CHAP. 79 Great brook, to protect fish in. Section 2. chapter 407, private and special laws of 1903, relating to fishing in Cold brook, repealed. Chapter 79. An Act to protect fish in Great brook and its tributaries in Lovell and Stoneham, and to repeal the law relating to taking fish in Cold brook, in Lovell and Stoneham, Oxford County. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in Legislature assembled, as follows: Section I. It shall be unlawful to fish for, take, catch or kill at any time any kind of fish in Great brook and its tributaries, situated in Lovell and Stoneham, Oxford county, under the penalty provided by general law for illegal fishing. Section 2. Section two, chapter four hundred and seven, private laws, nineteen hundred and three, prohibiting fishing in Cold brook in Lovell and Stoneham, Oxford county, is hereby repealed. Approved February 22, 1905. Section 1, chapter 407, private and special laws, 1903, amended. Chapter 80. An Act to amend paragraph five Section one of Chapter four hundred and seven of the Private and Special Laws of nineteen hundred and three, relating to ice fishing in Pease pond, in Wilton, Franklin county. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in Legislature assembled, as follows: Section one of chapter four hundred and seven of the private and special laws of nineteen hundred and three is hereby amended by striking out the words "Pease pond in Wilton, in which it shall be lawful to fish through the ice, as provided in --Pease pond. the general law, on Saturdays of each week during the months of February, March and April of each year," and in the second, third, fourth and fifth lines of paragraph five, entitled "In Franklin county," so that said paragraph, as amended, shall read as follows: --Franklin county, ice fishing in waters of, to regulate. 'In Franklin county. In all the ponds and lakes situated wholly or partly in Franklin county, except Indian pond, situated partly in Franklin and partly in Somerset county, in which last named pond it shall be lawful to fish through the ice as provided in the general law.' Approved February 22, 1905. CHAP. 81 Chapter 81. An Act to change the name of Calf Island to Opechee Island. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in Legislature assembled, as follows: Section I. The island known by the name of Calf island, being and lying in the limits of Swan's island, in the county of Hancock and state of Maine and bordering the northern side of York's Narrows and containing two hundred and fifty-six acres more or less, belonging to Colson H. Robbins of said Swan's island, is hereby changed to Opechee island. Section 2. This act shall take effect when approved. Approved February 22, 1905. Chapter 82. An Act to authorize the Piscataquis Savings Bank, of Dover, Maine, to construct and maintain Safety Deposit Boxes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in Legislature assembled, as follows: Piscataquis Savings Bank authorized to maintain safety deposit boxes. Section 1. Piscataquis Savings Bank, of Dover, Maine, is hereby authorized and empowered to construct, own, maintain, operate and rent for hire, safety deposit boxes for the safe keeping of personal property; provided, however, that said savings bank shall not be liable for any loss of property deposited in said boxes for safe keeping beyond the sum paid for the hire of the box containing said property so lost; and provided further proviso. that the construction of said deposit boxes and their location within the vaults of said bank, shall be subject to the approval of the state bank examiner, who shall make careful examination and certify his approval to said bank. Section 2. This act shall take effect when approved. Approved February 22, 1905. CHAP. 83 Town of Sangerville authorized to remove remains of deceased persons from old burying ground. --may sell old burying ground. --proviso. Chapter 83. An Act to authorize the town of Sangerville to remove the bodies of deceased persons. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in Legislature assembled, as follows: Section 1. The town of Sangerville is hereby authorized to take up from the old burying ground at Jackson's corner in said town the bodies and remains of all deceased persons buried therein, and all headstones and markers at the graves therein, and remove the said bodies and remains to the Center burying ground, so called, in said town and there decently bury the same, and properly reset such head stones and markers over such dead bodies and remains, at the expense of said town; and to sell and convey all the rights and interest said town has in the old burying ground; provided that said town of Sangerville at any legal meeting or meetings, duly called and notified, shall agree thereto by a majority vote of its legal voters present and voting. Section 2. This act shall take effect when approved. Approved February 22, 1905. Penobscot Valley Gas Company, organization confirmed. Corporate powers. Chapter 84. An Act to ratify and confirm the organization of the Penobscot Valley Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in Section 1. The organization of the Penobscot Valley Gas Company, a corporation organized under the general laws of the state of Maine and the certificate of organization of which corporation was filed in the office of the secretary of state on the thirtieth day of November, nineteen hundred and four, is hereby ratified and confirmed. Section 2. The Penobscot Valley Gas Company shall have all the powers specified in its certificate of organization, and said company is hereby authorized to manufacture gas in the city of Old Town, town of Orono and town of Veazie, and to supply said city of Old Town, town of Orono and town of Veazie and their inhabitants with gas for lighting, heating and power purposes, or to supply said city of Old Town, town of Orono and town of Veazie and their inhabitants with gas for the above named purposes from works in Old Town, Orono or CHAP. 84 --gas shall not be sold city of Bangor. Veazie, by means of a main to, into and through said city and towns, or to manufacture gas in the city of Bangor to be carried by a main to, into and through said city and towns, provided that no gas shall be sold or distributed in the city of Bangor. Section 3. The said Penobscot Valley Gas Company shall not Restrictions. have power to erect, establish, maintain or continue any works for the manufacture of gas at any place within the limits of said city of Bangor, city of Old Town, town of Orono or town of Veazie, without the previous assent of the city councils or board of selectmen respectively of such cities and towns, and a specific assignment of the boundaries of such establishment, and such erection, establishment or continuance without such previous consent shall be considered a nuisance and such company shall be liable for indictment there for and to all the provisions at law applicable thereto. Nothing contained in this act shall be considered to avoid or diminish the liabilities of such company for any injury to private property by depreciating the value thereof or otherwise, and said company shall be liable therefor in an action on the case. liabilities to private for injury property. pipes, etc. --consent to Section 4. The said company is hereby authorized to lay May lay down, in and through the streets of said cities and towns and to take up, replace and repair all such pipes and fixtures as may be necessary for the purpose and object of manufacturing gas and supplying said cities and towns and their inhabitants with gas for lighting, heating and power purposes, first having be obtained. obtained consent of the city councils and board of selectmen respectively of such cities and towns therefor and under such restrictions and regulations as such city councils and board of selectmen may see fit to prescribe, and any obstruction in any and street of said cities or towns, or taking up or displacement of any portion of said streets without such consent of the city councils and board of selectmen respectively, or contrary to restrictions or regulations that may be prescribed by them as aforesaid, shall be considered a nuisance. And said company shall be liable to indictment there for and to all the provisions of law applicable thereto. Section 5. Whenever the said company shall lay down any pipes or erect any fixtures in any street, or make any alterations or repairs upon their works in any street, they shall cause the same to be done with as little obstruction to the public travel as may be practicable, and shall, at their own expense and without unnecessary delay, cause the earth and pavements removed by them to be replaced in proper condition. --restrictions regulations. Shall not unnecessarily obstruct public travel. CHAP. 85 Shall not impair drains, sewers nor reservoirs, but may cross or change direction of. May issue bonds. --bonds not Section 6. Said company shall not be allowed in any case to obstruct or impair the use of any public or private drain or common sewer or reservoir, but said company shall have the right to cross, or where necessary, to change the direction of any private drains in such manner as not to obstruct or impair the use thereof, being liable for any injury occasioned by any such crossing or alteration to the owner thereof, or any other person in an action on the case. Section 7. Said company is hereby authorized and empowered to issue its bonds or obligations upon such time and of such rates of interest as it may deem expedient in a sum not exceeding one hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars, and to mortgage all its property of whatsoever kind, and its franchises, to secure said bonds, provided, however, that the franchises, rights and privileges granted to said company by this act shall be null and void and forfeited unless said company shall actually have begun to supply said cities or towns with gas for either lighting, commence to heating or power purposes within five years from the time when this act shall take effect. --shall supply gas within five years. Section 8. This act shall take effect when approved. Approved February 22, 1905. Phillips Trust charter Chapter 85. An Act to extend the charter of the Phillips Trust Company. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in Legislature assembled, as follows: The rights, powers and privileges of the Phillips Trust Company, which were granted by chapter three hundred. and twenty-three of the private and special laws of nineteen hundred and three are hereby extended for two years from the approval of this act; and the persons named in said act, their associates and successors shall have all the rights, powers and privileges that were granted them by said act, to be exercised in the same manner and for the same purposes as therein specified. Approved February 23, 1905. |