The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-07-02

stion to the discharge certified by the register. At
presiding judge shall order the question Of discharge
to be tried by the jury at the first or any subsequent
term OF said court. Exceptions shall be had as to
by said section ten
SECT. 49, Section fory.three of said act is hereby
amended, by striking out therefrom the following
words, "or when the demand arises from the pur-
chase OF goods wares or merchandise obtained on
credit when the debtor had reasonable cause to be-
SECT. TO- Section forty-ive Of said act is hereby
amended, by striking out In the fifth line the word
found" and inserting instead thereof the word
proved; and also by adding after the word eds
charge" in the last line thereof amy creditor of an
1nsolvent whose debt proved or provable against
the estate in insolvency, who desires to contest the
validity of the discharge the ground that it was
fraudulently obtained, may at any time within two
years after the date thereof apply to the which
be in writing and shall specify which in particular
OF the several acts mentioned in section forty it
IS intended to prove against the insolvent and set
forth the grounds Of avoidance; and no evidence
shall be admitted as to any other of such acts but
the application shall be subject to amendment at the
discretion of the court The court shall cause rea-
sonable notice of the application to be given to the
insolvent, and order him to appear and answer the
same, within such time as to the court shall seem
the fraudulent acts any of them set forth by the
creditor against the insovent proved, and that
the creditor had no knowledge of the same until
after the granting of the discharge Judgment shall
be given in favor OF the creditor and the Discharge
of the bankrupt shall be annulled but if the court
finds that the fraudulent acts and all of them so set
forth, are not proved, or that they were known to
the creditor before the granting of the discharge
Judgment shall be rendered in favor of the insolveat
and the validity of his discharge shall not be affected
by the proceedings.
In al cases arising under this section, there shall
be an appeal to the supreme judicial court next to
be holden within and for the county where the pro-
ceedings in insolvency are pending, to be taken,
heard and determined, in the manner provided in
section ten of this act as amended. The party ap-
peang shall file at the time of entering his appeal
in the supreme judicial court, copy of the appca-
ton to have the discharge annued certified by the
register At the request of either party the presid
ing judge shall order issues of fact to be tried by the
jury at the first any subsequent term of said court
Exceptions shall be had to matters of law, to be
heard and decided as provided by said section ten
SECT. q. Section forty-six of said act is hereby
amended by striking out after the word purchased
in the first line the words cater the warrant of in
sovency is issued" and inserting instead thereof
the words after commencement Of proceedings in
SECT. % Section forty of said act is hereby
amended by striking out the words "issuing of the
warrant" in the second and third lines and insert
ing instead thereof the words filing Of the petition
SECT. 3d. Section fifty-one of said act is hereby
in the second line, the words, after the issuing Of
warrant" and inserting instead thereof the words
after the commencement Of proceedings
SECT. a. Section fifty-eight of said act is hereby
amended by striking out after the word "debtor.'
in the third line, the words sat the first" and in.
sorting instead thereof the words debtors at any
teth line, the words within two years.
SECT. Is. The judges may Interchange services,
or perform each others duties, when they find it
necessary or convenient and if ajudge is party
dollars, exclusive of interest in any case arising in
his county, or is absent or unable to perform his
duties, and no judge interchanges services or per-
forms the duties of such interested judge or if there
is vacancy In the office in any county, the duties
shall be performed in the same county by the Judge
of any other county designated by the register from
time to time as necessity convenience may re.
quire
SECT. &c. Chapter seventy.four of the public laws
of one thousand eight hundred and seventy eight
entitled can Act in relation to the nsovent laws of
Maine" except as herein amended modified, is
hereby re-enacted.
SECT. u. This act shall take effect when approved
tApproved March g. 1871
Chapter 1853.
AN ACT to regulate the taking and shooting of
pigeons.
Be 1t enacted, de-, as follows:
Whoever wilfully commits any trespass in the
towns of Harmony or Hartland, in the county of
Somerset by killing pigeons on, frightening them
from beds made for the purpose of taking them in
nets, or otherwise, by firing guns or in any other