Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1883-04-12

scot county, 10 be kept as other records are thera
KEPT or issuing the certificates aforesaid ms king
up the records as herein provided and for such SER
vices as he may be called upon TO render said COM
missiolers in the performance of their duties aid
agent snail receive such compensation a the gov
ernor and council may all" w.
SEcr. :. Any Indian holding land. under the
foregoing certificate. by virtue OF any assignment
under the laws relating to the apportonment OF the
iahds OF SAID Penobscot tribe. may sell and convey
the same to any member of the same tribe with the
approval OF the agent; provided that no Indian shall
hereafter be permitted to purchase lands upon the
reservation o. said tribe beyond his fair proport0n
OF such reservation
SECT s Conves ances made by virtue of section
seven OF this act sa be BY release deed duly exc
cuted ana acknowledged and shall have the I'M ROY.
al OF the agent written thereon; and said deco and
approval shall be recorded by the agent without fae
III Dook Kept by him Tor that purpose. and by the
register OF deeds of Pen obscot county in like book
Kept IN the registry of deeds in said county. upon
payment OF twenty-five cents for each deed so re-
corded. And until recorded a herein provided no
ueeu iiaae a. aforesaid shall he operative to pas.
any title whatever 20
SECT 9. 1t shall also be the duty of the agent of
saiu Tribe TO enter upon his record memorandum
of the death any Indian owning lands, the date OF
such death, description of the lot or lots owned by
the deceased, and the names of those SO far as as.
certainable, who are entitled to such lands by in
heritance.
SECT TO-. Deeds made by any Indian of the Pc
hopscot Tribe as IN section eight, may be deposited
Win Inc agent OF said tribe be delivered by him
10 the grantee named therein after the death of the
Srahtor II the fact that such deed SO deposited to
De 50 delivered shall appear by the deed itself and
Hne deIFefeo by said agent, it shall have the eff
feet to pass all the title the grantor had in the
premises described therein at the time of his death
SECT. II. Assignments hereafter mad. Of mas
signed lands OF the tribe, shall be to members who
never have had assigned them their proportion of
tie lfDe 5 lands, or to whom no such assigned Dor.
lloh mas ever come by way ofinheritance or who do
MOI ALREADY hold by assignment, purchase or other
wise their fair share of said lands: and shall be ac.
colnpanied by certificate from the agent to be re-
corded as in section eight of this act which shall be
IN form SUBSTANTIALLY follows
hnoW all men by these presents, thatI, agent
VI .he fehobscot tribe OF Indians have caused be
belonging 70 said tribe on the islands in Penobscot
river as contemplated by the acts of the legislature
bounded and described : follows:
10 have and 10 hold TO him. his heirs and assigns
Legislature.
In witness whereof, have hereunto set nv hand
ana seal as agent OF the Penobsco tribe of Indians
thousand eight hundred and
SECT. IL. Any member of said tribe who has
abandoned, or may abandon it, and who has Joined,
or may join, any other tribe shall forfeit all lands
assigned to him, and the same may be assigned
anew, as provided in section eleven of this act
SECT IL. The provisions of this act are to be an.
piled to HOUSEHOLDS on the point of Oldtown island
AS well as to lands allotted for agricultural purposes
and the certificates herein prescribed shall be effect
ua to confer title to either class
SECT. IA. Copies of deeds or certificates recorded
as In TINS act duly arrested by the register
OF deeds or by the agent of said iribe shall be ad-
m ssbe in evidence in all actions or controversies
relating to title to lands between members of said
tribe
SECT. To- All acts or parts of acts inconsistent
with this act are hereby repealed.
SECT. l6. This act shall take effect when ap-
proved lApproved February q, 1883.
Chapter lbs.
AN ACT for the protection of Holsters
Be IL enacted, &C., as follows:
SECT. l. There shall be close time for Holsters
from the fifteenth day of August to the fifteenth
day of November in each year, during which close
time, no lobster shall be fShed for, TAKEN caught
killed, bought sold exposed for sale or in posses
sion in cars, pounds or otherwise, under a penalty
OF fifty dollars tor the ofense and one dollar TOR
bought: sold, exposed for sale or in possession as
Aforesaid.
SECT. 2. It shall be unlawful to fsh for catch