The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-03-16
AUGUSTA.
Recent Acts and Resolves Ap.
proved by the Governor.l
Some of the Argus False State
r1ents Corrected.

n1ents Corrected.
AUGUSTA March 15.-Up to the present
time one hundred and thirty acts and twenty
| six resolves which have passed the legislature
have been approved by the Governor. During
the past week thirty-three acts and five re-
solves have been approved. The following is
the substance of those of interest to your read
| ers:
The sum of 81 ,072 ,035.11 has been appropri-
| ated to provide in part for the expenditures of
| government for the current fiscal year.
| A law has passed having for its object the
prevention of strikes on railroads which sub
| jects offenders to heavy fine or imprison-
ment in the State prison.
| The Dudley Brook Dam Company has been
| incorporated. The incorporators are Israel
Washburn, Jr., and John P. Weber.
| A charter has been given to the Bridgton &
| Presumpscot Railroad Company to run from
Bridgton through the Presumpscot valley to
some point on the line of the Portland & Og-
| densburg or Portland & Rochester railroads
not nearer Portland than Saccarappa. The in
corporators are John p Perley, VIM. F. Per-
ry, VIM A. Stevens, Samuel f. Perley, Jo-
seph L. Wales, H. A. Shorey, Samuel S.
Smith, Freeman H. Brown, Elias Golf, Geo.
|
ball, Luther Billings, VIM. Iredale and AL
bion E. Bradstreet. The road shall be compile
| ted by Nov. /, 1884.
The acknowledgment of deeds may be now
made before any notary public in the State.
The charge of board of prisoners sent to the
house of correction for drunkenness shall not
now exceed 50 per week.
The Calais Municipal Court which has been
abolished is allowed to hold sessions for three
months from March 10th of the present year,
so as to dispose of all matters pending.
A charter has been granted for railroad
from Kennebunk to Kennebunkport. The in
corporators are s. E. Bryant, Anthony Luques,
J. A. Wheeler, S. Brown, Chas. c. Perkins,
Geo. Hall, S. Fl. Gould, Charles E. Perkins,
| W. F. Moody Charles O. Huff, j. G. Cousins,
J. M. Emery, Woodbury. Goodwin, L. L.
Norwood, Geo. B. earle, Daniel A. Burn
| ham, Woodbury. Smith, Joseph A. Titcomb,
Chas Ward, w. G. Perkins, w. G. Parker,
| Edward E. Bourne, j. H. Ferguson, Joseph
| H T. Fairfield.
The law relating to corporations has been
amended so that property when attached may
be appraised and set off on execution.
The homestead farm of Caleb Fuller has
been set off from Woodstock and annexed to
Paris.
The National Bell Telephone Company has
| been incorporated with capital stock not ex-
ceeding 100000, with authority to build and
operate lines throughout the length and
|
Chas B. Gardner, Payson Tucker and Frank
| lin j. Rollins.
The Steam Heating and Power Company of
Portland has been incorporated with capital
stock not to exceed 100000 nor less than $50, :
| 600. The incOrporators are Jacob S. Winslow,
Horatio n Jose, Geo. F. Holmes, VIM. W.
Thomas, Jr., Geo. P. Wescott, Charles Nc
earthly, Jr., Edward H. Daveis and Geo. f.
Morse.
| A law has passed which provides that copy
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deed from the State, of the land of
the State or of a deed from the State
| and the commonwealth of Massachusetts, of
the undivided lands of the State and said COM
monwealth, certified by the Land Agent and
approved by the Governor, or certified by the
Secretary of State and approved by the Cover
nor, as true copy, may be filed and recorded
| in the registry of deeds in the county where
the land lies, and shall have the same effect as
if the deed itself had been recorded, and GER
tilted copies thereof from such registry shall be
evidence when the original would be-
Collectors of taxes, or executors or admins
traitors of deceased collectors of taxes may sue
for an tax in their own name.
The law relating to new trials for capital
| offences chap. ia r. S. has been amended Sc
that the S. j. Court. or any Superior Court, be
fore which convictions are made may either in
term time or vacation, when on the petition OF
motion in writing iG is made to appear to ap.
pear that justice may be better done, grant a
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may or should be granted.
The duties and powers of the Commissioners
of Fisheries and Wardens have been enlarged
in enforcing the game and fishery laws.
The law of 1878 which exempts from taxa
| ton for ten years the mining interests of the
| State has been repealed.
The Ponds Sheer Boom Company h S been
| incorporated to operate on the st. John and
Aroostook Rivers. The incorporators are Ar
/ chibald F. Randolph, Edward d. Jewett Sam
| mel II Kipu m a Gnch ipr
Henry Miller, Freeman Woodman, Robert
| Connors, Eben S. Coe, Nathan c. Aver, Franz
lin A. Wilson, Thomas N. Egery, Elbridge G
Dunn, Wm B. Hayford and VIM. N. McCril
lis.
The towns of Freeport and Yarmouth have
been authorized to build a bridge over the Eas
branch of the Cousins river without a draw
but leaving sufficient width between the abut-
ments, so that the navigation of the river shall
| not be unnecessarily INSTRUCTED.
The law relating to the organization of the
legislature which provides that no person shall
be Above to vote or take part in the organiza
ton of either branch unless his name appears
upon the certified roll has been repealed.
The Knox & Lincoln Railroad Co. has been
given authority to change its location in the
towns of Edgecomb and Newcastle.
| The State Treasurer has been authorized to
procure a loan of 1907 900 for the payment OF
bonds due on the 18th of next August
The law relating to agricultural societies has
been amended SO that under the penalty of {
fine not exceeding 800 no person is allowed tt
sell refreshments or merchandise, exhibit any
show within one-fourth of mile of the fail
grounds during the time of exhibition, unless
in the dwelling house or ordinary place O
business of such person, or let any land OF
building adjoining or overlooking the fail
grounds to spectators of any exhibition of thu
society, without the written consent of tn,
trustees of the society.
| The Beach Hill Brook Dam Co. has been i'll
corporated. with John P. Whitcomb and
Chas. I'll. Hayes as incorporators.
The Black Brook and Swift River Improve
ment Co. has been incorporated with capita
stock of $4,000. The incorporators are John
Houghton, E. 7. Nutter, Edward Plummer
Henry Nutter, w. B. Nutter, Daniel Hilton
Moses I. Cross, E. S. Coe, David Hammons
and David R. Hastings,
The taking of fish from Wilson pond in
Greenville, in the county of Piscataquis, ha
been prohibited from October LIST to June LIST
| for five years.
The Dead River Log Driving Co. has beer
Incorporated with Elias Milliken, JOSEPH
Clark, J. M Haynes, Franklin Smith, J. R
Bodwell, VIM. B. Snow, Ira d. Sturgis and
Abner Coburn as lncorporators.
The taking of trout and land-locked salmon
in the Rangely, South Bog, Bemis and Cup
suptic streams has been prohibited from July
LIST to May LIST, and in the .Kennebago stream
from Sept LIST to the first day of MAY.
Our Senators and Representatives in Con
gress have been requested to use their efforts
to have general pilot law enacted and t.
compel the builders of the suspension bridg
across the East River, New York city, to place
the roadway at such height as shall not OBJ
struct or impede navigation.
The Insurance Commissioner has been au
thorized, free of cost to the State, to compile
the insurance laws, and to print !, 800 copies.
The proposed action of Congress to gram
pensions to the veterans of the Mexican ant
Aroostook wars has been commended as jus
and beneficial measure.
The city charter of Lewiston has beer
amended so that the wards of that city can b
altered every tenth year, commencing with tn
present census year.
The law relating to the shooting of seals a
Fort Point in Stockton has been repealed
A law has passed for the punishment O
tramps. 1t provides that if any person goe
about begging or subsisting upon charity i
shall be evidence that he is a tramp, and he
punishable by imprisonment at hard labor il
the State prison not more than fifteen months
Tramps entering any dwelling house, or kin
ding any fire in the highway or on the lam
of another without the consent of the owne
or occupant, or found carrying dangerou