434 WESTBROOK.--SACO IRON WORKS COMPANY. CHAPTER CCXCVII. AN ACT to annex Daniel Shaw to the town of Westbrook. BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives, in Legislature assembled, That Daniel Shaw, whose dwelling house and farm on which he now lives, is divided by the division line between the towns of Falmouth and Westbrook, in the County of Cumberland, together with his poll and such part of his said farm as now lies in the town of Falmouth, be, and hereby is set off and annexed to the town of Westbrook aforesaid : Provided however, That the said Shaw, and that portion of his land set off as aforesaid, shall be holden to pay all taxes legally assessed upon him in the town of Falmouth prior to the passing of this Act. [This Act passed January 31, 1825.] CHAPTER CCXCVIII. AN ACT to incorporate the Saco Iron Works Company. SECT. 1. BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives, in Legislature assembled, Persons incor- 'That Josiah Calef, George Odiorne, Thomas Odiporated. orne, and their associates and successors, shall be, and they are hereby constituied a Corporation by the name of the Saco Iron Works Company, for the purpose of manufacturing any iron, cast and other steel, and also cotton goods, upon Saco River, or any of the branches of the same. And for May hold es- this purpose said corporation may take and hold any estate, real and personal, not exceeding in the whole, at any one time, the value of three hundred and fifty thousand dollars, and at pleasure alienate the same; and shall have the powers and privileges, and be subject to all the duties and requirements contained in the several acts defining the general powers and duties of manufacturing corporations. tate, &c. Powers, &c. JOHN GRAY, JR. AND JOHN STARBIRD. 435 the capital,&c. SECT. 2. Be it further enacted, That so much of the buildings, capital stock, property and estate of said corporation, as shall be actually invested and Certain part of employed in the manufactory of iron, cast and other exempted from steel exclusively, shall be exempt from taxation for taxation for 10 and during the term of ten years, from and after the passing of this act. years. ment to Asses to claim such SECT. 3. Be it further enacted, That said Corporation, in order that they may claim an exemp- Corporation to tion from taxation, as provided by this act, shall make a stateexhibit an annual statement, under oath, to the as- sors in order sessors of the town in which such manufactories exception. may be established, of all monies expended in exploring the interior of this State for ore and pitcoal, and also an account of the value of all cast and other steel that may be manufactured by them; and that the value of such steel and amount of such expenses shall be three thousand dollars in the year preceding that for which they may claim such exemption. [This Act passed February 3, 1825.] CHAPTER CCXCIX. AN ACT to cede to the United States of America the jurisdiction of certain lands. [This Act passed February 7, 1825; and it having been discovered that the lands thereby ceded, were erroneously described, the same was repealed, February 15, 1825. Vide Chapter 303, page 437.] CHAPTER CCC. AN ACT to set off John Gray, Junior, and John Starbird, with their estates, from the town of Woodstock, and to annex the same to the town of Paris. BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre- · · sentatives, in Legislature assembled, That John * Gray, Junior, and John Starbird, with their estates, polls, and lands, being lots numbered six and seven, lying within the town of Woodstock, be, 2 436 KENNEBEC STEAM NAVIGATION.-CHINA ACADEMY. and the same hereby are set off from the town of Woodstock, and annexed to the town of Paris, in the County of Oxford: Provided, That the said John Gray, Junior, and John Starbird, shall be holden to pay all taxes assessed against them in the said town of Woodstock, prior to the passing of this Act. [This Act passed February 10, 1825.] CHAPTER CCCI. AN ACT additional to“ An Act to incorporate the Kennebec Steam BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives, in Legislature assembled, That the propNumber of erty of the Kennebec Steam Navigation Company, shares increas which, by the third section of the Act to which this ed. is additional, is divided into two hundred shares, tofore granted CHAPTER CCCII. AN ACT in addition to the Acts incorporating China Academy. SECT. 1. BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives, in Legislature assembled, That the Legislature of this State shall have the right to Powers here- grant any farther powers, to alter, limit or restrain may be alter any of the powers vested in the trustees of China Academy, by the Acts to which this is in addition, as shall be judged necessary to promote the best interests thereof, the said Trustees having assented thereto. ed. [This Act passed February 14, 1825.] CHAPTER CCCII. AN ACT to cede to the United States of America, the jurisdiction of certain lands. at Owlshead in SECT. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives, in Legislature assembled, That there be, and hereby is, ceded to the United States of America, the jurisdiction of a certain tract of land Tract ceded, situated at Owl's Head (so called) in the town of Thomaston. Thomaston, in the County of Lincoln, and State of Maine, containing seventeen acres and one quarter of an acre, bounded as follows, viz. Beginning at the northwest corner of Josiah W. Dodge's land, at said Owl's Head, thence running south, sixteen degrees west, thirty five rods, to the road on the bank; thence westerly by the road, one rod; thence Boundaries. north, sixteen degrees east, thirty eight rods; thence south, seventy four degrees east, one rod; thence north, sixteen degrees east, seventeen rods; thence north, forty five degrees east, eighty four rods, to the shore; thence by the shore, easterly and southerly, to the north east corner of said Dodge's land; thence north, fifty nine degrees west, twenty one rods, to the first mentioned bounds, for the purpose of erecting a Light House and Dwelling House thereon. in Biddeford. SECT. 2. Be it further enacted, That there be, and hereby is, ceded to the United States of America, the jurisdiction of a certain tract of land, situat-Tract ceded ed in Biddeford, in the County of York, bounded as follows, viz. Beginning at a point, fifty nine rods, bearing south seventy eight degrees east, from a rock with an iron bolt, on Jordan's point (so called) Boundaries. at a stake; thence running south, sixty seven degrees east, twenty two rods; thence north, eighty eight degrees east, three hundred and four rods, to the west of Sharp's Rocks (so called ;) thence north, sixteen degrees west, one hundred and eighteen rods, to Ram Island north west ledge; thence south, sixty nine degrees west, three hundred and eleven rods, to the stake aforesaid, (said tract of land being mostly covered with water,) for the purpose of building a Pier, and placing buoys at the mouth of Saco River. Wells harbor. Boundaries. SECT. 3. Be it further enacted, That there be, and hereby is, ceded to the United States of AmeriTract ceded in ca, the jurisdiction of a certain tract of land, containing about eighteen acres of Beach, situated at the mouth of Wells Harbour, in the county of York, bounded as follows: Beginning eighteen rods south east by south from the Wharf of Nahum Morrell ; thence running south south east, ninety two rods, to the Sea; thence running easterly by the Sea, or low water mark, thirty two rods; thence running north north west, to the Sea wall, or sand hillocks; thence by the said Sea wall, or sand hillocks, to the bounds first mentioned, for the purpose of erecting a Pier at the mouth of Wells Harbour. served. SECT. 4. Be it further enacted, That this State shall have concurrent jurisdiction with the United Concurrent ju- States, in and over each of the aforesaid tracts, hererisdiction re-in before granted, so far, as that all civil and criminal processes, issued under the authority of this State, or any officer thereof, may be executed on each or any part of the said tracts of land, or in any buildings that may be erected on them, or any of them, in the same way and manner as if the jurisdiction had not been ceded as aforesaid. Former act certain rea SECT. 5. Be it further enacted, That the Act, entitled "An Act to cede to the United States of Arepealed for merica, the jurisdiction of certain lands," passed February fifth, [seventh] in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty five, be, and the same is hereby repealed, the tracts of land therein mentioned, being incorrectly described. sons. [This Act passed February 15, 1825.] CHAPTER CCCIV. AN ACT to incorporate the town of Whiting. SECT. 1. BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives, in Legislature assembled, That the Plantation, number twelve, in the east diviBoundaries. sion, in the County of Washington, bounded west by Machias; south by plantation number eleven ; |