CHAP. 138. paid semi-annually, from the first day of January, eighteen hundred and seventy, during the pleasure of the legislature, it being for money paid by him and for services to the state. Approved March 7, 1870. Beriah Brown, in favor of. Chapter 138. Resolve in favor of Beriah Brown. Resolved, That there be paid from the treasury of the state, to Beriah Brown of the town of Benton, in this state, the sum of four dollars per month, commencing with the first day of January, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy; payments to be made quarterly, ând continue during the pleasure of the legislature. Approved March 7, 1870. S. B. Holt, widow of, in favor of. Chapter 139. Resolve in favor of the widow of Samuel B. Holt. Resolved, That there be paid out of any money in the treasury, not otherwise appropriated, the sum of one hundred dollars, being the amount of funeral expenses of the late Samuel B. Holt, a clerk to the valuation commission, to be paid to his widow, and that the governor draw his warrant for the same. Approved March 7, 1870. Resolve of March 1, 1869, amended. Clerks, number of, in departments, to be Chapter 140. Resolve to amend a resolve approved March first, eighteen hundred sixty-nine, regu. lating the number and pay of clerks in the several departments. Resolved, That a resolve approved March first, eighteen hundred sixty-nine, is hereby further amended, by adding after the words "land agent," in the second line of said resolve, the words 'state superintendent of common schools,' so that the resolve, as amended, shall read as follows: 'Resolved, That the number of clerks to be employed by the adjutant general, secretary of state, land agent, state superintendent of common schools, and state treasurer, shall be de termined by the governor and council, who shall fix their compen- CHAP. 141. sation.' Approved March 7, 1870. determined by governor and council. Chapter 141. ' Resolves making an appropriation for the Penobscot tribe of Indians. Resolved, That there be paid from the state treasury to the agent Penobscot Inof the Penobscot tribe of Indians, to be appropriated for the bene- dians, in favor of. fit of said tribe as follows; four hundred dollars shall be expended for schools, viz., two hundred dollars on Oldtown island, under the supervision of the superintending school committee of Oldtown; one hundred and twenty dollars on Mattanawcook island, under the supervision of the superintending school committee of Lincoln; and eighty dollars on Olamon island, under the supervision of the superintending school committee of Greenbush; and said committees are required to report as directed by a resolve approved March seventeenth, eighteen hundred and sixty, and it is made the duty of the agent of said tribe to see that said money is fully expended for the education of the children of said tribe; one thousand dollars shall be expended for agricultural purposes; five hundred dollars for bounties on crops; three hundred dollars for salary of the agent of said tribe; one hundred and fifty dollars for salary of superintendent of farming on same conditions as required by chapter ninety-six of the private resolves of eighteen hundred sixty-seven; thirty dollars for salary of the governor of said tribe, and thirty dollars for the salary of the lieutenant governor; fifty dollars for salary of priest, provided that he administer ten masses or more; two thousand dollars for the usual annuity. Resolved, That there shall also be paid to said Penobscot tribe of Indians, thirty-five hundred forty-four dollars, forty-eight cents, being interest on the trust fund held by the state for the benefit of said tribe, two hundred dollars of which may be expended by the Indian agent in repairing church on Oldtown island if necessary, and the balance to be expended under the direction of the governor and council. Approved March 7, 1870. CHAP. 142. Road through Chapter 142. Resolve in aid of constructing road through township number five, range three, in Aroostook county. Resolved, That the sum of fifteen hundred dollars be, and the same is hereby appropriated, for constructing the state road leading through the south part of township number five, range three, west of east line of the state, to be expended under the direction of the land agent. Approved March 9, 1870. William Brown, in favor of. Chapter 143. Resolve to refund money to William Brown paid the state for stumpage. Resolved, That there be refunded to William Brown the sum of one hundred thirty-six dollars and thirty cents, being the amount received from him by the state, in payment of money paid deputy land agents C. K. Eddy and Henry Clark for timber cut on his two lots of land granted to him under the treaty of Washington, which sum is to be paid out of the treasury from any funds not otherwise appropriated, and to be in full payment of all money or stumpage of timber advanced to the state and interest on the same, and the governor is hereby authorized to draw his warrant on the treasury for the same. Approved March 10, 1870. Grafton, town of, in favor of. Chapter 144. Resolve in favor of the town of Grafton. Resolved, That the sum of one thousand dollars be and the same is hereby appropriated, to aid in building bridges and repairing of highways in the town of Grafton, to be expended under the direction of the county commissioners of Oxford county; provided, that said town raise and expend for like purposes the sum of five hundred dollars by the first day of July, eighteen hundred and seventy one. Approved March 10, 1870. Chapter 145. Resolve in favor of the town of Byron. CHAP. 145. in favor of. Resolved, That the sum of two thousand dollars be, and the Byron, town of, same is hereby appropriated, to aid in building bridges and repairing of highways in the town of Byron, to be expended under the direction of the county commissioners of Oxford county; provided, that said town raise and expend for like purposes the sum of one thousand dollars by the first day of July, eighteen hundred and seventy-one. Approved March 10, 1870. Chapter 146. Resolve in favor of the town of Roxbury. in favor of. Resolved, That the sum of seven hundred dollars be, and the Roxbury, town of, same is hereby appropriated, to aid in building bridges and repairing of highways in the town of Roxbury, to be expended under the direction of the county commissioners of Oxford county; provided, that said town raise and expend for like purposes the sum of five hundred dollars by the first day of July, eighteen hundred and seventy-one. Approved March 10, 1870. Chapter 147. in favor of. Resolve in favor of the town of Madrid, in aid of repairing road in said town. Resolved, That the sum of five hundred dollars be, and the same Madrid, town of is hereby appropriated, in aid of repairing the road leading from Phillips to Rangely, through the town of Madrid, in the county of Franklin, the same to be expended under the direction of the county commissioners of said county; provided, that the town of Madrid shall expend a like sum on said road on or before the first day of July, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-one. Approved March 10, 1870. CHAP. 148. Lewis Bisbee, Thurston Card, Chapter 148. Resolve providing for the repeal of certain resolves relating to pensions. Resolved, That whereas the resolves of March twentieth, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-three, granting a pension to Lewis Bisbee, of February fourteenth, one thousand eight hundred Herbert Savage, and thirty-three, granting a pension to Herbert Savage, of June twenty-second, one thousand eight hundred and forty-six, granting a pension to Thurston Card, of April seventh, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-four, granting a pension to Nicholas Pierce, of February twenty-fifth, one thousand eight hundred and twentyfive, granting a pension to Nathaniel Cushman, of March thirtyfirst, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-nine, granting a penWalker Darling, sion to Walker Darling, and of March eleventh, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-three, granting a pension to Spencer G. resolves granting Bowes, should no longer remain operative, said resolves are hereby repealed; and no other sums shall hereafter be paid from the treasury in virtue thereof, but the provisions hereof shall not revive any resolve heretofore repealed. N. Cushman, S. G. Bowes, pensions to, repealed. Approved March 10, 1870. Chap. 10, concerning militia, and chap. 47, concerning cer Chapter 149. Resolve concerning the revision of the public laws. Resolved, That the commissioners on the revision of the public tain banks, omit- laws be and hereby are directed, in making up the new revision of ted in revision of public laws. the statutes, to omit chapter ten concerning militia, and also so much of chapter forty-seven concerning banks and banking as relates to state banks of discount, but to leave the same unrepealed. Approved March 10, 1870. Indian township, in aid of road across. Chapter 150. Resolve in aid of the road across Indian township, in the county of Washington. Resolved, That the sum of eight hundred dollars be and the same is hereby appropriated, for repairing the road across Indian township, in the county of Washington, to be expended under the direction of the land agent. Approved March 10, 1870. |