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

the public debit and the first and second sections
of chapter fortyeight of the public laws of eighteen
hundred and seventy-ive, entitled IAN Act renew
ing portion of the public debt, disseminating the
sinking fund Of eighteen hundred and sixty -fve,
and abolishing the office of commissioner of the
sinking fund, are hereby repealed.
SECT. .. This act shslltake effect when approved
lApproved February g. 1851
Chapter Il9.
AN ACT TO apportion the sta re for representatives
to Congress.
Be IL enacted, DC. as follows:
SECT !. The counties of York ard Cum berland
shall compose the first district. and be entitled
one representative. The counties of Oxford, Frank
lin, Androscoggin, Sagad.hoc, Knox and Lincoln
shall compose the second district, and be entitled
10 one representative. The counties of hennebec,
Somerset, Waldo and Hancock shall compose the
third district aud be entitled to one representative
The counties of Penobscot, Piscataquis. Aroostook
and Washington sh all compose the fourth district
and he entitled to one representative.
SECT. 2. The election of representatives TO con-
gress shall take place and be on the second Monday
of September, one thousand eight hundred and
eighty-four, and thereafter biennially.
SECT. 3. The representatives chosen in the
era districts shall at the time of their election be
residents therein. The foregoing division of the
state into representative districts shall be, and con-
tinue in force until an apporonment shall he made
Tor representatives 10 congress, after taking the
eleventh census
SECT. 4. In any vacancy among the repre-
the second Monday OF September, one thousand
eight hundred and eighty tour, at any other time
then such vacancy shall be filled by the proper dis
trict under this apportionment.
SECT. 3. This act shall take effect when ap-
proved. lApproved February 26, 1881
Chapter $50.
AN ACT relative to the taxation of Horse Railroad
Companies.
Be it enacted &c. as follows
SECT. !. Horse railroad corporations and asso-
Citations hereby made subject to the of
act entitled An Act relating to the taxation of
railroads." approved March seventeen, one thou
sand eight hundred and eighty. one, except hat the
tax shall be ascertained follows: when the gross
average receipts per mile shall not exceed thou
sand dollars the tax shall be equal to one-enth of
one per cent on the gross transportation receipts
and for each one thousand dollars additional aver
age gross receipts per mile, fractional part there
OF, the rate shall be increased onetenth of per
cent.
SECT. 2. This act shall take effect when approved
lApprovei February %, 1881
Chapter lJl.
AN ACT additional TO chapter nipety-two of the
>, Revised atutes, concerning mills and mill-dams
BE 1t enacted, de-, as follows:
In order to create ponds for the purpose Of cut
ting and harvesting ice for the market any persons
or corporation may erect and maintain, on their
own land, dam or dams, on streams not naviga-
BILE or noatabe, but emptying into tide waters,
lgable In the winter, and How the lands above dur
ing the months of November December, January
February, March and April but they shall draw of
the water to its natural state by the twentieth day
OF May in each year. and if any such lands are in
Jured by such flowing, the owners thereof shall
have the same remedies in all respects as in case
of lands flowed by dams erected and maintained for
mill purp ses, provided, however, that no right
shall be granted by tbs act to flow any Hi-dam
any mill privilege, improved or unmproved.
lApproved February 2S 1888
Chapter l51.
AN ACT to amend section one hundred and twenty
seven of chapter eighty-two of the Revised Stat
utes. relati G to alias or piuries executions.
Be IL enacted, DC, as follows:
Section one hundred and twenty-seven of chapter
eightytwo of the revised statutes Is hereby amend
ed by striking out the word "three" in the second
line OF said section, and inserting the word ten, so
that said section. as amended, shall read:
SECT. 12I. An alias or pluries execution may be
issued within ten years after the da, of the return
Of the preceding execution. and not afterwards
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