The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1905-03-30
[Approved March q, 1867
Chapter 112.

An Act to prevent the unlawful diversion
of electricity.
Whoever unlawfully and Intentionally
Injuries or destroys or suffers to be in
jured or destroyed any meter, pipe, con-
duit, wire, line, pole, lamp, or other APP
paratus belonging to corporation or
company engaged in the manufacture or
sale of gas or electricity for lighting pur-
poses or power purposes or belonging to
any water company, or uniaWfully and in
tentionally prevents an electric or water
OR gas meter from duly registering the
quantity of electricity or water or gas
supplied, or in any way interferes with
its proper action or just registration, or
without the consent of such company or
diverts any electric current from any
wire of such corporation or company, or
otherwise unlawfully and Intentionally
uses or causes to be used without the
consent of such corporation any electric
ity manufactured or distributed by such
corporation or company. or unlaWfully
and Intentionally and without the consent
OF such company taps, or lnterfereS with
the pipes or fixtures of any water or gas
company, shall for every such offense be
punished by a fine Of not more than one
hundred dollars, or by imprisonment for
not more than one year, or by both such
fine and imprisonment
[Approved March q, 1861
Chapter 113.
An Act to amend Section fifty-one of
Chapter one hundred and twenty-five of
the Revised Statutes, relating to Cruelty
to Animals.
Section tfty-one of chapter one hundred
and twenty-five of the revised statutes is
hereby amended by adding to said section
the following: And the keeping or leav,
ing sheep on any of the uninhabted and
barren islands, lying off the coast of
Maine, within said state, during the
months of December, January, February
and March of any year, without providing
sufficient food and proper shelter therefor,
shall be deemed prima facie evidence that
the owner or person. having the custody
and control of such sheep has violated the
provisions of this Section so that said
section as amended. shall read as follows:
Section 81. Any, person may take
charge of an animal whose owner, has
cruelty abandoned it, or cruelty fails to
furnish the same with proper shelter,
nourishment and care at the owners ex-
pense, and have a lien thereon for the
same, and the keeping or leaving sheep on
any of the uninhabited and barren is
lands, lying off the coast of Maine, within
said state, during the months of Decem-
Der. January, February and March Of any
proper shelter therefor, shall be deemed
prima facie evidence that the owner or
person having the custody and control of
such sheep has violated the provisions of
Approved March q, 1861
Chapter 114.
An Act to prevent sales of Merchandise
in bulk in fraud of Creditors.
Section l. The sale in bulk OF any part
or the whole of stock of merchandise,
otherwise than in the ordinary course
Of trade and in the regular and usual
prosecution of the sellers business, shall
seller, unless the seller and purchaser,
at least five days before the sale, make
a full detailed, inventory, showing the
eNereise of a reasonab be diligence the cost
price to the seller of each article to be
included in the sale; and unless the pur-
chaser preserve such inventory for In
spection by the creditors, or any Of
pletion of the sale; and unless the pur-
chaser demand and receive from the
seller a written list of names and adj
dresses of creditors of the seller, with
ing to each and certified by. the seller.
under oath to be, to the best of his
knowledge and belief, full, accurate
and complete list of his creditors and Of
his indebtedness; and unless the purchas-
er, at least five days before taking pos
session of such merchandise, or paying
therefor, notify personally or by registered
mail every creditor whose name and ad-
dress are stated in said list OF the pro-
posed sale and of the price, terms and con-
dltions thereof. Provided, however, that
the preceding provisions or TINS section
shall not apply if the purchaser, before
any such sale of merchandise, shall de-
mand and receive from the seller a writ
ten list of names and addresses of credi-
tors of the seller, with the amount Of
indebtedness due or owing to each, and
certified by the seller under oath to be-
to the best of his knowledge and belief.
a full, accurate, and complete list of his
creditors, and of his Indebtedness. and
the seller, prior to such sale, shall de-
liver to the purchaser certificate signed
and sworn to by the seller that he has
in good faith given notice Of the pro-
posed sale to all of the creditors whose
names are stated in such verified list,
and shall also deliver to the purchaser q
written waiver of the provisions OF this
act signed by a majority in number Of
such creditors, and by creditors holding q
majority of the total indebtedness shown
by such list.
Section @ Sellers and purchasers UNI
der this act shall include corporations,
associations. copartnerships, and individ-
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