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with brass or copper points firmly fixed on the tops
thereof indicating the true range of such meridian,
and shall protect the same and provide a book of
to be kept by the clerk of the courts or by
person appointed by them nearer to such struct-
ure, ana accessible to all persons wishing to refer
| thereto
Section sixteen of chapter fory-three aforesaid is
hereby amended by striking out, after the word
MERIDIAN, In the first line of said section, the
words "is so established,' and inserting in place
thereof the words or meridians are established,
paired or rebuilt, so that said section when so
amended shall read follows
SECT. l6. When such meridian or meridians are
established, repaired rebuilt in any county, the
governor and council shalappOint competent COM
missioner to inspect and verify it by astronomical
observations, who shall make report of his dongs
with an accurate description of such structure, its
latitude and longitude and the declination of the
needle at the time, and deposit record thereof
with the clerk OF the courts for such county, and
shall be entitled to such just compensation for his
services as the governor and council may allow
Approved February 26, 1871
Chapter 2G.
AN AL additional relating to the InsOlvent
BE 1t enacted &C., as follows:
. The judge ofany court of insolvency shall have
Inc same power to compel the attendance and take
the examination Of witnesses residing in his county,
On application made to him by any person interested
as the Judge of the court of insolvency the county
where the proceedings are pending; and such wit
nesses shall attend and testify in relation to the in
solvent estate and the dealings of the insolyent and
the testimony shall be reduced to writing and filed
in the court of insolvency where the proceedings in
insolvency are pending [Approved Feb. 26, 1881
Chapter %.
AN ACT declaring Women eligible to certain school
Be 1T enacted, &c., as follows:
SECT l. No person shall be ineligible to the of
flee of supervisor of schools, or of superint
scnoOl committee, on account of sex.
SECT. z. This act shall take effect when approved
lApproved February 26, 1881
Chapter 2S.
AN ACT to amend chapter six Of the Revised Stat
utes relating to Taxes.
Be 1T enacted, &c., as follows:
Section fourteen of chapter six of the revised stat
utes is hereby amended in clause first by striking
out the last words of said clause SO that the same
shall read as follows:
First. All goods, wares and merchandise all logs
timber. boards and other lumber, and all stock In
trade, including stock employed in the business of
any Of the mechanic arts, any town within this
state other than where the reside, shall be
any person contracting under them for the building
OF any mousse shop store or vessel for such purpos-
es; occupy any store, shop mill, wharf, landing
shlp-yard therein, lApproyed February 26, 1881
ChapterG9.
BE 1t enacted, &c. as follows
Ihe standard weight of a bushel of Turks Island.
or otner coarse grades of salt, shall be seventy
pounds; the standard weight of bushel of Liver.
pounds; and the of salt shall be determined
as aforesaid at the request of the vendor vendee
ana II either party refuses so to do he shall forfeit
twenty cents Tor each bushe, to the person prose-
cutlng therefor within thirty DAYS
Approved February 26, 1871
Chapter 30.
AN ACT in relation to the times Of holding sessions
OF the County Commissioners.
Be 1t enacted, &C., as follows:
SECT. /. The county commissioners of the Coun-
ty Of w ashlngtOn shall hold annual sessions at Ma
cias, on the first Tuesdays of January and October
and at Calais on the fourth Tuesday of April.
SECT. 2. Chapter one hundred and nlnety.one of
the public laws Of eighteen hundred and eighty is
hereby repealed.
SECT. 3. So much of section six of chapter seven.
ty-eight OF the revised statutes and amendments
thereto in force at the time said chapter one
hundred and ninety of the public laws of eight
cen hundred and eighty took effect except the pro-
visions to Washington county, are hereby revived
[Approved February 26, 1881
Chapter 81.
AN ACT relating to Costs in actions of DOVER
BE 1t enacted, de-, as follows:
In all actions Of dover, when it appears to the
court that there has been refusal to set out dow
er, the costs accruing on the assignment of dover
shall be appOrttOned according to the interests of
the parties. [Approved February 26, 1871
Chapter 32.
AN ACT additional to sections fourteen fifteen six
teen and eighteen of chapter twelve of the Re.
vised Statutes relating to Parishes.
BE 1t enacted, &c., as follows:
SECT1 The word person." in sections fourteen,
hfteen sixteen and eighteen of chapter twelve of the
revised statutes, shall be construed to mean persons
OF either sex, twenty years of age and upwards
SECT. 2. This act shall take effect when approved.
lApproved February 26, 1881