The Republican journal., 1883-04-12
Chapter HO3.

SECT. |. Section four of chapter titty-oue of the
revised statutes is hereby amended by adding there
to the following: Provisions in charters Of railroad
corporations. whether heretofore hereafter
granted, limiting the time within which such rail
road snail be completed, shall not be construed to
affect me portion OF the railroad completed within
the time limited and all charters under which rail
roads Lave been constructed for portion OF the
ineaurhorZed thereby, are hereby confirmed and
made valid rs to such portion
49, n y Thi- act shall take effect when approved.
tApFroVPd February ,, 1888
Chapter lDi.
AN ACT to amend section three of chapter one hum
dred aud t0rty-seyen OF the Public Laws Of eight
eer hundred ana seventy-three. relating TO the ap-
pojnrment Of Port Wardens
BE II t7tGctpd, &C., as follows:
TIE third section OF chapter one hundred tud for
ty-Snven of the public avs of eighteen hundred and
seventy three, entitled AN Act providing for the
appointment of port Wardens, is hereby amended
v striking in the last two lines of said section
the words land lie vacancy thereby created shall
be filled by the aforesaid appointing powers until
the next annual meeting" and inserting in place
thereof the following words: and all vacancies
whether created ty removal or caused by death,
resignation, inability or any other cause shall be
filled by the aforesaid appointing powers So that
said section as amended shall read follows:
section B Said boards of trade, by their man.
ayers, an! said municipal officers, by themselves
shall nave the power and they are hereby respective
II rcGureu to remove for cause, forthwith, upon
complaint of any person aggrieved and after hear
irg the party or parties complained of, any port
warden or port wardens by them appointed, and all
vacancies whether created BY removal or caused by
DEATH resi- 9naton. inability any other cause
shall be filed by the aforesaid appointing powers
Approved February 3, 1881
Chapter s05.
AN ACT to amend chapter seventy-three, section
twpnty--ix OF the Revised Statutes, in relation to
the Registry Of Deeds.
Be it enacted, &c, as follows
Section l. That chapter seventy-three, section
tWentysiN. of the revised statutes be amended, by
inserting after the word all' in the second line the
following words sor if any deed is recorded in
the wrong county or registry district and lost. so
that the section amended shall read as follows:
section It. 1t Il deed conveying lands i'll more
than one county is lost before recorded in all if
any deed is recorded in the wrong county or regis
try district and lost, certified copy from registry
where it has been recorded, may be recorded in any
other county, and have the same effect 4 record
OF the original
Section 2. This act shall take effect when ap-
proved (Approved February s, 1881
Chapter Io6.
AN ACT to COndense and amend section one of
CHAPTER ninety-two of the Plblic Laws Of eighteen
hundred and Seventy-three
Be II efucte3. &c, follows
Section one of chapter ninety-two OF the public
laws ofeighteen hundred and seyentythree, IS here
by condensed and amended by inserting therein, the
words. and for the erection and maintenance of
monuments and for the benefit of public cemeteries
and lots therein so that the same section condensed
and amended, shall be as follows:
Section /. Any city or town may receive money
by donation or legacy in trust, for benevolent. re-
lgious educational purposes, and tor the erection
aud maintenance of monuments and for the benefit
public cemeteries and lots therein provided that
the city or town shall lawfully consent
[Approved February 8, 1881
Chapter 1O7.
AN ACT to amend section one of chapter twenty
two of the Revised Statutes. relating to division
fences.
/ Be it enacted, &C., as follows:
! Section one OF chapter twenty-five of the revised
statutes is hereby amended by adding after the word
swalls" in the second line, the words iron or wire
so that said section amended shall read follows
Section /, All fences four feet high and in good
repair consisting of rails, timber, boards, stone
walls iron or wire and brooks rivers ponds, creeks
bitches and hedges, or other things which, in the
Judgment of the fence viewers having jurisdiction
thereof are equivalent thereto, shall be accounted
legal and sufficient fences; provided however, that
ali barbed wire fences hereafter built shall not be