The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-05-07

Chapter IL.
AN ACT to repeal section thirtyone of chapter two
one thousand eight hundred and eighty, and to
amend section fftysix Of chapter forty.nine of
the Revised Statutes relating to the report of the
Insurance Commissioner.
Be 1t enacted &c. as follows:
SECT. l. That section thrty-one of chapter two
hundred and thirty nne, of the public laws Of one
thousand eight hundred and eighty, be- and is here
by repealed.
SECT; 2 That section ffty.six of chapter forty
nine, OF the revised statutes, be, and is hereby
amended as follows by striking out in the fifth line
the word Legislature" and inserting the words
governor and council and cause to be at once pub
IL, Also insert after the word "prepare" in
the eighth line, the words 'and publish as aforesaid
so that said section amended shall read as fol-
lows
'The commissioner shall preserve in a proper
form, the statement of the condition of every COM
pany examined or caused to be examined by him
and all which shall be rendered to him as herein re-
qulred; and shall annually report to the governor
and council and cause to be at once published, the
general condition OF the insurance companies doing
business in this state, and such suggestions as he
thinks proper in connection Herewith and shall
prepare and publish as aforesaid abstract Of all
returns, ana statements made to him by insurance
companies Improved February H. 1871
Chapter Ii.
AN AL relating to licenses to keep Bowling Alleys
and Billiard Rooms.
BE 1t enacted, de-, as follows
Section four Of chapter twenty nine Of the revised
statutes is hereby amended by adding thereto the
words and such licenses shall expire on the first day
OF May next after they granted, unless sooner
revoked, SO that said section amended shall read
as follows:
SECT. f. The municipal officers of towns NAV IL
cense suitable persons to keep bowling alleys and
billiard rooms therein, in any place where it will
not disturb the peace and quiet of family, for
which the person licensed shall pay ten dollars to
the use OF such town and such licenses shall expire
unless sooner revoked Approved Feo. IT, 1877
CHAPTER IL.
AN ACT to amend section fifteen of chapter seven
ty-four Of the Public Laws of one thousand eight
hundred and seyenty-eight, amended by chapter
one hundred and tifty-f0ur of the Public Laws of
one thousand eight hundred and seventy-nine, re-
lating to the InsOlvent Laws of Maine =
Be 1t enacted, de-, as follows:
Section fifteen of chapter seventy four of the pub.
Tic laws OF one thousand eight hundred and seventy
eight, as amended by chapter one hundred and fif-
ty-four Of the public laws of one thousand eight
hundred and seventy-nine, is hereby amended, bv
striking out the word two and inserting the word
one, III the first line, and by inserting after the word
resides" in the third line thereof, the words, or
from which he has absconded or removed beyond the
limits OF the state within six months before the fill.
ing OF said petition leaving property estate in said
county SO that said section as amended shall read
as follows:
SECT. Is. When one or more creditors of debt.
or snail make application under oath, by pc
htlon by them signed, to the Judge of the county
IN wn1ch the debtor resides or from which he has
Within six months before the filing of said petition
leaving property or estate in said county, setting
~ IL oi@C cLcy UeucFe CutII aggregate UeDCS prOVa
BILE under this act, amount to more than one-fourth
part OF the debts prOvabe against such debtor and
they further believe and have to believe
that said debtor is nSOlvent and that it is for the
best Interests of all the creditors that the assets of
such debtor should be divided provided by this
act and 1t shall be satisfactorily made to appear to
the judge that the allegations contained in such ap-
plicaton true, and that such debtor nsolvent
shall be the duty of the judge to issue his warrant
under his hand, to the sheriff of the county or eth
er OF his deputies, directing him forthwith to at
tach the real and personal estate of the debtor not
exempt by law from attachment and seizure on exc
| cution, wherever the same be situated, within this
state, and forbidding the payment to or by such
debtor of any debt, demand or claim whatsoever and
removal by such debtor his agents attorneys, of
any OF his estate, property rights credits, and the
making Of any contracts for the sale or purchase
thereof relating thereto, until such warrant shall
be revoked by said judge Upon the issuing of such
warrant the register shall cause attested CODY of
such application and warrant to be served upon the
debtor such other notice as the judge may order
to be given, who thereupOn may appear and hear.
ing shall be had upon such application by the Judge
who may thereupOn revoke such warrant, unless
such allegations proved After the service of the
copy OF the application and warrant upon such debt
or, or the giving OF such other notice as the Judge
may order, provided by this section, and until the
revocation OF such warrant, any payment of any
debt, demand or claim to by said debtor and any
sale, transfer mortgage, pledge conveyance, or con-
racC 1or the sale or purchase Of any estate proper
ty, rights credits of such debtor by such debtor
or his agent Or attorney, shall be null aud void II
upon hearing or default, the judge shall find the al
legations OF such application to be true and proved
and that said debtor is nsovent, he shall issue his
deputies, aud cause such other proceedings to be
had as provided in section fOurtaan of this