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MAINE. 



Associate Judges, Charles W. Walton, Thomas 

 F. Haskell, Charles Danforth, William W. Vir- 

 gin, Enoch Foster, Artemas Libbey, and Lucil- 

 ius A. Emery. 



Legislative Session. The Legislature met on 

 Jan. 7 and adjourned on March 6. Among the 

 acts passed were the following: 



To incorporate the city of Brunswick. 



To amend section 21 of chapter 59 of the Revised 

 Statutes, relating to the record of deaths. 



To authorize the Eastern Maine Railway Company 

 to reduce the amount of its capital stock. 



To amend sections 1 and 2 of chapter 122 of the Ke- 

 vised Statutes, relative to the penalties for perjury. 



To amend section 25 of chapter 40 of the Kevised 

 Statutes, relating to the taking of clams and shell-fish. 



Relating to the jurisdiction of municipal courts and 

 police judges and trial justices in prosecutions for vio- 

 lation of the fish and game laws. 



To amend section 17 of chapter 40 of the Revised 

 Statutes, relating to migratory fish. 



To amend the charter of the city of Augusta relating 

 to the Common Council. 



Amending chapter 2, sections 40 and 41 of the Ke- 

 vised Statutes, relative to record of qualifications of 

 iustices of the peace. 



Establishing the standard weight of a bushel of 



To establish the standard weight of a barrel of 

 potatoes. 



For the protection of lobster- traps. 



Relating to scientific temperance instruction in pub- 

 lic schools. 



To amend section 127 of chapter 11 of the Revised 

 Statutes, relating to School for the Deaf. 



To amend section 8 of chapter 24 of the Revised 



To ^corporate the Bidde'ford and Saco Railroad 



To amend section Y3 of chapter 49 of the Revised 

 Statutes, relating to licensing insurance agents. 



To amend chapter 128 of the Revised Statutes, relat- 

 in to the sale of unwholesome food. 



To amend section 54 of chapter 70 of the Revised 

 Statutes, relating to securing property with intent to 

 defraud creditors. 



To amend sections 25 and 27 of chapter 4 of the Re- 

 vised Statutes, relating to elections. 



To authorize railroads to aid in the construction or 

 equipment of branch and connecting lines. 



To amend section 37 of chapter 14 of the Revised 

 Statutes, relating to contagious diseases among cattle. 



To amend section 27 of chapter 18 of the Kevised 

 Statutes, relating to laying out ways across railways. 



To amend section 14 of chapter 15 of the Revised 

 Statutes, relative to private bury ing-grounds. 



To amend section 2B of chapter 51 of the Revised 

 Statutes, relating to railway-crossings. ^ 



Additional to chapter 70 of the Revised Statutes, 

 relating to the discharge of insolvent debtors. 



To amend section 21 of chapter 70 of the Revised 

 Statutes, relating to sales of property under proceed- 

 ings in insolvency. 



To render more effective section 126 of chapter 51 

 of the Revised Statutes, relating to accidents on rail- 

 roads. 



Relating to appointment of administrators in cases 

 where wills have been lost or destroyed on estates in- 

 terested in French spoliation claims. 



To amend section 46 of chapter 70 of the Revis 

 Statutes, relating to discharges under the insolvent 



fl Providing for the taxation of life-insurance com- 



section 54 of chapter 40 of the Revised 

 Statutes, relating to the transportation of trout, togue, 

 and landlocked salmon. 



To cede to the United States jurisdiction over cer- 

 tain land in Augusta. 



To prohibit the taking of herring within certain 

 limits in Machias Bay. 



For the protection of trout and landlocked salmon 

 in the Rangely, South Bog, Bemis, Cupsuptic, and 

 Kennebago streams. 



To amend chapter 40 of the Revised Statutes, relat- 

 inc to fish and fisheries. 



To amend section 26 of chapter 30 of the Kevised 

 Statutes, relating to the disposal of tines. m 



To incorporate the Eastern Maine State Fair. 



To amend section 100 of chapter 47 of the Revised 

 Statutes, relating to banks and banking. ... 



To establish the legal weight of a bushel of nerds- 



gr o amend section 16 of chapter 132 of the Revised 

 Statutes, relating to appeals from magistrates. 



To amend section 29 of chapter 91 of the Kevised 

 Statutes, relating to a lien on wood. 



To amend section 4 of chapter 140 of the Revised 

 Statutes, relating to the Statejprison. 



To incorporate the Central Washington Agricultural 

 Society. 



To facilitate the giving of honds required by law. 



To regulate the admission of foreign surety compa- 

 nies to do business in this State. 



To establish a State Board of Health. 



Providing for the choice of park commissioners. 



Additional to chapter 51 of the Revised Statutes, re- 

 lating to railroads. 



To extend the time for the location and construction 

 of the Wiscasset and Quebec Railroad, the Messalon- 

 skee and Kennebec Railroad, and the Somerset Rail- 

 road. 



To establish an agricultural experiment station. 



section 7 of chapter 4 of the Revised 

 Statutes, relating to elections. 



To amend and make clear section 63 of chapter 

 of the Revised Statutes, relating to fish-weirs on thi 



In addition to section 26 of chapter 51 of the Revised 

 Statutes, in relation to railroads crossing each ot 



For the assessment of State tax for the years 1885 

 and 1886, each amounting to $886,399.18. 



To amend section 25 of chapter 26 of the Revisei 

 Statutes, relating to inner doors of school-houses f 

 other public buildings. 



To prohibit the sale to minors of publications 

 voted to criminal news. 



To amend section 11 of chapter 58 of the Kevifi 

 Statutes, relating to agricultural institutions. 



To amend section 12 of chapter 11 of the Revia 

 Statutes, in relation to apportionment of 



To 3 authorize the licensing of private detectives. 

 Amendatory of and additional to chapter 27 ot 

 Revised Statutes, relating to the sale of intoxica 



liquors. 

 For the protection of legitimate trade. . 



To amend section 75 of chapter 51 of the fl 

 Statutes, relating to railroads. 



Exempting Masonic, Odd-Fellows, and other re 

 assoSonsfrom the operation of the statutes relat 



t0 To C lme U nTse e ction 103 of chapter 81 of the Revised 

 Statutes, relating to the limitation of actions t 

 by the laws of tb.e State or county where the part 



^ v incompetent persons from conducting 



the business of apothecaries. 



Savtogs-Banks. The present number -of de- 

 positors in the 54 savings-hanks is 109.39 

 this number 86,571 are depositors of less tn 

 $500 each, and the average amount < 

 whole is $320.95 to the credit of each accou 

 This is an increase of 3,718 accounts and a 

 of $9.51 to the average balance. At th 



