Chapter 126. Resolve in favor of furnishing the town of Old Orchard with reports and other official documents. CHAP. 126 Orchard, in favor of. Resolved, That the State librarian is authorized and Town of Old directed to furnish to the town of Old Orchard, as soon as may be after the act incorporating the same shall take effect, such copies of acts and resolves, judicial reports, and other official documents usually furnished to newly incorporated towns as can be spared from the state library. Approved March 10, 1883. Chapter 127. Resolve in favor of the Lee Normal Academy. Resolved, That the sum of six hundred dollars is hereby annually appropriated out of the school fund, for the term of four years, to Lee Normal Academy, an institution of learning located in the town of Lee, in the county of Penobscot; provided, however, that this appropriation is made on the express conditions that the trustees of said institution shall maintain and keep in operation a school equal in rank and grade of teaching with a first-class academy, and also maintain a normal department equal in grade to that required by law of the state normal schools; and provided further, that the governor and council and superintendent of common schools shall have a right at any and all times to visit said school when the same shall be in operation, and if in the opinion of the governor and council, said institution at any time hereafter, shall fail to fulfill the conditions contained in this resolve, they may, in their discretion withhold the appropriation herein granted. Approved March 10, 1883. Lee Normal favor of Academy, in CHAP. 128 Valuation of certain towns. Chapter 128. Resolve concerning the valuation of certain towns. Resolved, That the petitions of the selectmen of the towns of Hermon, Dedham, Eastbrook, the assessors of Webster plantation, the inhabitants of Long Island plantation, of John P. Donworth, B. R. Lunt and others, William Connor and others, Joel Valley and others, and an order concerning Kineo, praying for reduction of valuation and for abatement of taxes be and the same are hereby referred to the governor and council, to be by them considered, and that they report their conclusions thereon to the next legislature. Approved March 10, 1883. erection of new pavilion, author ized. Appropriation for. Chapter 129. Resolves in favor of the Maine Insane Hospital. Resolved, That the trustees of the Maine Insane Hospital Insane Hospital, are hereby authorized to take in charge the erection and construction of a new pavilion or building similar in design to the new pavilion recently erected, for the relief of the male wings of the hospital buildings, including the furnishing of heating apparatus, plumbing, elevators and everything necessary to complete the said building ready for occupancy by patients; and the sum of thirty thousand dollars is hereby appropriated for the purpose, the cost of the same in no event to exceed said sum, the bills for the expenditures of said money to be approved by the governor and council. Plans and specifications of said building and fittings shall be made by the trustees, and the erection and completion of said building and putting in fittings as above stated, including the furnishing of materials, shall be done by contract or contracts, and the trustees shall superintend the work as it progresses; also, Resolved, That the sum of ten thousand dollars is hereby appropriated for finishing the new building or pavilion recently erected for use of said hospital, including the furnishing of heating apparatus, plumbing, elevators and all necessary grading of the grounds, the same to be done under direction of the trustees. Approved March 10, 1883. Chapter 130. Resolve relating to a bond held in trust by the State for the State College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts. CHAP. 130 WHEREAS, The state of Maine holds in trust, for the benefit Preamble. of the State College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts, a registered bond of the state of Maine, numbered two hundred and forty-nine, for the sum of two thousand dollars, which became due March one, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty-three; and the state of Maine, by a resolve approved March twenty-four, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-four, directed the treasurer of state to invest all money received from the sale of land scrip given to said college by the United States in the six per cent stock of this state, to be inviolably held for the benefit of said college, and this sum of two thousand dollars being a portion of said investment, therefore, be it Resolved, That the treasurer of state be authorized and directed to issue a new registered bond, in favor of said college, for the sum of two thousand dollars, bearing interest at the rate of six per cent per annum, payable semi-annually, to bear date of March one, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty-three, and payable in six years from date; the same being in lieu of bond number two hundred and forty-nine, for a like sum, due March one, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty-three; said bond to be signed by the treasurer, countersigned by the governor, and attested by the secretary of state. Approved March 10, 1883. Treasurer of state authorized to issue new bond of Agriculture to State College and Mechanic Arts. Chapter 131. Resolve in favor of the town of Harpswell. Resolved, That there be paid by the treasurer of state, out Town of Harps. of the school funds for the current year, to the town of well, in favor of. Harpswell, the sum of thirty-one dollars and forty cents, it CHAP. 132 being a balance in equity due said town as its proportion of the school funds for the year eighteen hundred and eightytwo. Approved March 10, 1883. Eben Trafton, in favor of. Chapter 132. Resolve in favor of Eben Trafton, of Masardis. Resolved, That there be paid to Eben Trafton, of Masardis, the sum of one hundred twenty-five dollars and four cents, in full for his claim as assignee of Samuel Leavitt, under resolve of February twenty, eighteen hundred and fifty-four, and for balance due him for labor performed for the state, on roads in the town of Masardis. Approved March 10, 1883. Swedish settlers, in favor of. Chapter 133. Resolve in relation to conveyances to Swedish Settlers. Resolved, That the land agent be and is hereby authorized, under direction of the governor and council, to convey lots to the Swedish settlers that have occupied them under the acts of eighteen hundred and seventy, eighteen hundred and seventy-one, eighteen hundred and seventy-two and eighteen hundred and seventy-three, and have, in good faith, performed all the settling duties required by law, and appear to be justly and equitably entitled to deeds, which have been withheld in consequence of some informality, or failure of the local agent to comply with the terms of the law. Approved March 10, 1883. JOHN MATHISON LOT.-TOWN OF KINGSBURY.-COUNTY TAXES. Chapter 134. Resolves relating to the Treaty land, known as the John Mathison lot in township number nine, range five, in the county of Aroostook. 151 CHAP. 134 in favor of. Resolved, That the land agent be, and is hereby authorized James H. Swett, and directed to investigate the claim of James H. Swett to the treaty land known as the John Mathison lot, in township number nine, range five, in the county of Aroostook, and convey to said Swett the state's interest therein; provided, it Proviso. shall appear that he is equitably entitled to the same. Resolved, That the resolve entitled "Resolve authorizing Resolve repealed. the land agent to convey a lot of land to the heirs of the late John Mathison," approved January twenty-nine, eighteen hundred and sixty-eight, is hereby repealed. Approved March 10, 1883. Chapter 135. Resolve in favor of the town of Kingsbury. bury, in favor of. Resolved, That the town of Kingsbury be paid out of the Town of Kingsfunds in the treasury the sum of six hundred dollars, in full of all demands against the state of Maine for the support of state paupers from eighteen hundred and seventy-four to the present, as set forth in a petition of the selectmen for support of John Leishon and family to the amount of nine hundred and forty-eight dollars; also, Thomas Holmes and family to the amount of forty-five dollars. Approved March 14, 1883. Chapter 136. Resolve laying a tax on the counties of the State for the years eighteen hundred and eighty-three and eighteen hundred and eighty-four. Resolved, That the sums annexed to the counties in the County taxes. following schedule are hereby granted as a tax on each county respectively, to be appropriated, assessed, collected and applied for the purpose of paying the debts and necessary |