The Portland daily press., 1891-04-07

he STATE OF MAINE.
ministers of the gospel officers of colleges precepors
OF Incorporated academies, physicians and surgeons,
CASHIERS OF Incorporated banks, sheriffs and their
county commissioners, cOnstables all persons en-
or who are known to be habituay addicted to the use
of Intoxicating liquors beverage and constant
ferrymen. Approved March 25.1
AN ACT to amend chapter seventeen of the Revised
Statutes, relating to Nuisances.
Section one of chapter seventeen of the revised
statutes is hereby amended by adding thereto the fol
lowing words the supreme court shall have urisdic
ton in equity upon information filed by the county
attorney upon petition of not less than twenty legal
voters of such town city, setting forth any of the
and for such purpose may be issued
by said court or ny(ustce thereof SO that the said
SECT !. Al places used as houses of ill fame or
or resored to for lewdness gambling; all houses
shops or places where Intoxicating liquors are sold
Intoxicating liquors are kept sold given away drank,
dispensed in any manner not provided for by law
jurisdiction in equity, upon information filed by the
county attorney or upon petition OF not less than
forth any of the facts contained herein to restrain
may Oy Sfa
Chapter 80.
AN ACT to amend sections seventeen, eighteen and
twenty of chapter fortyeght of the Revised Stat
utes, relating to the organization of Corporations
SECT. Il. SeCt1On seventeen OF chapter fOrty-eight
of the revised statutes is hereby amended as to
read follows
SECT. IL. Their first meeting shall be called by
one or more of the sgners of said articles by giving
notice thereof stating the time place and purposes
fishing in some newspaper printed in the county, at
least fourteen days prior to the time appointed there
ration adopt corporate maine, define the purposes
of the corporation fix the amount of the capital Stock
than ten million dollars, divide it into shares and
elect PRESIDENT not less than three directors clerk
9nd a ia an6y
adopt code of bylaws 10y
SECT. 2. Section eighteen of chapter forty eight of
the revised statutes Is hereby amended read
SECT. 1s Before commencing business, the presi.
dent, treasurer and majority of the directors shall
prepare certificate setting forth the name and pur
poses of the corporaton the amount of capital stock
the amount already paid in, the par value of the
shares the names and residences of the owners the
name OF the county where it is located, and the num-
Der and names of the directors and shall sign and
make oath to it; and after it has been examined by
the attorney general, and been by him certified to be
properly drawn and signed to be conformable to
the constitution and laws, it shall be recorded in the
registry OF deeds in the county where the business is
to be DONE in book kept for that purpose and copy
thereof certified by such register shall be filed in the
secretary or states Office who shall the date
filing thereon and the original certificate to be
Kept b by the @ and shall record said
sh pay the attorney general and secretary of state
before said certificate is filed in the office of the secre
tary OF state when the amount of the capital stock
to the treasurer of the use of the state the
sum OF ten dollars; when the amount of the capital
ceed i've hundred thousand dollars, it shall pay to
the treasurer of state for the the state the sum
of fifty dollars; when the amount of the capital stock
exceeds i've hundred thousand dollars it shall pay to
the treasurer Of state for the of the state
lars for each one hundred thousand dollars the cap
1ta stock; and the treasurers receipt for said sum
shall be filed with the secretary of as condition
precedent, before he shall be authorized to receive
said certificate for filing
SECT. 3. Section twenty of chapter fortv.eipht of
the revised statutes is hereby amended to read
follows
SECT 20 If the stockholders of any corporation or
ganlzed under sections sixteen and seventeen, find
tat the amount OF its capital stock is insufficient for
the purposes for which said corporation is organized
or that the number of directors is announcement for the
transaction OF its business the stockholders may by
vote representing majority of the stock issued in
crease the amount of its capital stock to any amount
not exceeding ten million dollars, and may change
the number of their directors in like manner and the
secretary OF state within ten days thereafter, and
hereupon said vote shall take effect. When the CAP
Ital stock is increased from ten thousand dollars or
less to not exceeding five hundred thousand dollars
the corporation shall pay to the of state for
the use OF the state the of forty dollars. When
the capital stock is increased to any amount exceed
ing five hundred thousand dollars it shall paw TO the
treasurer of state for the the state the sum of
ten dollars for each one hundred thousand dollars of
such Increase, and the treasurers recent for same
shall be authorized to receive any certificate of an in
crease OF capital stock Approved March 25.
Chapter 100.
AN ACT to create Forest Commission and for the
protection of forests.
SECT l. The state land agent is hereby made forest
commissioner of the state of Maine and in addition
to the salary received by him rs land agent, he
est commissioner two hundred dollars per annum,
ana his actual travelling expenses incurred in the