The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-03-10
Relating to Bond Issues,

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ly and severally liable therefor to the
owners of such bonds and
the same liability is hereby imposed up
on the stockholders in such corporations
relative to such over issue as by law is
imposed upon stockholders in national
banks.
Among the Committees.
The committee on sea shore fisheries
will report bill to amend the law for
bidding the anchoring Of small nets with
in ten feet Of low water mark. This
case was brought to the attention of the
legislature by Harpswen men who catch
the small kinds Of fish with nets. The
existing law .hampered their operations
and so far as it applied to them seemed
to serve nogood purpose.
The committee on railroads will report
favorably bills to incorporate the New
field Telephone and Telegraph Com
panF; and to enable county commission
ers to take into consideration in assess
ing land damages, COW. runs and other
devises constructed by the railroads for
the convenience Of land owners.
The Judiciary committee will report
ought to pass on the bill relating to in
solvency proceedings where the amount
involved is less than $500; leave to with
draw on petition in regard to the re-
moving Of peddlers licensed in towns;
ought to pass on bill in relation to over
payment of mortgages; ought to pass on
the bill to change the limit OF special
charters from four to ten years in cases
where no work is begun under the char
ter: ought to pass on bill in relation to
stands for vehicles at summer resorts.
The committee. favor giving the Bar
Harbor Water Company a year to make
GOOD its system but the main in Main
Street. Bar Hafbor must be enlarged by
July list, otherwise the Eden Company
may construct works.
A hearing will be given Friday on the
bill to authorize the town OF Yarmouth
to issue $25, 900 in bonds.
The special committee on taxation this
afternoon. voted to report in favor Of re-
ferring the matter Of the taxation Of yes
sci property to the Board of State Asses
sors with Instructions to report to the
next legislature. The committee will re-
port the bill to place a state tax OF ono
quarter of one per cent. on the semi an
nual dues Of all loan and building asso-
Citations. The bill to discriminate
against associations organized in other
states but doing business in Maine by
taxing them at the rate of one per cent.
will thus be reported. It should be said
that when Hon. II. NJ. Heath APP
peared before the committee in rela-
ton to this matter, it was the
bill placing the discriminating tax on
foreign associations which he opposed.
Mr.. Heath favored the bill which the
y,o,ottta, will renort
It is reported that the judiciary com.
mittee will report a vote on the lines OF
that drawn by Judge Symonds for. set
Element of the Auburn water fight.
The committee on claims today voted
to report favorabIy bill to pay the town
Of Wales $3.50 due the town under the
crow bounty act. The committee will
report ought not to pass on .Rockport's
claim for allowance for alleged over tax.
alton. This claim grows out of the
famous Camden fight of the last legisla-
ture. The claim Of Lydia Stevens for
500 and interest from 1867 will be re-
ferredt the Governor and council. Mrs,
Stevnes now lives in Orange, Mass. Her
son was sailor in the navy during the
war and made over the state bounty to
his mother. She has never received it
owing to an informality in the original
application. ,
report an appropriation of $6625 for the
state library, $25o0 for the collection Of
vital statistics under direction Of the
Board of Health. Leave; to withdraw
will be reported on the resolve for state
aid for the Bangor Eye and Ear Infirma-
ry and the Augusta city hospital.
Nominations by the Governor.
Private Detective Frederick L. odlin, Lew
iSt n.
Charleston. s
r. administer oaths, acknowledge deeds an:
solemnize marriases-Jnlia A. Chatto. Surry.
Coroner-Alhert s. Plufnmer, Lewiston.
Agent to prevent cruelty-Samuel r. Carter.
Paris ;HAugustus w. Mooney, Bucksport; Free
man Hanson Hollis.
Trial Justices -Abiezer Purinton, Bowdoin;
Voramis G. Plum1ner, Addison
Notary Public-JaInes G. Chilcott, Ellsworth;
Edgar A. Leighton, Berwick; Joseph D. Ran
dali, Cape Elizabeth.
Justices OF the Peace and Quorim-Fred S.
Clark, Smithfeld; Thomas W. Donahue, Port
land; Josiah H. Goodrich, Monson; A. l.. Mar
BILE. Lewiston; F. A. Noyes, Sullivan; George
P. Plaisted, Gorham; Charles T. Read, Bidde-
n II