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ACTS AND RESOLVES
OF THE
FIFTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
STATE OF MAINE.
1874.
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Published by the Secretary of State, agreeably to Resolves of June 28, 1820, February 28, 1840, and March, 16, 1842.
AUGUSTA :
SPRAGUE, OWEN & NASH, PRINTERS TO THE STATE.
L 499 AUG 3 1929
VRAGELI GROMATE
CONTENTS OF PUBLIC LAWS.
SESSION OF 1874.
CHAP.
155. An act to exempt cemetery lots from attachment ....
156. An act to amend section one of chapter sixty-seven of the revised statutes,
relating to the appointment of guardians....
157. An act amendatory of chapter one hundred and ninety-six of the public laws
of eighteen hundred and seventy-one, relating to river fisheries...............
158. An act additional to chapter one hundred and five of the revised statutes,
relating to gambling in railroad cars.........
159. An act to amend section one of chapter seventeen of the public laws of
eighteen hundred and seventy-two, relating to the appointment of deputy
town clerks........
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160. An act to amend section fifty-seven of chapter two of the revised statutes, for
the further security of the sinking funds........
161. An act to amend section eight of chapter one hundred and thirty-six of the
revised statutes, relating to fines and costs in criminal cases........
114
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115
162. An act in relation to the assessment of school district taxes.
163. An act to amend section forty-four of chapter eleven of the revised statutes,
relating to school district taxes......
116
164. An act to amend section forty-two of chapter fifty-one, revised statutes,
relating to the stopping of railroad trains at crossings......
117
165. An act additional to chapter one hundred and twenty-four of the revised
statutes, relating to morality and decency.....
166. An act to amend chapter eleven, section seven, of the revised statutes,
relating to the apportionment of school moneys.
118
167. An act regulating the weight of apples.....
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168. An act to amend section sixty-five of chapter sixty-four of the revised stat-
utes, relating to embezzlement of property of deceased persons.
169 An act to amend chapter sixty-four of the revised statutes, relating to the
executors and administrators.............
170. An act to amend section fifty-three of chapter forty of the revised statutes,
relating to penalty for taking certain fish unlawfully....
171. An act to amend chapter eighteen of the revised statutes, relating to ways
in unincorporated places......
172. An act to provide for the security of life on board vessels propelled in whole
or in part by steam, on the inland waters of this state.......
173. An act establishing the compensations of the county commissioners for Cum-
berland county......
174. An act additional to chapter twenty-seven of the revised statutes, relating to
innholders.....
126
175. An act to amend section five of chapter seventy-seven of the revised statutes,
relative to the equity powers of the supreme judicial court.......
176. An act to regulate and establish the compensation of the examiner of banks.
177. An act repealing sections five, six, seven and eight, chapter thirty, revised
statutes, relating to bounty on bears and wolves....
178. An act exempting farm products from taxation.....
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179. An act relating to the reports of the agents of the Penobscot and Passama-
quoddy tribes of Indians....
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128
180. An act to amend section sixteen of chapter seventy-seven of the revised stat-
utes, relating to the powers of the supreme judicial court.......
181. An act to amend section five, chapter one hundred and eleven of the revised
statutes, relating to recording conditional notes.......
182. An act relating to unclaimed goods held by common carriers......
183. An act to amend section three of chapter one hundred and forty-two of the
public laws of eighteen hundred and seventy-three, relating to fires......
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130
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132
184. An act relating to divorces....
185. An act relating to trustee process..
186. An act relating to recording devises of real estate in the registry of deeds.
187. An act to amend chapter one hundred and forty-three of the revised stat-
utes, relating to insane hospital.......
188. An act to amend section ten of chapter three of revised statutes, relating
to auditors of accounts.......
189. An act to amend section eighteen of chapter fifty-one of the revised statutes,
relating to gates on highways crossed by railroads......
190. An act relative to the course of study in normal schools..
191. An act in relation to costs in log lien cases.........
192. An act to amend section seventeen, chapter thirty, of the revised statutes,
relating to birds.......
134
193. An act relating to clerks of judicial courts....
194. An act relating to the appointment of trustees in the state college of agri-
culture and the mechanic arts....
135
195. An act to increase the salary of the county attorney for the county of
Androscoggin...
196 An act to amend section nine of chapter eighty-three of the revised statutes,
concerning writs issued by trial justices and police and municipal courts..
197. An act additional to chapter eighty-two of the revised statutes, relating to
proceedings in court.....
198. An act amendatory of and in addition to chapter one hundred and thirteen of
the revised statutes, relating to poor debtors.............
199. An act relating to the unfinished records of deeds, made by the late register
of deeds for Cumberland county.....
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200. An act to amend section fourteen of chapter one hundred and sixteen of the
revised statutes, relating to costs of parties.....
201. An act additional to chapter eighty-two of the revised statutes, concerning
proceedings in court......
202. An act to make the thirtieth day of May a legal holiday....
203. An act to continue in force chapter ninety-eight of the public laws of eighteen
hundred and seventy-three, providing pensions for disabled soldiers and
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seamen .......
140
204. An act additional to chapter fifty-one of the revised statutes, relating to
railroads.....
205. An act to amend section one, chapter one hundred and eighty-eight of the
public laws of eighteen hundred and seventy-one, relating to ways.......
206. An act for the better security of voluntary trusts....
207. An act to amend section fifty-five, chapter forty-nine of the revised statutes,
relating to foreign insurance companies....
208. An act to amend section fifty-four, chapter forty-nine of the revised statutes,
relating to returns of foreign insurance companies..
209. An act to amend section forty-nine of chapter eighty of the revised statutes,
relating to sheriffs, officers and constables.....
210. An act for the better protection of lobsters in the waters of Maine....
146
211. An act to supply the people of the towns of Brunswick and Topsham and of
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the city of Bath with pure water......
147
212. An act relating to judicial courts..
150
213. An act to restrict the operation of clause eight, section four of chapter one of
the revised statutes, relating to the words "insane persons.".........
151
214. An act relating to ways across railroads....
215. An act to amend section sixty-five of chapter eighteen of the revised stat-
utes, relating to notice for damage on ways........
216. An act to amend chapter one hundred and fifteen, sections one and two of
the public laws of eighteen hundred and seventy-three, relating to free
high schools.....
152
217. An act to amend section five of chapter two of the revised statutes, relating
to lands ceded to the United States....
218. An act amendatory of and additional to chapter, fifty-one of the revised
statutes concerning railroads.....
153
154
219. An act in relation to the protection of bottles used by the manufacturers of
mineral waters, ginger ale and small beer.....
155
220. An act to amend section fifty-three of chapter one hundred and thirteen of
the revised statutes, relating to damages on bonds...
221. An act to amend section twenty-one of chapter sixty-four of the revised
statutes, relating to the appointment, powers and duties of executors.....
222. An act to amend the public laws of eighteen hundred and seventy-three,
relating to free high schools.....
156
157
223. An act to amend section ninety-seven of chapter six of the revised statutes,
relating to collection of taxes.... ...
158
224. An act amendatory of chapter thirty-eight of the revised statutes, relating
to pressed hay.......
159
225. An act to increase the salary of the county attorney for the county of York.
226. An act to amend sections sixty-three and sixty-four of chapter forty-nine of
the revised statutes, relating to foreign insurance companies.......
227. An act to define certain duties of county commissioners....
228. An act explanatory of, and additional to chapter twenty-seven of revised
statutes, relating to intoxicating liquors....
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161
162
229. An act further to extend the powers of school districts......
230. An act to amend section twenty-two of chapter twenty-four of the revised
statutes, relating to paupers in unincorporated places......
231. An act amend an act entitled "an act to amend section thirteen of chapter
seventy-seven of the revised statutes, relating to decisions in the supreme
judicial court."........
232. An act additional to chapter six of the revised statutes, relating to taxes...
233. An act in addition to chapter ninety of the revised statutes, in relation to
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164
the discharge of mortgages
165
234. An act to amend chapter six of the revised statutes, concerning taxes......
235. An act authorizing assignees of choses in action to bring actions in their own
166
name.....
236. An act to amend section twenty, chapter nine, revised statutes..
237. An act to amend section fourteen of chapter one hundred and thirty-four of
the revised statutes, relating to compensation of counsel in capital cases..
238. An act to amend section one hundred and sixty-seven of chapter six of the
revised statutes, relating to the collection of taxes........
239. An act to amend chapter thirty of the revised statutes, relating to game....
240. An act additional to chapter one hundred and thirty-three of the laws of
eighteen hundred and seventy-three, relating to the jail system of the state.
241. An act to amend chapter fifteen of the revised statutes, relating to cemeteries.
242. An act additional to chapter sixty-seven of the revised statutes, relating to
the adoption of children.....