Acts and Resolves Passed by the ... Legislature of the State of Maine

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Stevens & Sayward., 1876

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An act authorizing the sale of certain lots of land in township number
67
An act to amend section fortytwo of chapter two of the Revised Statutes
73
An act to amend sections eleven and fifteen of chapter fiftynine of the
78
An act to amend chapter twentynine section three of the Public Laws
84
An act to amend an act entitled an act to abolish the Death Penalty
96
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99
Resolve in favor of economy in the public expenditures
107
An act to authorize the union of the Portland Athenæum and the Portland
173
An act to authorize the town of Lyndon to loan its credit in aid of
179
An act to amend an act granting a charter to the Alumni Association
185
An act to incorporate the Equity Fire Insurance Company
187
An act to authorize the Laconia Company and the Pepperell Manufacturing
193
An act to authorize the Receivers of the American Bank to pay the Divi
200
An act to Legalize the Doings of the town of Vinalhaven
204
An act to incorporate the Maine State Temperance CampMeeting Asso
214
An act to make valid the doings of the Livermore Falls Bridge Company
220
An act to authorize the extension of the Aroostook River Railroad to Fort
225
An act additional to and amendatory of an act to enable the city of Bangor
231
An act to amend the charter of the Yearly Meeting of Friends for
237
An act to incorporate the town of Waite in the county of Washington
243
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247
An act to incorporate the town of Kossuth in the county of Washington
271
Resolve in favor of Joseph Francis
104
Resolve in favor of George W Hewey and Charles L Hewey
110
CHAP PAGE 143 Rssolve in favor of James G Griffin
114
Resolve authorizing the land agent to convey to James McConville junior a lot of land in Washburn
115
Resolve for the appointment of a Commission to reconstruct the Savings Bank Law
116
Resolve in favor of George W Kalloch
117
Resolve providing for the payment of Bounties on Wild Animals
118
Resolve laying a Tax on the several Counties of the State
119
Resolve in favor of Chapman plantation
120
Resolve in favor of the town of Sherman
121
Resolve in favor of W S Evans
122
Resolve in favor of the Maine State College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts
123
Resolve relating to claims of Settlers on Proprietors Lands
124
Resolve to more fully perfect the Records of the Adjutant Generals Office and to encourage the writing of Regimental Histories of Maine troops in th...
125
Resolve in favor of granting bounty on Bears to certain towns and plan tations
126
Resolve on the Pay Roll of the Senate
142
Governor Connors annual address 145
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An act in relation to Executions 113
217
An act in relation to proceedings in Criminal Cases 119
223
An act to facilitate the detection and punishment in Certain Offenses 125
229
An act to amend chapter six hundred and fortynine of the private
283
An act to prevent the taking of trout in Great Works stream and
289
An act to amend the charter of the Camden Village Corporation
295
An act to increase the authority of the Judge of Probate in Somerset county
308
An act to amend an act to incorporate the Lincolnville Railroad
314
An act to change and fix the limits of the town of Haynesville
327
An act to amend an act entitled an act to incorporate the Franklin Land
350
An act authorizing the city of Lewiston to loan the credit of the city
363
CONTENTS OF RESOLVES SESSION OF 1877
191
Resolve in favor of Theodore C Woodman Receiver of the Bucksport Savings Bank 193
193
Resolve amendatory to chapter twenty of resolves of eighteen hundred seventyfive entitled Resolve in favor of Crystal plantation in county of Aroost...
194
Resolve amendatory of chapter one hundred and fiftysix of the resolves of eighteen hundred and seventysix entitled Resolve in favor of John Ryan ...
195
Resolve in favor of Tomah Peol Tomah 196
196
Resolve authorizing the removal of the colors presented to the Seven teenth Regiment of Maine Volunteers by the merchants of Portland 197
197
Resolve in favor of Benjamin Alexander 198
198
Resolve in favor of David Dudley 199
199
Resolve in favor of M L Stewart 200
200
Resolve authorizing the Governor and Council to adjust with Francis A Reed a note held by the state against him 201
201
Resolve in favor of Benjamin R Walker and Joseph C Walker 202
202
for a certain purpose
207
Resolve concerning an amendment of the Constitution of Maine relating 217
217
Resolve in favor of the Maine General Hospital 218
218
Resolve in favor of the town of Stockton 285 Resolve authorizing the land agent to quiet settlers on a section of land 219
219
Resolve in relation to institutions receiving appropriations from the state 220
220
Resolve in favor of an Assistant in the State Library 221
221
Resolve on the Pay Roll of the Senate 226
226
Resolve on Pay Roll of the House 233
233
Resolves authorizing a temporary loan
234
Governor Connors annual address 237
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