READFIELD RELIGIOUS SOCIETY. ident, &c. 49 Authorised to the value 3000 section of this act; and a majority of said trustees when legally assembled, shall constitute a quorum for doing business; they shall annually and oftener if necessary, elect from their own Trustees to body a President, Secretary and Treasurer, who, shall be choose a Pressworn to the faithful discharge of their several duties; and the treasurer shall give bonds to the satisfaction of the trustees. SECT. 4. Be it further enacted, That the trustees aforesaid, and their successors in office, be, and they are hereby forever made capable to receive and hold by gift, grant, donation, hold property of devise, bequest, or otherwise any estate, real or personal, for dols. per annum. religious or charitable uses, until the clear annual income thereof shall amount to three thousand dollars; and to give, grant, bargain, sell and convey the same, so as best to answer the design of the donor; and all donations, gifts, grants, or Gifts to be apbequests, made to this corporation for specified purposes, shall cording to the be appropriated according to the will and design of the donor, and in no other way. And any person who may be interested in the aforesaid gifts, grants, bequests or otherwise, and not receiving the same agreeable to the direction of the donor, be, and the same hereby is made capable in law, to sue for and recover the same, or the value thereof of the trustees for the time being, in any court of competent jurisdiction to try the same; and for that purpose shall have full access to all the records relating to such case. propriated ac will of the donor.. tee, SECT. 5. Be it further enacted, That if any one person Any person givshall give to this corporation, for purposes aforesaid, the sum may appoint an of five thousand dollars, in real or personal estate, the same additional trusshall have privilege of appointing one additional trustee, to the existing number, and also to direct how and in what way and direct in and manner his successors shall be elected and appointed for- successors shall ever; which shall be as valid as if the way and manner had be appointed. been pointed out in this act, notwithstanding he or his successors may not belong to the Church aforesaid. what manner his SECT. 6. Be it further enacted, That Luther Sampson, be, First meeting. and he is hereby authorized to appoint the time and place of holding the first meeting of said trustees, and to notify them thereof accordingly. SECT. 7. Be it further enacted, That the powers granted by this act may be enlarged, restrained or repealed, at the pleasure of the Legislature. [This Act passed February 28, 1821.] 50 Bounds of the part set off. Boundary line BALDWIN AND HIRAM.-SURRY. CHAPTER XLVII. AN ACT to set off part of the town of Baldwin, and annex the same to the town of Hiram. SECT. 1. BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in Legislature assembled, That all the lands within the town of Baldwin, in the county of Cumberland, which lie to the southwest of Hancock Brook and Pond, with the inhabitants thereon, be, and the same are hereby set off from said town, and are annexed to the town of Hiram, in the county of Oxford: Provided however, That the inhabitants on the aforesaid lands, and their estates, shall be holden to pay all taxes assessed on them prior to this act. SECT. 2. Be it further enacted, That the aforesaid line between Cam- between the towns of Baldwin and Hiram, shall in future be line between said counties of Cumberland and the county Oxford. berland and Oxford. [This Act passed February 28, 1821.] Part of Ellsworth property ry, set back to Surry. CHAPTER XLVIII. AN ACT to establish the boundaries of the town of Surry, as they existed previous to the third day of March, one thousand eight hundred and nine. BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in Legislature assembled, That, that part of the town of taken from Sur- Ellsworth, which by An Act of the General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, passed on the third day of March, one thousand eight hundred and nine, was set off from the town of Surry and annexed to the said town of Ellsworth, be, and hereby is set back and annexed to the said town of Surry. And the inhabitants of the part thus annexed to the said town of Surry, shall hereafter be considered inhabitants of said town and shall there exercise and enjoy all civil rights and privileges, and be subject to all civil duties and requisitions in like manner as the other inhabitants of said town: Inhabitants to Provided however, That said inhabitants of the part of the debts due, and town of Ellsworth, thus annexed to the town of Surry, shall be prior to the pass- respectively holden to pay their due proportions of all debts ng of the act. due from, and of all monies granted prior to the passing of this act, by said town of Ellsworth. pay their part of monies granted [This Act passed February 28, 1821.] EPISCOPAL CHURCH IN PORTLAND.—FISHERY. CHAPTER XLIX. AN ADDITIONAL ACT respecting the Episcopal Church in the 51 rised to build a Vestry-room. SECT. 1. BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in Legislature assembled, That it shall and may be lawful for the Wardens and Vestry of the Episcopal Wardens autho Church in the town of Portland, with the consent of the minister of said church for the time being, to apply all or any part of the monies which have arisen from the sale of a lot of land laid out and granted by the proprietors of the town of Falmouth, for the benefit of the minister of said church, to the building of a Vestry-room on the vacant ground belonging to the same: Provided, however, that the rents and income of such vestry-room shall always be applied to the support of the ministry in said society agreeably to the intent of the grantors of said lot of land. eight months SECT. 2. Be it further enacted, That whenever any tax If taxes remain on any pew or seat in said church shall remain unpaid for the unpaid the pews space of eight months after the same shall have been legally may be sold. made, the treasurer of said society, shall be, and hereby is authorised and empowered to sell all the interest which the delinquent proprietor of such pew or seat may have in the eorporation in the same manner as is provided in an Act passed March 7, A. D. 1806, respecting said Society, [This Act passed February 28, 1821.] CHAPTER L. AN ACT to regulate the Fishery in Damariscotta River, in the county of Lincoln. bleborough may mittees. SECT. 1. BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in Legislature assembled, That it shall and may be lawful for the towns of New-Castle and Nobleborough Towns of Newin the county of Lincoln, at their annual town meeting for Castle and Nothe choice of town officers, to choose a committee of three choose compersons in each town, whose duty it shall be as a joint committee, to open, and cause to be kept open, a sluice or passage Joint committee way for Alewives and other fish to pass up Damariscotta to be kept open river, on what is now called New River streams to the great streams. pond at the head thereof, called Damariscotta Pond; and the said sluice ways shall be under such regulations, as the aforesaid joint committee shall judge most conducive to the benefit of the towns aforesaid. to cause a sluice in New River 52 Emoluments from the privi between the towns, FISHERY IN DAMARISCOTTA RIVER. SECT. 2. Be it further enacted, That the emoluments leges of taking arising from the privilege of catching fish in the aforesaid fish to be divided New River streams, and said fish ways, shall be equally divided between the towns aforesaid, and be appropriated to the benefit of the said towns, as they may respectively judge most proper, and all expense arising from the regulations of said and the expense fish way, and keeping the same in repair, shall be sustained of keeping open and paid in equal proportion by the towns aforesaid. the fish way. Sluices to be kept open from and the joint SECT. 3. Be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the joint committee aforesaid, to open said sluice or passage way by the first day of May annually, and keep the same the first day of open and clear from all obstructions, until the fifth day of May to fifth of July, July next following; and the said joint committee is hereby empowered to determine the number of and the particular, committee to de. days, not exceeding three, in each week, for taking and termine the days catching fish in said streams and fish ways: Provided, Their for taking fish, determination does not infringe on any existing laws of the State; and the said joint committee is further authorised to and to dispose of sell and dispose of the privilege of catching fish in said streams the privilege of and fish ways, as they may judge most beneficial to the interest of their respective towns; and the price of the fish and fix the price caught in the said streams or fish ways, shall be established by the joint committee aforesaid annually: Provided however, That the price of said fish shall not be raised after the tenth day of May in each year. taking fish. of fish. Fish not to be Toll bridge in pets, &e. July first. SECT. 4. Be it further enacted, That from and after the taken above the passing of this act, it shall not be lawful for any person to take Salmon, Shad or Alewives, in any part of Damariscotta river, above the toll Bridge across said river, with seines, drag nets, or other long nets, between the first day of May and the from May first to first day of July annually; and every person so offending, shall forfeit and pay for each offence the sum of fifty dollars. SECT. 5. Be it further enacted, That from and after the passing of this act, it shall not be lawful for any person to obstruct the passage of fish the said New River or any stucted on fish- part thereof, or the main stream up to the lower dam, as now constructed by hauling timber into the said New River stream at the lower end of said fish ways, at the mouth thereof, or the main stream, or by rafting lumber, or by going up and down by boats rafting with gondolas, boats, or by any other obstruction on such days as may hereafter be designated by the said joint committee for taking fish; and every person so offending shall forfeit and pay for each offence not more than fifty dollars, nor less than five dollars. Passage of fish not to be ob ing days, lumber, &c. penalty. Duty of each up SECT. 6. Be it further enacted, That the committee of the town of New-Castle for the first year, and the committee sify the clerk of of the town of Nobleborough for the second year (and so on the time of their in rotation forever) shall notify the town clerk of the other meeting. FISHERY IN DAMARISCOTTA RIVER. town of the time and place at which the said joint committee shall meet, and said notice shall be served at least ten days prior to the time of said meeting, at which, and at every subsequent meeting the majority present shall have the authority of the joint committee; and if either of the towns shall neglect the duty required of them by this act, such towns shall forfeit all right to the privilege of said streams and fishway for the current year. 53 the privilege not cept on the days SECT. 7. Be it further enacted, That if the purchaser or Purchasers of purchasers, manager or managers of said privilege, or any to take fish experson employed by them, or by any of the joint committee, allowed, shall presume to take any of the said fish out of said streams or fish ways, or by any means obstruct said passage way at any other time than that allowed by said joint committee, or if any person whatsoever, shall presume to take or catch any nor any other fish out of said streams or fish ways, without the permission of person without the said committee, he or they so offending, shall for each offence forfeit and pay a sum not exceeding thirteen dollars nor Penalty. less than two dollars. liberty. lesting the com> ing open the SECT. 8. Be it further enacted, That if any person or Penalty for ma persons shall prevent, molest or retard the said committee from mittee in keepopening and keeping open a sluice way, as directed in this sluices act, by dams, logs, or any other obstruction, or shall prevent the aforesaid joint committee, or either of them from doing any thing they may be required to do by this act, such person shall forfeit and pay for each offence, a sum not exceeding thirteen dollars nor less than one dollar. dispose of part SECT. 9. Be it further enacted, That the aforesaid joint committee to committee shall dispose of such proportion of the fish caught of the fish for the in said streams as shall be designated by the selectmen of the poor. said towns, annually, to the poor of said towns gratis; and this reservation and privilege of the said poor, shall be inviolably preserved to them, when the said committee annually lease the fishery for the season, and shall always be the condition of said lease. erect dams &c, passage of thre SECT. 10. Be it further enacted, That if any person shall No person to make, build or erect any mill, dam, wear or other obstruction, to prevent the or if any person or persons interested or concerned in any passa mill, dam, wear or other obstruction, that is already made, or shall hereafter be made, shall suffer and continue the same, in, across or upon the said New River streams, or the main stream up or through which the said fish called salmon, shad and alewives, or either of them, pass and go into Damariscotta pond to cast their spawn without making and providing a sufficient passage or sluice way for said fish to pass up and down in the season of going up to spawn, and of returning, shall forfeit and pay a sum not exceeding two hundred dol- Penglty, lars, nor less than fifty dollars, and the same dam or obstruc |