Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1883-04-12
Chapter 163.

Chapter 1877.
AN ACT relating TO the laying out OF ways across
railroads.
Be IL enacted dc as follows:
SECT /. No way shall be laid out through
across any land right of way of any railroad
poratiou, used for station purposes, unless after
notice and hearing the railroad commissioners at-
judge that public convenience and necessity re-
Quires il.
road, the railroad commissioners, upon application
OF the parties owning or operating such railroad,
manner and conditions of crossing such railroad,
subject to the same rights OF appeal provided by
chapter forty-three of the public laws Of eighteen
hundred and seventy weight.
SECT. 3. All adjudications of the railroad COM
mssioners relating TO ways shall be recorded in the
office in which the location Of the way by law to
SECT. 4 This act shall take effect when ap-
proved. approved March :, 1855
Chapter I6S.
AN ACT TO excuse corporations, which have ceased
to transact business, from publishing semi-annua
statements and filing annual returns.
Be II enacted &C. "a follows:
The attorney general, upon application by any
! corporation and satisfactory proof that such
poration has ceased to transact all business. shall
file certificate of the fact with the secretary of
state and upon being paid reasonable compe nsation
for his services. shall give duplicate thereof 70
I the corporation; and tbereupon such corporation
shall be excused from thereafter publishing semi
annual statements. and filing annual returns with
the secretary of state, as now required by law,
long as its franchises remain unused.
l-ApproVeu MarCn Z, l-co
Chapter l69.
AN ACT to amend chapter one hundred and fifty-
eight OF the Public Laws of ighteen hundred and
seyentyseven.
Be it enacted, de-. As follows:
SRCr. |. Section one, part ten, is hereby amended
by striking out of the sixth line the words, 'of
debtor or Debtors residing or, and BY inserting in
the seventh line, after the word estate, the words
'of debtor or debtors, 80 that the shall read
. follows:
Tenth. In suits for the re-delivery of goods or
oh of pia FAX n lafp nod fha
| secreted or withheld. so that the same cannot be
replevied, and in bills in equity, by creditor
creditors, to reach and apply in payment OF debt
any property. right, title interest legal or eou
table found within this state. of debtor debtors
which cannot be come at to be attached ON a writ
taken on Xecuton In q suit at law against such
debtor or debtors, and which is not exempt by law
from such attachment and seizure and any property
or interest conveyed in fraud of creditors
SECT. . This act shall take effect when approved
lApproved March Z, 1881
Chapter 40.
AN ACT to amend sections thirty.fiye and thirty
six of chapter sixty-three of the Revised Stat
uns, relating to the publication of notices in
probate proceedings.
Be it enacted Gc., as foilows;
Scot. l. That section thrty-fve of chapter six
ty-three of the revised statutes amended Ly in
sorting the words 'or published after the word
sprnted" in the third line, that said section as
amended, shall read Gs follows:
SECT 35. In all laws relating to probate courts
and proceedings, the words "puolic notice." denote
notice published three weeks SUCCESSFULLY in news
paper printed published in the county, or, If
none, in the state paper; the words, personal
tice," denote service by n copy given in hand
at least before the time of hearing and the words,
sdue notice." denote public or personal notice at
the discretion of the judge
SECT. 2 That section thirty. six Of chapter six
ty-three of the revised statutes be amended BY in
sorting the words 'or published after the word
printed" in the second line, that said section,