The Portland daily press., 1881-05-07
1881

take suitable lands for public parks or squares: and
thereupon such municipal officers shall have power
and authority to take such lands for such purpose,
but such land shall not be taken without the consent
of the owner if at the time Of filing such petition
with such municipal officers in the office Of the
clerk Of such town city, such land is occupied by
clearinghouse wherein the owner thereof or his
family reside.
SECT 2. Whenever the municipal officers of such
town city shall be directed to take land provid
ed by section of this act, they shall, within ten
days thereafter, give written notice of their inten-
ton to take such land describing the land to be tax
en-, and the time and place of hearing, by posting
the same in two public places in the where the
land lies, and in the vicinity Of such land and by
publishing the same in some newspaper printed in
such town CITY, days before the day Of such
hearing and if no newspaper is printed in such town
city such notice shall be given in newspaper
printed in the county where the land lies, three
weeks successfully the last pn blicaton to be
days before such hearing. The municipal officers |
shall meet at the time and place specified in the
tce view the land to be taken, hear all parties in
teresed, and if they decide that the land is suitable
for the purpose for which to be TAKEN they shall
take the same and estimate the damages to be paid
to each person owning the same, ornerested there,
in SO far as they known to said municipal Of
fcers, and shall make return of their doings in writ
ing, signed by them or majority of them which re-
turn shall describe by metes ana bounds the land
taken and shall state the purpose for which it is
taken the names Of the owners, so far as they are
known, and the amount Of damages awarded to each
which return shall be filed and recorded in the
clerks office of such town city, and copy there
of certifedby such clerk. shall be recorded in the
registry of deeds for said county.
SECT. 3. Any person aggrieved by the estimate of
damages may appeal therefrom by filing, within
thirty days, in the office of the county commission
ers for the county where the land is TAKEN petition
In writing signed by the party aggrieved his agent
or attorney describing the land taken, the interest
Uf the petitioner therein, the amount of damages
awarded therefor and claiming an appeal to the
county commissioners from the estimate of the mu-
nicipal officers certified copy of such petition shall
De served upon such municipal officers by leaving
the same in the clerks Office of such town city at
least fourteen days before the hearing thereon and
the subsequent proceedings relating to the hearing
.
; as now provided respecting highways. When such
damages shall be finally determined they shall be
certified to the clerk of such city town. and paid
by the treasurer thereof.
SECT. A. This act shall take effect when approved
[Approved March Is, 1881
Chapter "a.
AN ACT for the protection of Alewives.
(. Be 1t enacted, de-, as follows:
SECT L. No alewives shall! be taken, killed or
shsa for in any waters within the jurisdiction Of
year and the first day Of April following, at any
time in nontdal or non-navigable waters, by means
of any net other than the ordinary hand dip-net
der penalty of ten dollars for each offense, and one
dollar additional for each fish so taken or killed
: SECT. g This act shall take effect when approved.
Approved March Is, 1881.
Chapter rs.
AN ACT to amend chapter fifty eight section ten of
the Revised Statutes relating to Agricultural So
cietieS.
Be it enacted, &c., as follows
Section ten of chapter fftyeght Of the revised
statutes hereby amended by adding to said section
y the following words: 'and the Os5pee Valley union
agricultural society shall receive as much raised
by it, not exceeding two hundred dollars; and the
same shall be deducted from the allowed the
Icounties of York, Oxford and Cumberland in pro-
utporon to the number of inhabitants of each county
within the limits OF said society," SO that said section
1shaU read follows:
- SECT. 10. The treasurer Of an incorporated agri-
cultural or horticultural society, application
rmade prior to the first Wednesday of December in
each year, shall be enttled'tO receive from the state
Treasury equal to that raised by such society
i'm the year next preceding; but not exceeding
eEent to each inhabitant Of the county where such
ociety is located according to the last preceding
g. ational census, more than four hundred dollars
Ito county If there is more than such soci.
Iety in any county, and the so applied for ex
coed the limit aforesaid, it shall be paid to each in
proportion to the amount expended by it, herein
= after provided. But the PenObscOt and AroOstoOk
union agricultural society may annually receive as
much raised by it, not exceeding hundred dol
and Penobscot agricultural society as much as raised
by it, not exceeding hundred aud thirty dollars;
land the shall be deducted from the allow
ed to the counties of Waldo and Penobscot, in pro-
portion to the number of inhabitants of each county
within the limits Of said society; and the Ossipee
Valley union agricultural society shall receive as
: much as raised by it, not exceeding two hundred
dollars, and the same shall be deducted from the
; sums allowed to the counties of York, Oxford and
tants Of each county, within the limits Of said county,
n approved March 16, 1891
G Chapter -.
AN ACT to enforce returns and publication Of state
= ments by Corporations.
- Be 1T enacted, &c., as follows:
n Scot 1. Section twenty-three of chapter forty
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