The Portland daily press., 1885-04-01

nine or said chapter in case OF paupers having no
legal settlement in the state, and not having lived
i've years in the town furnishing such relief
Improved March 6, 1851
Chapter 375.
AN ACT relating to the compensation of County
Commissioners of the county of Penobscot
Be 1t enacted ETC., as follows:
Section |. Each county commissioner for Pc
nobscOt county shall receive two dollars and fifty
cents per day while actually employed in the service
of tbs county, including the time spent in travelling,
for which he shall have ten cents mile for the
distance actually travelled but he shall not have
more than travel in the same hearing or ses-
sion, nor for more than two adjournments of any
regular term, nor for service or travel on more
than one petition or case at the same time, nor
anything for travel or attendance at the legislature
connected with the annual county estimates, nor
for any additional trouble expense of any kind.
Section 2. This act shall take effect when APP
proved. approved March 6, 1851
Chapter 356.
AN ACT to amend section one hundred and three
of chapter eighty lone of the Revised Statutes,
relative to the limitation of actions barred by
ties reside.
Be 1T enacted, etc., as follows:
Section one hundred and three of chapter eighty
one of the revised statutes BE- amended by adding
at the end thereof the words: 'but action shall
be brought by any person whose cause of action
has been barred by the laws of any state territory
or country while all the parties have resided there
In Approved March 6, 1885.
Chapter 357.
AN ACT to amend section seventy-ive of chapter
ffty-one of the Revised Statutes, relating to
railroads.
Be 1t enacted, etc., as follows:
Section seventy-five of chapter tifty-one of the
revised statutes is hereby amended by adding there
to the following words unless the parties Operat-
ing the railroad maintain fag-man or a gate at
the crossing of such highway so that as amended
said section shall read as follows:
Section To- No engine train shall be run
across highway near the compact part of town
at speed greater than six miles an hour unless
the parties operating the railroad maintain flag
man or gate at the crossing of such highway.
And no way shall be unreasonably and neglgently
obstructed by engines, tenders or cars. The cor
poration forfeits not exceeding one hundred dollars
for every such offence App. March 6, 1885.
Chapter 35S.
AN ACT to regulate the erection Of posts and lines
for purposes of electricity.
Be 1T enacted, ETC., as follows:
Section l. Every company incorporated for the
transmission of intelligence, heat, light, or power
by electricity and all persons and associations en-
gagged in such business shall be subject to the du-
ties, restrictions and liabilities prescribed in this
act.
Section g. No such company person or associa-
ton shall construct lines upon and along the high
ways and public roads of any city town, without
first obtaininga written permit signed by the may
or and aldermen, or selectmen, specifying where
the posts may be located, the kind of posts, and
the height at which and the places where the wires
may be run. Before granting such permit, fourteen
days public notice thereof shall be given, and resi-
dents and owners of property upon the highways to
show cause why such permit should not be granted.
Such public notice shall be given by publication in
some newspaper printed insuch city town, if any.
the last publication to be fourteen days before said
hearng 1t no newspaper is printed therein, then by
posting the same in some public and conspicuous
place therein fourteen days before said hearing;
when the application for such permit is fled the
mayor or chairman of the selectmen shall indorse
thereon what personal notice, if any, shall be
given by such company, persons or associations, to
the residents and owners of property to be affect
ed thereby. At the hearing, such company, per-
associations, before proceeding, shall first
prove that such order of notice has been complied
with and public notice given as herenbefore requr
ed, and the adjudication of the mayor and aldermen
Or seectmen, that such personal aid public notice has
been given shall be final and conclusive If from any
cause the notice given appears to have been defec-
tive the municipal officers may order new notice,
not exceeding seven days. and adjourn said hearing
to a time named in said order off notice. At
ter the erection of the lines having first given such
company, persons, associations or their agents
opportunity to be heard, the municipal officers
may direct any alteration in the location cree
ton of such posts. and in the height of the wires
Such permits specifications and decisions shall be
recorded in the records Of the city or town.
Section 3. An owner of land near to adioin-
ing highway or road along which lines shall
hereafter be constructed erected or altered in To-
cation or construction by any company, person or
association, if said owners property is any way in
jnri3usly affected or lessened in value, whether by
occupation of the ground or air, or otherwise
by such construction, alteration location of any
such line, whether such owner is also the owner of
the fee in such way not, may within six months
after such contraction, alteration location apply
to the mayor and aldermen, or selectmen to asses
and appralse the damage Before entering upon the
service, they shall severaly be to faithfully
and impartally performthe duties required of them
by this act. They SHALL on view, make just APP
prasement, in writing, of the loss or damage, if
any, to the applicant, sign duplicates thereof and
on demand, deliver one copy to the applicant, and
the other to the company or its agent. If damages
are assessed, the company shall pay the same with
the costs of the appraisers If the appraisers award
that the applicant has suffered no damage. he
shall pay the costs of the appraisers. The award
and costs may be recovered in action of debt if
not paid in thirty days after written demand there
for served upon the company or any of its agents;
the supreme judicial court for the county shall