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CHAP. 43

Taking of fish from Wilson

prohibited.

Chapter 43.

An Act for the protection of Fish in the tributaries of Wilson Pond in the city of Auburn,
Androscoggin county.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in Legislature assembled, as follows:

SECT. 1. No fish of any kind shall be taken from the pond for 6 years, tributaries of Wilson pond in the city of Auburn, county of Androscoggin, in any manner for the period of six years, except for the purposes of propagation under the direction of the fishery commissioners.

Penalty, for violation.

When act shall take effect.

SECT. 2. The penalty for violation of this act shall be a fine of not less than five dollars nor more than fifteen dollars for each fish so taken, to be recovered on complaint before the municipal court for the city of Auburn, one-half to the complainant and one-half to the county of Androscoggin. SECT. 3. This act shall take effect on and after February twenty-one, in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and ninety-one.

Approved February 10, 1891.

City of Bangor, authorized to issue bonds.

-how signed.

Chapter 44.

An Act to authorize the city of Bangor to fund a portion of its indebtedness.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in Legislature assembled, as follows:

To meet a portion of its bonds now outstanding and maturing in the years one thousand eight hundred and ninety-two and one thousand eight hundred and ninety-four, the city of Bangor is authorized to issue bonds not exceeding one hundred and fifty thousand dollars in amount, payable in such sums and at such dates as the city council of said city of Bangor shall determine by resolve, and bearing interest at a rate not exceeding four per cent per annum, payable semi-annually. Said bonds shall be issued under the seal of the city, and shall be signed by the city treasurer and countersigned by the mayor.

Approved February 10, 1891.

CHAP. 45

Chapter 45.

An Act authorizing Charles E. Gibbs to construct a road and receive tolls therefrom, in the counties of Oxford and Cumberland.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in Legislature assembled, as follows:

SECT. 1. Charles E. Gibbs, with his associates, successors and assigns, is hereby authorized and empowered to fix, establish, charge, receive and collect a reasonable tariff of tolls for and upon all persons traveling or passing over the road, for the use thereof, now under contemplated construction by him from the base to the summit of Mount Pleasant in the counties of Oxford and Cumberland, said tariff to exist and attach from the first day of May to the first day of November of each year.

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avoiding

SECT. 2. Whoever maliciously, with intent to avoid pay- Penalty, for ment of such tariff, passes or attempts to pass over such road payment. shall be liable to the proprietors of such road in the manner provided for toll bridges.

reduced.

SECT. 3. Application to the county commissioners of said Tolls, may be county of Cumberland, upon reasonable notice, may be made by any person or parties to reduce such fixed tariff, and costs shall follow to the prevailing party the same as in cases of location of ways by such commissioners.

Approved February 11, 1891.

Chapter 46.

An Act to amend chapter two hundred and twenty-five of the private and special laws of eighteen hundred and eighty-seven, in relation to the organization of the Sagadahoc Real Estate Association.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in Legislature assembled, as follows:

Ch. 225, Private

Laws of 1887,

amended.

SECT. 1. Said chapter is amended by striking out the words "for said purposes" in the first line of section two of said act, also the word "one" before "hundred" in the second line of said section and insert the word 'ten' in place thereof, so that as amended, said section shall read as follows: 'SECT. 2. Said corporation may hold real and personal May hold real estate not exceeding in amount ten hundred thousand dollars.'

estate.

CHAP. 47

Sec. 3, amended.

Capital stock.

SECT. 2. The third section of said chapter is amended by striking out the words "shall be thirty-five" before "thousand" in the second line and inserting 'shall not exceed five hundred,' also by striking out all after the word "each" in said third section, so that when amended, said third section shall read as follows:

'SECT. 3. The capital stock of this corporation shall not exceed five hundred thousand dollars.'

SECT. 3.

This act shall take effect when approved.

Approved February 12, 1891.

Conveyance of estate, held to be valid, etc.

Chapter 47.

An Act in addition to the Act entitled "An Act to create the Roman Catholic Bishop of
Portland and his successors, a corporation sole."

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in Legislature assembled, as follows:

SECT. 1. Every conveyance of estate hereafter acquired by the Roman Catholic Bishop of Portland, a corporation sole, which may be made by the corporation, shall, so far as concerns the title of persons claiming under the conveyance, be held to have been disposed of according to the discipline and government of the Roman Catholic church, as provided in the act creating this corporation, being chapter one hundred fifty-one of the special laws of eighteen hundred eighty-seven. SECT. 2. This act shall take effect when approved.

Approved February 12, 1891.

Doings of

valid.

Chapter 48.

An Act relating to the Biddeford Saco Light and Power Company.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in Legislature assembled, as follows:

SECT. 1. All acts and doings of the stockholders of the company, made Biddeford Saco Light and Power Company, organized under the general laws of this state in issuing its bonds to the amount of seventy-five thousand dollars and securing the same by mortgage or deed of trust of the franchise, property and estate of said corporation, so far as the same appears of

record and conforms to the purposes of its certificate of CHAP. 49 organization, are hereby confirmed and declared legal and valid.

authorized to

sell its property,

etc., and make contracts.

SECT. 2. Said company is hereby authorized and empow- Company, ered to sell or lease its franchise, property and effects to any gas or electric light company now or hereafter formed, on such terms and conditions as may be agreed upon by the stockholders of the respective corporations voting at a meeting duly called for that purpose, and to make additional contracts with any city, town or corporation for the supply of light, heat and power and other purposes, provided, however, that nothing in this act shall be construed to impair the contracts already made with the cities of Saco and Biddeford, dated the thirtieth day of July in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and eighty-eight, and the fifteenth day of January in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and ninety, and the said contracts are hereby ratified, confirmed and made valid as to all the provisions thereof.

Approved February 12, 1891.

-existing con

tracts, shall not

be impaired.

Chapter 49.

An Act to incorporate the Waterville and Fairfield Railway and Light Company.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in Legislature assembled, as follows:

-corporate

SECT. 1. Charles G. Carleton, A. H. Duren, Nathaniel Corporators. Meader, A. F. Gerald, H. M. Heath, O. A. Tuell, their associates, successors and assigns are hereby made a corporation by the name of the Waterville and Fairfield Railway and Light Company for the purpose of buying, leasing and operating the properties, and franchises named in this act. SECT. 2. The capital stock of said corporation shall not Capital stock. exceed two hundred thousand dollars, to be fixed from time to time as required, and to be divided into shares of one hundred dollars each.

SECT. 3. The said corporation is authorized to hold for its purposes so much real and personal estate as may be necessary therefor.

name.

May hold real estate.

May purchase

SECT. 4. The said corporation is authorized to purchase or lease, and hold, the property, capital stock, rights, privi- of ther

property, etc., corporations.

CHAP. 49

May prosecute suits pending at

leges, immunities and franchises of the Waterville and Fairfield Railroad Company, the Waterville Electric Light and Power Company, and the Fairfield Electric Light Company, or any or either of them, upon such terms as may be agreed upon, and upon such purchase and transfer or lease, the said corporation shall have, exercise and enjoy all the locations, powers, immunities, franchises, rights and estates then held or enjoyed by the corporations so selling or leasing, and shall be subject to all the duties, restrictions and liabilities to which they or any of them shall be subject by reason of any charter, contract or general or special law.

SECT. 5. All proceedings, suits at law or in equity, which time of transfer. may be pending at the time of any such transfer, to which any of the corporations so selling or leasing shall be a party may be prosecuted or defended by the said corporation hereby created, in like manner and with like effect as if such transfer had not been made. All causes of action, at law or in equity, of or against either of said corporations may be prosecuted by or brought against the said corporation hereby created.

The several corporations, authorized to make sales and leases.

Corporations, authorized to issue stock.

May issue bonds and mortgage property.

Rights of city,

town and vil

SECT. 6. The Waterville and Fairfield Railroad Company, the Waterville Flectric Light and Power Company, and the Fairfield Electric Light Company are authorized to make the sales and leases aforesaid, at meetings of their respective companies called for such purposes.

SECT. 7. The said Waterville and Fairfield Railway and Light Company may issue stock in payment and exchangefor the properties and estates aforesaid so bought or leased, but the amount of stock so issued shall not exceed the authorized capital stock of the corporations so selling or leasing.

SECT. 8. The said corporation may issue its bonds from time to time upon such rates and time as it may deem expedient and in such amounts as may be required, and secure the same by mortgages upon its property and franchises.

SECT. 9. Nothing herein contained shall affect the rights lage, preserved. of any city, town or village corporation under any contract. now or hereafter made with either of said corporations.

Company

authorized to purchase stock of the other corporations.

SECT. 10. The said corporation is also authorized to purchase and hold stock in either of said companies. In that event any stockholder in said corporation hereby created, may hold office in any corporation in which stock is so held.

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