Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-03-29

expenses incidental ana necessary to the
discharge of its duties and in procuring
the assistance of mechanical expert In
the examination of iron bridges. The
amount named herein to be raised In the
same manner as provided by section four
Of chapter p three hundred and thirteen
eight hundred and eighty-nine,
[Approved Feb. 81
Chapter 1872.
AN ACT to amend Section thirty-one of
Chapter eighty-three of the Revised
Statutes. relating to Unpaid Executions
issued by deceased Trial Justices.
Section thirty-one OF chapter eighty
three of the revised statutes Is hereby
amended by inserting the words or who
has deceased between the words ''com-
missioned' and may In the third line
thereof. so that said section shall read
as follows:
SECT. 81. Executions remaining un-
satisfied, in whole or in part. issued by a
trial justice whose commission has ex-
pired, or who has removed from the
county for which he was commissioned.
or who has deceased, may be renewed by
any trial justice in the same county upon
such vouchers as would be required by
the trial justice who rendered the judg-
ment.' [Approved Feb. 81
AN ACT to amend Section six of Chapter
seventy-eight of the Revised Statutes.
relating to the January term of the
County Commissioners Court of Han
Section six is hereby amended in para
graph six by striking out the word
fourth" and in lieu thereof inserting
the word third so that said paragraph
day of January. and the second Tuesdays
of April and October IApproyed Feb. s. ]
Chapter 1874.
AN ACT oamend Section four of Chapter
one hundred and twenty-fOur. Revised
Statutes. relating to Polygamy.
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and twenty-four of the revised statutes.
as amended By chapter three hundred
and fifty-nine of the. public laws of
eighteen hundred and eighty-flve. is
hereby amended so as to read as follows:
SECT. 4. If any person, except one
legally divorced, or one whose husband
or wife has been continually absent for
seven years. and not known to him or
her to be living within that time, having
husband or wife living, marries another
married or single person; or If any un-
married person knowingly marries the
husband or wife of another. when such
husband or wife Is thereby guilty OF poly
gamy, he or she shall be deemed guilty
of polygamy and punished by imprison-
ment for not more than five years, or by
fine not exceeding five hundred dollars:
and the Indictment for such offence may
be found and tried in the county where
the offender resides. or where he or she
Chapter lS5.
AN ACT to amend Section one OF Chapter
two hundred and seven of the Public
Laws of eighteen hundred and eighty
nine relating to Clerk of Judicial Courts
in Piscataquis County.
Section one of chapter two hundred
and seven of the public laws of eighteen
hundred and eighty-nine. Is hereby
amended by striking out. after the word
vquarterly," in the fourth line thereof,
All of the remaining words of said sec
tion and substituting therefor the words.
on the last days CT March. June. Sep
tember and December. and all fees of his
office as established by law, SO that said
section, as amended, shall read as follows:
SECT. l. The clerk of the judicial! courts
of the county of Piscataquis. shall here
after receive an annual compensation of
seven hundred dollars. to be paid out of
the county treasury of said county. quar-
terly, on the last days of March, June,
September and December and all fees of
his office as esta ablished by law
IApproved Feb. 15.l
Chapter 1SG.
AN ACT additional to Chapter fifty-onc
of the Revised Statutes relating to
Railroads.
SECT. l. A railroad corporation. which
has a lease of, or which operates the
railroad of another railroad corporation
may purchase and hold shares of the
capital stock of such corporation.
SECT. 2 A railroad corporation. which
owns majority of the capital stock of
another railroad corporation. may pur-
chase further shares of the capital stock
of such corporation and hold the same
together with the shares which 1t now
owns.
SECr.3 If railroad corporation re-
quires additional land for the purpose of
improving the alignment of its road or
if 1t requires additional land for double
tracking its road, and is unable to obtain
the same by agreement with the owner.
1t may apply in writing to the RAILROAD
commissioners. describing the land re-
quired for either or both of said purposes.
and naming the persons Interested; the
commissioners shall thereupcn appoint a
time for hearing near the premises and
require notice to be given to persons in
terested as they may direct, fourteen days
at least before said time; and shall then
view the premises, hear the parties and
determine how much. if any, of such real
estate is required for either or both of
said purposes. Ii they find that any of
it is SO required they shall furnish the
corporation with a certificate containing
definite description thereof, and when
it is filed with the clerk of courts in the
county where the land lies, it shall be
deemed and treated as taken as and for
public uses; provided, however. that when
land is held by a tenant for life. and the
rcversion is contingent as to the persons
in whom it may vest on the termination
of the life estate, such fact shall be
stated in the application. and the commits
sioners shall. in addition to the notice to
the tenant for life. give notice by publica-
ton to all others interested. in such man
ner as they deem proper. In taking such
land the corporation shall be subject to
chapter fifty-one Of the revised statutes
and shall be subject with respect thereto
to all the general laws existing or which
may be hereafter passed relating to rail-
road corporations.
SECT. 4. A railroad corporation for the
purpose of building a branch railroad
track which 1t is or may be authorized to
to build. or of aiding In the construction
of another railroad pursuant to law, or of
building depots. or of abolishing grade
crossings. or of making permanent i'm
provements. or of paying its floating debt.
or Of paying its funded debt. or for the
payment of money borrowed for any law
full purpose. or for the purchase of shares
of the capital stock of any railroad cor
poration whose railroad is leased to or
operated by it, or for the purchase of
shares of the capital stock of any railroad
corporation of which capital stock it owns
a majority. or for improving the align
ment of its road. or for acquiring land for
and laying new tracks. or for other
necessary and lawful purposes. from time
to time. with the approval Of the railroad
commissioners as hereinafter proviued.
may increase its capital stock beyond the
amount now fixed by law. provided such
increase shall first be authorized by vote
of a majority of stock present or repre-
sented. at a legal meeting of the corpora
tion duly called for that purpose.
SECT. 5. Upon petition of the directors
of the railroad corporation to the board
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