The Portland daily press., 1897-02-27

officers shall furnish statistics concerning
highway labor fur the use of the board.
senator Merrill of Somerset presented
bill providing that town ana city as
SCISSORS shall enumerate poultry and re-
turn the figures to the state assessors.
This is a new draft of the Dill which
Gen. Murray of Pembroke introduced in
the House for j. p. Bass Of Bangor and
which was reported ulfavorably by the
com mittse on agriculture.
Senator Savage pratented an act to
amend section is of chapter 46 of the
Revised Statutes and amended by chap
ter SO of the Public Laws Of 1895, Telat
ing to appropriations. 1t provides that
the presilens and board Of cnrporatari
shall make a full written statement of
the condition of the company and lts IN
tentiOns before opening business and that
the CLERK shall sign anu make oath to tie
truth of the So me. This document shall
be recorded III the register Of desds' Office
WHO, within TO days after the first incst-
ing shall file IL certificate copy with the
secretary of state. The corporation shall
pay the secretary OF stats and the at6or-
ney general IS each for the service. They
snail also pay the state treasurer SlU
when the alItal STOCK does not exceed
SO, 900 when it is be5ween $40, COZ and
$500, GOO the amount paid tina JrensuIer
snail b5 $50, and when it exceeds s5O0, UOu
1t snail be SO for each additional $780,,
600 of stock. All this snail be- done be-
fore it receives certificate Of organiza-
ton. Ihe chief change from the present
law is the provision requiring the clerk
to sign anu make OAHU to the condl6-
ion OF The cuIa panY.
Another acs presented by Senator Say
age Vas On5 to niLenu secllnn 63 OF clnp-
ter 81 OF Revised statutes, relating IN
auditors appulbte,. y courts. 1t amends
the ao5 piosiei < LAT TIE fees for ex-
IEinatiOn shhIl - id ~ the county
on certificate IT l..e .le. k OF courts.
Senator CIaso.. p4esentei an older to
pay iilialn ii. i.nlmts Of Augusta to
satisfy claim Tor q sttte bounty for vol
unrary enlistment.
Senator Billings presented d resolve
appropriating 1910 forf rtedom academy.
The following Dills we're Gassad to DO
engrossed: kelssing tn organi atiun IT
Washington county RAILROAD establishing
Maine school for Deaf; to incorporate
town of swan > Island: Rumford Falls
and blckfield railiolti company New
York Machine company relating 10 dam
age for land taken for ways: TO amend
Public Laws OF 1850, ieiallng I'd leas
on buildings; to create lien on spool
ii .nber anu oars; to proteca fish IN Little
Ussipee Pond and tributaries; 10 moor
porate Oruno Water company; to ameuh
charter Mousan River railroad company
to Incorporate Dexter Safe Deposit anu
Trust company to amend char tsr BruDs-
wick Electric railroad com pary; 10 in
corporate WarreA Water company; relat-
ing TO election Of assessors of city Of Bel
fast; IT, eXt3nd rights VIM Water aud
Power company; to amend Revised
Statutes relating to recording attac i
mentA OF personal property tn amend
public laws relating to itiEerant ven
dogs; to incorporate Monson Water COM
pany; to amend private and special laws
Of 1865 ana 1878, relating to taking fish
from certain ponds, also resolve for
the purchase Of Mains Year Books.
Both branches adjourned to Tuesday
at | ] n. H.. There are some municipal
elections MonGay at the names of some
meic berg.
There VAS hearing tefore the judic-
ary committee this afternoon to raise
the amount Of prol efty tie Portland
Rye and Ear Iuiirmaly can hold from
500, 0G0 to s., 000, GOO.
lawyer Charles 4. Libby, Albion Lit
tie, DIR. Holt and Dr.. Foster. Col. L.
=. Shaw and Lawyer Byron u. Verriil
advocated a favorable report on the bill,
and Orville D.. Baker and Clarence Hale
opposed the measure.
The gentlemen who supported the
measure appeared as the representatives
OIL we 1y0 auJ nttT JiiiiEGihIyt lDey
said that q suit in connection with q be-
guest inmde by I. p. Harrington WAS
pending in the law court. This suit,
they explained, it decided in faver-nf the
irftrmary corporation. would place in
its possession between $500. 600 and $500
OC0 in addition to the present posses
sions of tie establishments. The contes-
tanta in the suit are the heirs OF tie
late Mir. Darlington, and the gentlemen
who argued the matter for the inirmary
said that should TIE case be decided in
their favor they apprehenoed that the
heirs wonld appeal to the attorney gen
eral to get enforced the present statu-
tory limit on tire property that the in
Urinary corporation may hold.
The discussion was simmeref d own to
the point of whether the harrington heirs
would not have under the present cir
cumstances another chance to strive for
the wealth in case the iniirmary trustees
won the quit now in court.
The com mittee adjourned early that
some of the members might leave on
the train.