Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1878-03-07

or justice shall appoint time and place Of hearing and
order notice thereof to any entitled to be heard
and at such time and place may examine into the truth
OF the allegations of said complaint and IL satisfactory
evidence thereof is adduced and it appears that the WI
cmmed to the custody and guard ship of the officers
OF said school during her minority, unless dis
charged by process OF law
Section 10. When any girl is committed to said
school, tho justice by whom she Is committed
shall certify the mtmus, her age, parentage, birth
place, and the charge which she is committed, and
the city where she resided the time Of her
arrest so far as he ascertain such particulars; and
this certificate shall be evidence If her age until
otherwise proved, and shall be sufficient in the first in
stance to charge such city town with her at
said school, at a not more than dollar, less
than fry cents week; but fshe has residence within
the state then such expenses shall he paid by the state
Section IL. The officers Of said school. upon the
commitment Of any such girl, shall notify, in. writing
t municipal officers of the poor OF the city
or town so liable, by mail otherwise, Of the name Of
su girl the charge which she is committed and the
duration Of her sentence Such notice, addressed to
such municipal off ;rrs aud deposited, post
paid in the post office at Haowel shall he suffcient
and at any time after three months from the giving Of
such notice. the officers Of said school for and
recover OF such city or town, sum not exceeding one
ollar, less than fifty cents week. for the
of clothing and subsistence Of such girl to the time OF
suing therefor and such city town may recover the
same of the parent or guardian Of such GIRL or Of the
city or town where she has her legal settlement
(Approved February Il. 1881
Chapter "a.
AN ACT to extend the jurisdiction and authority Of
County Commissioners.
Be it enacted, &C., as follows:
County commissioners in their counties may, upon the
same petition, lay out alter or discontinue highways,
through town or towns, plantation plantations,
and tracts Of land not in any plantation and in
respect t." that part of the highway situate in town
plantation required by law to raise money to make and
repair highways, the same proceedings shall be had
are now provided by law in Of petition to lay out
alter discontinue highways leading from town to town.
and in respect to that part Of the highway not situate in
make and repair highways, the same proceedings shall
be had is provided by law in of petition to
lay out, alter discontinue highwa in places not in
curporsted The time and place of hearing upon such
petition shall be according to Sec ion thirty hree chapter
eighteen of the revised statutes ia Of appeal to
the supreme judicial court the appeal shall be made at
any time after the return of the has been
placed the files aud before the next term of said court
in the county, and he proceedings upon the appeal shall
be ordng section thirty fve chapter eighteen of the
revised statutes II appeal made the case is to he
continued to the next regular term after the regular term
towhch the return is made (Aggrovsd Feb H. 1879
AN ACT in relation to the duties of County Attorneys
and additional to chapter seventy OF the Revised
Statutes.
Be it enacted, &c, as follews
1t shall be the duty Of each county attorney to appear
and act for the state with the attorney general in the law
of his district all state coming into said
court from his county, but additional compensation
shall to the county attorney by his duties
as above. [Approved Feb. Il, 1873
Chapter 90.
AN ACT to regulate and protect the Shore Fishe ies
BE IT enacted, &c, AS follows:
SECTION l. The taking of mackerel, herring,
porges menhaden, or fishing therefor by the
of purse and drag senes, is hereby prohibited in
all of the small bays nets, harbOrs or rivers Of this
state where any entrance to the same, or any part
thereof from any land to land is not more than one
mile in width, under penalty upon the master or
person in charge of such seine seines, of not less
than one hundred nor more than three hundred
dollars. and there shall be lien upon the vessels,
steamers, boats and apparatus used in such unlaw
full pursuit until said penalty IS paid; hut net for
mcshinG mackerel or porsieS, of not more than one
hundred meshes in depth, aud net for meshing
herring, OF not more than one hundred and seventy
Ieshcs in depth, shall not he deemed "a seine.
SEC ,. All penalties and fUrfeitures named in
the preceding section may be recovered by indict-
ment or action of deht and one-fourth part of the
penalty or forfeiture recovered imposed shall be
for the benefit of the complainant or party prose-
cutting, and the remaining three-fourths to the
SEC. 3 All sherifs deputy sheriffs, constt.bes
and fish wardens, are hereby authorized and re-
IN red to all WarrantS aud ur To them