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or the chairman thereof shall seasosably notify the
afsrs OF the company and also " the accident shall
nave Resulted fatally to more persons, the
county attorney 81 the county where the accident
snifsi Of the time and place of the nv.stigaiioB.
Ihr hoard shall have power to issue subpnnA for
Nlihrf"- and the testimony OF each witness shall be
l4brn before a hworn sisnogrspher and written Out
IN il aui signed by the witness either time Of
IA" investigation, or as soon thereafter pfnftc able
Ffefr ed 10 his signature sha he statement that the
drpasnon hHh htcn carefully read by the witness. or
raref!lly read Ia him. before signing Immediately
amer the investigation me hnafd -hAil make epccnl
f'pott. stAtng sha IL finds 10 be the eHu-c tie ac.
nry, and the railroad pGraion concerned nid pub
lisii tho same an s annual report The tAsahie tusi=
u the ihsestighion shall he nafir up aud crrtH.r t.
the governor iiri taHiHf TIRE tf lfH am tn lmr
shall br rai 10y The state WIN. - ia u s "a asc =
shah hc allowed lbr -tc fees IN the supreme Ju
tlicial court
stfT Whenever ~ consequence ~ ntIv such
acciduni having resulted fatally 10 90. ~ unie per
SONS. up'itH shall base teen ylst W. the unf uf tr
Chairman ttrfrNi To- tir foautg hf.ur3 NJ lfs tGten
lpn 10 nNfsigate ha hrtrln pro- I1nd, fic u4fufty
OF all coroner= over hr Gus" tiitli rfa=e ana thrte
hlier' M cuton'r tnrhuy lfg suinunfd Wy HIM shH II
Proceed further Nh rrfrfefee riiernui
SCI g. Any corporation, ar Uetssn interested In
ne subject matter III she hi,e-t.4 alton, may be- pre-
ci nul lac ard M tie SAINT eithrr person Is
srl, aud ~th Witnesses AMI other proofs aud shall &C.
entitled Ia the hG ~ The bond An rsedrfng the attend
hnce ~ Witnesses thr ices ~ such wifuesst-,
iF'nss' 70 De paid hF the corporation psrtnn
'nHn. h'lf Ail"hd'hf'. ofetpt - Tar a. IN" bua d
shall uh thai luotiae requires TINA te shall Dee
pad ~ The -ihir, and euch cupuraiion ar person
slnll b. "ntitltliu copy OF the whole ur Rrs Iof
ZION 81 the proceedings or report Of The hoard and ut
the rNticnft tkcu b. IT, On paving the reasonable
c"st OF nnk,ns the eatHr. iAppruytl March 81
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two d tue reDlis Law. o. eighteen hasd,ed and
eighty nine, relating 10 The reg9lsnon Of tue Loo
stct !. s.e,on ay. Of chapter Two hundred and
eighty nine Is hereby amended. 80 as 10 Rad a.
follows
'srct 5. All barrels bores other packages IN
transit containing holsters. si,a be marked Win tbs
any ANY aa,boilsd ofresr. d any barrels. boIe-
other raeAayes a, a. ,ahs, ,on'aih.g ob,,s,, ~h,{s
u s.iIuTe b sY1h un',i. u barrels. bones ~
an tie prcslTibe cnpih SUN I5bsi.r- a. are .li,s
and 'ssfthn tie pT' s"ird ltF sbali he liberated
md nil ssh l.ii'r- a. az pf ~ tnrscfibe1 i'ngh
tlni IN sach uailVi- boAr' ia agts, togetLei
with .uef bAri'i-. he.'- ami packages saIi he Tor
ii ninou ripid q lie rr.i.eh statutes. onle,. ito
u"n'f pf Pc -'n 'almtng NE ress tisreof AZ
uVhff siil f~enty tor nlts IRON me time II reiz
Is rtfni ,at ,.t IN. ,, f ti.. ,,sir H. lie ,riasr
lfHtIhB s4cn -'4TIfr IL penHlfy 81 DOLLAR for
~" lobster I''a 'iap ihe p.tefbcd length found 10
thal deliver ' Vie oNnsI NJ p.ffan cisnalng pp.ses
s4Yn thereof SUCH ohsie,. - ar .i. 10 Co Of the
i,2Al limit u tie riopsit seiz'tl 'ff"eds Or. buh
tr'i deliat. sailie ,ar pars .ei1iny Niiln twenty
r"wc lsltclel II sHprii.l eyni' IA ne county where
u, un,n.e y ~ f"nlnued sl.iihs ne .au., u seh
ahMI th' coupon maze ut nprt" 70 MI persons 70
"rpeut Al .uen court Mt III M" srpoinlsi 10 slo-
u7tre shAl 70" p1Lish"d IN some n"~ sGiHpsr printed
io llo opue'y 4 an} got Ia Ins -iae psre, at least
m .i,,' The 'ttl 9,, H. t Csto,r lie n,dg. Of
Any municipal court ~ tttn jHst'sr Of tn. county
where iur urluee committed, and af1er NOTICE
aior ai has h"pn ppr.l ~ ~ moic public plaaes
In the county dh} At lr4st bttote tie day Of
ulal, sud- luiF" ula Justice shall ny aud decide
The 'aus", and make suuh decree thereon Law
qutres'
atcr section Of said chapter IL hereby
amended, 80 rs Ia irnd as IoloW-
sttr ii An hne- and penalties under any law re
AtiuR tn game. hHi or shc s may bf recovered by
ruuiiillnt iuiiictmtut OF action Of debt. made
brought ~ any wtson 10 the county where such
gain' or paris ihcfrut hsh or shell hsh found.
against Inv shipper TIT person. having the In
Possession nud together With ali feitures snail
paid intO thu treasury Of tlu county where the
plant Il tnatle Indictment found action brought
and by The treasurer thereof into the state treasury
sECr s. All acts Or paris Of acts Inconsistent with
tins act. are hereby repealed approved March 81
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An ACT To amend scclinna thirty and thiity nnr OF
chapter oi the Revised statutes, ediing Ia THNrs
on stock IN Banks and Other corporations
stc1 / Section Thirty OF chapter siN Of Ne revised
statutes rs hereby amended, Is to read IT, follows
SECT 30. stock of any bank an utl,ri corporation.
except manufacturing cooperation. htld by persons
ont OF the sinte, or unknown which has not been GER
tined according to trcipn hrty OF chapter forty
ar the revised shurt, IN my town In the state, and
not there AssVrsrd, Hnd the stock of bank or
such other corporation appearing by the books thereof
To be held by persons residing oGt 81 the state, OF
whose residence II unknown 10 the a--cssn-. shall hu
assessed IN III. town where such bank uilrt cor
porhioh Is located ar fihnsact- lt- ordinary business
und such town hasa Hen on Huch stock and all dlvi
dcnds thereon. nom tlir date of such assessment
III -uc tau and all costs un cNpvu-'- hrsius the
collection thereof are paid. 40 assignment, sale.
transfer or attachment passes any property in such
stock unlcsB the ycudcr isl pays such tax and cost
cashiers OF banks and clerks of such other corpora
lions shall return Ia the ui the where
such bank other corporation is located tansActs
It's business. ali the stock In such bunk other cor
poraton not returned TO the assessurs Of other towns
according 10 said section thirty of chapter forty sl
revised statutes md such returns shall be made II
the time aud in the manner prescribed thuiOr and
shall be the basis Of taxation OF such property
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AN ACT to prohibit, discrimination IN Life or Endow'
mcnt Insurance Policies,
sUCT. l. No lie Insurance company doing business
In tins state shall make permit any distinction
disc Elimination In fnN Of individuals between nsur
anita Of the class and expectation of lifc In the
amount o. incn Of premiums rates chArged for
policies Of lite endowment Insurance. or In tie dlyi
tlcnda other b.neuh payable thereon 10 any other
az tue terms and conditions of the contracts which II
mabes. Nor shall any such company agent. sub
ngcu broker N any other person. make any contract
Of Insurance agreement as TO such contract. other
than plainly oppressed In the policy issued thereon
SuI ehnll any such company agent. tuhageut bru-
ker any other person, pay allow, or oner to pay
allow. rs ndupcment to Insurance. any rebate Of
MUM payable on the policy any special favor
ai,untRRc in the dividends other benefit 10 accrue
thereon, valuable consideration or indurement
whatever not specified IN the policy contract OF nsur
shcT. 9, ANY person corporation violating any
provision Of this act stall he fined not thun two
hundred dollars and 1t Is hereby made the duty Of tho
Insurance commissioners on the conviction Of any per
acting such agent, sub agent. or broker to
woke the certificate OF authority Issued to hun at
fui the term uf year.
SECT. 5, thapter two hundred anu Eighty Of tie
public statutes approved March nine eighteen hundred
and eighty nine, Is hereby repealed
lApprole ed April u
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Ito amend chapter seventy Of the Revised
\, relating to the lnsOlyent Law
seventy Of the Revised slatutcs ~ hereby
Iby Kidding thereto The following sections
In all cases wherein the insolvent estate
cnt TO pay the fees and expense Of the court
IAcers. The Judge In lis discretion may order
ner ut any time during the pendcncy OF The
-, upon petition OF any party Interested, Ia
5peciiied sum Of money with the register to
payment Of the expense OF the insolsent
Is, and upon the failure Of the insolvrnt To
III the orilcr OF court. the JUDGE may order
Ming dismissed
An acts or parts Of acts Inconsistent with
ions OF this act, ARE hereby repealed
Improved March %
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AN ACT TO amend section eighteen Of chapter my
Of tile Revived Statutes, relating to branch tracks
from Hnilroads.
section eighteen OF chapter my one Is amended as
fnliows by inserting In the third line, amer the word
mills" the words, mines. qunrties gravel pits, 30
TINT said section as amended shall read as follows
'skcI. II. ANY railroad corporation, under the d
rcclon Of the railroad commissioners, may locate
rnd maintain branch railroad tracks any
mills. mines, guar1ios, gravel pits. manufacturing
establishments erected In any town or township. but
not within ANY city through which the main line OF
sAid railroad Is constructed, without the ufthe
city council and for that purpose snid corporation
shall have NIL the powers and rights granted and be
tubeet all the duties imposed upon by lis charter
lApprolrd Aprii ~
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AN ACT to gyc night Vi action for injuries causing
Death.
sscI, /. Whenever the d,a,h OF a pcr.on shall be
caused by wrongful act, neglect a, iault aud the
act, neglect or default, Is such would If death had
not ensued have entitled The parts injured main.
tain an action anil recover damages IN respect there
OF thun and IN every such race thu rersun who, or
the corporation Which, would have been atc lids ath
had not ensued. shall b. liable to action for dam
ages notwithstanding tHedrHih Of the prrrcn iniurcd
and although the dest shail hive heei, caused under
such cicupis talces nG thuli amount Ia felony.
SEt1, . Every such acuon SINH he brought by and
In the names II tha peiuonul representatives OF such
deceased pcr,un, and the amount recovered In every
such action shah he foi The exclusive hcreft Of his
willow, II NO children mud thc ch idren, II no wdow,
IND II both, thun nj her and them equally mud. II
nethcr al ms llufs The Jury may give zach dnma-
gee a. they shall 'lrrm iHr aud just compensation.
not exceeding i've thousand dollars, with reference to
lhu pecuniarY nluris tr-ultiug from such death tn
thu persons for Whose hcnrIt such action ia brought.
provided, that such notion shah he commenced siIh
In two years after thu death III such person.
approved March 81
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AN ACT TO amend chapter three hundred and three
The Puhe Laws Of eighteen hundred and eighty
nine, relating to Labor
Chupter three hundred aud three Of the public laws
of eighteen hundred and eighty hereby amend
ed o lie read toiloNs
Any employer, empluye, or other person, whn by
threats ~ injury, Intimidation fore alone In
combination with Others prevents any person from
entering into. continuing 10 leaving the employ,
ineut Of any person. nrm corporation shall be pun,
iehcd by impt i5onment not than two years,
by une not exceeding five hundred dollars
Approved March 81
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- T., ,sstnfr IN certain corporations. rights OF
l. ,ir, wee deprived by the repeal Of chapter
= Wy f+,t and seNe uty three OF the Public Laws
I Hr', ,tstfe,n hundred and eighty .nve.
rrnicfnal beneficiary corporations, asso
Y af .eelri1e- whether Incorporated under the
-. ar .afnn niheT state, which pny disability
y st.nrat- or both. and also benefits To members
. f,i,,iIir4, At the ends OF such periods OF time
{a,,t In their bylaws and written In their bene
! sN,te, and hlrh were transac,ing business In
a. February twenty eight. eighteen hundred
~ nine may continue thcif work In the state
t,ian,r with their respective constitutions. laws
fst,,tfase their membership by insiitnting new
i's,s bodies or branches. and through those al
.rhlished, by conforming TO the provisions OF
ts,np To fiuternal beneficiary organizations,
,trut herewith. and without incorporating
f,,lr- and without license from the Insurance
Isacuri. ~. .............,
tApproyed March q.
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Az ACT to nmrni sciinn of chapter four o tht
Revised Stnutrq. r. lhtius to- Iii o. O. NnteIs5
seril1n s.ron utr ptc four OF The iscd
II hereby amended by 4'r.siug out the words "onc
thousand" ia the nfat hHc and iust rting in place
thereof the words 1ge hunt!r.d' TINT said section
IA amended shall rand ~ fllnwrs
aECr 7. In uil towns tiiita not Included, invinR
Nv hundred or more registered VOTERS the munc pal
officers shall ircoNe apprAlgns Of pernous claiming
right to vote on the thrr"'srcular days next PIE
ce.iing the day al election md application shall be
received amer the hour Of nyo In The AFTERNOON the
secular dhV next preceding the dag oi election, md
no names sla le added 10 the Iist a. voters the
day OF election, BY certificate oiherwise except
such upon the list Of tho previous year and
have becn Inadvertently omitted by the saiecftncn
amt On that day Change snnii b. made In names,
exec pt to correct clerical errors therein
fAuuruNed Mhrrhhll
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Plating to Labels and Trade Marks Of Unions
b,ations of Working men.
Iisions OF sections thirty seven 10 forty three
II chapter thirty nine oil the revised statutes
made applicable To labels and trade MARKS
Ind associations ot working men. The Ger
rein named shall he signed and sworn To by
|er OF such union or association, for AMI IN
'ut h union on association, Such treasurer.
| Of such union or association may In his
commence and prosecute for the use and
Iuch union or association. the action named
forty one Of said chapter, and NIL sums re.
any such action shall be the property OF
= or association,
Approved March u.
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An ACT relating to the Agents ~ the Penuhscot ana
PassHtuHqunddy Tribes OF Indiana
section three Of chapter nine OF the rrvlsed statutes
IN hereby amended by Addng Thereto the following
ench Of sati agenH snail NJ ieatt once In s1 months
visit each Indian alton oitlun his agency lin
it, where Indians reside aud Incorporate iato lila
hual report the dates OF tur vista End tho condition
in which he found the Indians each rcsers alton at
each Wait. Improved March AlI
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AN ACT to amend SECTION one hundred and twenty
six OF chapter nity-onu OF the Revised Sntutra, as
amended by chapter three hundred and twenty one
of Public Laws of eighteen hundred aud eighty hve.
relating TO Accidunts on Railroads.
SECT. l. Section one hundred twcntystx Of chap.
Ter nftyonc OF the Rev ired Statutes and chapter three
hundred twenty'ono OF the laws of eighteen hundred
eighty nve. amending the same, hereby repealed.
SECT whenever serious accident DC
ours wlthin the state TO any passenger freight train
on any railroad. whether any person be fatally In.
Jurcd oi Otherwise notice thereof shall be given i'm
medlatey by telegraph II practicable. otherwise In
writing, by the Officers of the company operating the
railroad on which the accident occurred to the rail
road commissioners.
SECT 5. In the event of any such accident. the rail
road commissioners. or the chairman thereof, ehal II
they he deem the public interests require IT,
an investigation To be made forthwith by the board
which investigation shall be held In the locality Of
the accident unless for reasons touching the conyen
ience OF all concerned the commissioners shall order
II TO DO commenced nj some other place. but In
some other suitable and convenient place. The board
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u the Prevention of Blindness.
Should one OF both eyes Of an infant be
ened or inflamed at any time within four
birth. II shall be the duty OF the midwife,
krsoD having charge OF said infant To report
bn OF the eyes at once to some legally quali
Xhoner of medicine of the city. town or dis.
Och the parents OF the infant reside.
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,,,br taluc of the goods eIceeds twenty
- y ~, ellau be brought In the supreme
y 'h' ',,,qfier court for the county where they
iai -, n IL does not erceed twenty dollars. be-
tiain','i ,tst,fr Of said county. The action may
ply :, w h,tfe any municipal Of police court In
lsu If fhe value Of the goods does not exceed
ii',, Ia which the civil jurisdiction OF such
Ihasun, Approved March II
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AN ACT relating 10 the salary OF the chairman Of the
Railroad Commissioners and he CLERK Of the board
Commencing with January nrst, eighteen hundred
and ninety one the salary of the chairman of the
board of railrond commissioners shall he twenty i've
hundred dollars per annun and that Of the CLERK shall
be fifteen hundred dollars per annum.
Approved March d
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SECT .. Any failure to comply with the prov ision
OF this act shni be punishable by nnc exceed
one hundred dollars. or imprisonment not To exceed
Bix months, or both.
SECT 3. This shall taks on the frs, day OF
June. eighteen hundred and ninety one.
approved MArch2s
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An ACT in relation the office Of Secretary and
Treasurer Of Loan Hfui nnirling Association.
The oncr uf eecretary and treasurer Of loan and
building associations maS be held by ana the came
person provided any nshuciatiun so prosidus by its
10y laws. Approved March 81
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AN ACT relating TO the assessment OF tho County
Taxes In tile several counties for year
hundred and ninciy-onc
SECT !: Tho county tax for the year eighteen hun
dred and ninety one shall be assessed during tho
month OF April upon the slate valuation. adopted and
dxed by the legislature In the year eighteen hundred
and ninety All county taxes assessed or thnt
may be assessed In the year eighteen hundred ani
ninety one, upon any other valuation hereby dc
led void.
SECT. . This act shall take effect when approved
Approved March 80
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AN ACT to provide for the Registration of Vital sta.
stc1. l. The secretary Of the board of health
shall he the registrar OF vital STATISTICS far the state,
marry. scxtons to physicians town cerks olerks
of the society OF Frlends. aud to clerks OF courts.
births, marriages. deaths and divorces. printed.
with appropriate headings. as readily to show the fol
sary H. secure an accurate registration.
. / The record OF birth shall state lis date and
named, color and sex of child whether living still
born, md the full christian and snrnamcs COLOR
patton. residence aud birthplace Of parents.
u The record OF mnrriaae shall state It's date and
character of the person by whom soemnred the full
christian and surnanes ~ the partee the age color
whether single or widowed. whether arst, second or
other marriage and the full christian and eurnanes.
parenta,
full christian and surname Of the deceased the sex
color, condition. whether single or msrred age.
o snd a Of ss s and e
disease or other cause OF death, 30 far az known.
wife. other person IN charge. who shall attend at
the birth of any child living or still born, within the
the clerk 81 such town or city within six days there
amer all the facts regarding such birth. required in
seer. d Every person authorized 10 unite persons
In marriage shall make record Of every marriage
stions prescribed for blank records OF marriages In
this and shall within SIX day there
after, deliver forward TO the clerk OF each town In
which the marriage intention was recorded acopy OF
sucn record 81 marriage
SECT. 4, Whenever any person shall die. or any
sun born child shall hc brought forth In this state, the
undertaken town clerk. other person superlntend
ing The burial Of said deceased person. shall obtain
from the ply soian attending At such bringing forth
last sickness certificate duly signed setting forth
far may be. the facts required in tho record OF
death. according tn section Of this act ami shall
be the duty OF the undertaken other having
charge OF the burial of said deceased person. to add
said the date place the burial
and having duly signed the same, To forward to the
clerk OF the town or city and obtain permit for burial
and IN case OF any contagious infectious disease.
said certificate shall be made aud forwarded nmedi.
ntelv.
SECT s. In the of any deceased person not
having hah the attendance OF physician In his
last sickness the town clerk issue and sign the
certificate of DEATH upon presentation OF such facts
may DO obtained OF relatives, persons IN attendance
upon said deceased person during said last sickness
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An AIT additional 10 Tint part OF chapter twenty two
OF the Revised statutes, relating to DikcA and inms.
SECT. l. In addition tn the provisions of law fnf re-
pairing likes aud dams nov prov ied In The forty
y second chapter OF the cyisc statutes the propIi.
etors OF any meadow swamp. marsh. beach OF other
low lands after the completion OF the dams dikes and
removal OF distractions provided in said twenty
second chapter may hold regular meu;ings when they
ud1udRe proper. make such rules the maintenance
and preservation of such bikes and the com.
mon Interest require.
SECT q tpon written application of any three or
more OF sail propretoIs To any justice The peace
he shall Issue his warrant 10 the applicants re
quiiing Him to call meeting OF the proprietors, g,
thereof.
stCI g. Notice Of said meeting shall be served ut
least fourteen duys prev ious to the time appointed
therefor. when ali the proprietors residing In the
town where the and lies, by reading the warrant to
each proprietor, or giving him a copy In bnut or by
leaving copy NJ his usual place ahoile aud in cas-.
one more 81 the proprietoIs resid without the tow
OF nantAtion notice Of such meeting shall b. given
them by publishing a copy OF such warrant Ia some
newspaper printed In the county or in The state uaier
three weeks ,ey the last publication 10 he al
least fourteen days before the time appointed Tor said
meeting.
seer. T. At such meeting and all other meetings OF
said propreiofs, each shall have one votr for every
acre owned by him aud vote for a fraction OF an
mere greater than hall. Absent propretors may
vote by writtcnproxy.
SECT. 5. At such meeting said proprietofs may by
vote elect clerk three or fve assnssors a collector
and such other officers and committees as may be
deemed ne,dfu and may adopt such needul by Jaws
law; and may determine manner OF calling and