Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1901-04-03

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or place Of resort shat not be granted unless
!he person applying for the same files with
his application therefor. the written consent
Of the owner or owners Of the land or his
or their agent upon which such camp. lodge
or place OF resort Is or may be located
and such licensed persons may purchase for
consumption In their sporting camps. lodges
or places Of resort deer lawfully killed. but
they shall keep a record of all such nnr-
chases. Of whom purchased and the date OF
the purchase and on December fifteenth OF
each year shall make written report thereof
to the commissioners under oath whoever
violates any OF the provisions of this section
shall be fined one hundred dollars and costs
for each ofense the commissioners how
ever, may refuse to Issue a license or
licenses to such person or persons as they
deem unsuitable. EApproved March 13.l
CHAPTER 1877.
AN ACT relating to the organization and
control of Street Railroads.
Section /. Section one Of chapter eighty
four OF the public laws Of eighteen hundred
and ninety-nva is hereby repealed.
Section 2. Section two OF chapter two
hundred and forty rhine Of the public laws OF
eighteen hundred and ninety-seven Is hereby
repealed.
Section 3. Sections one and two OF chap
ter one hundred and nineteen of The public
laws Of eighteen hundred and mn ty nine
are hereby repealed. and section three Of
chapter two hundred and sixty eight of the
public laws Of eighteen hundred and ninety
three is hereby revived.
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hundred and sixty eight of the public laws
of eighteen hundred and ninety-three is here
BY amended 90 that the same shall read as
follows:
> section 8. Every corporation organized
under the foregoing provisions before com
mencing the construction of Its road shall
present to the railroad commissioners a
petition for approval Of location, defining Its
courses, distances and boundaries, accom-
panied with map of the proposed route
on an appropriate scale with the written
approval Of the proposed route AMI loca-
ton as to streets. roads or ways, Of the
municipal officers of the cities and towns
In which said railway Is to be constructed
in whole or in part and with report and
estimate prepared by skillful engineer.
If the municipal officers upon written april
cation therefor neglect for thirty days to
approve a route and location as to streets,
roads or ways. or II they refuse to approve
such a route and location, or II such route
aud location approved by them Is not ac-
cepted BY the corporation, In either case
said corporation may appeal to the next
term Of the supreme judicial court to be
held In any county where any part of said
railway Is located more than thirty days
from the expiration of said thirty days OF
from the date OF such refusal, or from this
approval OF q location that Is not accepted
by the corporation, or otherwise. as the case
may be, excluding the day of the commence
ment of the session OF said court. If sait
railway is located in two or more counties
the supreme judicial court Ia either count,
shall have Jurisdiction OF any such appellate
proceedings. The appellant shall serv'
written notice OF such appeal upon sale
municipal officers fourteen days at least be
fore the session of said court and shall Al
the first term file complaint setting forti
substantially the facts OF the case. If tn.
appeal Is then entered, and not afterwards
the court shall appoint a committee Of
three disinterested persons. who shall be
sworn. and if one OF them dies. declines or
becomes Interested the court may appoint
shall give such notice as the court has or
dered, view the proposed route or routes
and location or locations and make their re
port at the next term OF the court after their
appointment, defining therein the route and
location ms to the streets. roads or ways as
determined by them, which. after acceptanc,
and entry of Judgment thereon, shall forth
with be certified as to the railroad commits
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approval OF the municipal officers Costs
may be taxed and allowed as the court may
order. failure to appeal shall not bar
the corporation from making new appiica
ton as to municipal officers Said commits
sioners shall upon presentation of such
petition appoint day for hearing thereon
and the petitioner shall give such notice
thereof as said commissioners deem reason
able and proper. in order that all persons In
terested may have an opportunity to appear
and object thereto. At such hearing any
party interested may appear In person or by
counsel. The board Of railroad commission
ers after bearing the petition shall, If they
approve such location, subject to the provi-
sions Of section nine, then determine
whether public convenience requires the
construction of such road and make GER
tifcate of such determination In writing,
which certificate shall be fled with their
clerk within thirty days after such hearing.
Within Eve days after the filing of such
certificates with him, said clerk shall notify
all who have become parties of record as
aforesaid, or their counsel, of such determi-
nation and decision by sending to each
party or their counsel, by mall, certified
copy of such certificate SO filed with him.
II the board Of railroad commissioners APP
prove such location and find that public
convenience requires the construction Of
said road the corporation may proceed with
the construction of said road provided that
1t first files with the clerk OF county conf
missIoners for the county In which said
street railway ia to be located copy of the
location and plan aforesaid and another
copy of the same with the board of railroad
commissioners. Any extension Of, addition
to, or variation from the location of any
street railroad, organized under the pro-
visions OF this act, may be made in accord
ance with and subject to the foregoing
provisions provided that no railroad shall
be located across tide waters where vessels
can navigate unless special permission of
the legislature is obtained, but no such per-