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said court, and may adjourn said court from time to time, not exceeding one week at any one time, without detriment to any action returnable or pending, and may in his discretion, adjourn said court without day, in which event all actions returned or pending, shall be considered as continued to the next term. No trial justice or justice of the peace shall be disqualified from presiding for the purpose mentioned in this section, by reason of his being interested in any action returnable before or pending in said court.

Section 15. The costs and fees allowed to parties, attorneys and witnesses in said court shall be the same as allowed by trial justices in actions before them, except that the plaintiff, if he prevail, shall be allowed two dollars for his writ; and the defendant, if he prevail, two dollars for his pleadings. In actions where the amount recovered by the plaintiff, exclusive of costs, exceed twenty dollars, or property, the value of which exceeds that sum, or the amount claimed, or the value of the property recovered exceeds twenty dollars, where the defendant prevails, the costs of the parties, trustees and witnesses shall be the same as in the supreme judicial court, except the costs to be taxed for attendance shall be two dollars and fifty cents for each term, for as many terms as may be allowed by the court.

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such cases.

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fees, how

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Section 16. The judge of said court may demand and receive the same fees allowed by law to trial justices and clerks of the the judge. supreme judicial court for similar services, except that he shall receive for every blank writ signed by him, four cents; for the entry of each civil action, fifty cents; for every warrant issued by him, one dollar; for the trial of an issue in civil or criminal cases, two dollars for every day actually employed; and said fees for the trial of an issue in civil actions shall be paid by the plaintiff before proceeding with the trial each day, to be taxed in his costs, if he prevail; and the fees so received by said judge shall be payment in full for his services.

Section 17. Trial justices are hereby restricted from exercising any jurisdiction in the town of Newport over any matter or thing, civil or criminal, except such as are within the jurisdiction of justices of the peace and of the quorum; provided, that said restrictions shall be suspended until the judge of said court shall enter upon the duties of his office.

Section 18. Nothing in this act shall be construed to interfere with actions already commenced before trial justices in the town of Newport, but all such actions shall be disposed of by such trial justices the same as if this act had not passed. Section 19. This act shall take effect when approved. Approved February 15, 1899.

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Recorder,

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and duties.

Chapter 24.

An Act additional, relating to the appointment and compensation of the
Recorder of the Municipal Court of the city of Biddeford.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in
Legislature assembled, as follows:

Section I. There shall be appointed by the governor a reappointment corder of the municipal court of the city of Biddeford, who shall be a citizen of the city of Biddeford, who shall keep the records of said court whenever requested so to do by the judge, who may administer oaths and who shall have such powers and perform such duties in civil matters as are possessed and performed by clerks of the supreme judicial courts. Whenever the judge of said court shall be absent from the court room, shall be sick or engaged in the transaction of civil business, said recorder shall have and exercise the same powers and perform the same duties which said judge possesses, and is authorized to perform in the transaction of criminal business. All processes issued by said recorder shall bear the seal of said court and be signed by said recorder and shall have the same effect and authority as if signed and issued by said judge. And when the office of judge shall be vacant, the recorder shall have and exercise all the powers and perform all the duties of judge, and receive the compensation of the judge. Said recorder shall hold his office until another is appointed in his stead.

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Compensation of.

Inconsistent acts, repealed.

Section 2. For all services rendered, except when there is a vacancy in the office of judge, the recorder shall be paid by the judge.

Section 3. All acts and parts of acts, inconsistent herewith, are hereby repealed.

Section 4. This act shall take effect when approved.

Approved February 16, 1899

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Chapter 25.

An Act for protection of Fish in Bagaduce River, Bay and tributaries.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in Legislature assembled, as follows:

Section 1. It shall be unlawful to take or fish for eels in any manner whatever in the Bagaduce river, Bagaduce bay or any of the tributaries of said river or bay between the first day of April and the first day of November of each year.

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for eels in Bagaduce river, between April 1 and November 1.

violation.

Section 2. Whoever violates any of the provisions of section Penalty for one of this act shall be punished by fine not exceeding ten dollars or by imprisonment not exceeding thirty days or both.

Approved February 16, 1899.

Chapter 26.

An Act to amend chapter one hundred and thirty of the Private Laws of eighteen hundred and sixty-six, entitled "An Act to incorporate the Sebec Dam Company."

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in Legislature assembled, as follows:

Chapter one hundred and thirty of the private laws of eighteen hundred and sixty-six is hereby amended so that said act shall read as follows, namely:

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'Section 1. John Morrison, Edward Robinson, E. S. Robin- Corporators. son, their associates, successors or assigns are hereby constituted a body politic and corporate by the name of the Sebec -corporate Dam Company, with all the privileges and powers of similar name. corporations.

to raise

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'Section 2. Said company are authorized to raise their dam Authorized at the Sebec mills to a height to enable them to obtain a suf- dam. ficient head of water on Sebec pond to drive logs and run the mills on said Sebec river, and said company may demand and receive a toll of five cents per thousand feet, board measure, stumpage scale, on all logs which may be driven through said tolls. dam, and shall have a lien on all logs for the payment of tolls; and if said toll is not paid within thirty days after the passage of the logs or a major part of them, the company may advertise such logs for sale, in some newspaper printed in the county of Piscataquis, giving ten days' notice of the time and place of sale, and sell at public auction so many of said logs as shall be necessary to pay the charges and tolls.

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'Section 3. Said company shall keep a true and accurate account of the sums said company may expend for such improvements. Said company shall receive six per cent annual interest on all sums paid for said improvements. 'Section 4.

For all lands flowed by said company, the owners shall be entitled to the same remedies that are provided in chapter ninety-two of the revised statutes in case of flowing lands by the erection of dams for mills.'

Approved February 16, 1899.

Charter extended, two years.

Chapter 27.

An Act to extend the charter of the Maine Water and Electric Power Company.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in Legislature assembled, as follows:

Section 1. The time within which the Maine Water and Electric Power Company shall actually commence business under its charter is hereby extended to two years from the approval thereof.

Section 2. This act shall take effect when approved.

Approved February 17, 1899.

Charter extended, four years.

Chapter 28.

An Act for the extension of the Somerset Railway.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in Legislature assembled, as follows:

Section 1. The time within which the Somerset Railway may locate and extend its railroad in accordance with the provisions of chapter one hundred forty-three of the private and special laws of eighteen hundred ninety-five is hereby extended four years from the date of the approval of this act; and said Somerset Railway during said four years may exercise and enjoy any or all of the rights, privileges, powers and immunities granted to it by said chapter one hundred forty-three.

Section 2. This act shall take effect when approved.

Approved February 17, 1899.

Chapter 29.

An Act to permit the breeding and raising of quail for purposes of sale by Henry
J. Simpson of Sullivan, Maine.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in
Legislature assembled, as follows:

Section 1. Henry J. Simpson of Sullivan, Maine, is hereby authorized to breed quail in the town of Sullivan, for purpose of sale at any time of the year, under such conditions and restrictions as may be imposed by the commissioners of inland fisheries and game; provided, however, that the commissioners of inland fisheries and game shall have the right to purchase alive such quail as they may deem desirable for propagation in any part of the state where in their judgment they will increase. Section 2. This act shall take effect when approved.

Approved February 17, 1899.

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Chapter 30.

An Act to incorporate the North Berwick Trust Company.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in Legislature assembled, as follows:

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Section 1. Nathaniel Hobbs, John B. Russell, Richard H. Hurd and Daniel A. Hurd, or such of them as may by vote accept this charter, with their associates, successors and assigns, are hereby made a body corporate and politic to be known as name. the North Berwick Trust Company, and as such shall be possessed of all the powers, privileges and immunities and subject to all the duties and obligations conferred on corporations by law.

Section 2. The corporation hereby created shall be located Location. at North Berwick, York county, Maine.

Section 3. The purposes of said corporation and the busi- Purposes. ness which it may perform, are; first, to receive on deposit, money, coin, bank notes, evidences of debt, accounts of individuals, companies, corporations, municipalities and states, allowing interest thereon, if agreed, or as the by-laws of said corporation may provide; second, to borrow money, to loan money on credits, or real estate, or personal or collateral security, and to negotiate loans and sales for others; third, to own and maintain safe deposit vaults, with boxes, safes and other facilities therein, to be rented to other parties for the safe keeping of moneys, securities, stocks, jewelry, plate, valuable papers and

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