Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1883-04-12
Chapter 1jS.

Chapter 15k.
AN ACT relating to seizure of fish and game under
the fish and game laws.
BE IL ertdced, DC as follows
Any person whose fish game has been seized
or violation OF any fish game law, shall have
snch fish game seized returned to him on Civ
ing to the officer bond with suffi cent sureties,
resd 'nts of this state, in double the amount the
fine for such violation; conditioned, that if the
inal judgment for such alleged violation shall be
such fine and costs. Ifsuch person neglects or re-
fuses to give such bond and take the fish game
seized, he shall have no action against the officer
for such seizure or loss thereof
approved March 1881
Chapter IJ9.
AN ACT establishing the salary of the Judge of
Probate for the county of Androscoggn.
Be it enacted, &C., as follows:
SECT. l. The judge of probate for the county of
Androscoggin shall receive an annual salary from
the treasury of said county of four hundred dollars
payable quarterly, on the first days of January,
April, July and October in each year, beginning on
the first day of April, eighteen hundred and eighty
three, instead of the salary now provided by law.
SECT .. All acts and parts of acts inconsi stent
with this act are hereby repealed.
Improved March 2, 1881
Chapter 100.
AN ACT in addition to chapter one hundred and
ffty-four of the Public Laws of eighteen hundred
and seventy-seven in relation to corporations.
BE it enacted. DC, as follows
Chapter one hundred and ffty-four of the public
laws of the year eighteen hundred and seventy.sev
en- is hereby amended by adding to the first section
thereof, the following words:
Upon proof to said court that there no exist
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listing assets of said corporation requiring distribu-
ton among the stockholders said court may dissolve
said corporation without the appointment of trus-
Z ices or receivers tApproved March 2, 1888.
Chapter l6l.
AN ACT to repeal so much of sections three and
four, chapter one hundred and fifty of the Public
Laws of eighteen hundred and seventy.nine as
relates to the salary of the Judge and Register of
the Probate Court of the County of Somerset
and to establish the same.
Be it enacted, &C., as follows:
So much of sections three and four of the public
laws ofeghteen hundred and seventy mine, as re-
lates to the salaries of the judge and register of
probate court of the county of Somerset is hereby
repealed, and the salaries of said judge and register
are hereby restored to and established at what they
were before the passage of said act.
lApproved March 2, 1885.
Chapter i62.
AN ACT to fix the compensation of certain en-
ployes of the Government.
BE 1t enacted. &C., as follows;
SECT. |. The compensation of the night watch
men at the state house. not exceeding two in num-
Der, shall be hundred and fifty dollars per
SECT q This act shall take effect when approved
lApproved March 2, 1881
.. Chapter 1853.
AN ACT in relation to the jurisdiction of the MI.
nicipal Court of the city of Portland.
Be IL enacted, de-, as follows:
Section four of chapter two hundred and four of
the public laws Of eighteen hundred and ffysix is
hereby amended by striking out the word twenty
land on conviction, award such sentence is BY
law provided for such offepses," and inserting in
their stead, the word thirty and the words of the
offenses described in section four of chapter one
hundred and thirtytwo of the revised statutes.
when they are not Of high and aggravated nature,
and, ON conviction may punish by fine not exceed.
ing twenty dollars, or by imprisonment in the coun-
ty Jail not exceeding six months. And of the of.
fenses described in section four of chapter one hun
bred and forty-one of the revised statutes and on
conviction, may punish by imprisonment in the
county city house of correction exceeding ak
months, that said Section amended, shall read
as follows:
SECT. 4. The said court may take cognizance of
stolen shall not exceed in value thirty dollars: Of
offenses described in section fodf of chapter one
hundred and thirtytwo Of the revised statutes when