court aud every
county attorney. having knowledge OF any previous
conviction Of any person accused of violating this
chapter In preparing complaints. warrants, or In
dIctments shah aege such previous conviction
thereon; and, after an indictment in any such case
Is entered in court, county attorney shall dismiss
or fail prose ute the same except by special order
of aid court II any trial Justice recorder Clerk, or
Judge Of n municipal or police court, or county at
torney, neglccts or refuses to aegc such previous
conviction If any county attorney shall iaii 70
prosecute rs provided In this section he snail toreit
one hundred dollars In each case 10 be recovered In
an action of debt, TO be brought by the attorney
general In behalf of the state. -,
Srcr q All acts or parts of acts inconsistent with
this act are hereby repealed. Approved feo-s 1871
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-03-06
Chapter 2I2.

AN ACT TO amend sectioa i've OF chapter seventy
eight Of the Revised Statutes, rs amendedby CHAP
ter sixty-two OF the Public Laws Of eighteen hun
bred aud seyentysiN relating TO Election Returns.
De Il enacted. &C., as follows
Section i've Of chapter seventy -tlght OF Tue ne
vl.ed statutes az amended by chapter siNty-two OF
the public laws of eighteen hundred and seventy
six IL amended, by adding thereto the following
words: and the provision. Of said section hYe' 20
far n they Late % correction OF returns and 10 as
ceriaiuing for whom votes were Intentionally cast
shall be applied In determining the election OF rep
r.sentitiyes to congress senators and Represent
tive, TO the state legislature and electors OF prri.
dent and vice. president ofthe nci States In all
cases when n return Is defective, by reason Of any
informally. duly attested copy Of the record may
be substituted therefor 80 that said section. a.
amended. will read as follows;
SECT Q. The governor aud council, on or before
the first day OF December In each year, shall open
and compare the votes so returned and may receive
testimony oath 10 prove that the return from any
town Oes not agree with the record OF the vote OF
such town in the number of votes, or the names OF
the persons voted for and TO prove which OF them
correct and the return when found TO be erroneous
NAV be corrected 10y the record. No such CORRECTION
eau be made without application within twenty days
after the returns are opened stating the error a.
Iced and reasonable notice thereof given 20 the
person 20 be affected by such correction. The per-
sons having the highest number OF votes, not eA,
ceeding the number 10 b. chosen shall be declared
elected; aud shall Dc notified thereof by the secfe-
tary of state be sworn, and enter upon toe discharge
of official duties the first OF January thereafter
If a number of persons. exceeding the number 10 DC
chosen receive equal Number OF votes, no one lie
eecla l. But in order TO ascertain what persons
have received the highest number OF votes the gov
ernor and council shall count and declare Tor any
ner.on all votes Intentionally east for such person
although his name upon the ballot Is misspelied or
written with only the initial or initials OF his chris
tian name or names and they may hear testimony,
upon oath in relation to such votes in order to get
al the intention of the electors, aud decide accord
ingly The provisions of this section sbali be ap'
plled in determining the election OF all county ON
Gers and the provisions of said section five, so far as
they relate 20 the correction OF returns, ana to a.
cert sIang for whom votes were Intentionally cast
shall be applied 10 determining the election OF rep
- congress- senators and representatives
10 the state legislature and electors OF president
and lee-preiient Of the United States In all cases
when a return Is defective, by reason of any In
formslity duly attested copy of the record may be
substituted therefor approved February 3, ISL
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-03-06
Chapter 216.

AN ACT to provide security for Bonds In the state
Treasury.
Be IL enacted, DC, as follows:
SECT /. Every United States or other BOND now
In the state treasury, or that may hereafter come
into the treasury. shall Immediately be Endorsed
with the words following viz; Property OF the
State of Maine not transferable by the treasurer with
out the consent OF the governor Endorsed thereon
SFCr 9 All acts and parts of acts inconsistent
herewith are hereby repealed. IApproyed Feb9lS'']
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-03-06
Chapter 217.

AN ACT additional TO section six of chapter six OF
the Revised Statutes. relating to the taxation OF
property of Religious Societies.
Be enacted, DC, as follows:
An the property of any religious society In this
state both real and personal, except Its meeting,
house and veslry, and the furniture tnerein anu a'
Arizona citizen., 1877-05-26
Freight Regulations.

YUMA, May 15, 1877. On and alter this date the following rules and regulations will be strictly enforced by the Colorado Steamer Navagation Co, until further notice: Freight charges must be paid on delivery of freight.
 Silver will not be received in amount greater than five dollars on any one pay mcnt
 Currency will be received only at San FrenciscO market value.
 Bullion or gold dust will not be re ceivcd in payment for bills.
 Drafts or checks will not be received unless authorized by Treasurer. Parties desirous of paying bills by draft or check will make necessary arrange menls with the Treasurer, at San Fran cisco.
 After being unlOaded and ready for delivery, freight will be held upon carriers risk as warehOusemen only, and if not removed within twenty-four hours, will be subject 10 storage char ges at the following rates:
 Five cents per hundred pounds any time over thirty days.
 A J. FINLAY, Agent. A. \. TOwNE, General Supt
Arizona citizen., 1877-05-26
More Murders.

To all whom It may concern: ThIs morning, May II, 1877, at : o'clock ir the morning, one mile from Asf Spring on the road to Pueblo Viejo, found two men on the roadside mur dered, evidently by Indians One i, an old man, large gray beard and gray hair; the other a man about twenty five years old, sandy or red hair, with mustache same color. From appear ances they must have been killed last evening. From parties on the road, learned that these men had a wagon with two mules, the same heavily load ed.
 Men had not been scalped nor clothes taken. Have not seen the wag on nor mules.
 Respectfully, T. c. STALLO.
 We also find this letter in the Silver City Herald:
 RICHMOND, \. NJ, May r..
 EDITORS HERALD: Thursday, May 10th, Mr. David Davis and a man from Silver City left your place with Vim. Wilson for the Lower GIla. DavIs and the man from Silver City, Prus- sian as 1 understand, but whose name I do not know, left here for Camp Grant with some potatoes for sale. They were both killed at Ash Spring, Arizona, about twenty-two miles from here on the road to Pueblo FieJo. The team with brides, lines and blankets as also portion of their supplies were taken. They were both shot first, but as 1t appears, not dead and their mur- derers took staple out of yoke that lay there and broke in the skulls of the victims with it. According to the iraIl there were from three to five In dianS. They went north with their booty. At the same time there were five OK yokes and chains found there and also a water keg lying behind a meSquit bush, and needle gun car fridge shell was found close to the keg Our Indian scouts arrived Saturday AAloi cal anu 4NAl lill tllt SGIut VI slaughter They found a coal wagon on the other side of the spring, broken and loaded with coal or Clifton, but nobody could be found. The scout trailed for the cattle and found them at last and took them to water. But the three men that belonged with the oxen and coal wagon have not yet been found. Parties are still out hunting for them.
 On the 18th, Hon. s. R. DeLong met Capt. Beauford at Bowie, and the lat ter on his way from Silver City, cross ed a trail made by number of In dians with a band of horses going northward into the mountains where the foregoing described murders oc- cured, and that without doubt they were the Chiricahua renegades.
Arizona citizen., 1877-05-26
Commissioners Williamson ana
 Fraudulent Land Scrtp.

WAsHINGTON, May 13.-The greatest possible injustice is done Commission CT Williamson, of the General Land Office, by the representation of some California newspapers that he is in d ring of land-grabbers, or is 10 any de gree responsible for fraudulent scrip entries in California. On the contrary. a large portion of his time since he entered into office has been occupied Tn detecting and canceling fraudulent entries of soldiers homestead and other scrip in California and elsewhere The work was commenced by his prede- cessor, and has been prosecuted by Williamson with extraordinary vigOr and success. All entries of additional homestead scrip reported from CalIfor- nia have been careful y examined and every one that was based on spurious papers has been cancelled. The total number of cancellations is 700, three hundred and seventy-ei ght beng in the Eisalia district and about fifty in the Sacramento district. Cancellation was facilitated in many instances by the. parties who made the entry waiying their right of appeal from the order of suspension and requesting immediate cancellation. Commissioner William son says there is no reason 70 doubi| that most if not all these spurious pa pers were purchased by California par ties in good faith as genuine. because no permanent resident, unless absolute ly desperate or insane, would attempt to obtain patents n forged papers whose SpuriOusneSs could not possibly escape detection at Washington with in three or four months at latest.
Arizona citizen., 1877-05-26
Bounds and Laws Of ArivEca DIS-
 tric1.

By virtue of a notice duly signed and posted on April 2l, 1877, meeting of miners was held al the NanNoStrand camp. on April 9, 1877, the object of the meeting being the organization and formation of the Ariyaca Mining Dis trict.
 John McCafferty acted as Chairman and Capt. E. P Voisard as Secretary.
 Following are the laws passed to govern the district:
 1. The mining district shall be called the Arivaca Mining District.
 2. This district shall embrace the fol- lowing described and bounded terri
Arizona citizen., 1877-05-26
In the old Church Tower,

In the old church tower
 Hangs the bell; And a5ove it on the vane, In the sunshine and the rain, Cut in gold St. Peter stands, With the sky in his two hands,
 And all is we'll! In the old church tower
 Hangs the bell; You can hear its great heart beat, An! so loud, and wild, and sweet, As parsOn says a prayer Over happy lovers there;
 While all is well. In the old church tower
 Hangs the bell, Deep and solemn. Harki again; An! what passion and what pain! With her hands upon her breast, Some poor soul has gone to rest
 Where all is we'll! In the old church tower
 Haags the bell 4 quaint friend that seems 10 know All our joys and all our woe; IL is glad when we are we'd Ii is sad when we are dead
 And all Is well!-Publlc Opinion
Arizona citizen., 1877-05-26

DESCRIPTION:
 He Is twelve years old this Spring, a rich blood hay, fine black flowing mane and tail with black points, no whit, stands HOO pounds: he has fine clean bOny head. large nOstri;s, n large windpipe. we'll cut out around the throatlatch, a fine neck short between Joints. plenty Of bone and muscle, a fine, strong, deep and slantinR shoulder. short back, big through hls heart, strong lOin, heavy quarters, big through his stifie, with plenty Of length under him, and K pronounced by cOmpe- lent hOTSemen tO he as well balanced & stock horse as ever stood in the Territory
 PEDIGREE OF J. R. GOLDDUsT:
 He was sired by l.. L. DOrSey's GOIddust of Kentucky. he by Vermont Morgan or Wiley Horse; his dam Chestnut mare by DuTOc; DurOc was hv Cock Of the Rock and he by imported Diomede. For further particulars see Wallace'S Stud Book.
 DISPOSITION:
 He Is as kind a horse as lives. can be handled by anybody. don't bite or kick, and Is no way vicious whatever; he Is a very fast walker, a fine cheerful feeling horse and in harness or tO saddle, no man'S horse that lives can outStyIe him. He has a fine, natural ,lrapid trOttlng gait, sure footed. quick and active. His half brother ROlla Golddust, trotted in 2:2l {; Lucille GOlddust. a five year old, trOtted in 2:23. That Is the kind of family Of horses inc Golddusts are, and many others too numerous tO mention.
 H. C. HOOKER. Owner. All care taken tO prevent accidents but no responsibility. No charges for pasture. March 3. 2-u
Arizona citizen., 1877-05-26
Hot Springs Indians at San Carlos

SAN CARLOS, May 17.-The Hot Springs Indians and prisoners are all here in g0Od order We have nine men of PioRsenay's party here in the guard-hOuse. They surrendered to Acting Agent Neville last week. Pi onsenay has BOW only one man with him. They want tp come in. Beau ford's company and our police have made New Mexico and Southern Ari- zona too uncomfortable for the rene gades.
 JOHN P. CLUM. L. $. Ind. Agt.