Chapter 403. An Act to amend chapter five hundred and forty-one of the Private Laws of eighteen Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in Legislature assembled, as follows: SECT. 1. Section two of chapter five hundred and fortyone, of the private laws of eighteen hundred and seventy-one, as amended by section one of chapter sixty-five of the private laws of eighteen hundred and eighty-one, is hereby amended by inserting after the word "lake" in the twentieth line, the words, or from said European and North American Railway, within the limits aforesaid, to the east shore of Moosehead lake south of Lily bay, thence across suid lake over Sugar island and Deer island to the west shore of said lake south of its outlet into Kennebec river, provided, that in crossing said lake, the bridges and approaches thereto shall be constructed to the approval of the railroad commissioners of this state, and with whatever draws and spans said commissioners shall direct, and provided, also, that said bridges shall not be constructed and completed until there be constructed and completed a railroad from some point on the main line of the International Railway to Greenville, and at said Greenville a connection of the same gauge be made with the Bangor and Piscataquis Railroad at its northern terminus in or near said Greenville, such branch line to be constructed in a manner equal to that of the main line of said Bangor and Piscataquis Railroad, and said International Railway Company is hereby authorized to construct said branch line;' and by inserting after the word "Greenville," in the twentyfirst line, the words, or the west shore of Moosehead lake,' so that said section as amended shall read as follows: CHAP. 403 Charter of Penobscot & Like Megantic R. R, amended. locate, etc. SECT. 2. The said corporation is hereby fully empowered Right to survey, to survey, locate, construct, complete, alter, equip and keep in repair, a railroad with one or more tracks, and all necessary buildings, tunnels, viaducts, turnouts, side tracks, culverts, bridges, drains, and all other needful appendages and appurtenances, from some point on the line of the European Route. and North American Railway, between the Passadumkeag and Mattawamkeag rivers, to the Bangor and Piscataquis May cross CHAP. 403 Railroad in the towns of Orneville or Milo, and there connect with the last named railroad, and thence from some point on the Bangor and Piscataquis Railroad, between its present terminus in the town of Foxcroft or Abbot, when finished to Abbot and Moosehead lake; or from some point on the line of the European and North American Railway, between the south line of the town of Lincoln and the north line of the town of Mattawamkeag, to Greenville, near the foot of Moosehead lake, on a line which shall not be at any point within fifteen miles of the Bangor and Piscataquis Railroad, except where it shall approach and cross the line of said last named railroad, near the foot of Moosehead lake; or from said European and North American Railway, within the limits aforesaid to the east shore of Moosehead lake, south of Lily bay, thence across said lake over Sugar island and Deer island, to the west shore of said lake, south of its outlet into Kennebec river, provided, that in crossing said lake, the bridges and approaches thereto shall be constructed to the approval of the railroad commissioners of this state, and with whatever draws and spans as said commissioners shall direct; and provided, also, that said bridges shall not be constructed and completed until there be constructed and completed a railroad from some point on the main line of the International Railway to Greenville, and at said Greenville a connection of the same gauge be made with the Bangor and Piscataquis Railroad at its northern terminus in or near said Greenville, such branch line to be constructed in a manner equal to that of the main line of said Bangor and Piscataquis Railroad, and said International Railway company is hereby authorized to construct said branch line; and from Greenville, or the west shore of Moosehead lake, to some point on the west line of the state between township numbered three, in the fifth range of townships, and the north branch of Moose river, and there connect with the International Railroad, or any other railroad which may be constructed from Lenoxville, in the province of Quebec, eastwardly to said state line.' -proviso. Time within which location shall be filed. SECT. 2. Said corporation shall have until the first day of January, eighteen hundred and eighty-six, to file with the county commissioners of the several counties through which it shall pass, the location of its line according to actual survey, FISH IN ROUNDS' BROOK-SUNDAY RIVER IMPROVEMENT COMPANY. from the Kennebec river east to its junction with the European and North American Railway. SECT. 3. This act shall take effect when approved. Approved February 16, 1885. 565 CHAP. 404 Chapter 404. An Act prohibiting the taking of fish from Rounds' Brook in the town of Dayton. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in Legislature assembled, as follows: SECT. 1. All persons are forbidden fishing for, or taking trout or any other fish from Rounds' brook, so called, in the town of Dayton, in the county of York, for the term of three years after the passage of this act. Taking trout from Rounds' Brook for three years, forbidden. violation. SECT. 2. If any person shall violate any of the provisions Penalty for of this act, he shall forfeit for each and every violation of the same, the sum of ten dollars, to be recovered in an action of debt, one-half to the person who may prosecute, and the other half to the use of the York County Fish and Game Protective Society. SECT. 3. This act shall take effect when approved. Chapter 405. An Act to incorporate the Sunday River Improvement Company. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in Legislature assembled, as follows: SECT. 1. Galen C. Moses, Edward Plummer and R. H. Corporators. Wheeler, and their associates and successors, are hereby incorporated into a company under the name of the Sunday Corporate name. River Improvement Company, with all the rights, powers and Powers. privileges, and subject to the liabilities of similar corporations. SECT. 2. The capital stock of said corporation shall be Capital stock. five thousand dollars. improve Sunday SECT. 3. Said corporation is hereby authorized to improve Authorized to Sunday river in the county of Oxford for log driving purposes, river. and to this end may remove obstructions therein, and widen CHAP. 405 -proviso. determined. or deepen the channel, construct dams, side-dams, booms, side-booms, sluice-ways, piers, and make such other improvements as may be necessary to accomplish the object of this act; provided, however, that for all damages from flowage, or for material taken for such purposes, or for any injury arising therefrom, said corporation shall pay an adequate -damages, how compensation; such damages may be determined by the county commissioners of said Oxford county in the same manner, and under the same conditions as are provided in the case of damages by the laying out of public highways; and for Remedy for lands lands flowed by said corporation, the owners shall be entitled to the same remedies as are now provided by law in cases of flowing lands by erection of dams for mills, and in either case said damages may be recovered in an action upon the case by suit at law; but if any of said county commissioners are interested in said damages, the one, so interested, shall not act in the assessment of damages aforesaid, but his place shall be filled by the supreme judicial court at any of its sessions held in and for said Oxford county upon the application of any party in interest. flowed. May receive tolls. exceptions. Charter void, if improvements are not made in three years. SECT. 4. Said corporation, after it shall have made, in the judgment of said county commissioners, or board as above provided, such substantial improvements of Sunday river above specified entitling it to tolls, may demand and receive a toll of fifteen cents per thousand feet, board measure, for all logs, except poplar and other small logs not exceeding twelve feet in length put into said water for paper-pulp material, that shall pass over and by the improvements abovenamed, above the old mill-site, near the Eames place, on said river. But no tolls shall be laid or collected upon any logs put into said water below said Eames place aforenamed. SECT. 5. Said contemplated improvements are to be made within three years from the granting of this charter, otherwise this charter becomes void and of no effect. Approved February 16, 1885. PRESUMPSCOT WATER POWER CO.-BOSTON & MAINE EXPRESS CO. Chapter 406. An Act to amend sections one and four of chapter sixty-four of the Private and Special Laws of the year eighteen hundred and seventy-eight, entitled "An Act to incorporate the Presumpscot Water Power Company." Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in Legislature assembled, as follows: 567 CHAP. 406 private laws of 1878, amended. SECT. 1. Section one of chapter sixty-four of the private Sec. 1. ch. 64, and special laws of the year eighteen hundred and seventyeight, entitled "An Act to incorporate the Presumpscot Water Power Company," is hereby amended so as to read as follows: "SECT. 1. Samuel D. Warren and Charles Fairchild of Corporators. Boston, Samuel H. Lisk, Nathan Weston, Dennis W. Clark and William R. Wood, of Portland, Lewis P. Warren, William L. Warren and George L. Warren, of Westbrook, and William A. Russell of Lawrence, their associates and successors are hereby constituted a body corporate by the Corporate name. name of the Presumpscot Water Power Company, and shall have and enjoy all the rights and powers of similar corpora- Powers. tions, and may have a capital stock not exceeding one hundred Capital stock. thousand dollars.' SECT. 2. Section four of said chapter is hereby amended Sec. 4 amended so as to read as follows: 'SECT. 4. That for the purposes named in this act, said corporation is authorized to purchase, have, hold and enjoy, in fee simple or any less estate, lands, tenements and estates, real, personal or mixed, to the amount of one hundred thousand dollars, with the right to sell and convey the same in any form.' Approved February 16, 1885. Authorized to hold real and personal estate. Chapter 407. An Act to incorporate the Boston and Maine Express Company. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in Legislature assembled, as follows: SECT. 1. Frank Jones, James T. Furber, Payson Tucker, Corporators. George P. Wescott, Frederick Robie, Joseph R. Bodwell, Orville D. Baker, George C. Wing, E. R. Burpee, F. H. Clergue and Joseph H. Manley, their associates and successors, |