The Republican journal., 1903-04-09


within one hundred yards of any fishway,
dam or mill race; but this section shall
not apply to the taking Df alewives by
the town of Warren in the Georges river,
and by the town of Waldoboro In Medo-
max river, under the authority granted
| said towns by a private and special law
of Massachusetts, passed March six,
eighteen hundred two, and amendments
| thereof passed by the legislature OF this
| state; nor shall it apply to the taking OF
| alewives by the town of Woolwich in NeN
quasset stream; fly fishing shall be al
lowed up to the bridge across the Denny e
river at Incoin's mill, but not between
said bridge and Lincoln's mill dam. But
this section shall not apply to the Laco-
| MIA falls and the Lower falls, SO called,
of the Saco river, located at Biddeford
| and Saco: and upon the first three days
| Of each week, from the first of June to
the first of September of each year, all
aiewives at the falls last named above.
But it shall be lawful for any person to
take any salmon, shad or alewives in the
waters of Orange river IN the town OF OF
to one hundred and thirty yards OF the
tishway at the lower dam In said river,
subject, however, to all the laws of the
state, and laws regulating the taking OF
any violation of this section Is line OF
not more than fifty nor less than ten
dollars for each offense, and q further
one dollar for each shad SO taken
[Approved March &.l
Lnapter 1853.
An Act to amend Section five Of Chapter
seventeen Of the Revised Statutes as
amended by Chapter ZAP p,,S1'e Gne .ma hundred e1
eighteen hundred and ninety-three. re-
lating to Nuisances
Section ]. Section five of chapter seven
BY the public laws of eighteen hundred
and ninety-three is hereby amended by
striking out all of said section after the
words exceptions hereafter mentioned
in the fifteenth and sixteenth lines there
of and substituting the following: ANY
fence or other structure in the nature OF
fence, unnecessarily exceeding six feet
in height. maliciously kept and main
owners or occupants of adjoining prop,
erty, shall be deemed a private nuisance.
Section 2. This act shall take effect
when approved.
[Approved March ISL
Chapter 154.
An Act to repeal so much Of Chapter
thirty of the Revised Statutes, as
amended by Section five of Chapter
forty-two of the Public Laws, OF
eighteen hundred ninety-nine, and as
amended by Chapter two hundred thirty
of the Private and Special Laws of
nineteen hundred one, as proMblts nsh,
pond in Elliottsville and Wilfimantic, in
Section l. So much of chapter thirty
of the revised statutes, as amended by
public laws of eighteen hundred ninety
nine, and as amended by chapter two
hundred thirty of the private and special
laws of nineteen hundred one, as pro
hibits fishing through the ice In large
Greenwood pond, in Elliottsville and Will
limantic in Piscataquis county, is hereby
repealed.
[Approved March 26.]
Chapter 1855.
An Act relating to compensation OF
County Commissioners OF HANCOCK
County. -
in the year of our Lord one thousand
nine hundred and three, the pay OF eacn
county commissioner of the county OF
Hancock shall be three dollars and fifty
cents for each day actually employed in
the service Of the county, including the
time spent in travelling and each COM
missioner shall have ten cents a mile for
the distance Actually travelled.
Section 2. All acts and parts OF acts
inconsistent with this act are hereby re-
pealed.
Section 9. This act shall take effect
when approved.
[Approved March 26.1
Chapter 1856.
An Act to exempt Religious Institutions
Section 1. Section one OF chapter one
hundred and forty-six of the public laws
of one thousand eight hundred and mne-
ty-three as amended by section one OF
thousand eight hundred and ninety-hve,
and as further amended by chapter two
hundred ard twenty-five of the laws OF
one thousand nine hundred and one, is
hereby further amended by inserting the
word religious after the word 'charlta-
BILE" SO that said section as amended,
shall read as follows:
Section /. All property within the 1u-
risdiction of this state, and any interest
therein, whether belonging to inhabitants
of this state, or not, and whether tangl,
BILE or intangible, which shall pass by VIII
or by the interstate laws of this state.
or by deed, grant, sale or gift made or
intended to take effect in possession or
enjoyment after the death Of the grantor,
to any person in trust or otherwise, othe1
than to or for the use of the father,
mother, husband, wife, lineal descendant,
adopted child, the lineal descendant of
any adopted child, the wife or widow of
a son or the husband of the daughter OF
descendant or any educational, chari-
table, religious or benevolent institution
in this state, shall be liable to a tax of
four per cent of its value, above the sum
OF i've hundred dollars, Tor the use OF IN. Ine
state, and all administrators, executors,
and trustees, and any such grantee under
a conveyance made during the grantor $
life shall be liable for all such taxes, with
| lawful interest," as ueI0lIdllel PIOS1oCei,
until the same shall have been paid as
hereinafter directed.
Section 2. All such taxes heretofore as
sessed or to be assessed upon legac.es or
bequests to religious institutions are
hereby abated.'
[Approved March PSI
Chapter 157.
An Act relating to Trespassers.
Section /. In all cases where any per
son without right now or hereafter dWelis
upon Or in any manner occupies any
lands which on the first day of April,
eighteen hundred and eighty-three, was
wild land, any owner of such wild lands
or of any legal or equitable interest
therein may cause a notice to quit such
lands to be served upon Such person:
Such service shall be made by any sheriff
or deputy sheriff by giving the same to
such person in hand. Such officer shall
make his return upon copy OF sucn
notice certified by him to be true copy,
and within sixty days thereafter such
owner may cause such copy and return
to be recorded in the registry of deeds In
the courty or district where said land is
located. Proceedings had and taken as
above specified shall bar such person
who has so entered or dWellS upon such
wild land from obtaining any rights by
adverse possession to the land upon which
he. has So entered. Provided, however. such
person shall be entitled to the benefits of
all the provisions of law relating to bet
terments.
Section 2. This act shall take effect
when approved.
[Approved March ISL