Title 25, Title 25: Navigation and Waters

§ 205. Fees The person advertising the lumber shall be entitled to receive $0.34 for the copy of the advertisement left with the town clerk, and $0.06 a mile travel to advertise the same. Such fees shall be paid by the owner of the lumber at the time the damage is paid to the own…

§ 206. Adjustment of damages When the owner of such lumber and the owner of the lands or dams do not agree upon the damages, the selectboard of the town where the lands or dams are situated, not being interested therein, shall adjust the same. If such selectboard members are inte…

§ 207. Treble damages for stopping or conversion of floating lumber When a person stops masts, spars, square timber, logs, or sawed lumber and confines it in a place in this State, so as to prevent it from floating down a stream in or adjoining this State, such lumber being marke…

§ 241. Application of provisions This subchapter shall apply to every person, partnership, unincorporated association, or corporation that shall drive or float lumber in any stream. The use of any such stream for such purpose shall constitute an election on the part of such perso…

§ 242. Petition to Public Utility Commission When damage is done to such owner by such lumber in the driving or floating of the same and such owner and the owner of the lumber do not agree upon the damages, either party may prefer a petition to the Public Utility Commission setti…

§ 243. Notice and hearing; decision Upon due notice to all parties in interest, the Public Utility Commission shall hear and determine the cause of such injury to the land or other property adjoining such stream. When the Commission determines that such injury was caused by the d…

§ 244. Judgment on decision A party in interest may file in the Superior Court for the county in which the inquiry was held a certified copy of the decision of the Commission awarding compensation, whereupon such court shall render judgment in accordance therewith and notify the …

§ 245. Bond of foreign corporation A foreign corporation, before driving or floating any logs, lumber, or other timber in any stream in this State, shall file in the Office of the Secretary of State for the benefit of the owners of land adjoining any stream used by such corporati…

§ 246. Penalties for noncompliance A corporation that neglects or refuses to comply with a provision of section 245 of this title shall be fined not more than $100.00 nor less than $10.00, with costs, for each day’s neglect or refusal.