CHAP. 156 Additional powers conferred on Chapter 156. An Act giving further authority to Notaries Public to take acknowledgments and administer oaths. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in Legislature assembled, as follows: SECT. 1. Notaries public, in addition to the powers which notaries public. they now have, may take acknowledgments of deeds and other instruments, and administer oaths in all cases where a justice of the peace can act. Former acts made valid. SECT. 2. Any and all such acts hitherto performed by any notary public are hereby made as valid as if the same had been performed by a justice of the peace. SECT. 3. This act shall take effect when approved. Sunday made a close time for Chapter 157. An Act making Sunday a close time for game and birds of all kinds. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in Legislature assembled, as follows: SECT. 1. Sunday is hereby made a close time, on which game and birds. day it shall not be lawful for any person to hunt, kill or destroy game or birds of any kind, under the penalties imposed for the hunting, killing or destroying the same, during any close time now established by law. Act not to dimin ish existing pen SECT. 2. This act shall not be construed to repeal or alties for violation diminish the penalties already imposed for any violation of of Sunday laws. the Sunday laws. Approved February 28, 1883. Chapter 175. An Act to amend chapter eighteen of the Revised Statutes relating to the abolishment of sheriffs' juries in road cases. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in Legislature assembled, as follows: CHAP. 175 S., amended. SECT. 1. Section five of chapter eighteen of the revised Sec. 5, ch. 18, R statutes is hereby amended by striking out the words "present their petitions for redress," and insert instead thereof the words 'file their notices of appeal,' and by striking out the word "petition," in the sixth line, and inserting instead thereof the words 'notice of appeal,' so that said section, as amended, shall read as follows: Return, when of it. made, disposition 'SECT. 5. Their return, made at their next regular session after the hearing, is to be placed on file, and to remain in the custody of their clerk for inspection, without record. The case is then to be continued to their next regular term, when, or before then, all persons aggrieved by their estimate of damages, shall file their notices of appeal. If no such notice of appeal is then presented or pending, the proceedings shall Notices of appeal, be closed, recorded and become effectual; and all claims for damages not allowed by them be forever barred; and all damages awarded under the first seventeen sections shall be paid out of the county treasury.' when filed. SECT. 2. The sixth section of said chapter is hereby Sec. 6, amended. amended by striking out the word "petition," in the first line, and inserting instead thereof the words 'notice of appeal.' 12 and 13, repealed. Persons aggriev damages may ed by estimate of appeal to S. J. SECT. 3. The eighth, ninth, tenth, eleventh, twelfth and Secs. 8, 9, 10, 11, thirteenth sections of said chapter are hereby repealed. SECT. 4. Any person aggrieved by the estimate of damages of the county commissioners, by the laying out or discontinuing of a way, may appeal therefrom, at any time before court. the third day of the regular term next after the term at which the return of the commissioners is made, to the next term of the supreme judicial court, which shall be first holden in the county where the land is situated, more than thirty days from and after the expiration of the time within which such appeal may be taken as above provided, excluding the day of the commencement of the session of said court, which court shall determine the same by a committee of reference if the parties so agree, or by a verdict of its jury, and shall render judgment and issue execution for the damages recovered with costs. Appeal may be committee of ties so agree. determined by reference, if par CHAP. 160 Ch. 154, public laws 1877, amended. Corporations may be dissolved Chapter 160. An Act in addition to chapter one hundred and fifty-four of the Public Laws of eighteen hundred and seventy-seven, in relation to corporations. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in Legislature assembled, as follows: Chapter one hundred and fifty-four of the public laws of the year eighteen hundred and seventy-seven, is hereby amended by adding to the first section thereof, the following words: Upon proof to said court that there are no existing liabil without appoint- ities against said corporation, and no existing assets of said ment of trustees, if no liabilities exist. corporation requiring distribution among the stockholders, said court may dissolve said corporation without the appointment of trustees or receivers.' Approved March 2, 1883. Salaries of judge and register of erset county, established. Chapter 161. An Act to repeal so much of sections three and four, chapter one hundred and fifty of the Public Laws of eighteen hundred and seventy-nine, as relates to the salary of the Judge and Register of the Probate Court of the County of Somerset, and to establish the same. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in Legislature assembled, as follows: So much of sections three and four of the public laws of probate for Som- eighteen hundred and seventy-nine, as relates to the salaries of the judge and register of the probate court of the county of Somerset, is hereby repealed, and the salaries of said judge and register are hereby restored to and established at what they were before the passage of said act. Approved March 2, 1883. Compensation of night watchmen at state house, established. Chapter 162. An Act to fix the compensation of certain employes of the Government. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in Legislature assembled, as follows: SECT. 1. The compensation of the night watchmen at the state house, not exceeding two in number, shall be seven hundred and fifty dollars per annum. SECT. 2. This act shall take effect when approved. Approved March 2, 1883. Chapter 163. An Act in relation to the jurisdiction of the Municipal Court of the city of Portland. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in Legislature assembled, as follows: Section four of chapter two hundred and four of the public laws of eighteen hundred and fifty-six, is hereby amended by striking out the word "twenty" where it occurs in the third line, and the words, "and on conviction, award such sentence as is by law provided for such offenses," and inserting in their stead, the word 'thirty,' and the words of the offenses described in section four of chapter one hundred and thirtytwo of the revised statutes, when they are not of a high and aggravated nature, and, on conviction, may punish by fine not exceeding twenty dollars, or by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding six months. And of the offenses described in section four of chapter one hundred and fortyone of the revised statutes, and, on conviction, may punish by imprisonment in the county or city house of correction, not exceeding six months,' so that said section, as amended, shall read as follows: SECT. 4. The said court may take cognizance of simple larcenies, when the property alleged to be stolen shall not exceed in value, thirty dollars; of offenses described in section four of chapter one hundred and thirty-two of the revised statutes, when they are not of a high and aggravated nature, and, on conviction, may punish by fine not exceeding twenty dollars, or by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding six months. And of offenses described in section four of chapter one hundred and forty-one of the revised statutes, and, on conviction, may punish by imprisonment in the county or city house of correction, not exceeding six months. And have exclusive jurisdiction of all offenses against the by-laws of said city; and in prosecutions on such, by law, they need not be recited in the complaint, nor in allegations therein be more particular than in prosecutions on a public statute.' Approved March 2, 1883. CHAP. 164 Sec. 17, ch. 58, Persons may be appointed to keep ers of constables. Chapter 164. An Act to amend section seventeen of chapter fifty-eight of the Revised Statutes, relating to the appointment of constables at meetings of county and local agricultural societies. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in Legislature assembled, as follows: Section seventeen of chapter fifty-eight of the revised statutes is hereby amended by striking out the words "inhabitants of the county," so that the section, as amended, shall read as follows: 'SECT. 17. The officers of any such society may appoint order, with pow- a sufficient number of suitable persons to act as constables at cattle shows and exhibitions; and they shall have and exercise all the powers of constables in relation to the preservation of the public peace, and enforcing the rules and regulations of said society, within the towns where such shows and exhibitions are held from twelve o'clock at noon of the day preceding the commencement of such shows and exhibitions, and until twelve o'clock at noon of the day succeeding the termination thereof and no longer.' Approved March 6, 1883. County commissioners may cause repair of county roads in unincorporated places, in case of sudden injury. Chapter 165. An Act to authorize county commissioners to cause repairs upon county roads and bridges, in unincorporated townships and tracts of land, in cases of sudden injury. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in Legislature assembled, as follows: SECT. 1. County commissioners, in cases of sudden injury to county roads and bridges in the unincorporated townships and tracts of land in their counties, may cause them to be repaired forthwith, or as soon as they may deem necessary, and may appoint an agent or agents, not members of their own board, to superintend the expenditure for such repairs, Agent shall give who shall give bond as required in section fifty-one of chapter six of the revised statutes, if the county commissioners require it, the whole expense whereof shall be added to their next assessment on said lands for repairs, authorized by section fifty-three of said chapter six, of the revised statutes, and acts additional thereto and amendatory thereof, which bond. Assessment for repairs, how made. |