Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-04-05

sufficient sure,ies and In sneh sum ~ the
county commissioners in the county In which
said land lies shall determine and approve,
Conditioned 70 pssy such sum said cwsers OF
said land may recover as damages and costs
Is provided by this act In case all or . part
OF the owners OF said land are unknown. the
county commissioners shall. before liking the
amount OF the hpnd. appoint time and place
for hearing thereon, and give notice thereof
BY publication in the county paper Two success
siye weeks the last publication TO be seven
DAYS before sAia hearing, and in such case the
bond shall be given to the treasurer Of the
county for the use and benefit OF all the owners
in proportion to their respective rights in the
land.
section g. Should the person or person car
rying On said numbering operation. and the
owners of said land be unable to agree upon
said damages, either party may, within twelve
months from the time said bond is approved.
apply to the colpty commissioners OF the coun-
u in which said land lies and cause said dam
ages 10 be ascertaiaed and determined in the
same manner and under the same conditions
and restrictions As are prescribed by law IN
the LAYING cut of railroads. Failure 10 apply
for damages within said oae year shall be held
10 be a waiver OF the same. he person or per
sons liable for said damages may make ten
der to any lard owner damaged under the pro-
visions OF this act, and il such land owner re-
covers more damages than the amount ten
dered him for such, he shall recover costs and
the expenses OF the county comm issioners
otherwise the person or persons Liable for
said damages shall recover costs and the ex-
penses Of the county commissioners. tender
made to any persoa who owns an undivided
interest in land thus damaged shah be suif-
Gent under this act,
Section4 TAis &c, shall IA he effect when
approved.
4 pproy ed March p.
Chapter as5.
AN ACT additional TO chapter for,y-nine OF
the Revised Statutes relating to Insurance
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep
resentatiyes in Legislature assembled, as
follows
Should any Insurance Company not organ
izet lH,ier he laws OF Maine but doing an IN
surai. business within this state, or their
repre- ,atatiVes residing out Of the state,
make an application to remove any suit or &C
lion 10 which il is a party heretofore or here
after commenced il any court Ut tins state 10
the United States district circuit court. or
shall eater into any COMPACT or combination
with other insurance companies or agents Tor
the purpose of governing or controlling tho
rate, charged for fire insurance on amy property
within the state, the Insurance commissioner
shall iorthwilh revoke the license OF authorlt!
OF said company TO transact business ana no
renewal OF said license or authority shall be
granted for the period Of three years from the
date OF such revocation.
Chapter 2S6.
AN ACT additional to chapter forty-nine of
the Revised Statutes relating 10 Fire ihsur-
ance Contracts.
h, i, enacted by the Senate and House OF Rep
resrutatiyvs in Legislature assembled, MS
follows:
Section /. Chapter forty of the revised
statutes is hereby amended by adding thereto
the following; "All contracts of nre insurance
written upon property IN tins stale SHAH cover
actual loss or damage not exceeding the amount
insured. except in such eases where IT shall be
otherwise agreed in writing and signed by the
assured Co-inSIrance contracts shall state
the value OF prt4 erty insured
Sc,tion2 All acts and parts of acts incon-
sis,rnt with this act are hereby repealed.
Chapter as7.
AN ACT for the better protection of Sheep.
BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep
reseu,atives in Legislature assembled. as
follows:
Section l. Assessors of cities, towns and
plantations shall include in their inventories,
Lists OF all dogs owned by or in possession of
any inlabtaBt on the frs. day of April. set
ting the number and sex thereof opposite he
names Of their respective owners or persons
Section T. Every owner or keeper of q dog
more than four months old shall annually, be-
fore the first day of April, cause 1t to be
rcgi ,tered, numbered, described and licensed
for nne year from the first day of April, in the
Office OF the clerk of the city, town or planta-
tation where said dog is kept. and shall keep
around its neck "A collar, distinctly marked
with the owners name and its registered num-
Der, and shall pay to said clerk for license
the sum of one dollar and fifteen cents
for each male dog and three dollars and tf
teen cents for each female dog, and a person
becoming the owner or keeper of q dog after
the first day of April not duly licensed, shall
cause it to be duly registered, numbered, de-
scriJed and licensed as provided above. Every
owner or keeper of dogs, kept for breeding pur-
pose, may receive annually special kennel
license authorizing him to keep such dogs for
said purpose When the number of dogs so
KEEP: does not exceed ten, the fee for such
license shall be ten dollars, wien the number
of dogs so kept exceeds ten, the fee for such
license shall be twenty dollars. and no fee
shall be required for the dogs of such owner
or keeper under the age of six months. Dogs
covered by the kennel license shall be excepted
fron, the provisions of this section, requiring
registration, numbering and colaring.
:, eiinn3. The clerks of cities towns and
plantations shall issue said license and receive
the money therefor. and pay the same to the
plantations, within thirty days thereafter. re-
tanning 10 their own use fifteen cents for each
liccasu issued; and the said treasurer shall pay
tho money 30 received tn the state treasurer
or before September first of each year. Clerks
of ties, towns and plantations shall keep a
record Of all licenses issued by them, with the
nap,rS Of the owners or keepers of dogs IL
cen ed, and the sex, registered numbers and
des ription of all such dogs: provided, how
eve. that the sex, registered numbers and
de~t riptinns shall not I've required of dogs COW
cred ny a kennel license.
Section 4. Finch city, town and plantation
trc.t snrcr shall keep I'll accurate and separate
account OF all moneys received and expended
by him under the provisions of this act.
Section j. Whoever keeps n dog contrary to
tn. provisions of this act shall forfeit ten dol
lar. five of which shall be- paid to the COM
plalnant and five to the treasurer of the city,
town or plantation in which surh dog is kept,
Section g.. The mayor Of each city, the Sc
Ice; men Of towns and the assessors Of planta-
tiu'- shall annually, within ten days from the
frs day OF MAJ issue warrant tnonc or more
police officers cpnstahics directing them TO
proceed forthwith either to Kill or cause 10 be
killed all dogs within such city. town and
plantation moi licensed and collarcd according
to he provisions Of this act, and to enter com
plH int against the owners or keepers thereof
Such officers shall receive from the city. town
or plantation. one dollar for each dog so
killed Al bills for sneh services shall be an
proved by the mayor Of cities and municipal
officers Of towns and plantations.
Section I. Each police officer or constable 10
WHOM tie warrant named in section six ofthis
az, is issued, shall return tho same on or be-
fore the first day If July following TO the Off
Ger or officers issuing the same: and shall
state in said return the number Of ,iogs killed
and the names Of the owners or keepers
thereof. and whether all unlicensed dogs
tl,rrein have beeu Killed and the names of per-
SOFAS sgainst whom complaint has been made
under the provision OF This nat.
section g. Any city or town officer who re-