The Republican journal., 1879-03-20

1879
laws Of the yea eighteen hundred seyenty-eight
hereby lei by striking the words zone mile in
width in the sixth line OF sad section and BY inserting
place thereof the following words, viz two nautical
miles W dth aui such taxing fishing therefor also
hereby prohibited any Of the within nautical
me Of the cost " of Inhabited island within the
jurisdiction Of this state that ameaded said section
shall real as fDliows
Sect / The TAX ag Of herring or porges or menhaden
or fishing therefor by the use of and drag
hereby prohibited in all of the small bays nlets harbors
or rivers Of this state where entrance 70 the same
part thereof from any land to land is than
two nautical miles widths and such taking or fishing
therefor is also hereby prohibited any the waters
within nautical mile Of the any inhabited
island within the jurisdiction Of this under penalty
upon the master or person N charge Of such seine
s-nes u not loss than hundred than three
hundred dollars and there shall be lien upon the
sells, steamers, Boats AID apparatus used such unIsw
fu pursuit untjl sad p7nalty is paid but for
meshng porgs Of not more than hundred meshes in
depth and net Tor meshing herring Of than
hundred and seventy meshes in depth shall not be
deemed seine
SEC 2 This shall take effect on and after the
twenty hrst day Of February, eighteen hundred and
seventy-nine approved February q, 1872
Chapter ll3
AN ACT additional to chapter thirty four the Revised
Statues, relating to Auctions and Auctioneers y
Be II enacted, SC follows
Chapter hirty-our Of the Revised Statutes IS hereby
amended by al ling thereto the following section
section 10 The municipal officers Of any city
II this state, may upon presentation of
Or Inventory Of the property to be sold special license
to any auctoneer legal voter in this state sell
public auction between the hours of A VI and six
P NJ, upon the payment # FIVE dollars for each and
every invoice inventory the above license fee to 20 to
the use OF SAID city or town approved Feb "a 1879
Chapter ia.
AN ACT to amend section four of chapter hundred
and thrtywo " the Revised Statutes relating the
jurisdiction %. Magistrates.
Be IL euucttd, &c., As follows
Section four Of chapter hundred and thrty-two Of
the revised statutes hereby amended by adding
no .Nf
tn words or by Imprisonment not exceeding thirty days
that said section a. amend ID, shall read follows
Sect + They shall have ju r-dctlon of assaults and
hfterl4 breaches Of the peace and violations Of any
statute or bylaw Of town, when the oense is not Of
high and aggravated and Of oten,es misde
m-anors, jurisdiction Of which is conferred by law and
may cause aryers rioters, breakers Of the peace and
yioators of the law be arrested; and NAV try and
punish by fms, exceeding dollars or by mprison-
mrnt not exceeding thirty days, and may require them
ma sueties for keeping the peace (Ap Feb "a 1871
Chapter IFS.
AN ACT giving County Commissioners Jurisdiction over
the Repairs Of Ways
Be 1t enacted, e. as follows
SEC. l. Wheu any town legally liable to maintain any
way, unreasonaoy neglecs to keep such way repair
50 that the safe and convenient travellers with
horses teams and carriages, after the municipal officers
or one Of them have had FIVE days actual notice or
know edge of the defective condition. any three or more
responsible persons may petition the county
soners for the county in which such is situated
setting forth such facts and if said commissioners are
SATISFIED that uch petitioners responsible for the
OF the proceedings they shall fix time place near
such defective way, for hearing such petition and
such notice thereof given to the town and ne
ttoners as they may prescribe AT the time appointed
the commissioners shall view the way, alleged he out
of repair and hear the parties interested 10 the petition
and if they adj1dge way unsafe and nconyenent
-r travellers horses teams and Carriages they shall pre-
scribe what repairs shall be made, FIX the in hch
the own shall make the same and give notice thereof to
the municipal officers OF the Town, and they shall award
the costs of the proceedings against the thew
adudge The to be safe and convenient, they shall
dismiss the petition and the costs of the proceed
ings against the petitioners If they find the way was
defective at the time OF presentation of the petition but
mas been repaired before the hearing they award
costs against the town, if in judgment justice re-
quires it,
SEC. 2 Such petition may be presented said COM
missiOners Of their SESSIONS vacation to the