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two following sections, Is hereby re-
pCaled.
section 3. rhis act shall take effect
ON the nrSt daN 81 July one thouslhu
nine handtcd 1nd ave .o,-,
Improved Mlich Il, lW'.I
cL4.. OF
S'"PNN 90
An Att To provide for the appointment
Of Receivers Of Corporations.
Section Whenever tnN corporation
shall become insolNcnt, or be in immi-
ncut danger at Insolvency, or wheneN cr
through fraud. neglect or gross mis-
uauasemcut of it's affairs or through
attachments LITIGATION OF otherwise. its
estate aud effects are in danger of being
wasted or lost OF whenever II has ceased
to do business, or it's charter las eN-
pir,d OF been farfaItcd. upon application
nf .uN creditor or storkhobIer bN bill
i'm eoI5{tN ulra in the supreme judicial
court IN the county in Which il hts an
established place of business. or in
Inch II hold it, Last stockholders meet
inc t4i9an which bill such notice shall
Gr given M. may hr ordered by any JUS
ticc of such court. IN term TIM" or VI
cation. sucn eoart may. If il finds that
sufficient t.,uSc exists issue an iuluur-
tiou both trmnorfrV and permanent re-
staining said corporation. it's officers
and agents. from receiving any moneys,
paving ANY debts, selling ar transferring
any assets Of the corporation. or eyer
cisiue any Of its privileges or franchises
.utt1 further order and may at any time
make \ decree dissolNing said corpora
ton
Section o. Vt the time of ordering
any such Injunction ur at anY time after
UstrdS during lis continuance. such court
may also appoint one or moro receivers
tn wind nm The AFFAIRS Of the company
who 4b3ll he duly sworn. and give houd
I'm such sum aud upuu such conditions
as such court shall determine. and shall
M nil limos Ire sub lcct 10 tie direction
ma central Of the court. which may at
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inent of trout at a seasoi MI II Ia
catching ut trout is prohibited hA The Laws
Of the state al Maine.
Section :. This act shall take clfccl
Improved March Is 1901
Chapter SO.
An Aet for the encoWasemeut. develop
mslt and conservation oi the shellhsu
Industry.
SHORE fisheries Is hereby authorized ami
directed to eNpcud from thr moneys dp.
Tropridtcd Tor tnc year aiuct,cn hundred
aud i've. for the projection of SIT ana
shore fisheries ST much tGortuIt not tA-
CVedlnG the sum of one thuu- tad DOLLARS
as may he found necessary To W1ke such
experiments rs in his Judgment are
necessary To conserve. extend, encourage,
develop, improve ana increase the ShcN-
ttsh inuuStrN In this statts aud ue Is du-
thorhed during the year nineteen hun
bred and six, To CNpend from the Same
appropriation and for TIE sam" purposes.
not exceeding the sum al ou" thousand
dollars. il in his judgment such eNpendl-
turc en- be judieiuusly made on the prose-
cutton of the purposes and objects OF
this act.
section .. Sud commissioner. in adit-
tiuu To thr authority granted hiu under
the provisions Of section forty of Gndpil
thrtA-tWo nj the revised statutes, may,
for the purposes of this act t4kc any
shore rights, fats and waters lot cN-
Cecdirg AN aret OF two aefea lu extent az
amy me location, and hold the sInc for
a period not exceeding ten years. and
such location when so taken WIF b. used
10y Satd commissioner, Bf by tile hlttu
States commissioner of ISL Iud iish'flcS,
In the prosecution of the work ui ISL cul-
ture aud scientific Research rrItt1Ne to
Shcli.lSh, or other fish Over Which sand
commissioner now has supervision; and
whenever said commissioner shan deem 1t
necessary in The furtherancc of he OBJ
iects and purposes of this act to take any
such shore rights, flats and waters, he
shall proceed i'll accordance with the pro-
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Chapter SO.

An Act to amend Chapter ten of the Re
vlScd Statutes. relating 10 thu COLLECTION
OF lakes on organized plantations taxed
as Wild Lands.
Section l. Section eighty eight OF fhlp'
ter ten OF the revised 'taluleS Is heftpS
amended. 50 as to read rs follows:
Section 81, Warrants Tor state taxes
ON organized plantations taxed by th'
state as Wild lands shall be sent 10y TN
treasurer OF state 10 III" a2SfSS"fS ol eifn
plantation IN Whlrh SIrh ldndS are Silu-
In the month Of April OF each Year the
county commissioners 81 edcn county
gauized plantation taxed BY the state as
wild land their warrant for III" amount
ol county taxes aprorllon'd To SiiId fiah-
Utiou.
Section = Section cIEhtN nm" ol siiid
chapter OF the revised statutes Is heteoy
amended, 50 as In read as loiIn"S:
SECTION ~ me aSsesa3fs Oh Snf9
state and county taxes certtnod to them
by the treasurer Of the state and the eoun-
~ commissioners to Their assessment Tor
plantation purposes. ana assess inc sam"
on the real and personal property IN such
plantation to the owner or person IN pos
session in accordance with their valuation
thereof includns such oYerlay, not eA-
tionul division renders convenient.
Section ;. Section ninety OF said chap
ter ten is hereby amended, SO as 10 read
Section 20. In July of each year said
assrssors shall commit the same with "a
warrant In the usual form 10 - collector
Of taxes to be elected by said plantation
at its annual meeting, or in default
thereof To he appointed by said assessors,
directing him to collect and transmit the
said state taxes to the treasurer of tn"
state by December first ueXt after tho
date OF commitment, and also directing
him to collect and transmit the said couu-
ty taxes to the county treasurer by De
ccmber first next after the date of COM
mitmcnt.'
Section 4. Section ninctY-one of said
chapter is hereby amended, So as to read
as follows
section 81. Said collector shall give
bond to the plantation i'll such sum aud
with such surctes rs the assesSors there
ct require, and said dsscssors shall dsrec
with him as to his compensation, which
shalt be paid by thu plantations.
Section 8 Section nincty-two of said
chapter is hereby amended, so as to read
as follows:
Section %, Said collector shall settle
with the assessors by the tenth day OF
December Of each year and return To
them ms colleetlon Hst, shoW'nS me
T., his iist ~, all sud, ia rag tbnu 1uI4i1
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Chapter 101.

An Act to amend Section three Of Chap
ter twenty Of the Revised Statutes, re-
latng to Burying Grounds.
Section three of chapter twenty of the
revised statutes is hereby amended by
inserting after the word society" in the
INST line thereof he words and any in
dividlals, association or corporation,
and also by inserting after the word
',socidiya in the last line Of said SEE
ton the words or by such individuals,
association or corporations, so that sail
sec tion as amended. shall read as fol-
lows
Section 3 Each town, parish. relg-
ious society and any individuals, asso-
citation or corpq}ratlion, TO which any any
longs. shall keep II substantial fence
around it in good repair and for neglect
ehall forfeit not exceeding ono hundred
dollars to he applied as prescribed in
the preceding section by such officers of
such town, or the officers or committee
Of such parish or society, or by such
individuals, association or corporations
Improved March q, 1901
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Chapter 81.

An Act relative to the Artificial CWltiya-
tion of Fish by riparian PROJECTORS
Section /. 1t shall he lawful hereafter
for riparian propretors legally engaged II
the artificial culture and maintenance oi
trout. on their own land and in their Owl
enclosed waters, acting under tn" direc
ton aud written permission Of the com
mssioners of inland fisheries and game
to ship, transport or carry trout taker
pauNing the shipment in person and with
out the payment of II license fee for eacl
shipmcnt
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Chapter "a.

An Act relating to the compensation Of
the Commissioners of Inland Fisheries
and Game
Section l. The governor with the ad-
vice and consent of the council shall
appoint one of the commissioners of in
land fisheries and game to be the chair
man thereof, and ne shall be designated
and commissioned as such for the term
of two years. After the expiration of
the first term a chairman shall he APP
pointed in the manner aud for tho term
now prescribed by law for the appoint
mcnt of any one of said commissioners;
but the land agent shall not be eligible
To tho office of chairman.
Section ;. Tho chairman of the COM
missioners of inland fisheries and game
shall receive an annual salary of two
thousand dollars, the land agent, forest
commissioner and member of the COM
miSSiOners of inland fisheries and game,
combining the three offices in one APP
pointee two thousand dollars, the other
member of the Commi SsiOnPrs of inland
fisheries and game, one thousand dol
lars and In addition to their salaries,
actual travelling expenses To be audited
by the governor and council The sal
airy of the clerk of the commissioners
of inland fisheries and game shall be
seven hundred and fifty dollars, and the
salary of the clerk to the land agent
and forest commissioner shall be one
thousand dollars. The governor and
council may allow such sum as may be
necessary for extra clerk hire, to be
paid out of license fees
Section 3. Said salaries arc payable
quarterly, on the first days of january
April JULY and October of each year
from the state treasury, and are in fun
for all services performed by them in
their official capacities.
Section 4. SO much Of section twenty
two of chapter thirty-two of the revised
statutes. as provides that the governor
and council may allow the com mission
ers of inland fisheries and game, from
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Every conductor OF n street railway
car or other public conveyance, and
every other person whose duty 1t Is to
collect fares on such car or conveyance
or issue a transfer ticket, or written or
printed instrument, giving. or purport-
ing to give. the right of transfer to an
other person or persons from d public
conveyance operated upon one line or
route of street railway, to a public
conveyance upon another line or route
of a street railway, or from one car
to another car upon the same line of n
street railway, who shall knowingly and
with intent to defraud the person or
corporation operating such public con-
Veyance or car. issue, sell. or give any
another person not lawfully entitled
thereto, or receive, use, or return any
such transfer ticket or instrument un-
lawfully issued or presented for fare in
lieu of Il regular cash fare, or subst-
tute any such transfer ticket or instru-
ment for any cash fare collected by him;
and every person who shall fraudulently
and with intent to evade the payment
of fare receive and use or offer for pas
sage any transfer ticket or instrument
not originally ISSUED to him; and every
person who shall sell or give any such
transfer ticket or instrument originally
issued to him, to another person with
intent to have such transfer ticket or
instrument used or offered for passage
by such other person. shall be fined
not more than fifty dollars, or impriS-
oned not more than thirty days, or both.
Approved March u, 1901
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Chapter 1902.


An Act additional to Chapter thirteen OF
the Revised Statutes. rotating to the
Icnobscot tribe oil Indians.
Section Anv nerson re4idin.. or com
morant Ipou the tribal reservation of the
Trrol,seot tribr of IndiIns not beinp -
mcmner NOR tho Iushnnd viz mr. loaai
iv ndonted child of n membcr of sand
tribe. may be required To remove there
from nv - written notice 5fvrn to him in
hand tIodnr Tho eirnature or IN, oa9.ara-
nr Tor IN his ibsrncr The leutrnInt pov-
crror, and of the agent of said tribe. A
rnlN or e,cb notiGr .,tisstrd nv e,id
aren't win - rot,n'n of serlice tbrteon Ia,
any ofIirrr nu1lified IN serve criminal nrc-
cents or an afiidavit of service nv am,
other rrrson shall he dled with sail
agent and be- sufficient evidence Of such
service If tho nr,.snn 50 mortified shall NOT
remove from said r,sCrvatiou within two
f.,Vs MFR snryirc Of s1fd nttirn ,,nn,,
him. the agent or any rncmber of the tijb..
may mako cnmnl,inf Ia the It1d.rp of III.
on TnWn mIInicin9l court vino sbl,lI
cause a ccrtincd cory of said complaint
with - notice Of tLn time and nl.,f = of
hearing thereon To be eiyon in bInd t5
s.,id pGfen, or inft Al bie ,ls,rc Of LAST ,,,,i
usual abode mt least two days before IN,
limo ff1,,d for u5id ri,,, n,. ,,..,, ,.,f,.
slid nerson to be at once Ipprehcnded and
brnnisht before SAID conrf Arter d,,,,
hearing, said iudro may II no il ,s.,tistit Il
tb.t r15,b rnr,,,,.1 Il. ,,1,,ri,,.d h,, tlo az,
or IL for any c111Sn nronnr te bc ,'nfafa,d
ordnr ti. rrenondont tn ,o,ro,', uiti3n .,
81, Gifted time beyond tho tribal reerrv.,-
tion limits If t6n rrenonsent faits T.,
ohrv said ordrr or if viihin ono 80,
nrtGr mo srrvire Of e,id naficn he eba1I
"a,'n b@com,r rr9rnI f' ~, n''T,opi s ,
nt, mn rngar,,5tiaa Of said I'm ,,itLa33't
th c,,,g,,,, az Ia ~ ,t 80 c. ii -,
,,.,,,,. a.. ii,,t, 7., ~" - -
NAV c2ilsn s,,ch nerson to ne annreb f
~ ',, I,, n i1m - ~ lp ,th ~
@ ~ G f'',a I,,nrl' Ii''
iii 'ri' - nm -, ..el n'"i' ~,
not cxcerdinr thirty d., vs. or bv both fns
.,, i,,iE ,rIS . pS ~ III
court proceedings under tins section may
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Chapter o5.

y
EthG to Mortgages OF Read Estate.
Paragraph three af section three of
chapter nin"ty-twp ot the revised statutes
is hereby amended by striking out in III"
fourth line OF said paragraph tho words
''certiicate. or and by inserting in the
sixth line ol said paragraph after the
word thereon the words or such Ger
t.hcatc,' 50 that said paragraph three. as
amended, shall read Is follows:
III lie may enter prac"dbly and open
y. if not opposed, In the presence OF two
witnesses, and talio posse SSlon of thu
premises. and II certificate of the fact AMI
time of such entry shall lac made. signed
aud sworn to by such witnesses before Il
Justice of the peace, and such consent,
with the affidavit OF the mortgagcc or his
assignee 10 the fact sud time of entry
indOrScd thereon, or such certificate shall
be recorded in oaeh registry OF deeds IN
which the mortgage is or by law ought
To To- recorded, within thirty days after
the entry Is made.
Improved March q, 1901
Chapter 90.
An Act authorizing cities and towns to
raise money for tile determination OF
Insect Pests
cities and towns may raise money to be
expended for DISCRIMINATING OF controlling
Tho brown-tall and gypsy moths aud
other insect pests.
Approved March q, 1905
Chapter 81,
An Act to amend Section ono of Chapter
ono hundred and tWcutS-nine OF tho
Revised Statutes relative to corrupt
ing water used Tor domestic and other
purposes.
Section one of chapter one hundred
and twentS-nine of thc revised statutes
is hereby amended by striking out tho
substituting in the place thereof the
words town on municipal corporation,
So tnat said section, as amended, shall
read AS follows:
Section /. Whoever knowingly and
wilfully poisons, dehles, or in any WAY
corrupts, the waters of amy we'll, spring.
brook. lake. pond, river or reservoir used
for domestic purposes, for man or
beast or knowingly cugruptS the sources
Of the water supply of any water com
panY, or of any city, town, or municipal
corporation supplying its Inhabitants
with water, or the tributaries Of said
sources Of supply. in such manner as to
affect tho purity of the water so sup
piled, or knowingly denies such water in
amy manner, whether the same be froz-
en- or not. or puts the carcass Of any
dead animal. or other offensive material,
into said waters or upon the lee thereof.
shall be punished 10y fine not exceed
ing one Thousand dollars. or by impris-
onmynt not exceeding one year
Approved March u, l905l
Chapter 90.
An Act to provide for certain expenses NJ
law terms of the Supreme Judicial
court.
scrtion |. The chief Justice or in his
absence the scuio" justice present at any
law term OF the supreme judicial court
shall allow to the county in which any
such term may b. held, such expenses a
iaav bc incurred on account of such law
term. which shall be paid by the state.
Section >. This act shall take effect
lApproved March q, 1901
Chapter SO,
An Act To nrevcnt the fraudulent les le
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Chapter 100.

An Act to amend Section seven, Chapter
one hundred and twcntN-eieh, Of Ia"
Revised Statutes relating to Malicious
Mischief.
Section seven of chapter one hundred
and twenty eight of the revised statutes
is hereby amended by inserting in tho
second line thereof, after the words
transit point" the following: Reference
bench mark, or other monument So
that said section AS amended, shall read
as follows:
Whoever wilfulY or maliciously dis
turbs. removes or destroys any transit
point. reference point, stake. plug, hub,
guard stake, bench mark, or othcr monu-
mtnt Of any railroad location or surveH,
shall be punished by "A fine not exceeding
Twenty-Five dollars. or Imprisonment not
exceeding thirty days; and in addition
shall lac liable in an action OF debt for the
amount of damage done
LAnnruNnd AIhrch u. 1glll
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Chapter 80.

An Act in addition to Chapter nineteen
of the Revised Statutes, relating te
Contagious Diseases among Cattle,
Section /. 1t shall be the duties Of
tho assessors. of all cities. towns and
plantations To keep Il record of all pure
buodcd cattle kept for breeding pun
poses, and shall report to the SECRETARY
of the cattle commissioners on or before
the first day of July Of each year, the
name of the owner, number of each herd,
ago aud sex. such reports 10 be mad" up
on blanks furnished by the cattle com
msSiOncrs.
Section , All persons selling pure
hloodcd cattle or cattle represented To
he pure hloodcd. for breeding purposes,
shall. before delivery, make report to
said commissioners on blanks furnished
by them on application, stating the mum
Der of cattle sold, their age and sex and
to whom sold, and before delivery there
of such cattle shall be tested with tuber-
culin and a certificate OF health In
given by said commissioners or some
person duly authorized by them to the
seller and purchaser. Provided that no
such certificate shall he required in case
the Cuttle So sold shall have been tested.
within six months under the direction Of
the cattle commissioners and a ccrtiii-
cate of health granted by them within
that time.
Section ). Any person bringing pure
hloodcd cattle into this state for breed
ing purposes shall report ia the commits
sioners the name and residence of seller,
number purchased. age and sex upon
blanks furnished by the commissioners
upon application. Such cattle shall re-
main upon the purchasers premises
thirty days from date of arrival and
within that time be tested by order OF
the commissioners. But nothing herein
contained shall be construed as re-
quirng the testing Of calves under -four
months old.
Section 4. Whoever violates any pro-
vision of the three preceding sections
shall be fined not exceeding fifty dollars
for each offenSe.
L L /
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Chapter 81.

An Act Ger the protection Of Ducks.
Section /. There shall be an annual
close time In which no person shall
hunt, chase. catch Kill or have in pos
session. whenever or however killed. rs
follows. for wood duck. dusky duck.
commonly called black duck. teal, and
any and all ducks known as Eadwall or
gray duck. mallard. widCoon or bdldpate,
shoveler. ptntail or sprctaii, rcdhrad.
scaup duck or greater blue-hin lesser
scaup duck or lesser blue-blll. golden
eve or whistler huilo head. rudy duck
or broad bill from the first day OF De
cemher to the first day of the following
September of each year.
Section ,. All the provisions or SEE
ton seven Of chapter thirtS-tWO of the
revised statutes relative to the killing.
possession. sale and transportation of
wood duck and other ducks therein men
toned are hereby made to apply to all
the ducks named IN the first section of
this act.
Section ;. No person shall kill, catch,
hunt. destroy or haNe in possession any
kind of Wild duck upon the shores, is
lands or waters of McrrYmectng bay,
Eastern river. or the kcnnehec river be-
low the Gardiner and Randolph bridge
between tho first day of December aud
the first daY of the following September.
Section l. Whoever violates any Of
the provisions of this act shall he fined
five dollars and costs of prosecution for
each bird uulawfullY hunted. Killed, sold.
offered for sale, transported or had IN
possession.
TAfur,y1d March 1g0I
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approved March Il. 1861
Chapter 80.

An Act to amend Chapter ono hundred
relation to the selection of service Of
Jurors.
Chapter one hundred and eight of the
revised statutes in relation 10 the Sc
lection and service of jurors shall be
81 construed as To apply To organized
plantations as we'll as to towns and
cities.
[AnproNcd March Il 1905.
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Chapter "a.


ter fftY-enc, Revised Statutes, relating
to ringing of Bells and sounding Of
Whistles on Steam railroads.
Section ]. Section seventy Of chapter
6fty-nnc of the revised statutes is here.
by amended by striking out all OF said
section and substituting the following
in place thereof.
Section 10 Every railroad corpora
ton shall cause sien boards with tho
words "ralruad crossing distinctly
painted On each side thereof in letters
plainly le%lhlc. to hc placed and con-
stantly maintained ut the side OF high
ways and town WHY'S where they are
crossed 1T Grade BY such railroads, on
posts or other structures, in such ro-
Sitiuu is h he easily seen by persons
passing upon such Ways; and every such
corporation shall cause a steam whistle,
and bell Of at least thrtY-tiVe pounds
in weight Ia he placed ON each lpcotno-
tive used upon its railroad, and such Whis-
ties, or in cities and villages, such bell,
shall be sounded rs a warning at a dis
lance of one hundred rods ON standard
gauge railroads and Il distance Of soVcn-
tY-iivc rods on narrow gauge railroads
from al crossings Of such ways ON tho
same Level. and such bell shall he rung
ut Il distance Of eighty-tiVe rods on
Standard gauge railroads and sixty rods
on nIrrCw gauge railroads. from such
grade CROSSINGS, and he kept ringing
uniil the engine hts passed the same.
provided, however, that upon petition Of
ten or more legal voters Of the state.
after notice to the railroad corporation
and a public hearing, the board of rail-
road commissioners may in writing order
such corporation to give additional
warning to travellers upon such ways by
requiring the sounding of such whistles
or the ringing Of such bells at other
places where said railroads cross such
pgbliC Ways other than at grade or run
contiguous thereto, and such orders shall
have he same force. and place the same
obi cations upon railroad corporations as
WhGu required under the provisions of