Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1883-04-17
CHAPTER IO3,

b. IL enacted. DC, rs follows:
SEcr. |. Section four OF chapter ftty-one OF the
revised statutes l. hereby amended by adding there
the following: Provisions In charters OF railroad
corporations. whether heretofore or hereafter
granted. limiting the time within which such rail-.
road shall be completed, shall not be construed TO
affect The portion of the railroad completed within
the time limited and all charters under which rail-
roads have been constructed for portion OF the
line authorized thereby, are hereby confirmed and
made valid ~ 10 such portion
SECT. .. This act shall take effect when approved.
Approved February 3. 1851
Chapter IO4.
Az ACT 70 amend section three of chapter one hun
bred and forty-seyen of the Public Laws of eight
cen hundred and seventy-three, relating 10 the ap.
pointment of Port Wardens.
Re ~ enacted &c, ~ follows:
The third section OF chapter one hundred and for
ty-sayen of the public laws Of eighteen hundred and
seventy-three, entitled An Act providing for the
appointment Of port wardens," IL hereby amended
by striking out In the last two lines OF said section,
the words "and the vacancy thereby created shall
be filed by the aforesaid appointing powers until
the next annual meeting" and inserting in place
thereof the following words and all vacancies,
whether created by removal or caused by death,
resignation, inability or any other cause. shall be
said .es ION as amended ihaii read as follows
Section 3. Said boards Of trade, by their man
ayers. and said municipal officers. by themselves,
shall have the power, and they are hereby respective
ly required to remove for cause, forthwith, upon
complaint of any person aggrieved. and AFTER hear
ing the party or parties complained OF, any port
warden or port Waruens Dy tncm hppOlnttn, huu
vacancies whether created by removal or caused by
death. resignation. inability or any other cause,
shall be filled by the aforesaid appointing powers
(Approyed February 3, 1881
Chapter 1OJ.
AN ACT to amend chapter seventy-three, section
twenty-six, of the Revised Statutes, In relation to
the Registry OF Deeds
Be Il enacted, dc, rs follows:
Section /. That chapter seventy-three. section
twenty.six Of the revised statutes be amended, by
Inserting after the word all in the second line the
following words, viz or II any deed Is recorded In
the wrong county registry district and lost, 80
that the section amended shall read as follows:
Section IS. II n deed conveying lands In more
than one county lost before recorded In an or II
try district and lost, certified copy from registry
where 1t has been recorded, may be recorded In any
other county, and have the same eject as record
u section This act shall take effect when ap-
proved. lApproved repruary o. 1901
Chapter 106.
AN ACT 10 concense and amend section ,one OF
0chapter ninetytwo of the Pablic Laws Of eighteen
hundred aud seventy.three.
Be 70 enacted, DC. rs follows;
Section one of chapter ninety-tvo OF the public
Laws OF eighteen hundred and seventythree Is here
by condensed and amended by inserting therein, the
words, and for the erection and maintenance OF
and lots therein that the same section, condensed
and amended, shall be rs follows:
Section /. ANY city or town may receive money
nv donation or legacy in trust, for benevolent re-
lclous or educational purposes, and Tor the efecuon
and maintenance Of monuments and for the benefit
public cemeteries and lots therein provided that
the CITY or town shall lawfully consent.
fApproved February s, 1888.
Chapter l0S.
| AN ACT to amend section one OF chapter twenty
two of the Revised Statutes. relating TO division
fences.
De II enacted, De-, Is follows:
Section one OF chapter twenty-five Of the revised
tstntes IL hereby amended by adding after the word
"wals," in the second line, the words Iron or wire
40 that sad section % amended shai read as follows
sSection l. All fences four feet high and In good
repair. consisting OF rails, timber, boards, stone
walls, iron wire; and brooks riven, ponds creeks
| JUDGMENT of the fence viewers having jurisdiction
thereof are equivalent thereto, shall be accounted
legal and sufficient fences; provided. hoyeveI tnat
all barbed wire fences hereafter built 9s not % &C
projected 6y an upper rail or board ofwood.'
iAppeoved February s, 1881