and immunities strictions, and SECT. 2. Be it further enacted, That said corporation shall have, exercise, and enjoy, all the powers, rights and Powers, rights immunities, and be subject to all the duties, restrictions duties, reand liabilities, described in the second, third, fourth, fifth, liabilities. sixth, seventh, and eighth sections of an Act, entitled "an Act to incorporate the Hampden Mutual Fire Insurance Company, passed on the sixth day of March, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty. by whom and SECT. 3. Be it further enacted, That any three of the persons above named, may call the first meeting of said First meetingcorporation, by publishing notice thereof, in one of the how called. newspapers printed in the town of Augusta. SECT. 4. Be it further enacted, That the office of said Office of Corpocorporation for transacting their business shall be kept in ration to be kept the town of China. in the town of China. Powers granted SECT. 5. Be it further enacted, That the powers granted by this Act may be enlarged, restrained, or annulled, may be changat the pleasure of the Legislature. ed. CHAPTER 221. AN ACT to change the name of the Maine Manufacturing Company. Approved February 9, 1832. Maine Manu Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives, in Legislature assembled, That the corporate name of the Maine Manufacturing Company be and it is hereby chang-facturing Comed into that of the Portland Manufacturing Company, by to be styled the pany hereafter which latter name the said Corporation shall hereafter be Portland Manufacturing Comstyled and known; and the said Portland Manufacturing pany. Company shall retain all the rights and privileges, and be Rights, privilsubject to all the duties and obligations now belonging to the Maine Manufacturing Company. eges, &c. 352 Names of persons incorpo rated. Powers and privileges. First meeting ATHENEUM.-PENNAMAQUAN RIVER. CHAPTER 222. AN ACT to establish the Eastport Athenæum. Approved February 11, 1832. SECT. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives, in Legislature assembled, That Joseph C. Noyes, Isaac Ray, Frederic Hobbs, Lorenzo Sabine, and Ezekiel Foster, their associates and successors, be and hereby are constituted a Corporation by the name of the Proprietors of the Eastport Athenæum, and by that name shall have power to prosecute and defend suits at law, to have and use a common seal, take and hold estate, real or personal to any amount not exceeding twenty thousand dollars, and dispose of the same at pleasure, make and execute by-laws for the management of their concerns, not repugnant to the laws of the State; and generally to have and exercise all the powers and privileges pertaining to corporations instituted for literary and scientific purposes; such being the purposes, for which corporate powers are granted by this Act. SECT. 2. Be it further enacted, That the first meeting how to be call- of said corporation may be called at the time and place and in the manner agreed upon by any two of the persons above named. ed. Powers granted SECT. 3. Be it further enacted, That the powers granted may be chang- by this Act, may be enlarged, restricted or annulled at the pleasure of the Legislature. ed. CHAPTER 223. AN ACT to improve the Navigation of Pennamaquan River. Approved February 11, 1832. SECT. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre E. Foster au sentatives, in Legislature assembled, That Ezekiel Foster be maintain a Dam and hereby is authorized to build, repair and maintain a thorized to across Penna maquan river. dam across said river in the town Pembroke in the County of Washington at some place between the head of tide in said river at high water and the head of tide at low water; Provided, That there be made and continued in said dam a Proviso. good and sufficient lock at least twenty feet wide, suitable for the passage of rafts, boats, gondolas and other vessels not requiring a passway of more than that width; and also sufficient sluices or spaces kept at all times open for the upward and downward passage of fish in said river. And said Foster shall be liable to pay full compensation to all To pay full compersons who may sustain damage by the flowage in said damage. river, which said dam may occasion. SECT. 2. Be it further enacted, That there be and here pensation for Rates of toll to missioners of by is granted to said Foster a toll upon all that class of Toll granted. vessels passing through said lock which heretofore could not at high water conveniently go above the place where the dam may be erected. And the rates of said toll shall be fixed by the be fixed from time to time by the County Commissioners of County Comthe County of Washington. But said Foster shall be at County of all times obliged to permit rafts, boats and gondolas to pass and repass through said lock and also all such vessels &c. shall be peras, without the aid of said dam and lock, might conven- without toll. iently pass above the site thereof, without demanding or having any toll therefor. Washington. Rafts, boats, mitted to pass SECT. 3. Be it further enacted, That this Act shall be This Act to be void unless said dam and lock be completed within five void unless, &c. years. SECT. 4. Be it further enacted, That the powers grant- Powers granted ed by this Act may be enlarged, restricted or annulled at may be changthe pleasure of the Legislature. ed. 354 Names of per. sons incorpo rated. Proviso. Capital Stock LINCOLN BANK. CHAPTER 224. AN ACT to incorporate the Lincoln Bank. Approved February 11, 1832. SECT. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives, in Legislature assembled, That Jonathan Hyde, William Richardson, Levi Houghton, George F. Patten, Asa Palmer, Joshua Page, and Parker McCobb and their associates, successors and assigns shall be and hereby are created a Corporation by the name of the President, Directors and Company of the Lincoln Bank, and shall so continue until the first day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty seven; Provided, That said corporation shall not go into operation, so as to make loans, or discounts, emit bills, or promissory notes until the first day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty three. SECT. 2. Be it further enacted, That the Capital Stock to consist of of said Bank shall consist of one hundred thousand dollars, $100,000-to be divided into divided into one thousand shares of one hundred dollars 1000 shares. town of Bath. be held on the each. Bank to be es- SECT. 3. Be it further enacted, That said Bank shall be tablished in the established in the town of Bath in the County of Lincoln. SECT. 4. Be it further enacted, That for the well ordering of the affairs of said corporation, a meeting of the Meeting of the Stockholders to Stockholders shall be holden at such place as they shall 1st Monday of direct on the first Monday of October annually, and at Oct. annually. such other times and places as shall be appointed by the Directors for the time being, by public notification given fourteen days previous thereto. And at said annual meetDirectors to be ing there shall be chosen by ballot seven Directors, to continue in office one year. chosen. First meeting SECT. 5. Be it further enacted, That Jonathan Hyde and William Richardson or either of them may call a meeting of said corporation to be holden in said Bath by advertisement in any newspaper printed in said town ten days before the time of said meeting. And at such meeting said corporation may choose five Directors and do any other usiness they are authorized to transact at the annual eeting. 355 SECT. 6. Be it further enacted, That said corporation all be entitled to all the powers and privileges, and sub- Powers & privileges granted. ct to all the duties, liabilities and requirements, contained an Act entitled "an Act to regulate Banks and Bankg" passed on the thirty first day of March in the year of ur Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty one. CHAPTER 225. IN ACT additional to an Act to incorporate the Proprietors of the Augusta Hotel. Approved February 11, 1832. May have and Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives, in egislature assembled, That said corporation is made capale of having and holding property to the amount of twen- hold property. thousand dollars, any thing in the Act to which this is Iditional to the contrary notwithstanding. CHAPTER 226. AN ACT to distribute a Ministerial Fund in Farmington. Approved February 11, 1832. Selectmen and others authoriz said fund, &c. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives, in egislature assembled, That the Selectmen, Treasurer and lerk of the town of Farmington, holding as trustees the vails of the fund, which has arisen from the sale of a lot ed to distribute f land in said town, originally reserved for the use of the rst settled minister; be and hereby are authorized to pay nd distribute the same equally, among such six religious ocieties or denominations within said town, as the inhabi 3 |