The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-02-24
THE PROBATE LAW. ETC.

line following amendments and additions
have been made to the statutes relating to the
powers and duties of officers an administrators,
executors, etc.:
An act authorizing nonresident guardians of
nonresident heirs to recover their property and
estate within this state. Guardian must have
letters OF administration from probate author-
ties in the state where he resides and present
the necessary bonds etc. He is also required
to pay all demands against the estate of said
guardian before the property is transferred.
Az act amending third sec. 3, cb. 20, r. S. ex-
tending the time in which assignees shall file
their inventories in Probate court to twenty
days.
An act so amending sec. /, CHI. 81, laws
of 1873 so that Judges of Probate are author
lied to change the names of such persons as
petition therefor, and on cases of minors, when
their guardians so petition.
Act amending sec. 16 ch II, r. s., SO that
administrators and executors of deceased per-
sons can carry out contract made by such be-
fore death to sell real estate.
An act additional to ch, 20, r S., relating
to assignments for creditors which gives Judges
of Probate the same jurisdiction over the
doings and accounts of assgnees that they
have over those of administrators and execu-
tors of estates of deceased persons, and it fur
Their provides that the such judges at the sug-
gestion of an assignee or any creditor have pow
er to require the asignor to appear and make
full exhibit of his affairs or any person suspect
ed OF concealing any property belonging to
said aSignor, and in case OF refusal may COM
NIT either or both to prison.
An act authorizing executors and ad ministra.
tors to make oath to their accounts before
justice OF the peace when no interested party
objects.
ting to the duties of administrators and exc
cutors by providing that Judge of Probate
shall require a bond to be given by such per-
sons when parties in interest require it.
An act amending Sec 3, ch. sc, r S. relating
to insolvent estates which provides that when
it appears to an administrator that the es-
tate is insufficient to pay debts of the fifth
class, on application, Judge of Probate shall
appoint two commissioners who shall decide
upon all claims against the estate.
An act providing that compensation of ap-
praisers and commissioners of insolvent estates
shall be reasonable instead of 50 per day as
heretofore provided by sec. 80 CHI 63 r. S.
An act amending CHI. 65 R. S., relating to the
distribution of the estates of persons deceased
out of the state, which provides that when lands
in this state are held in trust under a foreign
Will for persons non-resdents have been sold,
the Probate Court in the county where the will
has been allowed, may order the money to be
transmitted to the trustee in the county or
state where the teStatOr resides.
An act additional to CHI. SO r. S., relating to
estates OF deceased partners, which provides
tnat Wnen any person settling an estate where
one of the partners is dead, dies before COM
pieuinS tne administration, the Judge or Fro
pate may commit the administration on the es-
tate OF the partnership to any person he deems
| fit.
RAILROAD LEGISLATION,
The features of the general railroad law have
been given under the head of general laws"
There has been comparatively little legislation
| under this head the present session. The
| greater part of the little that comes under this
head is devoted to the extension of charters
authorizing cities to loan their credit ETC., etc.
The following embraces all of the railroad leg.
| islaton:
Act incorporating M. G. Palmer, 7. K. Lane,
| J. M. Andrews, s P. Adams, R. G. Hartley,
G. F. Calef and G. W. Adams, under the
name of the Old Orchard Beach Railroad Co.,
with authority to construct railway from
Saco ferry to Blue Point in Scarboro, to be
operated by horses or steam, with capital
! stock Of $4,000.