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(Approved February Z. lS7s.)
CHAPTER 10.

AN ACT to authorize reduction of Capital Stock Of Cor
porations
BE enacted by the Senate and House Of Representa-
tUes IN Legislature assembled, as foU0Ws
SECTION. l. Whenever the assets of any corporation
have diminished by losses depreciation of property
that its capital Is impaired, such corporation, at
meeting Of the legally called therefor with the
expressed at such meeting ut any adjournment
thereof of not less than wothrs In amount of all the out
standing stock 6f said corporation, may reduce the out
standing stock to the extent of such impairment and
upon the value Of all shares issued be issued
sh III be reduced proportionaly.
SECT. ,. Within thirty days after such red iction is
made any stakeholder, who has agreed thereto may
ton has established place OF business, held the last
meeting for revision of the proceedings
the corp ration in making said reduction, upon which
such proceedings may be annued modified, that such
reduction shall not exceed the actual impairm mt If capt
tai The action of the court If no bl is filed aore
said the action of the corporation provided in the first
section shall be conclusive upon all parties, whether
stockholders creditors, and such reduction shall not
any personal liability whatever of any sockhU!er
officer of such corporation.
SECT g. The clerk secretary Of s1i corporation
shall file with the secretary Of state rtiad copy of
taken, suffer penalty Of thousand dollars, to be
recovered by action Of debt in favor of any existing
future creditor of such corporation first suing
for in any county in which transitnry action
between the parties can fully be brought.
SECT Simultaneously with after such redu ton
stock of any corporation, such corporation may
time to time authorize the shares e stock,
of the reduced par value, until the gross capital shall
equal the gross capital uhorzd by the charter articles
association Of said corporation before such reduction
made although the shares should increase the whole
issue of shares beyond the number of shares authorized
by such charter or articles of association
SECT. 8. This act shall take effect when approved.
approved February @ 1881
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Chapter ~.

AN ACT to amend section twenty of chapter ninety
of the Public Laws OF eight hundred and seventy
six in relation to Lime Rock and Slate
Be bYthf SENATE ana HOuSP NJ Representa-
,iues LesisRdtnrP dSSsmbird, AS follows;
con tw-nty-six Of chapter ninety of tn public laws
OF eighteen huadred and sevenysx, is hereby amended
by in the eleventh line after the word sate,
the words at their port Of shipment and insert
ing in the place thereof lis mined, quarried
fcturetl unless the before that time is loaded
vessels for transportation that said section
shall read az follows
SECT. % Any person who digs, hauls or furnishes
the Manufacture of lime has lien thereon for
his personal and the rock furnished for thirty
days after such rock is manufactured into lime, until
such lime is sol shipped on board vessel any person
who ahors in quarry cutting and dressing granite in
any quarry lien for the wages of his labor all the
granite quare cut and dressed in the quarry by him
his aborers for thirty days after such granite is cut
and dressed until such granite is sold shipped
board vessel any per- who abors in mining, quarry
ing manufacturing slate in any quarry, has cn for
the wages his labor all slate min d quarried
ucured in the quarry by him his coaborers, for hr
ty days after the slate is so Mined qu,ried manufac
Pictured, unless the same before that time is loaded
vessels for transportation Such liens shall have
pre- AL other claims and may be enforced by
attachment within the time aforesaid
(Approved February ID, 1881
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SECT Il. All indictments and informations, and all
criminal processes pending in said supreme judicial
court for said county at the end of said next October
term thereof shall transferred said superior court
and shall entered upon the docket Of the at tn,
and all and recognzances appeals in criminal
cases. all criminal processes whatever, which but
for the passage Of this would be returnalc to,
which BY would be entered in said supreme judicial
court in county, the third Tuesday Of October
eighteen hundred and shall be returnable
to and entered upon the docket of said super or court
said December term thereof, and shall have day thereto
and all grand jurors witnesses and others, in criminal
matters who would but for the passage Of this act be
held appear at said supreme court for said county,
the third Tuesday of October eighteen hundred and
tyegh shall be held to appear at said December term
OF said superior court and grand jurors shall also attend
at the April term of said superior court in year eigt
teen hundred and seventynne Venres for grand jurors
to at said superior court shall be issued es
forty days before the first Tuesday Of September
ally, and snch jurors shall at every Of s4h
superior court for the transaction of criminal business
throughout the year
SECT. 49, All exceptions questions OF law arising IN
any during the trial of criminal in said sup
rior shall be transferred to the law docket tn
supreme judicial for the middle district, and shat
have day therein and if said exceptions sustained
trial 10 ordered the shall be remsnded to
said superior court for trial. All motions for
trial in criminal tried in said superior court hall
be heard and finally d.termir ed by the justice thereof
approved February 5, 1881
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Chapter 40.

AN ACT t. amend chapter eleven of the Revised Statutes
in relation to the right of plantations to receive their
proportion of the state School Fund
BE snactm by me SENATE amt HonS' Of Representa-
tues m L,giylt,ur nSysnbied, Ms follows:
SECTION l. section five Of chapter eleven of the rcvis
ed is hereby ned by striking ut all after the
word estate in the uuret nth nuc, that said session.
= amended, shall read as 70 lows, IT, wit:
SECT 8. Every city, town and plantation shall raise
and pend annually the supper of srho Is therein
sum o money exc ulyr Of the income of any corporate
school fund any grant from the or funds from
the state any voluntary donation dev or bequest
any forfeiture arcruing to tn" OF Schools not less
than eighty cents each nhabitn according to the
census the by winch representatives to the gs
aturc last apporton,d under penalty of FORGETTING
less than twice than -four times the amount
of its deficiency; and which negects raise the
# money required to ne raised by this section,
shall during the year which neglect receive
any part school fund required to be apporon
ed to the several towns by the treasurer At state
SEC 2 This act shall take effect when approved.
(Approvcd February 9, 1851
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CHAPTER ID.

IAN ACT to ameod chapter iupdr AID eighty-ive
OF the Public laws OF eighteen hundred and seventy
/ Sven, relating to Life Insurance
.Be me senate ana Hp,tse Of R'prsssnta
| flDeS m LPgisiatur6 assembled. As follows:
Section of chapter hundred aed eighty five of
1.-THE public laws of egeeen hundred and
herehy amended by changing the words single endow
ment,' in the tweutyeighh line, to simple endowmert
by striking the last clause in said section after the
word aforesaid in the thirty fifth line, that said
Iii m, amended, shall read follows:
SECTION /. Every policy of life insurance issued
land after the first day of april in the year Of Lord
lone Thousand eight hundred and seventy by any
company chartered by the authority Of this state which
may frteite for n-payment premiums uCu ling
all given for premiums interest thereon, after it
sha have force three full year. and which shall not
coutaiu v ion surrsu,er u at least eu Na.ent
to TIE ne arising Ter t rm, Of this CT, shall never
thelss he cot led i'll rcs to eN.en', ana tor prlod
of time to b i,emnei as follows. t. wit The ut val
of the policy, when the premium becomes due and Is
pa shall lined according the combined
exp riece ,utrs' OF mort atty, with interest 1t
four per centun per annum after deducng from three
ourts of uch net value indebted mess to the company
he ny the company the insured which
uots il given f]r prem uln, shall then b. cane led,
renIains shall be considered net single premium
OF temporary nu AMI the term for which II will in
stall be drtermI ed cordig t. the of the
" at the tim o. the lapse the policy. and the ass,mp
tO2s u: m rttty and interest aOresad but if the Icy
sll he ar erdowmen payable at a certain time or at
DEATH il it SHOULD previous then, If what remains,
as a0 esad shall exec ID the net single premium OF tempo
for the balance of the endowment term
the fall amount Of tn policy, such shall b. consii
err 1t rs IL single premium SIM endowment pay
able only the time the original endowment and
the life insured survives to such time; and the
thus pas able by the any shall be determined
according t. TIE of tie parry at the time of the lapse
OF tie policy and the assumptions If mortality and inter
, aforesaid
CApproved February -, 1851
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Chapter Is.

AN ACT to amend section eleven of chapter ninety five
of the Revised Stttutes relating to actions trespas
Be enactedb by the Senate and House Of Representa-
tiues in LEGISLATURE dssembtd, as follows:
Section eleven of chapter nrety-fve OF the revised
statutes is amended, by adding after the word land in
the first line, the words door ard nta grounds
and by adding after the word ard" in TIE seconi
line, the words cuts detces destroys orr and by
adding after the word vegetable" in tho third line TIL
words 'Orn amenal tire -; and by adding after the word
$50 in the fourth line, the words down, defc ID,
destroyed or SO that said section, amended shall ad
follows
SECT. IL. II any persons enters any grass land
door yard, ornamental gr unds orchard garden and
cuts down, defaces, destroys, takes hererom without
permission Of the owner, any hay fruit vegetable
ornamental tree shrub he sh all be liable the party
injured in equal to three tie value the
tices cut down. deaced, destroyed taken away ia
action Of trespass.'
approved Feb. g. 1879
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(Approved February 6, 1851
Chapter IL.

An ACT to abolish the August Term Of the Supreme Jul
dical Court in the county of Kennebec.
Be enacted by the Senate and House Of Representa-
tines in Legislature assembled, as foN0Ws:
SECTION l. Section seventeen, chapter seventy
of the revised statutes hereby amended by striking out
the words sin the county of K.nnebec Augusta the
first Tuesdays March and August aud the third
day Of October" and inserting in place thereof the
words Sin the county Of Kennebec, ut Augusta, the
first Tuesday of March and the third Tuesday of tobeY
SECT 2 No criminal business shall be transacted at
any the terms of the supreme Judicial court held with
in and for said county of Kennebec after the next Oc
tober term thereof.
Sect 8. This act shall take effect September first
eighteen hundred and seventy-eigh
approved February =, 1873
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ChnpGer IL.

AN ACT to prevent Frauds in Commercial Feril zers.
Be IL enacted by the Senate and House AZ representa-
tipes IN Legislature assembled, AS follows.
SECTION l. Every package of fifty pounds of
commercial manure fertilizer sed kept for sale
cent pound unles, prepared essentially from
fish sold SUCH shall be marked with its weight thu
name place of business the manufacturer sell
ler and with true analysis ri the chemical clements and
the several amounts of each contained therein.
SECT. 2. Any person guilty Of a violation OF section
shall be subjected to penalty of hundred dol
lars.
SECT g. The secretary of the state board OF agrirul-
procure the analysis of any fertilizer offered
sale within the state and any person who shall
violat. the provisions Of this act.
approved February q, 1878
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Chapter IL.

AN ACT to amend section twelve OF chapter hun
dred and thirtythr of the Public Laws Of eighteen
hundred and seventy three relating to the Jail system
Of the State.
BE it enacted by the Senate and House Of Representa-
tiUes in Legislature dssembied as fOiiOUS:
Section tive I've of chapter hundred and thirty three
of the public laws of eighteen hundred and seventy three
is hereby amended to read as follows
SECT II. The keeper of the Jail in the several
ties shall keep record of the conduct of each convict
and for every month appears by such record that such
convict has faithfully observed all the rules and require
ments Of the prison, such convict shall be entitled to
deduction from his according to and exceed
ing the following rate and proportion for convict under
sentence for six months and less than year. two days
each month Of good conduct for and over
hre, days per month"; and for every day any convict
shall be punished for dsobedence Of the rules of said
jail. record thereof shall be made and days deduct
ed therefor from combinations to which he be
titled
(Approved February 8, 1851
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Chapter 10.

Az ACT to amend chapter seventy-siN OF the Revised
Statutes, relating to Levy OF Executions upon estates
held in joint tenancy or in common
BE u enacted bv the senate amt House Of Representa-
t,Ues in Legislature assembled asfoHo~s:
SECTION l. The whole part of estate held in )nt
tenancy common may be taken to satisfy an execu
on in the same manner other real estate is tax
en- and held in common but tn" whole estate must BE- de
scrbc and the share Of owned by the debtor must be
stated
SECT 2. Section Of chapter scventy-sx Of the
revised statutes hereby amended by striking OF the
second and third lines the words oin tenancy in com
mon that said section, amended. shall read as fol-
lows, viz
Sscr T. All the debtors estate, interest share in
the premises whether held in tail remainder,
lite years otherwise, shall pass by levy, unless IT
is larger than the mentioned in appraisers
turn
(Approved February :. 1851
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Chapter IL.

AN ACT in relation to Disorganzed Towns.
Be it enacted by the Senate ana House Of Representa-
tiues in Legislature assembled. as follows
SECTION l. In all where towns may be dis
organized ~ repeal Of their organic charter and their
debts and liabilities excepted and reserved by the pro-
visions of the act repeating the legal service of pro-
collect such debts and liabilities may be made
any inhabant of lawful age resident of the territory in
cuded in said dsorganized town. In pro-
vded service OF such process against towns provided
there legal officers in said territory which legal
service can be made.
SECT q This act shall apply to school districts in SAID
disorganzed towns so far the same is applicable.
approved February 8, 1879
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waters of DampriScotta of the railroad
bridge Damsrscotts minis that said section
amended, shall read az follows:
SECTION 30. The following waters and their tributaries
exempt from the operation Of the provisions OF this
chapter relating TO the migratory fishes, and the suprv
sion Of fshways by the commss that is to say Roy
al 3 river in North Yarmouth; S.was pond or ITS
outlet in Arrowsc; Nequa-srt stream in Wool~irhj so
much Of the waters # Damascot river west at the
railroad bridge Dam ,riscotta mills; Duck trap
stream in Liucolnvile and Belmont the eastern Penoh-
in Orland; Winsow's and Lacl's streams In
Pcnobscot all waters III Nnalhaven, Blu hill, fremont,
Mou Desert, Eden, franklin and sullivan; Tunk river
IN S,cuben; Pleasant river in Washington county, East
Machas river and Coboscook Orange river in hitting
(Approved Feb. Is, 1851
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Chapter ~.

AN ACT to amend section six Of chapter si&ty OF Revised
Statutes, ,t.ing to actions Of Divorce.
BE Il enacted by the Senate md House Of Representa-
tireSfn Lfgis{atnTe assembled, as follows.
SECTION !. Section Of chapter sixty of the revised
statutes, is hereby amended by adding after the word
court in the first line the words or any justice thereof
in vacation, that said section, amended shall read
follows:
SECT. &. Pending libel, the court, any justice
thereof in vacation may order the husband to pay the
clerk for the wife, a suitable of money for her de-
tense prosecution thereof and to make reasonable
provision her separate support enter such decree Tor
care custody Of the children they think
right and enforce obedience 10y appropriate processes
SECT. >. This shall taxi feet when approved.
(Appr we'd February -, 1879
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CHAPTER IA.

AN ACT to amend section thirty of chapter sixty
five Of the Revised Statutes granting to Guardians and
Trustees power to assign mortgages and mortgage debts
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tiues in Legislature assembled, as foYoWs:
Section thirtytwo of chapter sxtyve of 1.-THE revised
statutes is amended by inserting in the first line after
administrator the words guardian trustee, that
said section shall read as follows:
SECT 3d. Real estate held by executor or admins
traitor guardian trustee in mortgage taken
cution until the right Of redemption has EXPIRED shall
be deemed personal assets and held in trust for the per-
sons who would be entitled to the money if paid and if
is paid he shall release the esate but if is paid
may sell he could personal estate law and
assign the mortgage and debit and the purchaser shall
have the rights and liabilities the purchaser of
personal property sold by license of the probate court
All sales SO made heretofore shall be Valid
approved February 8, 1879
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ChaIjter 1S.

AN ACT to amend section fifty Of chapter forty of
Revised Statutes relating migratory fishes in Damar
iscotta river.
BE- il eRa~tfd by thP Senate and muse Of Representa-
tiers in LeQiSilfarP dSSsWbtFd, as follows:
Section fifty Of cdp or,y Of the revised statutes, is
hereby amended by striking the words "Danarsc )ta
river, in the fifth sixth lines of said Section and in
sorting In the place thereof the words so much Of the
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Chiipter 10.

AN ACT relating to Coroners.
Be IL sndcted Senate ana House Of RspresfNtd
tip,s in LegisiaturS assembled. as follows
SECTION !, Clrouers when holding iuqaests, have the
same authority rs probate courts compel ATTENDANCE
o witnesses, and may commit for contempt.
SECT 2 Tns shall take effect when approved.
(Approved Feb. l3, 1879
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CHAPTER 2S.

AN ACT to amend section of chapter ffty-eight Of
the Public Laws Of eighteen hundred aud seventy-sx
relating to Auctioneers.
Be il enacted bV the Senate and House Of Representa-
tires in LegiSIatHrs assembled, as fONOms:
SECTION /. Section of chapter htty-eght of the
public laws eighteen hundred and is hereby
amended in second line, by striking out the words
suitable inhabitants" and inserting instead thereof the
The Portland daily press., 1878-02-26
The Rates of Postage.

Postal cards, one cent each, go without further
charge to all parts of the United States and Canadas
with an additional one-cent stamp they goto all parts
Of Europe.
All letters, to all parts of the United States and
Canada, three cents per half-ounce.
Local, or drop letters, that is, for the city or
town where deposited, cents if delivered by car
rers, and cent where there is no carrier system.
Newspapers, daily, semi weekly, til weekly and
weeklies regularly issued and sent to regular sub
scribers cents per pound, payable at the office OF
publication, newspapers and magazines published
less frequently than once week, 3 cents per pound
Transient newspapers, magazines, pamphlets, books
and handbills cent tor each two ounces OF fraction
thereof All other miscellaneous matter, including
unsealed circulars, book manuscripts, proofsheets
photographs, &c. and also seeds, cuttings bulbs and
ROOTS and merchandise not exceeding four pounds in
weight, cent Tor each ounce or fraction thereof.
The following are the postal rates with Europe:
The rates for letters fer the halfounce or frac
ton thereof, and those for newspapers for four
ounces or fraction thereof
To Great Britain and ireland, letters cent
newspapers 2 cents; France, letters cents. news
papers cents; Spain, letters cents, newspapers
cepts all pats of Germany, including Austria,
letters cents, newspapers cents; Denmark,
letters 8 cents, newspapers cents; switzerland
letters cents, newspapers cents; naly, letters
cents, newspapers cents; Russia, letters cents,
newspapers cents; Norway, letters cents, news
papers cents; Sweden, letters cents NEWSPAPERS
cents; Turkey, European and Aslatic, letters
cents, newspapers cents; Egypt, letters cents,
newspapers cents.
For Asiatic coantlies, the half-ounce limit fol
letters, and the four ounces for newspapers, still
holding good, the rates are:-
To Australia letters, via San Francisco Except to
New South Waies) via Southamp pton Is cents
via Brindisi l9 cents newspapers via San francisco
cents via Southampton cents via Brindisi cents
China letters, via San Francisco 10 cents via South
ampton Is cents, via Brindis 10 cents newspapers
q A and cents, by the respective routes British
India Italian mail. letters 10 cents, newspapers
cents; JAPAN letters, via San Francisco CENTS vi;
England 10 cents via Brindisi 81 CENTS newspapers
via San francisco cents, via Southampton cents
vii. Brindisi cents.
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She stoops to Conquer.

"She Stoops to Conquer" as presented BY
the Boston Museum company at the Portland
Museum last evening, was fine Interpretation
of fine comedy which has, despite its some-
what faulty construction and overdone farci-
cality, become stage classic. To say that the
representation was not faultlsss is only justice.
1t certainly was creditable to the actors-that
company does nothing ill-and was easy, nat.
ural and finished. Bat there was something
wanting in spirit Mr.. Warrsn's "Fony Lump
kin" was, all things considered, the most nat
ural and effective impersonation 10 the play 1t
was funny of course; bat it was more than that,
it was work of art, admirably proportioned,
genuine in sentiment, and well-n;gh faultless
in execution. Not once was the actor betrayed
into undue emphasis or farcical exsggeration.
Were not Mr.. Warren SO obviously mature
"youth" the impersonation would be perfect
1t was rot wantingi in art, certainly. Miss
Annie Clarke's 'Kate" was another fine char
acterization, rich in coiur and shading. Mr.
Barron in most of the scenes where "Young
Marlowe" appears left nothing to be desired.
Even his msnnerisms fully accord with the
conception of the part. But in the scene where
"Kate'' first meets her suitor his Interpretation
does seem false art. The conception of the au-
thor is forced and unnatural. and it is the busi-
ness of the actor to correct it, to soften its crude
color as much as possible. Instead of doing
this, in attempting it, Mr.. Barron emphasized
the absurdities of the part, and even exagger-
ated the traditional business. If by chance his
Interpretation be that of the author, we must
cease to wonder at the manager who at first re-
fused the play, telling Goldsmith that it was
more farce than a comedy.
AS for the other parts they were all well
taken, and one or two call for more notice than
can now be given them.