The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-04-07
1891


Chapter 113.
AN AT to amend chapter seventy of the Revised
Statutes, relating to the Insolvent Law.
amended by adding thereto the following sections:
SECT: In all cases wherein the insolvent estate
sinsucien to pay the fees and expense of the court
and its officers the judge in his discretion may order
The petitioner at any time during the tendency of the
deposit Specified sum Of money With the register
be used in payment of the expense Of the nsovent
comply with the order of court the judge may order
the proceedings dismissed. 80
SECT. q All acts parts of acts INCONSISTENT Win
the provisions Of this act are hereby repealed
Approved March 20
Chapter ia.
AN ACT relating to Labels and Trade Marks of Unions
and Associations of Working men,
The provisions of sections thirty to fortyhree
inclusive of chapter thirty of the revised statutes
hereby made applicable to labels and trade marks
Of unions and associations OF worhg men Inc Ger
the treasurer of such union or association for and in
behalf of such union or association Such treasurer,
upon vote of such union association may in his
own name commence and prosecute for the use and
N section fortyone of said chapter, and all
covered in any such action shall be the property of
Approved March 2S.l
Chapter fs5.
AN ACT for the Prevention of Blindness.
reddened or inamed at aSy time in within to%r
weeks after birh it shall be the duty of the midwife,
the condition Of the eyes legally quail
fed practitioner of medicine of the city, town or dis
SECT. 2. Any failure to comply with the provision
of this act shall be punishable by fine not to exceed
SECT g. This act shall take effect on the first day of
June, eighteen hundred and ninety-one.
Approved March %.
Chapter ZIG.
AN ACT relating to the salary of the chairman of the
railroad Commissioners and he clerk OF the board
and ninety-one, the salary of the chairman of the
board of railroad commissioners shall be twenty five
hundred
be fifteen hundred dollars per annum
Approved March 2S.
Chapter III.
AN ACT additional to that part of chapter twenty-five
of the Revised Statutes, relatngto bikes and Dams
pairing bikes and DAMS as now provided in the forty
third and tho eighteen following sections OF the TWEEN
etors of any meadow, swamp, marsh beach or other
low lands, after the completion of the DAMS bikes, and
second chapter, may hold regular meetings when they
adjudge proper, make such rules for the maintenance
and preservation of such dkes and dams as their
interest require.
SECT O. Upon written application of any three or
of said proprietOrs to any justice of the peace,
he shall issue his warrant to one CT the applicants
curing him to call meeting of the prOprletors ex
pressing said warrant the tme place and purposes
thereof
SECT 8. Notice of said meeting shall be served at
least fourteen days previous to the time appointed
therefor, when all the proprietors residing in the
each proprietor or giving him a copy in hand, by
eaving copy at his usual place Of abode andin case
of the prOpretorS reside without the town
plantation, notice of such meeting shall be given
them by publishing copy OF such warrant III some
newspaper printed in the county, in the state paper
three weeks successfully, the last publication to be at
least fourteen days before the time appointed Tor said
meeting.
SECT 4. AT such meeting and all other meetings of
said proprietors, each shall have vote for every
acre owned by him and one vote for fraction of
acre greater than onehalf. Absent proprietors may
vote by written proxy
SECT. 5. At such meeting said proprietors may by
vote elect clerk three five assessors, collector
and such other officers and committees as may be
deemed nccdful, and may adopt such needtul bylaws
and standing regulations not inconsistent with
law: and may determine the manner of calling and
notifying future meetings. The clerk assessors and
collector shall each be sworn The clerk may be
sworn by the moderator presiding at the meeting of
his election Officers elected at the annual or other
meetings shall continue in office until others are
chosen and qualified in their stead.
SECT. g. At or Immediately after the first meeting
the clerk shall enter in suitable book tho names of
the several propreors and the number of owned
nv each and subsequent transfer of interest shall
also be entered by him. within three months after it
is made, if known to him.
SECT, 7. At any meeting called for the purpose
committee Of not less than three may be chosen to in
yestigac the condition of such diles and dams to
certain what repairs needfu and report at an adj
iourned meeting, at which meeting the same or any
other committee chosen therefor may be authorized
to make necdful repairs, and report the expense
thereof at an adjourned or other meeting.
SECT. s. AT any meeting called Tor that purpose,
said propretors may raise money for detraying COM
mon charges and for the payment of cost and eX-
penseS of such repairs may have been incurred