Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-03-13

The amount of fishing legislation would
| be something enormous should all the laws
proposed become realities. A great deal of
special legislation is pending in the hands
of the committee till the Judiciary may re-
port on general law to cover such matters.
of the important seining bill, the friends
of " hich are still sanguine, the dead bill
relating to 10 IL inch Holsters, the lobster
hatchery, the public is well informed.
Hereafter those who indulge in sardines
MAY find it pleasant to recall that law is
passed to prevent the canning of herring
until they have been headed and eoiscer-
ated. Towns are now authorized TO ex-
pend $500 annually in protecting or propa-
eating fish. The Aroostook river and its
tributaries have been added to the waters
included in the old law which provides for
a weekly close time of IS hours. from sun
rise IN each Saturday morning to sunrise
on the following Monday morning during
| when no salmon, shad, aiewives or bass
shall be taken.
The charter Of the Bangor & ArOostook
has been amended so as to allow it TO mort.
gage all and singular its property real and
personal, including its railroad and lines,
its equipment and appnrtensnces, and all
ments or such part or parts of its personal
property etc. as it may deem best. Its
time is extended from three to four years
for building its line from Brovnville, or
some point on the line of the Bangor &
Kataldin Iron Works Railway, to Houlton
An act also extends the time from four to
five years when the company shall have
built its line to Presque Isle, Caribou and
- IL b, fta- Il: .t.
another railroad can be constructed parallel
to the Bangor & Aroostook is increased
from 30 to 80 years. The width of the To-
cation of the company when running
through woodland and forest, has been in
creased from four to six rods. The com
pany has been given rights of way over
public lots.
The amended law relating to cruelty to
animals is now thought to be in excellent
form. Among the provisions of the
amended law is that old, MANNED, disabled
or injured animals shall be taken into Gus
tody ny cruelty agents who may apply to
municipal courts or trial justices to have
the same destroyed. The owner mas take
an appeal as in civil action but shall give
security for the support of any animal
seized, while the appeal is pending.
OF the laws proposed by the Name Bar
Association the one relating to exceptions
and stenographers and one relating TO
equity proceedings have already become
laws The law relating to trustee suits has
been amended so that when a partnership is
made trustee in a trustee suit, service
upon a member of the firm shall be a suf-
fcient attachment Of the principal defend
ant in the possession OF the firm.
The municipal officers may nov at the
expense of the town lay out bitches and
drains to carry water from any highway,
across the lands of persons or corporations,
providing such bitches do not pass within 20
feet of any dwelling house without the con-
sent of the owner.
Children cannot. under law passed, at
tend public school until i've instead of
four years old.
Veterans grandchildren can now be al
mi,ted to the ass lam at Bath.
The law now requires that where a judge
or register of probste NAV he an heir, 10 be
settled in the court of any adjoining county
Registers are prohibited from acting as
counsel. administrators, guardians, etc.,
where the cases involved are liable to come
before their own courts.
A tax collector can now distrain personal
property.
An intoxicated individual can now be
taken from any premises without it being
shown he is quarreisorne.
The Governor ard Council are nov
authorized to contract with the Knox Gas
and Electric Co. for lighting the State
prison with electricity
The new bridge which the Eastern
Maine Railway Co. has been authorized to
build across the Penobscot river. Bangor,
will greatly facilitate travel over the Bar
Harbor line.
The Maine Central has been authorized
to increase it, capital stock s.. 900. COO
Foreign surety. credit and titie Insurance
companies shall hare paid up unimpaired
capital Of s20a, 600, before doing business