The Portland daily press., 1881-03-19
SIXTIETH LEGISL AZURE.
Compr ehensive Review of the
Work of the Session.
DIGEST OF THE LAWS ENA CTED.
Following is very complete digest of the
laws which have been enacted by the Legsla-
ture and signed by the Governor:

Following is very complete digest of thu
laws which have been enacted by the Legisla
ture and signed by the Governor:
RAILROAD AND TELEGRAPH COMPANIES.
An amendatory act was passed reducing the capi
tai s. ock OF the Ocean Street Railroad Co., from
| $50 to S25 per share.
The Portland & Rochester Railroad was incorpor
ated with capital stock not to exceed 5000, 600
Inc 1ncorporatoas are Geo. p. Wescott, Samuel T.
| Spring, Stephen j. Young, Frederick Fox, Har
rison j. Libby, John A. Waterman, Nathan Webb
acquire all the property, franchises etc., of the
| Portland & Rochester Railroad Company, in Maine
and New Hampshire, and to be entitled to the same
| privileges.
The Atlantic g. St. Lawrence Railroad Company
were authorized to build and extend their wharves
IN Portland harbor, not exceeding 200 feet beyond
| the harbor line eastward of Galts wharf, provided
They have the consent of the Harbor Commissioners
on the City Council of Portland.
The Aroostook River Railroad Co. was author
lied to extend its road from Fort Fairfield or Carl
bou to HouIton, and also to the st. John river at
some point in Fort Kent 1t was also authorized to
increase its capital stock in the sum of $500 600
and to issue per cent. bonds to that amount. 1t
was authorized to change its gauge to correspond
with that of the Maine Central.
The Oxford and Androscoggin Telegraph Com
| pany has been Incorporated, to run telegraph or
telephone from Buckfeld to Auburn or Lewiston.
| 5. c. Andrews, Israel Washburne, Jr Geo. C. Wing
| Geo ID. Bsbee, R. c. Thomes and Jason Farrar.
Permission was granted to the Bridgton 4 Pre-.
| sumpscot River Railroad Company when organized
| to extend their road through Windham Gorham
Westbrook and Deering to Portland and to connect
with any railroad running into that city. Gives the
company until Nov /, 1884. to complete the extern
| sion.
| The Bridgton Telegraph Company has been author
telegraph, and to own and operate line or lines
along any railroad that may be built from Brdgton
to Portland, or to the Portland & ogdensburg or
Portland u Rochester or Grand Trunk railroad and
connect with any other line of telegraph
The Cape Elizabeth Railroad company was incor-
porated with capital not to exceed S10O, 900. The
incorporators are Moses G. Palmer, Lewis Pierce,
Jr., Chas. Z. Jose, Chas. B. Merrill l.. d. NJ Sweat
John E: Palmer of Portland, and John NJ. Robbins
horse steam railroad from Ferry Village in Cape
Elizabeth to Prout's Neck or Lbby's Neck.
The Boston q Maine railroad was authorized to
purchase the Orchard Beach railroad and enjoy its
franchise and rights.
The law requiring railroad corporations to be
holden for labor was amended so that such liability
shall terminate unless the party claiming to have
performed such labor shall commence an action
against the railroad company in cases hereafter
arising within six months after the giving of notice
to the trea surer, and in cases existing within
six months after this law amended takes effect
The name of the Penobscot & Lake Megantic
Railroad Company was changed to the International
Railway Company OF Maine and its charter
amended so that the road can be extended from
some point on the line of the European 4 North
American Railway, between the South line of the
town of Lincoln and the North line of the town of
Mattawamkeag to Greenville, near the foot of
any point, within fifteen miles OF the Bangor II
Piscataquis Railroad. except where it shall ap-
prOach and cross the line Of that road the foot
of Moosehead Lake; and from Greenvile to connect
with the International Railroad any other road
from Lenoxville; Also to give authority to sell to
any foreign OR domestic railroad company or to
lease to them or amaigamate it's stock with theirs
or any connecting road.
A charter was granted the Boothbay Telegraph
Isaiah Lewis and Charles H. Fisher. Authority is
given for the construction of telegraph telephone
lima from prso Il
Westport and by cable under the water to Squirrel
Island, Mouse Island, Capitol Island and the other
islands in the vicinity of those towns.
Authority was given the city of Bangor to make
an agreement with the Bangor Piscataquis Rail
road Company, or any other parties, to allow any
portion Of the net earnings of that road to be set
apart for the purpose of paying the interest on the
cost of extending that road to Moosehead Lake and
for sinking fund to pay the cost of construction.
The kennebec Central railroad company was in
corporated to run from Pennington through the
towns of Chesterville, New Sharon, Vienna, Mount
Monmouth and Manchester to some point at or near
the Kennebec river, between the cities of Augusta
and Gardiner. The incorporators are Joseph r.
Boutwell,, James W. North, H. X. Morrill,, E. C.
Allen. T. q. Bradstreet, Joseph H. Manley Hiram
Fuller, Orville D. Baker, John L. Richards, j. S.
BE Berry and William Harvey. The capital stock is
ton is authorized to issue its bonds to an amount
not exceeding $6OOOO0.
The Eastern Telegraph company was chartered
with authority to construct lines in the state with
as many wires and branches they see fit and con-
meet with other lines. The ncorpoaators are j. 5.
W1nslow, Geo. p. Wescott, James Bailey, l.. HI.
Barker, Lewis Pierce, Frederick Robe, j. Lewis
Cobb, John 4. Berry, A. F. Crockett, j. r. Bodwell
G. 5. c. Dow, j. P. Bass and F. A. Wilson.
The Maine Shore Line Railroad COMPANY was in
corporated to run from Calais, through the coun-
ties of Washington and Hancock, by such route
as the directors may select, to Ellsworth including
bra nch to Eastport. If when the road is COM
pleted no railroad shall have been constructed from
Bangor to Ellsworth, by way of Bucksport or i'll
case the corporation operating the railroad from
Bucksport to Ellsworth, refuses to make its gauge
conform to the gauge of the Shore Line within four
months after its completion, then the Shore Line
Company may extend its road from Ellsworth, di-
rect to Bangor, through Dedham, Otis, Holden and
Brewer The capital stock shall not exceed 20. 900
shares of 500 each. The incorporators are John
c. Talbot, Joseph N. Green, Samuel d. Leavitt,
Ezra N. Pattangall, T.. G. DOwnes lgnatius Sargent
Samuel L. Campbell, Lucius A. Emery, Cornelius
race NJ. Ruggles and NJ. n: McKusick.
The Skowhegan and Athens railroad company,
was Incorporated. to run from Skowhegan through
East Madison Lower Mills in the town OF Madison
an through Cornville to Athens. The corporators
are j. 5. Tobey, F. G. Greene, Edward Ware, S. L..
f. A. Hight, c. F. Dore, j. w. Bxby, H. B, Smiley,
L. T. Pike, j. G. Kinsman b. f. Eaton, A S. &.
Hall, d. F. Hobert, Reuben Hussey, j. w. Hussey
j. +. Holman, E. S. Dutton, o. L. Burk, A. c. Wade,
j. III. Hight, b. M. Nj ght, John II. Howard and
Henry Leavitt. The capital stock is not to be less
than 720 nor more than 3 900 shares of $50 each
The gauge is not to exceed three feet less than
two feet.
The Mexico g. Byron Railroad Co. was incorpor-
ated with capital stock Of not less than 500 nor
run from Mexico in Oxford county, through Roxbury
to Byron and the company authorized to issue its
bonds to an amount not exceeding $3.50, 900. The
corporators are Oliver Moses, Galen c. Moses,
Edward Plummer, E. T. Nutting, ID. II. Hastings,
John Houghton, David Hammons and E. NJ. Shaw.
The law relating to the transportation of passen-
gers aud freight by railroad was amended that it
Shall apply to any railroad in the State whether it
makes close connection with other railroads not
and the railroad commissioners shall have the
power and authority as in cases where the railroads
make close and direct connections, and no railroad
making connection shall receive higher rates of
of freight than it demands or receives of 9TH
er railroad within the State. No rebate, drawback
allowance or other advantage shall be made or ex-
tended by any railroad in favor of another railroad
| doing business over the same.
The Bucksport = Bangor railroad was
SSurry SS to Ellsworth. Also to issue stock and
bonds to the amount Of $500, ,OOO exclusive of the
| present or first stock of the corporation.
The law relating to lettering in public places has
| been amended so as to include steamboat grounds
The cities of Bath and Rockland, and the towns of
Wscasset, Newcastle, Damariscotta, Nobleboro,
| Waldoboro and Thomaston have been authorized to
retire by purchase exchange, their issue of bonds
in aid Of the Knox g. Lincoln railroad at the option
| of the holders thereof.
The law relating to railroad crossings has been
| amended so that when fagman is necessary for
| the public safety at crossings the county commits
soners may order to be stationed there upon ap
| plication instead of gates.
| The Boothbay railroad company has been incor-
porated with capital of not more than 5000 shares
of 500 EACH The corporators are John Renshardt,
j. ii. Shoveling and w. Adams. The road is to run
| from Boothtay through Edgecomb, Newcastle, Wis
casset or Damariscotta to conn wi h the Knox &
| Lincoln road.
| The Brdgton & Presumpscot river railroad COM
pany have been authorized to sell lease their
| road.
The Palmer & Machiasport railroad company was
authorized to build branch to tide waters in Ma
chias.
The West End horse railroad company of Port,
land was chartered with a capital stock of So .00U
with power to increase. The corporators Ed
ward P. Chase, Frederick w. Clark, Francis lib
| Lorenzo r. Chase, Edmund Harlow, Ashbel Chap
lin Alvin Deering John w. Deering, Rufus lib
bets, Geo. w. Burnham, Royal X. Burnham, Josiah
| Chase Theodore E. Harmon, Frederick A. Clark and
| Lndley NJ Webb.
| The Bangor Il Piscataquis Rallroad Co. was given
authority to construct road from Milo nortnerly
| through Brownville and any intervening town to
the Katahdin iron works.
The railroad law was amended so that when a cor
poration by its first location, fails to acquire the
land actually embraced in its roadway, the loca-
ton recorded is defective uncertain, it may al
any time correct and perfect its location and file
descriptions and in such case shall be liable for
damages, by reason of such new or amended loca-
tion only for land embraced therein for which the
| owner had not previously been paid.
| The Kennebec and Franklin Telephone and Tele
graph Co., has been authorized reconstruct and oper
ate its lines from Winthrop or Gardiner, to Lewis
| ton and Auburn; from Augusta to Rockland and
| Thomaston; from Gardiner to Boothbay and Mouse
| and Squirrel Islands, and from some point between
| nd Ea tn WaterVillp