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

| Resolved, That if the Maine Historical Society
shall cause to be copied the earliest records In the
registry of deeds for York county and have the
same duly attested by the register OF deeds said
county, and printed in form similar to the first
volume of Suffolk deeds. lately published in the
city of Boston. each volume to consist Of not less
than six hundred pages, with a full index 10 the
same. the governor and council shall purchase for
the state two hundred copies of each volume pub
iished, not exceeding four in all, price ex
ceedng five dollars 4 volume, and not than one
half Of the actual cost of the same, and that one
copy OF each volume be placed in each registry of
deeds in the state. Approved March IS, 1888
RESOLVES in relation TO the completion of the
fourth revision of the general and public laws and
appointing q commission therefor.
Resolved, That Charles w. Goddard Of Portland
be appointed commissioner to complete the revis-
ion OF the general and public laws OF the State by
the Incorporation of the public laws Of the present
session. correcting the head notes and marginal an
n0tations of all the sections affected by the egsla-
ture OF eighteen hundred and eighty three and pre-
pairing head notes and marginal oies and references
for the sections: adding references all appro-
pirate cases reported in the seventyhrd volcnle of
Maine Reports and subsequent volumes. and in the
one hundred and fourth volume of the United states
Reports and subsequent volumes; also 4 copious and
complete general index, and reference indexes and
reference index tables OF all sections, including
all tables contained in the present draft of the fourth
revision reported by the commissioner with suitable
correction of the indexes and tables affected by the
legislature of eighteen hundred and eighty-three;
and carefully TO superintend the printing of said
vision, or report the same in print, with additions
that may be made under the provisions of these
solves.
Resolved, That the foregoing work be performed
by said commissioner under the supervision of T. II.
Wentworth, William NJ. Rust Weston Thompson,
A. NJ. Spear, j. +. Moore, II. NJ. Bearce, G. A.
Emery, John b. Donovan, o. G.. Hall, and II. NJ.
Heath. members of the present committee of the
legislature on the revision of the statutes who are
hereby constituted n commission sit during the
of the legislature for that purpose, and TO
tinue the work of said committee Of the legislature
for the completion of their work and the perfection
of the revision.
Resolved, That the governor and council are here
by authorized to audit and TO be paid the
vices and expenses of said Goddard and said com
missioners and of such clerks be necessary
for said Goddard TO employ.
Resolved. That if said Goddard declines said duty
or becomes unable to perform it, the governor and
council shall appoint some other suitable person to
fill the vacancy and do the duties herein prescribed
for said Goddard. Approved March Is, 1888
RESOLVE to amend the first of the resolves of the
sixtyfrst Legislature in relation to the publication
of the Revised Statutes.
Resolved That the first OF the resolves passed by
the sixty-irst legislature entitled resoves in rela
ton to the publication of the revised statutes is
hereby amended by striking ont from the first and
second lines of said first resolves the words after
the close of the present session of the legislature
that said first resolve as amended, shall read as
follows. viz
Resolved That as soon as may be, the governor
and council may with the responsible person
persons making the lowest bid for the publication
of the revised statutes of the state, with the consti
tuition thereof the constitution Of the United States
the repeating act the reference index tables OF the
revising commissioner, and such additional matter
may be necessary III style not INFERIOR IN size OF
page and width of margin, printing paper and bind
ing that of the last edition of the public statutes
of Massachusetts, but with the size of type as
that of the revised statutes of Maine of eighteen
hundred and seventyone; and the person or persons
with whom such contract is made shall be thereby
required to supply the state with twenty-five hun
dred copies of the statutes 80 published. The gov
ernor and council shall the right to reject
any and all bids; and they may make said contract
upon such terms and conditions they deem neces-
sry the interests of the state and the time for
completion of the contract and the retail price at
which the statutes published shall be Sold shall be
limited and specified in the same contract
| Approved March Is, 1888