The Portland daily press., 1885-04-01
PUBLIC LAWS OF THE STATE OF MAINE.

sale, and the proceeds thereof paid into the treas
ury of such city, or plantation. &
section g. Section sixty-six of chapter forty OF
the revised statutes is amended in the last line by
substituting for che word 'seiZe' the words zap
propriate to their own gift so that the last
sentence of said section, amended shall read as
follows:
sThey may seize any implement used in illega
fishing and may render any weir unlawfully bull
or maintained, incapable of taking fish, and may
on view, appropriate to their own use or gift any
fish taken or possessed in violation of law
Section 10. Section forty-four of chapter forty
six of the revised statutes is amended iii line -four
by substituting for the word aforesaid the words
provided in the two following sections, so tina
said section, as amended, shall read as follows:
Section A. No stakeholder in any corporation
except in banks, has, after February twenty-four
eighteen hundred and seventy-one been liable fol
the debts of or claims against such corporation be
yond any amounts withdrawn or not paid in, az
provided in the two following sections but neither
this section the four following, affect past OF
future liabilities of any officer of any corporation
nor any liability of any person or corporation OF
remedy therefor, existing on said twenty-fourtE
day of February
Section II. Sections three and five of chapter
fifty-two of the revised statutes are repealed.
Section IL. Section two of chapter fifty-ive Of
the revised statutes is amended in the first line by
substituting for the words s'the Justice the words
such applicant, so that said section, amended,
shall read as follows:
Section 2. Such applicant may call it, by read
ing the warrant in the presence and hearing OF
each, or by leaving attested copy thereof at his
last and usual place of abode, at least fourteen
days before the day of meeting, or by publishing
an attested copy thereof in some newspaper print
ed in said county, for two weeks successfully, the
first publication to be at least fourteen days before
the day of meeting
Section 49, Section forty-nine of chapter seven
ty of the revised statutes is amended in line TWEEN
ty-sx by inserting after the word "or'' the words
If the fraudulent acts Proved SO that the fifth
sentence of said section, as amended, shall read as
follows
IF upon hearing the parties any of the fraudu
lent acts set forth by the creditor against the in
solvent are proved, and the creditor had no knowl
edge Of the same until after the granting of the
discharge, Judgment shall be given in favor of the
creditor, and the discharge Of the insolvent an
nulled; but if none of the fraudulent acts, SO sci
forth, proved, or if the fraudulent acts, proved
were known to the creditor before the granting OF
the discharge, Judgment shall be rendered in favor
of the insovent and the validity Of his discharge
shall not be affected by the proceedings
Section IA. Section four of chapter one hun
dred and twenty-four of the revised statutes, is
amended, in line one, by substituting for the
words illegally divorced the words who has been
for two years legally and finally divorced his OF
her own petition, or one to whom permission tC
marry again after divorce has been granted by the
court so that said section, as amended, shall read
as follows
Section 4. If any person, except one who has
been for two years legally and finally divorced on
his Or her own petition, one to whom permission
to marry again after divorce has been granted by
the court. or one whose husband or wife has been
continually absent for seven years and not known
to her to him to be living within that time, hav
ing husband Or wife living, marries another mar
ried or single person; or it any unmarried person
knowingly marries the husband or wife of anoth
er, when such husband or wife is thereby guilty Of
polygamy, he or she shall be deemed guilty of 20
1ygamy and punished by Imprisonment for no.
than five years. or by fine not exceeding five
hundred dollars; and the indictment for such of
fence may be found and tried in the county where
the offender resides, Or where he or she is appre
hended.'
Section Is. Section thirty-six of chapter one
hundred and twenty-four of the revised statutes is
amended in lines two and three, by substituting
for the words ''after having been loaded for ter
hours or more the words within twenty hours af
ter they were loaded The same section is also
further amended in lines five and six, by striking
therefrOm the words 'provided, TIL it they remain
long in the state SO that the first sentence OF
said section, as amended, shall read as follows
Section 36. Animals coming into the state on
the same or connecting roads, or other Transports
ton lines, shall, within twenty hours after they
were loaded, be unloaded, comfortably yarded
and in cold or inclement weather, comfortably
sheltered and shall be furnished with sufficient
quantity Of proper food and good water; and they
shall continue so yarded or sheltered, fed and ~a
tered for reasonable time App. March 6, ,5
Chapter $50.
AN ACT o authorize the Governor, with the adj
vice and consent Of the council. to appoint some
person to be Register of Deeds for Franklin
County
Be 1t enacted, etc., as follows:
The governor, with the advice and consent of the
council, is hereby authorized to appoint some per
son, without regard to sex, to fill the present va.
cancy in the office of registry of deeds for the conn
ty of Franklin. Approved March 6, 1885,
Chapter 36l.
AN ACT relating to corporations and record of
changes in organization thereof
Be 1t enacted, ETC., as follows:
Section 1. Whenever corporation shall malro
a change i'll its charter certificate of organiza-
ton, in any manner for the more convenient trans
action of its business it shall forward a notice of
such change to the secretary OF state, who shall
record the same in book kept for that purpose ana
for making such record the corporation shall pay
the secretary Of state for his services, five dollars
in advance; said fee not to be within the proyis-
ions of section thirtyeight of chapter two of the
revised statutes.