Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-02-07
Act to Incorporate Liver
more & Augusta Railway Co.

of said court The appellant shall serve
written notice of such appeal upon said
municipal officers fourteen days at least
before the session of said court. and shall
at the first term file a complaint setting
forth substantially the facts of the case,
if the appeal is then entered and not af-
forwards the court shall appoint com
mittee of three disinterestcd persons who
shall be sworn. and If one of them dies,
declines or becomes interested the court
may appoint some suitable person in his
place. They shall give such notice as the
court has ordered, view the proposed
route or routes and location or locations
and make their report at the next term,
of the court after their appointment, de-
fining wherein the route and location as
to streets roads or ways, as determined
by them. which after acceptance and en-
try of Judgment thereon shall forthwith
be certified as to the railroad commits
soners and received by them in lieu of
the approval of the municipal officers.
Costs may be taxed and allowed as the
court may order a failure to appeal
shall not bar the corporation from MAX
ing a new application to municipal Off
GERS. said commissioners shall upon pre-
sentation of such petition, appoint a day
for a hearing thereon, and the petitioner
shall give notice thereof as said commits
soners deem reasonable and proper, III
order that all persons interested may
have an opportunity To appear and OBJ
iect thereto At such hearing any party
interested may appear in person or by
counsel The board of railroad commits
sioners after hearing the petition, shall,
if they approve such location. subject to
the provisions of Section II of Chapter So
Of the Revised statutes of Maine, then
determine whether public convenience re-
quires the construction of such road and
make a certificate of such determinations
in writing, which certificate shall be filed
with their clerk within 30 days after such
hearing. Within five days after the fling
of such certificate with him, the clerk
shall notify all who have become parties
of record as aforesaid, or their counsel of
such determination and decision by send
ing to each party or counsel. by mail a
certified copy of such certificate so filed
with him If the board of railr0ad COM
missioners approve such location and find
tEat public convenience requires the con
struction of such road, the corporation
may proceed with the construction of
said road, provided that it first files with
the clerk of county commissioners for the
county in which said street railroad is to
be located Il copy of the location and a
plan aforesaid, and another copy of the
State with the board of railroad commits
sioners. ANY extension of. or addition to.
or variation from the location may he
made in accordance with and subject TO
the foregoing provisions
The other Is sections make provision for
establishing and operation under the law
for permission to sell all property and
franchises or to consolidate with or ac-
euire by lease. purchase or otherwise the
lines. property and franchises of any
other railway whose line as constructed
or chartered would form connecting or
continuous lines with the line of this com
pany," etc. etc.