Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-30

commitment and board of the accused
while so in Jail shall be paid by the county
in which said Jail is situated. If he gives
the required bond after said commitment
he shall be liberated upon payment of cost
OF commitment and board
lApproved Feb. PSI
Chapter Is.
An Act to enlarge the powers of Street
Railroads in taking Lands.
Section J. Any street railroad corpora
ton may purchase or take and hold, as
for public uses, land for borrow and gravel
pits. spur tracks thereto, side tracks, turn
outs, stations, car barns, pole lines, wires.
installing and maintaining power plants,
double tracking it's road, improving the
alignment thereof changing or avoiding
grades, or for avoiding grade crossings or
any railroad; but if the owner OF SAID
land does not consent thereto, OF II the
parties do not agree as to the necessity
therefor or the area necessary to be taken,
the CORPORATION may make written april
cation to the railroad commissioners. de-
scrihing the estate and naming the persons
supposed to be interested; the commission
ers shall thereupon appoint time for the
meeting near the premises, and require
notices to be given to the persons so in
terested as they may direct fourteen days
view the premises, hear the parties and de-
ternine how much. if any, of such real eS-
tate is necessary for the reasonable accom-
mediation OF the ITdllic anu DuS-
mess of the corporation. If they find that
any of it is so necessary, they shall furnish
the corporation with a certificate contain
ing a definite description thereof; and
when it is filed with the clerk of courts in
the county where the land lies, it shall be
deemed ard treated as taken; provided,
however, that when land is held by q ten
ant for life and the reversion is contingent
as to the persons in whom it may vest
on the termination of the life estate. such
fact shall be stated in an application and
the commissioners shall, in addition to the
notice to the tenant for life give notice by
publication to all others interested in such
matter as they deem proper.
Section q The land taken under section
one shall not be entered upon except to
make surveys before the certificate afore-
said has been filed with the CLERK of courts;
All damages shall be determined and paid
as provided by chapter fifty-one of the
revised statutes for lands taken by rail
ROADS, and chapter two hundred and thir-
ty-six of the public laws for one thousand
eight hundred and ninety-three shall be
applicable thereto. No meeting house.
dwelling house, public or private burying
grounds shall be 50 taken without con-
sent Of the owners. Nothing herein con-
tanned shall authorize the taking of lands
already devoted to railroad uses except in
cases where the railroad commissioners
determine that such lands may be crossed
in such manner as to avoid grade cross
ingS with railroads.
[Approved Feb. 2G.]
Chapter rs.
An Act to repeal Sections thirty-four
thirty-five. thirty-six, thirty-seven and
thirty-eight of Chapter twenty-siX of the
Revised Statutes, relating to inquests in
cases of suspected Incendiarism.
Sections thirty-four, thirty-five, thirty
six, thirty-seven and thirty-eight of chap
ter twenty-six of the revised statutes are
hereby repealed
[Approved Feb. 26.l
Chapter 27.
An Act to amend Chapter fifty-two of tho
Public Laws of eighteen hundred and
ninety-fivo. relating to the salary of the
Register of Probate for the county of
PenobScOt.
Section l. From and after January one
nineteen hundred and three, the register
of probate for the county of Penobscot
shall receive an annual salary of fifteen
hundred dollars, and an additional allow
ance of eight hundred dollars for clerk
hire; said salary and allowance to be paid
from the county treasury and to be in
stead of the salary and fees now provided
by law, and all fees now received by said
register as register of probate or regis
ter of insolvency shall be paid by said reg
lister into the county treasury for the use
Of the county.
Section 2 This act shall take effect
when approved.
GApproved March ~
Chapter %.
and tnirty-siX of the Public Laws of one
| thousand eight hundred and ninety
| three, relating to the taking of lands or
other property by Railroads.
Chapter two hundred and thirty-Six Of
the public laws of one thousand eight hun
dred and ninety-three is hereby amended
by striking out the words railroad com
rany' wherever the same occur and sub
sttuting in place thereof the words rail
| road or street railroad company so that
said chapter as amended, shall read as fol
| lows
The county commissioners in awarding
| damages for land or other property taken
| by any railroad or street railroad company
shall have the power on the application of
such railroad or street railroad company
| to prescribe such terms and conditions in
| all respects for the use of the land or
| property taken by the owners thereof and
| the railroad or street railroad company re-
| Spectively as Will secure the best accom-
modation of the owners and the proper and
/ convenient use of the same by such rail
| road or street railroad company. They
| shall in theic award set forth all such
| terms and conditions so imposed by them
| In case of appeal by either party the only
| question in issue shall be the amount or
tmeasure Of damages on the terms and con-
| ditions imposed by the commissioners.
| lApproved March 4.
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