BOUNTY ON BEARS AND WOLVES.-PUBLIC LIBRARIES. 121 issued, shall show for what rendered, against defendant the case, brought within three months thereafter; and if the CHAP. 160 loser does not, without covin or collusion, within said time prosecute therefore with effect, any other person may sue for and recover of the winner treble the value of the same in such action, one-half to his own use, and the other half to the use of the town; and all executions, issued on judgment, in Executions favor of the loser, or in favor of a third person, as above mentioned, shall show that the judgment was rendered against the defendant for or on account of money won at gambling, and shall order the defendant to be committed to jail for the space of three months from date of arrest, at the county's expense, unless the judgment, costs and board, while in jail, shall sooner be paid; after which time, he may be released, on giving bond or disclosing, as is provided in case of poor debtors.' Approved February 3, 1877. committed to jail, if judgment and costs are not paid. Chapter 160. An act repealing sections five, six, seven and eight, chapter thirty, Revised Statutes, relating to bounty on bears and wolves. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives. in Legislature assembled, as follows: Sections five, six, seven and eight of chapter thirty of the revised statutes, relating to bounty on bears and wolves, are hereby repealed. Approved February 6, 1877. Bounty on bears and wolves, secs. 5, 6, 7 and 8 of ch. 30, R. S., relating to, repealed Chapter 161. An act to prevent destruction of books, pictures, statues and paintings, in Public Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in Legislature assembled, as follows: Whosoever wantonly mars, defaces or injures any book, picture, statue or painting belonging to any public library, or library of any association opened to the public, in this state, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding ten dollars, to be recovered before any court competent to try the same. Approved February 6, 1877. Wanton injury to books, pictures, &c., in public libraries, penalty for. 122 CHAP. 162 Ch. 127, public laws 1876, amended. Act of Jan. 29, 1873, not to apply to cases pending appeal was there in which right of by annulled. COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.-LOITERING ABOUT R. R. STATIONS. Chapter 162. An act additional to chapter one hundred and twenty-seven of the Public Laws of eighteen hundred and seventy-six, entitled "an act in relation to appeals from County Commissioners." Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in Legislature assembled, as follows: Chapter one hundred and twenty-seven of the public laws of eighteen hundred and seventy-six is hereby amended, by inserting after the word "annulled," in the sixth line of said section, the words and all appeals taken and allowed in such cases, are hereby made valid,' so that said section, as amended, shall read as follows: The provisions of chapter ninety-one, of the public laws of Maine, approved January twenty-nine, eighteen hundred and seventy-three, shall not apply to any case relating to the location, alteration, or discontinuance of any highway, pending at the date of the passage of said act, in which a right of Appeals allowed appeal was thereby annulled; and all appeals taken and in such cases, made valid. -application, how made. -parties may enter and prosecute. Proviso. allowed in such cases, are hereby made valid, but parties interested may, jointly or severally, apply in writing to the county commissioners in any county where such case was then pending, within three months from the approval of this act, for leave to enter an appeal to the next term of the supreme judicial court in such county; and thereupon, said county commissioners shall cause all further proceedings to be stayed, and such parties may enter and prosecute such appeal in said supreme judicial court, with all the rights otherwise provided by law; provided, however, that this act shall not apply to appeals in any case where such highway has been actually built, altered, discontinued, or contracted to be built, altered or discontinued.' Approved February 6, 1877. No person to loiter within any railroad car sta tion house, &c. Chapter 163. An act to prevent loitering, without right, within the station houses, or about the premises of Railroad Corporations. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in Legislature assembled, as follows: SECT. 1. No person or persons shall loiter or remain, without right, within any car, station house of a railroad corporation, or upon the platforms or grounds adjoining such CHAP. 164 station, after being requested to leave the same by any railroad officer. SECT. 2. Any person violating the provisions of section Penalty. one of this act, shall be subject to a fine of not less than two nor more than ten dollars. SECT. 3. Trial justices in their several counties, judges of municipal and police courts in their respective cities, shall have jurisdiction of all complaints under this act, subject to appeal to the supreme judicial court. Jurisdiction. posted in depots. SECT. 4. It shall be the duty of the officers of the several Copy of law to be railroad corporations in the state, to have posted, in a conspicuous place at the several depots along the line of the road of the company, a copy of the above law. SECT. 5. This act shall take effect when approved. Approved February 6, 1877. Chapter 164. An act to amend section four of chapter seventy-eight of the Public Laws of eighteen hundred and seventy-six, relating to the erection of fish weirs and wharves in tide waters. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in Legislature assembled, as follows: Section four of chapter seventy-eight of the public laws of eighteen hundred and seventy-six is hereby amended, by adding to said section, after the word "act," the words ' provided, that nothing in this chapter shall be so construed as to apply to fish weirs, the materials of which are wholly or chiefly removed annually,' so the section, as amended, shall read as follows: 6 SECT. 4. No fish weirs shall hereafter be erected, or wharf extended, erected or maintained, except in accordance with the provisions of this act; provided, that nothing in this chapter shall be so construed as to apply to fish weirs, the materials of which are wholly or chiefly removed annually.' Approved February 6, 1877. CHAP. 165 Sec. 153, ch. 6, Treasurer of town who is collector, may issue warrant to sheriff to collect taxes. Chapter 165. An act to amend section one hundred and fifty-three of chapter six of the Revised Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in Legislature assembled, as follows: SECT. 1. Section one hundred and fifty-three of chapter six of the revised statutes is hereby amended, by inserting after the word "thirty," in the last line of said section, the words sixty or ninety,' so that said section, as amended, shall read as follows, viz: SECT. 153. The treasurer of any town who is also a collector, may issue his warrant to the sheriff of any county or to his deputy, or to a constable of his town, directing him to distrain the person or property of any person who is delinquent in paying his taxes, after the expiration of the time --form of warrant fixed for the payment by vote of the town; which warrant shall be of the same tenor as that prescribed to be issued by municipal officers or assessors to collectors, changing such -when returna- parts as ought to be changed, returnable to the treasurer in thirty, sixty or ninety days.' ble. SECT. 2. This act shall take effect when approved. Approved February 6, 1877. Land agent authorized to sell Chapter 166. An act authorizing the sale of islands belonging to the State. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in Legislature assembled, as follows: The land agent, under the direction of the governor and islands belonging council, is hereby authorized to sell, either at public auction or private sale, any islands on the coast, belonging to the state. to state. Approved February 7, 1877. PUNISHMENT OF CERTAIN OFFENCES.-COUNTY TREASURERS. Chapter 167. An act to facilitate the detection and punishment of Certain Offenses. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in Legislature assembled, as follows: SECT. 1. Whenever there shall appear to the attorney general probable cause to believe that the offense of murder or arson has been committed in this state, and there is need of special investigation to discover the perpetrators thereof, the attorney general may, upon the application of the county attorney of the county in which such offense is believed to have been committed, detail any civil officer to conduct such investigation. SECT. 2. Such officer, so detailed, shall make a thorough investigation, and make full report thereof to the county attorney. He may employ necessary assistance of experts, when specially authorized by the attorney general. 125 CHAP. 167 Attorney general civil officer to may detail any investigate, where offence of murder or arson is proba ble. Officer shall make report to county attorney. -may employ experts. SECT. 3. Such officer shall be paid his necessary expenses, compensation. and a reasonable compensation by the state, and his accounts therefor shall be audited by the governor and council. Approved February 7, 1877. Chapter 168. An act in relation to County Treasurers. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in Legislature assembled, as follows: SECT. 1. Any neglect by any county treasurer to make and forward the report provided in section thirteen, of chapter one hundred and thirty-six of the revised statutes, shall be a breach of his official bond. Neglect of county treasurers to make report, a breach of official bond. recovered. SECT. 2. For every day of such neglect the county Forfeiture, how treasurer shall forfeit the sum of five dollars to the use of the state, and the attorney general shall bring an action on such treasurer's official bond, to recover such forfeiture. Approved February 7, 1877. |