FISH WEIRS AND WHARVES IN TRESCOTT.-SHERMAN STEEL COMPANY. Chapter 326. An act to authorize George W. McLellan to construct and maintain fish weirs and wharves in the tide waters of Herring cove in the town of Trescott. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in Legislature assembled, as follows: 303 СНАР. 326. Wharves and fish weirs, construc tion of authorized. SECT. 1. George W. McLellan, his heirs and assigns, are hereby authorized to construct and maintain wharves and fish weirs in front of his land in the tide waters of Herring cove, in the town of Trescott, within the limits of an extension of the side lines of his land, easterly, one hundred rods from low water mark, in the waters of said cove; provided, that no obstruction shall be Proviso. made to the usual navigation of the waters of said cove, and that suitable signals shall be erected on said weirs, to be not less than ten feet above the tide at high water. SECT. 2. This act shall take effect when approved. Approved February 11, 1870. Chapter 327. An act to incorporate the Sherman Steel Company. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in Legislature assembled, as follows: SECT. 1. Edward Swazey, John Wentworth, G. L. Bradley, Corporators. B. F. Farnham, W. H. Pillsbury, George Blodget, E. H. Parker, T. C. Woodman, A. F. Page, J. A. Buck, J. O. B. Darling, E. F. Sanger, S. T. Hinks, S. K. Devereux, J. E. Sherman, their associates, successors and assigns, are constituted a body politic and corporate, by the name of the Sherman Steel Company, with all Name. the powers and privileges, and subject to all the duties and liabili ties provided by the laws of this state concerning manufacturing corporations. How divided. SECT. 2. Said corporation is authorized to engage, in the town Purpose. of Bucksport, in this state, in the manufacture of steel and iron in all their forms. The capital stock shall be sixty thousand Capital stock. dollars, and may be increased to an amount not to exceed five hundred thousand dollars, whenever said corporation shall so determine, and shall be divided into shares of five hundred dollars each. Said corporation is authorized to purchase and hold real and personal estate to the amount of its capital stock, and to build and erect such buildings and machinery as its convenience may require, and to make all necessary rules and regulations for the Rules and regulaprosecution of its business consistent with the laws of this state. Said corporation is authorized to engage in business whenever the May hold real and personal estate. tions. CHAP. 328. amount of capital stock subscribed for and paid in shall amount to the sum of twenty-five thousand dollars. First meeting, how called. SECT. 3. The first meeting of said corporation may be called by any two of the corporators, by giving to each of the others in hand, or by depositing in the post office at Bucksport village, properly directed, a written notice of the time and place of meeting. SECT. 4. This act shall take effect when approved. Approved February 11, 1870. Corporators. Name. May purchase or lease slate veins, &c. May sell, lease, pledge or dispose of same. May hold real and May invest in portation of slate. Shares, the sale and transfer thereof. By-laws. Chapter 328. An act to incorporate the Howard Slate Company. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in Legislature assembled, as follows: SECT. 1. Joseph L. Smith, Geo. M. Weston and Dudley F. Leavitt, their associates, successors and assigns, are hereby created a body politic and corporate, by the name of the Howard Slate Company, and by that name may sue and be sued, adopt a common seal and alter the same at pleasure. The said company may acquire by purchase or may lease the whole or any part of the slate veins in township eight, in the eighth range, north of the Waldo patent, commonly called Howard, and all lands and rights of way and timber in said township, convenient and necessary to the working of said slate veins, and may sell, lease, pledge and dispose of the same, or may work the same for the production of marketable slate, and in general may have and exercise all such rights, powers, facilities and privileges as belong to manufacturing corporations in this state, and such as may be necessary and proper for the purpose of quarrying, manufacturing and vending slate.' SECT. 2. Said company may hold real and personal property not exceeding three hundred thousand dollars in amount. SECT. 3. Said company may invest not exceeding seventy-five thousand dollars, in boats, for the transportation of slate across Sebec lake, and in any railroad which is or may be authorized by law to connect said lake with the Bangor and Piscataquis railroad. SECT. 4. Said company may divide their capital into such number of shares, and provide for the sale and transfer thereof in such manner and form as said company shall from time to time determine, not repugnant to the laws of this state, and may make, establish and alter their by-laws, but so as not to be repugnant to the laws of this state. The first meeting of the company may be called by either of the persons named in the first section, giving CHAP. 329. written notice to each of the other persons so named at least seven First meeting, days before the day of meeting, of the time and place of such meeting. The office of said company shall be at the city of Ban- Location. gor, and there all books of record and transfer shall be kept. how called. and secure the same by mort gage. SECT. 5. The said company may issue their bonds to an amount May issue bonds not exceeding one hundred thousand dollars, to be secured by a mortgage, or deed of trust of their property, or in any other manner, for the purpose of acquiring such real estate as they are authorized to hold by this act, or for working their slate veins, or for aiding the construction of any railroad authorized by law to connect Sebec lake with the Bangor and Piscataqus railroad.. SECT. 6. This act shall take effect when approved. Approved February 26, 1870. Chapter 329. An act authorizing Nathaniel Perkins and J. M. Perkins to build a wharf into tide waters of Kennebec river at Phipsburg. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in Legislature assembled, as follows: construct wharf. SECT. 1. Nathaniel Perkins and J. M. Perkins, their heirs and Authorized to assigns, are hereby authorized and empowered to build a wharf in front of their land, next south of Fort Popham, in the town of Phipsburg, and to extend the same into the tide waters of Atkins' bay, on the Kennebec river, in a southerly direction, so far below low water mark as to attain a depth of water of eight feet at low tide. SECT. 2. This act shall take effect when approved. Approved February 26, 1870. Chapter 330. An act to authorize Leonard McCobb to extend his wharf into the tide waters of Boothbay harbor. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in Legislature assembled, as follows: extend wharf. SECT. 1. Leonard McCobb is hereby authorized and empowered Authorized to to extend his wharf, in the town of Boothbay, two hundred and fifty feet into the tide waters of Boothbay harbor. SECT. 2. This act shall take effect when approved. Approved February 26, 1870. CHAP. 331. Authorized to extend wharf. Chapter 331. An act to authorize Edward Swazey, B. F. Farnham and others to extend their wharf in the town of Bucksport. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in Legislature assembled, as follows: SECT. 1. Edward Swazey, B. F. Farnham, George L. Bradley, their associates, successors and assigns, are hereby authorized to widen and extend their wharf at Mac's point in the town of Bucksport, one hundred and fifty feet into the tide waters of Penobscot river. SECT. 2. This act shall take effect when approved. Approved February 26, 1870. Amended. Throwing of refuse lumber, &c. into river, prohibited. Piling of same on banks of river ner, &c., prohibited. Chapter 332. An act amendatory of and additional to an act to amend "an act to prevent the throwing of slabs and other refuse into the Penobscot river," approved March fifth, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-nine. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in Legislature assembled, as follows: SECT. 1. In the second line of section one, between the words "river" and "below," insert the words 'or any of its tributaries,' so that the section will read: 'Sect. 1. No person or persons shall cast or throw into the Penobscot river, or any of its tributaries, below the junction of the east and west branches of said river in Medway plantation, any slabs, board or lath edgings, bark, grindings of edgings, wood, bark or lumber, or refuse wood or timber of any sort; or shall place, pile or deposit on the banks of said Penobscot river in negligent man- or banks of said tributaries, any slabs, board or lath edgings, bark, grindings of edgings, bark, wood or lumber, or refuse wood or timber of any sort, in such negligent or careless manner that the same shall fall or be washed into said river or said tributaries, or with the intent that the same shall fall or be washed into said river or said tributaries, whereby the navigation of said river may become impeded or injuriously affected, or which shall tend to impede or injuriously affect the navigation of or fill up said river, under a penalty for each offence, if the quantity shall not exceed five cords, of not less than five or more than twenty dollars; if the quantity cast or thrown in, or that shall fall or be washed in as aforesaid, at one or different times, shall exceed five cords in all, under a penalty of not less than twenty nor more than five hundred dollars.' Penalties. SECT. 2. This act shall take effect when approved. Approved February 26, 1870. Chapter 333. An act to amend an act entitled "an act to incorporate the city of Rockland." Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in Legislature assembled, as follows: CHAP. 333. SECT. 1. Section four of said act, is hereby amended, by strik- Amended. ing therefrom the word "first," and inserting in place thereof the word second'; said section is hereby further amended, by striking out the word "twenty," and inserting in place thereof the words two hundred'; and said section is hereby further amended, by inserting after the word "including," and before the words "a chief engineer," a chief of police, to be styled the city marshal, who shall also be elected constable,' so that said section, as amended, shall read as follows: 6 'Sect. 4. The executive powers of said city generally, and the administration of police, with all the powers of the selectmen of the town of Rockland, shall be vested in the mayor and aldermen as fully as if the same had been herein particularly enumerated; all other powers now vested in the inhabitants of said town, and all powers granted by this act, shall be vested in the mayor and aldermen and common council of said city, to be exercised by concurrent vote; each board to have a negative upon the other, but all elections of officers by the city council shall be by joint ballot of the two boards in convention. The city council shall annually, on the second Monday in March, or as soon thereafter as may be convenient, elect and appoint for the ensuing year, all the subordinate officers and agents for the city, including a chief of police, to be styled the city marshal, who shall also be elected constable, a chief engineer, and other necessary engineers of the fire department, which chief engineer, and in his absence the subordinate engineers, shall have all the powers and authority that fire wards now have; shall define their duties, fix their compensation, and may, by concurrent vote, remove officers, when in their opinion sufficient cause for their removal exists. All officers shall be chosen and vacancies supplied for the current year, except as herein otherwise provided. All the said subordinate officers and agents shall hold their offices during the ensuing year and until others are elected and qualified in their stead, unless sooner removed by the city council, and all monies received and collected for and on account of the city by any officer or agent thereof shall forthwith be paid into the city treasury. council shall take care that monies shall not be paid from the treasury unless granted or appropriated; shall secure a prompt and just accountability by requiring bonds with sufficient penalties and sureties from all persons trusted with the receipt or custody of the public money, shall have the care and superintendence of The city Executive powers vested in mayor and aldermen. Elections of offijoint ballot. cers shall be by |