Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1895-02-05

The legislature has been simply DEF
uged with petitions and bills the past
week. We give those OF more dlreet
interest 10 Oxford County:
An act Incorporating William H.
Atwood. Isaac ". shaw, J. y. kawson'
Horace 4. Irish. \. +. Warren, j. e
Caldwell and Josephine Themes into the
Buckfield Aqueduct Company, 10 supply
Buckfield village with water; the capital
stock 10 DE $4,000, which may be in-
creased 70 $50, coo.
An act has been presented by senator
Harlow that the Norway Municipal
Court be held each Tuesday Tor the
entry aud trial OF actions OF forcioie
entry and dttainer, and that such actions
De retul nable accordingly and De heard
and determined, and Judgment entered
on the return DAY OF the writ unless
continued for good cause.
\ petition praying that an act be
passed enabling all women Of this State
duly qualified. 10 vote a. 10 whether
woman suffrage DC allowed or not allowed
in this state.
An amendment admitting the Harrison
Mutual Fire Insurance Company TO 90
business In any town or plantation IN
Cumberland or oxford county.
\ petition OF George ID. Bisoee and
other citizens of Rumford in aid of a
petition OF Charles r. smith and others
TO De set of from Peru aud annexed 10
Rumford.
An act authorizing Charles Forster to
dam the waters AZ the outlet OF Jenne
Pond in the towns of Mexico and Car
thage.
\ petition OF +. L. Thomas and LOO
others asking that not more than =
pounds OF trout. land-loeked salmon OF
togue shall De taken or transported by
any one person.
An act that in any action brought for
the price of manufactured lumber any
failure 20 survey and brand the same
and give a certificate, shall not defeat
recovery in such action unless II appears
that before delivery the purchaser re-
Quested such survey.
An act that members OF school com
mitieeS receive not less than - per day
for attendance on meetings of the com
mttee aud for every day OF actual serv-
ice.
\ bill for the protection Of trout and
land-locSed salmon in ponds OF Franklin
and oxford Counties.
An act that children residing IN uucor
pOrated places where there Is no schoo
shall have The same rights in the schools
of BAN adjoining town or plantation a
the children residing therein.
Various petitions asking Tor return
20 the district system Of schools.
4 L. 4 o 81 y
RumfOrd Falls Power Co. represents
that public necessity requires them to
make improvements on the Androscog-
gin river at RUmford Falls, the law
asked giving the right 70 collect tolls on
logs passing over RumfOrd Falls.
An act empowering the Portland &
Rumford Falls Railway 10 hold and dis
pose OF shares Of capital stock and mort
gage bonds of other corporations.
An act 10 prevent the deposit OF money
in savings hanks under different names,
50 that the 5000 limit cannot DC eN-
CeeGed.
Representatives OF the towns of Rum
ford and Peru appeared before the COM
mittee on towns Wednesday. and made a
statement in regard TO the matter of All
neXing portion of the town Of Peru 10
RumfOrd. The portion which il l. pro
posed 10 annex is the territory COM
prised in the former school district No.
I in Peru, and amounts 10 something
more than a thousand acres. A already
stated. the town OF Peru has voted 10
allow RumfOrd 20 annex the desired ter
ritOry. provided Rumford will assume
$4,000 Of the town debt of Peru, and
these terms will be accepted. The hear
ing before the committee i assigned for
Enh lHrh VI nnnn.itinn j. anficinAted.