JERSEY STOCK ASSOCIATION. PENOBSCOT LOG DRIVING CO. 285 under the provisions of said mortgage, for default in payment CHAP. 322 of the interest on said bonds; and, whereas, the railroad of the Bucksport and Bangor Railroad Company is connected with the railroad of the European and North American Railway Company, and has been operated in connection therewith, and it is deemed for the interest of said companies that said railroads should be operated in connection; said Bucksport and Bangor Railroad Company may enter into contract with said trustees for the operation of its railroad, and the contract, made by it with said trustees for operating said Bucksport and Bangor Railroad by said trustees, from October one, eighteen hundred and seventy-six, is authorized. SECT. 2. This act shall take effect when approved. Approved January 20, 1877. Chapter 322. An act to amend an act, entitled "an act to incorporate the Maine State Pure Blood Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in Legislature assembled, as follows: The Maine State Pure Blood Jersey Stock Association shall have the same rights of representation on the Board of Agriculture, as are now enjoyed by the Maine State Pomological Society, and the State Dairymen's and State Poultry Associations. Approved January 26, 1877. Chapter 323. An act to amend the charter of the Penobscot Log Driving Company. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in Legislature assembled, as follows: SECT. 1. Chapter four hundred and seven, of the special laws of the year eighteen hundred and forty-six, entitled "an act to incorporate the Penobscot Log Driving Company," is hereby amended, by striking out from the fifth section thereof, the following sentence, viz: "And it shall be the duty of Ch. 407, special amended. laws of 1846, CHAP. 323 the treasurer, within ten days after he shall receive from the directors a list of assessments in due form, to notify, in writing, all the owners, when known, of the amount assessed upon their several marks; and when the owner or owners of any mark of logs or other timber are unknown, he shall, within ten days, publish a list of all such marks of logs and timber, with the amount assessed upon each mark;" so that said section, as amended, shall read as follows: Directors shall give the treasurer list of asses ments with warrant. Company to have lien on all timber for expense of driving same. -how enforced. The directors shall give the treasurer a list of all assessments by them made, with a warrant, in due form, under their hands; and said company shall have a lien on all logs and other timber by them driven, for the expenses of driving -how discharged the same, which may be discharged by sufficient bond being given to the company, conditional that all such expenses shall be seasonably paid. And all owners of logs and other timber shall be required to pay, or satisfactorily secure the amount of their several assessments, within thirty days from the date of such assessment. And the treasurer shall have power to take possession of a sufficient quantity of any and all marks of logs and other timber, upon which the assessment has not been paid or secured at the end of thirty days from such assessment, and shall retain possession of the same until disposed of as hereinafter provided; and all marks upon which such assessments shall not be thus paid or secured within the time herein specified, shall be advertised two weeks in succession, in some newspaper printed in said Bangor, and if not paid within ten days after the last publication, with necessary costs and expenses, the treasurer shall then advertise them for sale at public auction, by posting up in some conspicuous place in Bangor and Oldtown, notices of such sale, with a list of all the marks and the amount of assessment upon each mark, ten days before the day of sale; and unless such assessments, with expenses incurred, are previously paid, he shall then proceed to sell to the highest bidder, a sufficient quantity of the logs or other timber of the different marks upon the list, to pay such assessments, with all proper costs and expenses, selling each mark separately. The place of sale to be at the office of the company, and the proceeds of all sales to be paid into the treasury of the company. And the lien hereby created shall have precedence over all other liens; provided, however, if before the sale, it should be ascertained that the logs or other timber of any particular -shall have precedence over all other liens. Proviso. mark or marks had not arrived at their places of destination, CHAP. 324 but remained back, that in such case said sale may be adjourned from time to time, until such logs or other timber shall arrive at said place of destination.' SECT. 2. This act shall take effect when approved. Approved January 26, 1877. Chapter 324. An act relating to Bridgton Centre Village Corporation. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in Legislature assembled, as follows: SECT. 1. B. T. Larrabee, William S. Quincy and Samuel Andrews, all of Bridgton, in the county of Cumberland, with their estates, are hereby set off from the Bridgton Centre Village Corporation. SECT. 2. This act shall take effect when approved. Approved January 26, 1877. Chapter 325. An act to set off certain real estate from the town of Bridgton, and annex the same to the town of Harrison. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in Legislature assembled, as follows: All that portion of the home lot of land, and buildings, of Sprague Keen, which lies in the town of Bridgton, be, and the same is, hereby set off from said town of Bridgton, and annexed to the town of Harrison. Approved January 30, 1877. Land and buildBridgton and rison. ings set off from annexed to Har 288 CHAP. 326 Directors may determine in re their railroad. ORCHARD BEACH R. R. CO.-BRIDGTON VILLAGE CORPORATION. Chapter 326. An act additional, relative to the Orchard Beach Railroad Company. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in Legislature assembled, as follows: The Orchard Beach Railroad Company, or their directors, gard to operating may, from time to time, determine what parts of their railroad they desire to operate, and at what portions of the year they desire to so operate the same, and shall not be holden. to operate any part thereof, or at any portion of the year, except as they may determine, as aforesaid. Approved January 30, 1877. Doings of Bridgton Centre Village valid. Chapter 327. An act to make valid certain doings of the inhabitants of Bridgton Centre Village Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in Legislature assembled, as follows: SECT. 1. The doings of the inhabitants of Bridgton Centre Corporation made Village Corporation in the town of Bridgton, done at its respective meetings, on the sixteenth day of January, twentieth day of April, fifth day of May, twentieth day of May, twentysixth day of May, ninth day of June, twenty-fourth day of June, ninth day of July, twenty-second day of July, fifth day of August, and nineteenth day of August, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy-six, in reorganizing said corporation, and in raising and assessing money for the purposes of said corporation, are hereby made valid and legal. SECT. 2. This act shall take effect when approved. Approved January 30, 1877. TROUT IN GREAT WORKS STREAM.-SOMERSET RAILROAD. Chapter 328. An act to prevent the taking of trout in Great Works stream and its tributaries, in the towns of Amherst, Clifton and Bradley. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in Legislature assembled, as follows: 289 CHAP. 328 Trout in Great Works stream, to prevent taking of. SECT. 1. No person shall take, kill or destroy any trout in Great Works stream or its tributaries, in the towns of Amherst, Clifton or Bradley, from the first day of July, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventyseven, to the first day of July, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy-nine. SECT. 2. Any person who shall violate the provisions of Penalty for violathis act shall forfeit and pay the sum of five dollars for the attempt, and one additional dollar for each and every trout so taken, to be recovered by complaint before any trial justice, one-half to the use of the complainant, and the other half to the use of town wherein the act is committed. SECT. 3. This act shall take effect when approved. tion of this act. Chapter 329. An act to amend chapter three hundred and thirteen of the private and special laws of eighteen hundred and seventy-six, to extend the time for the location and completion of the Somerset Railroad. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in Legislature assembled, as follows: Chapter three hundred and thirteen of the private and special laws of eighteen hundred and seventy-six is hereby amended, by striking out after the word "time," in the second line of said chapter, the words "fixed in the act incorporating said company," and inserting instead the words 'now limited by law;' and by striking out after the words, "the time," in the fourth line of said chapter, the words "fixed in said act," and inserting instead the words 'now fixed by law,' so that said chapter, as amended, shall read as follows: Ch 313, special laws 1876, amended. railroad extended The Somerset Railroad Company may have a further time Time for locating of five years from and after the time now limited by law, for locating and filing the location of their railroad; and a further time of five years, from and after the time now fixed by law, |