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

mor.gaged personal property beyond the control of
The mortgage, removes conceals CT aids or abets
in removing concealing the same, and any mort
gagor of such property who assents TO such re-
mOval concealment, shall be punished by fine
not exceeding one thousand dollars or by impris-
onment not exceeding one year.
Approved February S, 1851
Chapter
AN ACT 20 restore the salary Of the Judge OF The
Superior Court in X ennebec county.
Be IL enacted &c. "a ollows:
Sec. l. The salary OF the Judge of the superior
court of the county of kennebec shall be two
thousand dollars year. payable quarterly.
SECT. 2. This act shall take effect when ap-
proved. Approved February ;. lse3.l
Chapter II3.
AN ACT in relation 10 the salary of the Judge Of
the Superior Court tor the County OF Cumberland.
Be Il enacted, &c, as follows:
SECT. /. SO much OF section of chapter
hundred and fifty of the public laws OF the year
eighteen hundred and seventynne as relates to the
compensation of the judge of the superior court for
the county OF Cumberland is hereby repealed and
the compensation of said judge shall be restored
and be the same hereafter as 1t was previous 10 the
passage of the statute Aforesaid.
SECT. ?. This act shall take effect when approved.
approved February {, 1851
Chapter l1l.
AN ACT providing for d change of time for holding
the April session of the county commissioners for
the County of Waldo.
Be IL enacted, DC, as follows:
The April session of the county commissioners for
the county of Waldo, shall hereafter he held the
second Tuesdays of April in each year instead OF on
the third Tuesdays OF said month. as now provided
by section six of chapter seventy-eight of the
vised statutes. Approved February 8. 1889
Chapter IIj.
an ACI to amend section one OF chapter one hun
dred and twenty-six of the Revised Statutes, in
relation to mortgag-d property.
Be At enacted, DC, as follows:
Section one of chapter one hundred and twenty
six ofthe revised statutes is hereby amended by in
sorting after the word "sells in said section the
words conveys, mortgages or pledges so that
said section, as nded, shall read as follows:
SECT. /. Whoever, designediy and by any false
pretense privy false token, and with intent to
defraud, obtains from another any money, goods or
strument, the false making of which is forgery, or
whoever knowingly and with intent to defraud.
sells, conveys, mortgages or pledges to another any
personal property on which there is an existing
mortgage or to which be has no title without no.
fice to the purchaser OF such mortgage or Of such
want of title shall be deemed guilty of cheating by
false pretenses and be punished by imprt onment
not more than seven years or by fine not exceeding
i've hundred dollars. Approved February 6. 1888
Chapter 1l6.
AN ACT in relation to Corporations.
BE enacted. DC, as follows:
SECT. l. All corporations organized under the
provisions of section eighteen, chapter fortyeght
of the revised statutes and acts amendatory there
of aud additional thereto, or under the provisions
of chapter sixty-ve of the public laws OF eighteen
hundred and seventy-sx, and acts amendatory
thereof and additional thereto. shall fix the amount
of their capital stock, which shall be than
one thousand dollars nor more than two million |
dollars.
SECT. O. In case the stockholders of any such
company already organized aforesaid, or there.
after SO organized lind that the amount of its CAPT.
tai stock is insufficient for the purposes for which
said corporation is organized, or that the NUMBER
OF directors is lncOnvenient for the transaction of
its business, the stockholders may, by vote |
representing majority Of the stock issued increase
the amount of the capital stock of said corporation
TO any amount not exceeding two million dollars,
and may change the number of their directors in
like manner, and the corporation shall give notice
OF such change to the secretary of state within ten