The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1885-04-02

him, on motion to Withdraw IT- appeal ali abide
by tile sentence appea Iel fium whereupon, lie
shall Ice ordered 10 comply with said sentence and
the sureties taken upon the ree5gzance upon such
appeal shall he discharged. If t4e appellant i lie
tanned in jill Tor want Of surciies To prosecute his
appeal lie may give notice, iu writing, to the Elrr
Of his desire TO withdraw his appeal nud abide hy
the senteice appealed from; whefeupou, such iler
shall cause nina to lie taken before such magistrate,
who shah order him to comply with the sentence
appealed from, as hereiubefore provided; and in
sach the ailer or officer taking the appellant
before tie mag -tr1te by his direction shall bc
Titled to the same fees, TO be taxed and paid
part OF the costs II prosecution a. are allowed to
an officer for serving liittinu5
Approved February II, 1Ss5.l
Chapter ESQ.
AN ACT smendatory TO section twenty-nine of
chapter uinety-oue Of the Revised Statutes, to
create a lien wood.
Be WcHHctei, etc., ~ follows
Section J.. Section tweut y-nine Of chapter nine
ty-0ne OF the revised statutes Is hereby fed by
adding after the word "h3rl, IN the first line, the
words or cutting cord wood and by adding after
the word bark, in the fifth line, the wpy,i5 cor
wood, thai said section, as amended, shall read
az follows, namely:
Section 70. Whoever Iabors at cutting and peel-
Ing heul6ck bark or cutting cord wood, has "A lien
thereon for the amount due for his personal servic-
es which takes precedence of all other claims CON
tachlnenj; provided, however, that such lien shall
not continue after the bark wood has arrived at
market
Section O. This ACT shall take effect when an
proved. LApproyed February q, 1886
Chapter PSI.
AN ACT to provide for the proper expenditure Of
School Funds in plantations.
Be IL enacted, ETC., as follows:
Section /. All moneys due plantations from the
state treasury for school purposes shall be paid to
the treaSurers of such plantations under the same
conditions as IN case of towns, ana the shall
be expended 10y such plantations, under the same
restrictions and limitations required of
towns
Section 2. All acts and parts of acts inconsistent
with the nrOyisnUS of this act rbv cd
=, lApproved February n, 1885,
Chapter 2S3.
AN ACT 10 amend section four of chapter one
hundred and forty Of the Revised Statutes reat-
ing to the State Prison.
Be ii enacted, ETC., as follows
Section |. Section four of chapter hundred
and forty is hereby amended to read as fol-
lows
section A. The supervision of the state prison is
is vested in the governor and council, bat its gov
eminent and direction in IA board of three
prison and Jail inspectors one warden, deputy
warden, one clerk, eleven guards, one of whom
shall perform the duties of commissary, and such
number of overSeers and aids as the inspectors de-
termlne to be necessary
Section D. This act shall take effect when ap-
proved. lApproVed February 27, 1851
Chapter 2S3.
AN ACT to facilitate the giving of bonds required
by law. y
Be Il enacted, ETC. as follows:
Section /. Any company with paid up capital
of not less than two hundred and fifty thousand
dollars, uuiy Incorporated and organized for the
purpose of transaeting business surety obliga-
tons of persons or corporations, and which has
complied with all the requirements of the law reg
uating the admission of such companies to trans
act business in this state, may, upon production of
evidence of sovency and credit satisfactory to the
judge head of department or other officer author
lied to approve such bond, be accepted surety
upon the bond of any person or corporation re-
CURED by the laws of this state to execute a bond
and If such surety company shall furnish satsfac-
tory evidence of its ability to provide all the secu
rity required by law no additional surety may be
exacted, but other surety sureties may, in the
discretion of the official authorized TO approve such
bond, be required, and such surety company may
be released from its liability the same terms and
conditions by law prescribed for the release
of individuals, 1t being the true intent and mean
ing of this act to enable corporations created for
that purpose to become surety on bonds required
by law, subject to all the rights and liabilities of
private individuals.
Section 2. Any court or Officer whose duty it is
to pass upon the account of any person corpora
ton required by law to give O bond may, when
ever such person corporation has given any such
surety company as surety upon said bond, allow in
settlement of such account a reasonable sum for
the expense OF procuring such surety.
Section 3. Any company which shall execute
any bond surety under the provisions of this
shall be estopped, in any proceedings to enforce
the liability which 1t shall have assumed TO incur,
to deny its corporate power to execute such insru-
ment assume such liability.
Section 4. -. acts and part Of acts Inconsistent
herewith are hereby repealed
Approved February q, 1851
Chapter 2S4.
AN ACT to regulate tho admission of Foreign
Surety Companies to do business in this State.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Any company, incorporated and
legally organized under the laws Of any foreign
country, Of any state of tho United States other
than the state Of Maine, for the purpose of trans
acting business as surety on obligations of persons