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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-04-01

l'f WfY petition tlIt county commissioner. i.r
permission Co fHi-n said why's aud lrge tu. vt..r
vent thereof. such comm. .ioner- shall appoint %
time and place for % r.ltirg ou tlc petition. anal
rte motto" thereof fu ai rart. ut.rc-t.d - uruviI
81 n section two ot chapter eighteen COZ th. revised
statutes emo such Motto" may 10" proved in the man
nor provided 300 said section.
>I,r. .. uu the day appointed. ,hey shall moo.
examine the premises described FOO the petition auu
near o." parties present, and th,reupun they shall
u't'rnin" whether said way -h ID be- raj ca and tho
water vents enlarged, aud 90 what extent aud pre-.
tcnl" ODE manner ia which 10 hall De- done. and
what Portion oi 90" pon-rs thereof aud tho co..
81 On" hearing -h1u he borne by the petitioner
ana what portion. 10 any by the town whore the WY
SEcr g. II tho decision 6. i1 favor Of the petition.
'r-. said commissioners shall direct the Town in
Writing, to mako The alterations pr,scrib "a. and TX
me tim" within which the same shall bp done, and
IT not done within the time fixed. the came may
DE- done by the petitioners. aud whether done hy
w" town or ~ the petitioners 10 shall Dee done in
hithil manner and tu the acceptance ut the commi-
hlon- shail nav" a claim upon the other party tor
the proportion fixed by the commission Tor said
other party 90 pay and % the not paid with
In thirty days alter IT. approval by said c0mui
,rs aud a demand therefor, 10 may be recovered In
al action ON thr case.
SECT 3. Il the decision 90 the county commits.
-l'ucrs is against the petitioners, they shall nav
90" costs OF the hearing, taxed "a. hi other enc.
before county commi s-loucr-
SECT .. Any party aggrovcd by tho dccis ion #
said commissioners. may appeal therrirom in tle
sam" manner aud subject 60 The same conditions a.
j. provided in case Of highway
SE'r. o. Nothing iu this act shall Doc construed
e. affect any right OF iioWacc or damage therefor
Approved March 7, 1871
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happier no.

Al ACT 70 amend chapter sixty-uinc ofthe Public
Laws of eighteen hundred and scventy.e eight, on
titled AN Act To amend chapter two hundred
aid two OF the Public Laws OF eighteen hundred
aud seycnty-scycn, relating TO Normal Schools
4. a. enacted &c. IS follows:
Section one OF chapter sixty-ninci s hereby amend.
ed 10y striking out the words TWENTY-FIVE thousand
i've hundred iu the fnh line and inserting the
words eighteen thousand Section two of said chap
ter Il amended by striking out the words twenty.
two thousand five hundred" In the fourth line aud
Inserting the words eighteen thousand so that
said section shall read A. follows:
SECT l. That for the support Of the three nor
mai schools established by the state. namely. the
western normal school at Pennington. the eastern
normal school at tastine, and the western normal
school at Gorham, the OF eighteen thousand
doilars Il hereby annually Appropriated. the Same
To BE- expended under the direction of the nor.
mai school trustees, required 10y act of leris-
Inturc. chapter one hundred and fourteen I'm Tho
year Of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
seventy -threc.'
'SEcr >. The treasurer Of state Is hereby author
led aud directed TO deduct from any ofthc school
money. raised for the support of common schools In
thr state the sum of eighteen thousand dollars, for
the purposes indicated In this act
iApproycd March |, 1879
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hnpicr IiI.

y ACT To- amend chapter two hundred and forty.
ono. Of the Public Laws Of eighteen hundred and
seventy four relating To- Cemetcrics
Be ff enacted. &c. rs follows:
SEcr. !. Section eight of chapter two hundred
aud iorty-one. OF the public laws of eighteen hun
drcd and seventy four, Is hereby amended by strik-
ing out all amer the word cit" in the hfth fine so
that said sectiOn amended shall read rs follows
'SECr. 3. The municipal officers of any town are
burying yard within their town on petition of ten
voters BY taking land OF adjacent owners to be paid
Tor by TIE town, when In their Judgment public ne
ccssity requires H. providing that the limits thereof
shall not be extended nearer any dwelling house
than twenty-five rods therefrOm against the written
protest OF the owner made TO the Inunicpal officers
% The town AT the time OF hearing on said petition
SECT. :. Chapter one hundred and ninety.hye Of
III" public laws of eighteen hundred and seventy
seven, relating To buyiug grounds, il hereby r.
peuled, and section eight, OF chapter two hundred
ana ioriy-one, Of the acts of eighteen hundred and
seyeniy-tour is hereby revived far "a amended by
TIL, act.
Approved March J, lS70l
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Chapter It3.

AZ ACT to amend chapter scventy.fvc of tho Pub
nc Laws OF eighteen hundred and seventy.eight
I'ailng 10 Fisheries and the Propagation OF Fish
u. % cnacfcd DC n follows:
SECT. ]. Section nine of chapter seventy.hye of
the public laws of the year eighteen hundred and
s"venty-eight Il hereby amended go that NJ amended
II shall read a. follows
SECT. 9. No salmon, shad. or other migratory
hsh shall be taken or hshcd for within 1--WE hundred
yards of any hsh-way dam or milLrace nor between
the BANGOR aud Brewer bridge over the Penobscot
river ana the water works dam at Treats Falls on
sad rlver; nor between the Augusta highway bridge
over the hennebec river and the Augusta dam ON
said river between the fret day of ApriI and the
hrst day of November In each year ok cent by the
ordinary mod" of angling with single hook aud line
or artificial flies shall hook and line or artificial
files be used at any time within one hundred ward.
OF any hsh-way. dam mill-ruce The penalty for
violation OF this section shall be a fine of not more
than NIFTY nor less than ten dollars for each oGcnse
ana further fine of ten dollars for each salmon one
dollar for each shad, so taken
SEcr. 2 Section ten of said chapter Is hereby
ahenSed; by adding after the words "shall be" in
tne tnird line the words 'nshed for SO that M
amended, said section shall read as folIows viz.
SECT 10. There shall be a close time for salmon
from the fifteenth day of July OF each year TO the
ntsI day oil April following, during which no salmon
under penalty of not more than fifty nor less than
yen doIIars ana further penalty of ten dollars for
each salmon so taken or killed
SECT. 3. Section twenty-oue Is herebv a,nandcd
so that a amended il shall read as follows;
SECT. H. The commissioners of fisheries NAV
set apart any waters for the purpose of cultivation
cessivey In some newspaper published in the county
where such waters are located person shall taLc
XIII or fish for any fish therein. under n PENALTY nj
not less than ten nor more than one hund bred dollar
ana further penalty of one dollar for each fish so
taken or killed
SEor. 4. All acts inconsistent with this act are
hereby repealed.
lAPproved March 3, 1921
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Chapter 1885.

N ACT to amend chapter ono hundred aud thirty.
three ut the Public Law sf eighteen hundred and
seventy six, relating - Criminal Prosecutions
He u c'ltctcd, &c, A. follows
Chapter one hundred aud thirty.thrcc OF tho pub.
iir laws OF eighteen hundred and seypnty--iX. 3.
amended by in-tr ing alier the word discharged.
IN The Third line. nc following word, and ON mo-
non oi the rcspund'i, o.. magistrate shall render
Judgment whether or not the complaint il frivolous
or malicious And by striking ont the word "ac.
coruincly, Tn tho sixth iuF, aud inserting the FOL.
lowing words In favor ot thc county and against
me complainant for such sum. aud said magistrate
may Give aud pay over said cost. TO tho county
am" are not paid, tho magistrate shall return said
execution tu the county commissioners for the usc
90 IN" county. Aud thc complainant shall have tho
same night 90 appeal as iu civil clscs' so that said
chapter shall read a. follow.
SECT. ID. lis apptar- ON the whole eN elimination
mat no oreuse has been committed or that There b.
not probable cause o. charge the accused be shall d.
di.charged. aud on motion Of the respondent tho
hAsi.fate snail render Judgment whether not the
complaint frivolous or malicious. and IL the mari.
rAic judge the complaint frivolous or malicious. hr
shall order The complainant 60 Jay the costs of uros-
'luuon and Issue execution iu favor Of the count,
and against the complainant for such sum- and said
magistrate NAV receive and pay over sald costs tn
me county treasurer for the ufo of tho county and
ia case The same ar not paid the magistrate shalI
return said execution to tho county commissioner
Tor the use Of tAc county. And thc complainant
sha have The same right of appeal q. Go civil case-
but " u appear that uflouso la. bccn committed
anu thrrr IA probable cause 60 charge the accused,
and The oncnsc !, bailabe and sufficient balls offered
u shall bc taken and tho accused ci.charrod but n
accused shall be- commit "a 90 prison 70 await Trial
II 20" on"fs" u within the Jlri-dCtlou OF the ma is.
irai" hc shall try 10 and aW ard sentence thereon
Approved February p, Is5tI
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Chapter AS.

AN ACT 10 amend section nineteen, cha pier forty.
be IL enacted. &c, a. follows:
Section nineteen. chapter forty-ninc of the re-
yised statutes, Is hereby amended by inserting after
the word risk in the ninth line, but any subse-
quent insurance. procured without giving notice 10
existing underwriters, shall be taken and held To be-
material increase of the risk so that said rcet
rs amended shall read as foows
SECr. 10. All statements of description or value
In an application or policy of insurance shall be
deemed approximations and not warranties: CHROME
Gus descriptions statements of value or title bv
the insured, shall not prevent his recovering on his
nolicy unless the jury find that the difference be.
tween the property described and IL really ey-
isted contributed TO the loss materially Increased
the risk change In the property Insured IT, use or
occupation, or a breach ofnny OF the terms of the
policy by the Insured shall not affect the policy un.
ie-S th,y materially Increase the risk; but any su-
sequcnt Insurance procured without giving noicc To
existing undcrWriiet-. when permission l. not given
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6hnptcr 1876.
y AIT rl.iIOs b lion Damn.

AZ ACT relating 90 Lien claims.
IL - cauet,d. &c =. follows.
Srrr J. I'm an action, nov pending or that may
De- hereafter brought 60 force "A lien when thc a r
~ materials wcrr not furnished by n contract vlu,
the owner 81 the property bc elected such owner
mas voluntarily appear aud become "a party 90 tho
'uii IT. he does not so appear, notice OF the suit
such the court ORDER shall b. given him and H..
shall thou become party 10 the suit
SEcr ? In any such action, Judgment may be
rendered for the plaiutiH against tho defendant
tho property attached covered by the lion or
against either Tor much as shall d. found duo Ly
virtue Of the Hen. and In case the amount due "a
cccds the amount covered by the lien then .uaraie
execution ball bo issued 90 the plaintu against the
defendant for said excess and tho fiaIntig mas d..
continue a. 90 any defendant Tho court may
apIortiou costs a. justice require.
approved February --, Ie--f
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1879

u0n. said officers shall forthwith rroc.,I 90 carry
th. same into effect. 500 that said section a amended
'~ECr. 3D. Any cit, 0r town. ly atvo..hirf.,ate.
NJ any legal meeting called t"r 'Un purpose may
raise 10y thN or loan, from time fn tinr or an at once,
% sum uf money NOT exceeding in all live nor CONT
an lt regular valuation for thr time hrug. and az.
rrnlrate 10 Co ala iu the construction ot ral.oais
purpose may mako contracts with luy per on ur rail-
r'a corporation. A. such meeting the loyal voters
hh N"i" by ballot pa ose in favor of tho rrupo tiou
Young Yes, aud those opp. scl. vntlu. 80 The
iaA"i. cast shall ho sorted counted aud Gcc r.d in
open town meeting. and recorded. and thr clerk
'hai max" return thereof Co thr municipal officers
VINO ,hal examine such return, and ~ twa-thrds of
we ballots cast are boz favor ot tie proposition.
aid officer. shall forthwith proceed 90 carry ~
-tW" INFO effect.
Approved Te' wary cs l--,,
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Chapter 49,.
Az ACT toprovidc process for the removal of
worthy Attorney

worthy Attorney
BE 20 enacted. DC, ~ fulows.
Srcr J. wherever an information shall be- g1,t
In the clerks Office OF tho supreme judicial court i'm
any county, by tho attorney general, or bv "A com
mtt"c Of the bar of such county charging that any
attorney a. law has become and is di-lualined for
th" Office o. attorney and counselor nj law in the
courts Of this state for specified In the infor
nation, any justice of said court u term time or In,
vacation may Issue. iu the name OF the state ruiz,
requiring tho attorney informed against to apncar
day hNci 20 show cause why his name sh1uId
not Do struck from the roll Of attorney which ruin
with affected copy OF the Information shali h.,
served upon such attorney in such manner as tb,
Justice shall direct at least fourteen days before Tho
return dav and shall De-, made rpturr,ii, cttI'- .
the county where such attorney resides or whore In
is charged that the mi-conduct was committed
SFcr. .. II the attorney on whom such saryir.
Ia. been made shall, on before aid return dav
u' in o." clerk office OF said court in aid counf
of return denial of the charro. .roct in tI i'
formation, the Information shall th.rcuuon -taut
upon the docket ut said court tor hearing AL mo
neat term thereof iu said county, by the Justice
rc.dug. upon such lawful evidence a. NAV b. uru-
noHnccd either hy the state or by the respondent
SHOT a II such attorney fails 20 Tile 81. denial as
%" taken q. confessed and 10 tho Justice residing
shall ana that thc facts confessed -ufc lent %
attorney and cuuusclpr law or ln ta-e of denial
ia" Justice shall upon hearing hud that any OF tho
chaTH's specified are true and that te acts proved
az 20 'I-iuhiy u" respondent a. ator"-
said, hv shall give Judgment accordingly and shall
enter decree that the respondent De- removed from
t' ONO" q. attorney ana coun.elcr 40 law In all the
courts OF this state. and that his name be- struck
from the roll at attorneys
SECT . Tho Judgment Of such ju. ticc shall be-
final, unless the respondent shall within ono week
and before Tho adjournment ct aid term hio his
appeal th"rcirom TO the law court bv entering hi.
claim therefor upon the docket
sEcr. .. such appeal shall De- heard upou printed
copies % the case furni-h"d by the respondent at
the next law term hold within the district n tho
case - not argued, IL shall be- decided upon The
record and u the respondent fails % enter his al
P'al with tho printed copies Of the during tho
hi three day OF said law term. the counsel for Tho
prosecution thaH enter the appeal with and uttestcd
COPY "i o." Judgment and decree. warroupou tie
.1ur shall b" affirmed hy tlr law court
Hi't ' TOO" prosecution shall o. conducted ly
o." county attorney Tor thy county. where the ru.
-ie'' 200 '-- 'hr Justice i--uiur the rule shall
atl ..n other table counsel 60 perform said
aI'. 'NuguI..-l prur.-. shall it.uc to compel the
-I. aI." 'f Httn.t-, ami Zoo r1-" 20 decree Uf TO-
m"'ai. .Ii--'.f -iul hr rendered boo behalf ot Thee
.'t'. H-aiu-. il- I-l.uH.at i.r nH c..f. tp DO.
'a..i I, ti.l...f
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the parties otherwise agree, or In the first limo
ana inserting the words 'on request of the pur-
chaser aOer the word shall in the second line so
uat said section as amended shall read as follows
'SkCr ID. Unless the coal Is sold by the cargo
ll' seller shall on request of the purchaser cause
the same 10 be weighed by "a sworn weirhcr. who
snail make a certificate OF the weight thereof; and
the seller shall not maintain a suit for the price of
such coal unless he had delivered such certlhcate In
the buyer before it, commencement
approved March l. lS.9l
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Chapter Ifi.

AN ACT to establish the salaries of Ger tain public
BE II enacted, dc, follows:
SECr l. The salary Of the land agent shall be
clSht hundred dollars per annum, TO be paid in
quarterly payments from the treasury of the State
SECT ? The salary of the messenger 90 the GOV.
ernor and council shall be five huud dollars pcr
annum in full for all services and travel.
SECr- B. All acts and parts OF acts inconsIstcnt
WIN the provisions of this act hereby repealed
SECT {. This act shall take effect when approved
Approved March 3. 1871
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SECT Q. This act shall NOT ho construed TO auuul
or restrict amy authority hitherto possessed or cNor-
rl-"i nF Oh" courts over ATTORNEYS
approved March ]. 1901
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1879-03-13
LAW OF THE ROAD.

Judge Bagg, who is one of the
soundest men on the bench in Iowa,
in the road case in the Grundy Circuit
Court, said that it is the privilege OF
one who desires to drive faster than
another to do so, and he may legally
pass the other by turning out on the
right-hand side of the other party, and
he other party has no right to prevent
him from so doing, and any act that
would tend to hinder or delay him
would be technical trespass for which
he would be liable. A party will
be justified when one desires to pass
him in driving up q little way and
then stopping or Stacking up, and as
soon as the other party again attempts
to pass to once more start up to run
and the party so doiug will be liable
to answer for damage.-(Des Moines
Qowa) Register.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1879-03-13
NEW MODE OF LOCoMorI0N.

A gentleman of Philadelphia has in.
vented new apparatus for locomotion
called a pedomotor, by which an as
tonishing rate of speed can be obtain
ed by the simple act Of walking where
the surface of the ground is sufficient
ly even or smooth to admit of it. The
news carrier around the Permanent
Exhibition buildings goes his rounds
pair of these novel attachments to his
feet. The pedomotor consists of four
tough wooden wheels, very light, and
provided with an outer rim of India
rubber. These wheels are secured to
frame shaped like the foot, and
strapped on like pair of skates, un-
like roller skates, the wheels sre not
under the foot, but on each side of it,
thus giving the wearer good solid
footing. The rear wheels are 3 inches
in diameter, while those in front are
211s, thus giving slight incline to the
foot, which in motion has much to do
with impelling the pedestrian forward.
from the toe with slight
curl toward the ground is a piece of
eating called 'pusher, u led in mount
ing q steep incline. From the center
of the heel a small brass wheel extends
back as q guide as well as a brake.
The whole thing weighs scarcely a
pound. In using them no more effort
is required than in ordinary walking.
The wearer takes his ordinary step,
and is surprised to find himself skim
ming along at a great rate. The phil
osophy of it is that while lifting the
foot for another step the body is con-
tinually progressing. A man STEP
ping usually 36 inches, makes 4S with
the pedomotor, thus gaining one third
in distance. 1t certainly is a very
novel arrangement, and on smooth
rocks or walks will prove a nice thing.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1879-03-13
New Game Law.

We give below the new game law
which has recently passed the Legis-
lature of this State, for the protection
of game birds, for one year from the
lst of Nomember next, which sports
men will do well to bear in mind:
To prevent the killing or lnjuring of
quail, or Virginia partridge and prai-
rie chickens.
SECTION l. BE 1T ENACTED BY THE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF
OHIO, That whoever, in any place,
catches, kills, or injnres, or pursues
with such intent, any quail, or Virgin.
ia partridge, or prairie chicken, before
the fifteenth day of November, one
thousand eight hundred and eighty,
or disturbs or destroys the eggs of any
such birds, shall be fined not more than
thirty nor less than three dollars, or be
imprisoned not more that thirty days
or both.
SEC. 2. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its passage
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1879-03-13
EUROPEAN FORESTS.

The proportion ofland covered with
forests throughout Europe is % per
cent, of which Russia and Sweden fur
nish the greatest part. In Russia 40
per cent. of territory is covered with
" oods, and of this some 2O0,O00,OO0
acres are covered with pines and other
cone bearing trees. Sweden and Nor
way hsye 81 per cent, chiefly birch,
maple, pine, fir and willow. Austria
has % per cent, Germany has 26 per
cent. and France IL. Far below these
come Spain, with its cork woods and
evergreen forests. covering per cent.
of the land, and Holland and Belgium
with the same. Portugal comes next
with 5 per cent, and Great Britain
fellows with per cent. The percent
age annually decreases in all countries
rapidly. AS far back as 1888 it was
estimated that timber was cut down
yearly in Great Britain and Ireland
alone to the value of E2,OOO, 600.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1879-03-13

BY CARRIE E. WHEELER.


All! how still the house. and lonely,
In.the watches Of the night!
All! what memories, uprising,
Fill the darkness with their light,
As lie and vaguely listen
To the footsteps Of the breeze,
While the dreaming leaves awaken.
And are lightly. softly shaken.
Till they make a rain-like patter
In the dark and quiet treesl
How my lost ones rise before me
In the watches Of the night
How Aer bright hair. in the darkness,
Makes glory and and q light;
While her blue eyes. soft and tender,
Smile upon me as Of yore.
And her white hand points, forever,
Backward to the days that never.
With their sunshine and their gladness.
Shall return to bless us mOrei
o the sorrow Of that parting
In the watches of the night
With tine stars the purple darkness
All ablOssom was, and bright,
When a sudden burst OF moonlight
Raincd glory on the air;
Passed a faint, inelodtous signing
Through the room where she was lying,
Came and passed in waves of music,
And my darling was no there!
Up the nights of starry splendor,
In the watches OF the night,
Past the rosy verge OF morning
She had ta'en her angel flight.
When this life, made up of heart breaks,
Shall be merged in Endless Day,
Far beyond all Earth's s repining,
weshall meet where light is shining
Fair and clear on Hills Eternal
And the night has passed away.
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THE New York Commercial Adver-

THE New York Commercial Adver-
tiser calls attention to the results of
prohibition and liquor licensing in
Massachusetts. Appended to the 10th
annual report of the Labor Bureau of
that State is tabular statement which
is instructive. In 1874 Massachusetts,
had Prohibitory Law, and in that
year there were 2S,044 arrests for
drunkenness, and 23,961 convictions,
while the number of places where liQ-
uor was sold illegally was $500. In
1877, when . License Law was substi-
tuted in place of the prohibitory en-
actment, there were no illegal sales of
liquor, and the number of arrests for
drunkenness was 1867 less than in
1874. That is to say, when the sales of
liquor were we'll regulated by we'll
enforced License Law, the sobriety of
the community was greater by twenty
five per cent. than when "drinks" we've
taken on the sly.