The Portland daily press., 1881-05-07
PUBLIC LAWS OF THE STATE OF MAINE.


April, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and eighty-one and the directors then re-
siding in this state are invested with power to fill the
vacancies, Or such Of them as they deem necessary
until the next annual meeting Of the policy holders
when they may fix the number of directors and elect
a full board No vacancy occurring in the board be-
fore the thirteenth day Of April in the year of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and eli ghty -one,
shall be filled till on or after that day.
SECT. g. The provisions of any charter inconss-
tent with this act, hereby repealed and any by
law OF any company inconsistent herewith is declared
void from and after the passage of this act.
SECT. f. This act shall take effect when approved.
Improved March II, 1884,
Chapter S.
AN ACT to repeal chapter one hundred and sixty of
the Public Laws of eighteen hundred and seventy
seven in relation to bounty on bears, and to pro-
vide for bounty on bears.
Be 1t enacted, de-, as follows:
SECT: l. Chapter one hundred and sixty of the
public laws OF eighteen hundred and seventy-seven,
in relation to bounty bears, is hereby repealed,
and chapter hundred and thrty-six of the public
laws OF eighteen hundred and seventy-six, together
with sections five, six, seven and eight of chapter
thirty of the revised statutes hereby revived and
re-enacted.
SECT. 2. No bounty in any case shall be paid un-
less the plantation, town or city treasurer in the
county where such animal actually killed, shall
be satisfied that the same killed in such panta
tOn town Or city in this state between the first day
of June and the first day of November in each wear
nor unless said treasurer shall certify to the gov
ernOr and council. approved March II, 1881.
Chapter SO.
AN ACT to amend section four of chapt,r ejphtv-
two of the Revised Statutes relating to attach
ment of the estates of absent defendants
Be 1t enacted, &c., follows
Section four of chapter eighty-two Of the revised
statutes is hereby amended by adding thereto the
following Words 'and any attachment made on the
original writ shall continue year and thirty days
after said Judgment is rendered when no bond is
given, and when a bond is given said attachment
shall continue thirty days after said bond is filed
amended shall read as follows:
SECT. 4. When Judgment is rendered on default
OF an absent defendant i'll personal action pro-
vided in the preceding section, execution cannot be
issued thereon within year thereafter, unless the
plaintiff first gives bond to the defendant with one
or more sureties in double the amount of damages
and costs, conditioned to repay the amount to the
defendant if the Judgment is reversed review to
which he is entitled Of right, brought within one
covered back on such review, and any attachment
made on the original writ shall continue one year
when no bond is given, and when bond is given,
said attachment shall continue thirty days after said
bond is filed with the clerk Of said court
Approved March H. 1881
Chapter so.
AN ACT to amend chapter two hundred and five of
the Public Laws of eighteen hundred and eighty,
in relation to Registry of Deeds from the State
BE 1t enacted de-, as follows:
Section one of chapter two hundred and five Of the
public laws OF eighteen hundred and eighty is here
by amended by striking out ofsaid section the words,
secretary of state and approved by the governor in
the fifth sixth and seventh lines Of said section and
nSerIlg l1SLeaQ JnereOf, the Words Or other legal
custodian of such records so that said section
amended will read as follows:
SECT. l. A copy from the records in the
land Office Of deed from the state, of the land of
the state, or ola deed from the state and the
wealth OF Massachusetts of the undivided lands Of
the state and said commonwealth, certified by the
land agent or other legal custodian Of such records
as a true copy Of such record may be filed and
corded in the registry of deeds in the county where
the land lies, and shall have the effect if the
deed itself had been recorded, and certified copies
thereof from such registry shall be evidence when
the original would be-
approved March ~, 1881
Chapter 81.
AN ACIt amend section nineteen of chapter twelve
OF the Revised Statutes, relating to Parishes and
Religious Societies.
Be Ut enacted, &c., as follows:
Section nineteen of chapter twelve Of the revised
STATUTES is hereby amended by adding thereto the
1olloWlng: such corporations are also invested
Win the power to organize as corporations and to
make such contracts in relation to such estate it's
improvement or disposition as they may be author
lzed under the rules of their church to make or be
instructed to make by the church society for which
they hod such estate in trust which contracts may
DE enforced by or against them, as in other cases:
provided, however, that no disposition of such es-
grant by which it is held so that said section, as
amended, shall read as follows:
!, SECT. ~. The church wardens of Episcopal
churches, the stewards trustees of the Methodist
Episcopal church, and the deacOns of all other prot
estan5 churches are so far corporations as to take,
IN succession, all grants and donations of real and
personal estate. made to their churches. or to them