346 Said Brackett shall keep said slip in repair for the term of ten years, &c. Proviso. DAM AND SLIP IN MOOSE BROOK. quantity to be estimated according to the survey thereof; and in case any logs, or timber, should pass without such survey, then said logs, or timber, shall be surveyed by some person mutually to be agreed upon, by said Brackett and the owner, or owners, of such logs or timber; and the said. Brackett shall at all times, for the term of ten years from the passing of this Act, keep said slip in good repair, and shall be liable to pay to each person the damage he may sustain, in consequence of said slip's not being in good and sufficient repair;-Provided, the said Brackett be noti fied, and the same is not put in good and sufficient repair without unnecessary delay; such damage to be recovered in a Court of competent jurisdiction. SECT. 3. Be it further enacted, That if any person, or Penalty for in- persons, shall wilfully or maliciously injure, or destroy said juring said slip, slip, or gates belonging to the same, he, or they, shall pay triple damages for such trespass, to be recovered in any Court of competent jurisdiction. &c. authorized to those who re &c. or &c. SECT. 4. Be it further enacted, That, if any owner, or owners of any logs, or timber, shall refuse to pay toll, said Said Brackett Brackett may retain and sell at Public Auction, so many of sell the logs of said logs as may be necessary to pay the toll and charges fuse to pay toll, thereon, after detaining said logs ten days, and posting up notice thereof in two, or more public places in the town of Denmark, six days before the sale;-or, said Brackett may recover said toll, of the owner of the logs, by an action of debt, in any Court of competent jurisdiction: Provided always-That the powers granted by this Act, may be enlarged, restrained or annulled at the pleasure of the Legislature. Proviso. CHAPTER 216. AN ACT additional respecting the Winthrop Bank. Approved February 4, 1832. SECT. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives, in Legislature assembled, That an Act, entitled "An additional Act respecting Winthrop Bank," passed the fifth day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty nine, be and hereby is Former Act revived, and continued in force until the first day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty three. revived. pany of said SECT. 2. Be it further enacted, That the President, DiPresident, Directors and Company of the Winthrop Bank shall continue rectors & Coma corporation for and during the time specified in the first Bank shall continue a Corposection of this Act, with the rights and privileges, and sub- ration until 1st ject to the obligations to the same belonging, as prescribed day of March, in the Act incorporating said Bank. And the Stockholders are hereby authorized to hold their meetings at any convenient place in the town of Winthrop. SECT. 3. Be it further enacted, That all Acts, and parts 1833. of Acts, inconsistent with the foregoing provisions, be and Acts repealed. hereby are repealed. CHAPTER 217. AN ACT to incorporate the Cumberland Agricultural and Horticultural Society. Approved February 4, 1832, Names of per ed. SECT. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives, in Legislature assembled, That Joshua Wingate Jr., John Mussey, Henry Ilsley, Seth Clark, Ebenezer D. sons incorporatWoodford, John Perley, Thomas Seal, Toppan Robie, Ebenezer Webster Jr., Nathaniel Warren, Moses Quinby and Enoch Preble, together with their associates and successors, be, and they hereby are constituted a body corpo 348 Powers and privileges, &c. How called. AGRICULTURE.-TOWN OF PEMBROKE. rate and politic, by the name of the Cumberland Agricultural and Horticultural Society, with power to prosecute and defend suits at law; to have and use a common seal; to make and enforce any by-laws and regulations for the management of their affairs, not repugnant to the laws of the State; to take hold and use any estate, real or personal, the yearly income of which shall not exceed three thousand dollars, to be used and employed exclusively for the promotion and improvement of agriculture and horticulture and the arts connected therewith; and said corporation shall have power to lease, sell or convey or otherwise dispose of their funds, as may best promote the objects of their association. SECT. 2. Be it further enacted, That the first meeting of First meeting said society may be called at such time and place as may be deemed best, by any three of the members herein named, and on such notice as they may deem reasonable. Powers granted SECT. 3. Be it further enacted, That the powers herein may be chang-granted may be enlarged, restricted or annulled at the pleasure of the Legislature. ed. Boundaries described. CHAPTER 218. AN ACT to incorporate the town of Pembroke. Approved February 4, 1832. SECT. I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives, in Legislature assembled, That all that part of the town of Dennysville in the County of Washington, which lies Eastward of the following described line, (viz.) Beginning at the Cobbisicook bay at the mouth of Wilson's stream, so called, thence running up the centre of said stream to the South-East line of lot numbered eight in the sixth range; thence North seventy degrees East to the South West corner of lot numbered seven, owned by Micajah Hawks; thence North twenty degrees West to the North or back line of said town, with the inhabitants there- of, be and hereby is set off from said town of Dennysville, and incorporated into a town by the name of Pembroke with all the powers and rights which the towns of this Powers and State enjoy. rights. School funds, SECT. 2. Be it further enacted, That the ministerial and school funds, together with the lot of land reserved for the Ministerial and first settled minister in said town of Dennysville, shall be &c.-how disdivided between said towns of Dennysville and Pembroke in proportion to the number of acres of land in said towns respectively. posed of. in the town of how to be ex SECT. 3. Be it further enacted, That the moneys, which have been raised by said town of Dennysville for making Moneys raised and repairing County roads in said town, and which may be Dennysville for unexpended at the time of the passing of this Act shall be County roads paid to the town of Dennysville to be expended within the pended. limits thereof. SECT. 4. Be it further enacted, That all moneys in the Moneys in the Treasury and treasury of the town of Dennysville and all outstanding out-standing debts due to said town at the time of the passing of this dents, to be Act shall be divided equally between said towns; and all debts due from said Dennysville at the time aforesaid shall Dennysville— be paid equally by said towns. And the town records, weights and measures, and all other articles belonging to the town of Dennysville, at the time aforesaid, shall still be of said Dennysand remain the property of said Dennysville. divided. Debts due from how paid. Town records, weights, &c. to be the property ville. SECT. 5. Be it further enacted, That all persons, now being or hereafter becoming chargeable as paupers, shall Paupers, be considered as belonging to that town on whose territory they may have gained their legal settlement, and shall be supported by the same. SECT. 6. Be it further enacted, That any Justice of the Peace for the County of Washington is hereby empowered to issue his Warrant to some inhabitant of said town of Pembroke, directing him to notify the inhabitants thereof to meet at a time and place in said Warrant specified, to Meeting for the choose such officers, and transact such business, as towns choice of offiare empowered to choose and to do at their annual meet- ed. ings. cers-how call, 350 Names of per ed. PASTURAGE.-FIRE INSURANCE. CHAPTER 219. AN ACT to incorporate the Somerset and Kennebec Pasturage Company. Approved February 7, 1832. SECT. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives, in Legislature assembled, That Elijah Fairbanks, sons incorporat. Elijah Wood, Elijah Wood Jr., Nathan Howard and Sewall Prescott, with their associates and successors, be and hereby are created a corporation by the name of the Somerset and Kennebec Pasturage Company, for promoting the cause of Agriculture, and by that name may implead and be impleaded, have a common seal, make by-laws, not repugnant to the laws of the State, hold estate, real or personal, to such amount as may be necessary for said purpose, and have all the rights and powers usually granted to similar corporations. For what purpose. Powers and privileges, First meeting. Powers granted SECT. 2. Be it further enacted, That the first meeting of said corporation shall be held at such time and place and notified in such manner as any two of the above named persons may direct. SECT. 3. Be it further enacted, That the powers grantmay be chang- ed by this Act may be enlarged, restricted or annulled at the pleasure of the Legislature. ed, rated. CHAPTER 220. AN ACT to incorporate the China Mutual Fire Insurance Company. Approved February 9, 1832. SECT. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of RepreNames of per- sentatives, in Legislature assembled, That John Brackett, sons incorpo- Timothy F. Hanscomb, Alfred Marshall, Freeman Shaw, and Edmund Ward, their associates and successors, shall be and they hereby are created a corporation by the name of the China Mutual Fire Insurance Company, with all the powers and privileges incident to similar corporations. |