Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1879-03-20
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Chapter 100.
AN ACT to amend section three of chapter one hun
dred ana sixteen Of the Revised Statutes of Maine,
entitled, The regulation of Fees and Costs"
BE ii enacted, Sc, as follows
SEC / To insert alter the word provided" in
the first line, the words 'hy a stated salary and
striking out the word whether" in the second
line, and inserting after the word civil,' in said
second line the following words proceedings shall
he the SANE a. now provided 10y Jaw and striking
out the word ''or,' in the second line, and insert
in the word and so that said section as amended
shall read:
Sect. 3. Except when otherwise expressly pro-
vided hy fixed salary, the fees If the I'd &c If any
municipal or police court, in civil proceedings,
shall be the same as now provided by law, ard
criminal IrCceedpgs shall lie taxed in the same
manner and at the same rat. as the fees of trial
JUSTICES; so lar as applicable. When any such
JucSe receives stated salary for his services from
the treasury OF any county, he shall unt under
oath TO the treasurer of said county for all fees
accTulng I" him in said capacity towards his sal
ar! including ten cents for the blank writ in every
action entered before him; and If such fec ed
the amount OF his salary or any such quarter, the
excess shall lie by HIM paid to such treasurer
SEC. ,. All acts ard parts Of acts inconsistent
with this section, as amended, hereby repealed,
and this act hall take effect when approved.
tApprcyed February q, 1879
Chapter 1871.
AN ACT to repeal chapters hundred and hftecn and
one hundred AMI twenty of the Acts OF eighteen
hundred and ssventy-three.
Be IL cnacttd Sc, follow:
The divisions e act, entitled An Act in aid Of
Fee High schools approved February twenty ei=h-
teen uFrd ana -eNGtty ihrCe and the
act entitled AN Act to enable academies surrender
their pT p rty cts towns and yarta ions 'or the
benefit Of Free hgh Schools approved Februar, twenty
four, eighteen hHndred and seventytree be ana the
sane are hereby suspended in their opera year
from aud ttrT the aII-oraf Of th. act ZAP Feb -, 49,
Chapter I3a. .
AZ Al t9 amend section twelve, of chapter
relating TO placing Convic;s at Labor.
BE az enacted, Sc, follows.
Section twelve otchap1er one hundred and thirty
nNe OF the revised statutes. is he rehy amended by
adding thereto the following words, to wit. and
an eenvcts so committed may lie placed at labor i'll
the same manner as provided for persons seutt need
TO imprisonment and labor SO that said section as
amended. shall read as follows
see IL Any convict sentenced TO pay fine or
costs and committed for default thereof and for no
other cause who is unable TO pat the same may lie
liberated by the sher II, after thirty days from his
commitment, by giving his note for the amount
due, b. the treasurer of the same county accom-
pan cd hS written schedule of all his pro pertv Of
every Fro. signed and sworn to before the sherlf
Jaer or any justice of the peace trial Justice and
the sheriff shall deliver the same to said treasurer
Tor the use of the county, within thirty days; and
the same manner provided for persons sentenced
TO imprisonment and labor zap. Feb. q, 1879
Chapter I33.
AN ACT ts amend chapter forty eight Of the Re-
yised Statutes relative to Corpor ations under the
General Law.
Be IL enacted, &C., as follows:
Section eighteen of chapter forty eight of the
revised statutes, is hereby amended by striking out
the word two" where it occurs in the eleventh
line, and insert in place thereof, the word 'one;'
also to amend section nineteen of said CHAPTER hy
striking out the word five where il occurs in the
last line and insert in place thereof the word one
50 that said sections amended, shall read as fol-
lows.
Sec. IS. Three or: more persons NAV associate
themselves together by written articles of agree
ment, for the purpose of carrying on any manu-
featuring, mechanical, mining OF quarrying bust
ness Their first meeting shau be called by one or
more of the signers of said articles by giving notice
thereof stating the time place and purposes Of the
meeting .oeaeh slsner, IN writing or by publish
at least fourteen Gays prior TO the time appointed
therefor. At such meeting they may organize into
a corporation, adopt corporate name define the
purposes of the corporation, fix the amount of the
capital stock, which shall not be less than one
thousand dollars, more than two hundred
thousand, divide 1t into shares, and elect presi-
dent not less than three directors. a secretary
treasurer and other necessary officers and adopt