been levied, the same proportion of the sum so paid, as such individual owns or shall have owned of the stock of said Bank, at any time within three years prior to such payment, as for so much money paid to the use of such individual.

be

tion,

Bank or

SECT. 14. Be it further enacted, That no stock- Stock not to holder of said Bank shall be permitted at any time he pledged to to pledge his stock therein, or any part thereof, to other corporathe said Bank, or any corporation whatever, and all contracts so pledging any of said stock, shall be of no effect; and no stock or share in said Bank shall be attached on mesne process in any suit in at the suit of which said Bank shall be plaintiff, and all such attachments shall be of no effect.

nor attached

the Bank.

bills, com

made to a

SECT. 15. Be it further enacted, That if at any time the said corporation shall refuse or neglect to on refusal of pay any of its bills, when duly presented at said payment of Bank, in banking hours, and for the space of thirty plaint to be days thereafter neglect to pay or tender payment Judge of the of such bills, the holder or holders of such bills, S. J. Court; may make complaint thereof in writing to any proceedings Judge of the Supreme Judicial Court, whose duty thereon. it shall be thereupon, to cause the President and Cashier of said Bank to be notified to appear before him at such time and place as he may appoint, to answer to such complaint, and shew cause against further proceedings thereon; and if said President or Cashier shall not appear, or if appearing shall not shew sufficient cause against further proceedings, it shall be the duty of said Judge, there- Judge may apupon to appoint three disinterested and discreet point CommisCommissioners, residing near to said Bank, to take shall take into into their custody and possession, all the books, property of papers, property and estate of said Corporation; and such Commissioners, or the major part of them, shall thereby be authorized, to demand and receive of the said President, Directors, and Cashier of said Bank, all the real and personal estate of said Bank, with all the books and evidences of debts due to said Bank, making and delivering to said President, Directors and Cashier, or either of them, accurate lists and memoranda of such estate, books and debts; and it shall be the duty of such Com

custody the

the Bank;

1

may dispose of

missioners, or the major part of them, and they the same, and are hereby authorized forthwith to proceed to dispose of such estates, and to collect such debts, and to pay the demands against said Corporation.

collect and pay debts.

ers may sell at

gages and ex

SECT. 16. Be it further enacted, That such Commissioners, or the major part of them, shall be Commission- authorized and empowered to sell at public aucauction, giving tion, after giving thirty days public notice of such notice, mort sale, any real estate, belonging to said Corporaecute deeds; tion, and any mortgages upon real estate due to said Corporation, and to make and deliver in the name of the Corporation, any deed or other instrument necessary to the due and complete transfer and conveyance of such estates and mortgages; and said Commissioners, or the major part of them, shall further be authorized to collect all debts cute actions. due and owing to said Corporation, and to commence and prosecute in the name of the Corporation any action necessary to the collection of such debts: Provided, That so soon as such Commissioners shall have realized from the property of the Corporation, a sum sufficient to pay all the debts of the Corporation, their power shall cease; and it shall be their duty to surrender to said Corporation all the remaining property and estates, together with the books and papers belonging to it.

may collect

debts & prose

Provise.

sioners.

SECT. 17. Be it further enacted, That said Commissioners shall be entitled to retain to their Compensation to Commis own use for their services, such sum as shall be agreed upon between them and said Corporation; and in case of disagreement, such sum as shall be determined by the Judge who appointed such Commissioners.

Directors, &c.

fusing to give

SECT. 18. Be it further enacted, That if the President, Directors, and Cashier of such Bank, shall, upon demand made by such Commissioners, liable for re-refuse or neglect to surrender to them all the up property to books, papers, property, estates and demands of Commission, said Corporation, such President, Directors and vate capaci Cashier, so refusing or neglecting, shall thereupon severally become liable in their individual capac ies for the payment of all debts due from said Corporation; and any creditor to said Corporation

ers in their pri

ties;

and may be

gainst accord

may have and maintain his action against such President, Directors and Cashier, or either of proceeded athem, to recover against them, or either of them, in ingly. their individual capacities, the amount of the just demand against said Corporation.

[This Act passed February 23, 1825.]

CHAPTER CCCXXVI.

AN ACT to set off certain tracts of land and certain persons with their estates from the town of Shapleigh, and to annex the same to the town of Lebanon.

BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives, in Legislature assembled, That the several tracts of land, lying within the limits and being a part of the town of Shapleigh, in the county of York, known by the names following, viz. Baker's grant, Waldron's grant, Hamilton's grant, Andros' lot, Eleazer Knox's lot, and Horsom's gore, together with all the inhabitants living on said tracts of land, with their polls, and estates therein, be, and the same hereby are set off from the town of Shapleigh, and annexed to the town of Lebanon, in the county aforesaid Provided, That said tracts of land, and said inhabitants, shall be holden to pay all taxes assessed thereon, or against them, in the said town of Shapleigh, prior to the passing of this act.

[This Act passed February 23, 1825.]

CHAPTER CCCXXVII.

AN ACT to incorporate the Proprietors of the Mill Dam Bridge. SECT. 1. BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives, in Legislature assembled, That Jonathan Tucker, Isaac Sturdivant, Charles Q. Clapp, Joseph Noble, Eleazer Wyer, Sylvanus Blanchard, Thomas Warren, William Woodbury, Peter Persons incerLunt, Edward Oxnard, William Oxnard, William porated. Wood, Stephen D. Oxnard, Joel Hall, Charles Merrill, Samuel Hanson, and Alexander Hubbs, Samuel

privileges.

Knight and Nathaniel Blanchard, with their associ ates and successors, be, and they hereby are, created a body corporate, by the name of the Proprietors of the Mill Dam Bridge; with power to erect and maintain a bridge across Back Cove, so called, to the Powers and westward of the present Back Cove bridge, from a point on said Back Cove, on the Portland side of the same, which is north of the termination of Mayo street, on said Cove, to the nearest convenient point on the opposite side of said Cove, and to purchase and hold such estate, real and personal, as may be necessary to carry the aforesaid object into complete effect; and with all other powers usually granted or incident to similar corporations: Provided, however, That said bridge, as soon as the same shall be finished and completed, shall be free of all toll to all travellers, carts, horses, waggons and carriages, of every description, and by whatever beast or beasts the same may be drawn.

Proviso.

by whom aud

SECT. 2. Be it further enacted, That Joel Hall, Isaac Sturdivant, William Woodbury, Thomas Warren, and William Oxnard, or any three of them, be First meeting and they are hereby authorized, to call the first how called; meeting of said corporation, by advertisement, published two weeks successively, in each of the newspapers printed in Portland, setting forth the time, place and purposes of said meeting; at which meeting it shall be lawful for the members of said corporation, by the major vote of the persons present, to elect a clerk, and any other needful officers; deat which offi- termine the mode of calling future meetings, and the manner of voting therein; and at the same, or any other meeting, to make any by-laws for their regulation and government, not repugnant to the laws of

cers to be elect

ed.

sage way to be

the State.

SECT. 3. Be it further enacted, That said proprietors shall build and keep a convenient and sufficient Draw or pas draw or passage way, at least twenty eight feet built and kept, wide, at some place in said bridge, proper for the passing of vessels by day and by night, through the same; and a suitable wharf or pier on each side of said bridge and adjoining said draw, sufficient for

&c.

lifted free of

vessels to lie at. And said draw shall be lifted for all vessels without toll or pay, except for boats or vessels passing for pleasure. And all vessels intend- Draw to be ing to pass through said draw, shall be free of toll charge at said wharf or pier, until a suitable time shall offer for passing the same.

the bridge.

SECT. 4. Be it further enacted, That said bridge shall be well built, at least twenty five feet in the Dimensions of clear, and of good materials, well railed, and kept in good, safe and passable repair.

erected within

SECT. 5. Be it further enacted, That unless said Bridge to be bridge shall be completed within six years next en- a certain time. suing, this act shall be void.

SECT. 6. Be it further enacted, That the pow- Powers &c. ers granted by this act, may be enlarged, restrained may be altered or annulled at the pleasure of the Legislature. [This Act passed February 23, 1825.]

CHAPTER CCCXXVIII.

AN ACT to incorporate the Proprietors of Martin's Point Bridge.

SECT. 1. BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives, in Legislature assembled, That Isaac Sturdivant, Ephraim Sturdivant, Thomas Persons incor-Brown, George Willis, George Turner, Joshua Mer- porated. rill, Ephraim Merrill, Simeon Skillings, Philip Greeley, Seward Merrill and Charles Merrill, with their associates and successors, be, and they are hereby created a body corporate, by the name of the Proprietors of Martin's Point Bridge; with power to erect and maintain a bridge across the Presumpscot river, at its mouth, from a place known and called by the name of Martin's Point, on the westerly side of said river, to a place called Merrill's point, on the casterly side thereof, and to the nearest convenient part of said Merrill's point; and to purchase and hold such estate, real and personal, as may be necessary to carry the aforesaid object into complete effect; and with all other powers usually granted, or incident, to similar corporations.

Powers and. privileges.