Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-01-06

ham for this purpose. Several matters
are to be arranged for, one of which
IS to fix the time and place for holding
a school of instruction for officers.
This school will probably be held in
Bargnr.
The revision of the Public Laws of
Maine. commonly known as the Re
vlsed Statutes, is now being prepared
by John 4. Morrill, of Auburn. 1t will
be the fifth revision and It's appear
.inct will be hailed with pleasure by
| every lawyer in Maine. BY the time
it is completed 20 years will have
passed since the laws We're revised.
| Last winter. Mr.. Morrill, was ap-
| pointed commissioner and he has al
re;.dy made several preliminary re-
| ports to the Governor and Council rela-
! tive to the progress he is making. He
must have his part of the work COM
pleted before the next session of the
| Legislature.
Seventeen years after Maine became
a State, in 1887, the first revision of
| the statutes was made by commits
| SOL. consisting Of PrentisS Mellen and
Samuel e Smith of Portland, Philip
Eastman of Saco, and Ebenezer Ever
ett. Mr. Mellen, upon whom most of
the work fell. was then chief justice of
the supreme court, and at the time he
began the work Of revising the laws
! he was succeeded on the bench by Ma
| than Weston of Augusta.
| The first edition of the first Revised
statutes was printed at HALLOWEEN IN
lS4I, and in 1S47 a second edition was
published in a volume of 9l2 pages.
This edition was issued under the edl-
shin of II. X. Baker of Hallowell. by
az thority Of an act Of the Legislature.
The second revision was prepared by
a commission consisting of John b.
pill. Joseph Baker of Augusta, James
Bell of Skowhegan. Ether Shepley OF
Portland. Noah Smith. Jr., of Calais,
Warren II. Vinton of Gray. and Louis
O. Cowan Of Biddeford. This revision
was authorized by act Of April IL. 1851
The orly living member Of the 1881
commission is Mr.. Vinton. The con-
| ira It for printing the work was award
eJ 20 a Bangor concern. but the press
work was done in Hallowell. 1t made
a volume OF 9S4 pages On Jan. %, 1871,
the LEGISLATURE passed q resolve, which
| went into effect on Feb. of the same
wear. for the third revision Of the laws.
The commission for this revision con-
sisted Of Joseph Baker OF Augusta.
Ephraim Flynt. Jr.. of Dover, and Ed
win w. Wedgewood. Mr.. Flynt was
secretary OF State from 1864 to 1868.
The volume containing this revision
i was published in Portland and con-
tanned 1885 pages. The fourth revision
came In 1851 and was executed in ac-
cordance with a resolve approved by
Coy. Plaisted. The work of revision
was placed in the hands OF Charles w.
Goddard of Portland
Mr. Goddard presented his first re-
port to the Legislature in 1888, and II
was accepted. The Legislature then
directed him to incorporate the legis-
ilation of that year into the new code.
under the supervision of legislative
commission consisting Of Hon. Thomas
In. Wentworth of Bangor, and Hon
w. NJ. Rust of the Senate, and Weston
Thompson. A. NJ. Spear ]. E.. Moore
II. Nj. Bearce, G. A. Emery. John b
Donovan, o. G. Hall and H. NJ. Heath
of the House. and to make a final re-
: port at an adjourned session. which
was held in August. 1883.
on Aug. % the fourth revision was
enacted by the Legislature, and tooi
effect on Jan. 1 of the following year
This volume contained 1864 pages. ant
was supplemented by a most Learned
and exhaustive monograph OF
Sources of Land Titles in Maine.
from the pen of Mr.. GODDARD. II wa'
: full of historical information OF TN
greatest Importance.
Recent visitors to the fish ana gam
/. museum are as follows: Mrs. f.
! Thompson. Portland; Annie NJ. Pease
5 Bangor; Raymond Perry. New Haven
Conn: Allie and Ruby Hustus, Burn
Ihan. a..
!. The following companies have ME-
: articles of incorporation at the ONO
of the secretary of State:
Nethuep Rubber Co. organized d
Portland, for the purpose of dealing !
3 rubber and rubber goods. with $sovo
d c.pital stock, of which $50 is paio -
7 The officers are: President, Richard :
y Osgood of Methuen, Mass; treasure
Z John d. Osgood of Methuen. mas
Certificate approved, Jan. 2. 1907.
| ptdoa Hill Farms Dairy Co., organ