The Portland daily press., 1881-05-07


Chapter 50.
AN ACT in relation to suits on Administrators and
Executors Bonds.
BE 1t enacted, de-, as follows:
No action shall hereafter be commenced or main
tanned against any surety Orsureties any admin
istrators executors bond, unless the shall
have been commenced within six years after said
administrator executor shall have been cited to
appear to settle his account in the probate court
not so cited within six years from the time of the
breach Of the bond unless such breach is fraudulent
~ concealed by the administrator executor from
the heirs legatees persons pecuniary interested,
who are parties to the suit, and in such within
three years from the time such breach is discovered
Improved March H. 1881
Chapter So.
AN ACT additional to chapter eighteen of the Re-
vsed Statutes, relating to damages for land taken
for highways,
Be it enacted, &c., as follows:
If damages shall be sustained by any person in
their property by laying ont, altering or discontin
ulng Highway or town way, the commissioners or
and in their return state the share of each separate
y but they shall not order such damages to be paid,
demand the same, until the land over which the
highway alteration is located, has been entered
upon and possession taken for the purpose of con-
structing or using it. Provided, however, that un.
less such land is so entered upon and possession TAX
en- for said purpose within two years after the laying
out or alteration, the proceedings shall be void
Approved March IL, 1881
Chapter 81.
AN ACT additional to chapter seventy-one Of the
Revised Statutes, concerning sales of real estate
by license of court
Be 1t enacted, &C., as follows
Whenever application is made for the sale Of real
estate and any interests therein under the provisions
OF the first, second and third clauses of section
OF said chapter seventy-one, the judge OF probate
may, with the written consent of the widow, who
may have any rights of dover in the estate for the
sale of which such application is made, grant q Ii
to sell such real estate any interest therein
including the widows dover and the reversion there
Of. In such the widow shall be entitled to her
share of the proceeds of the sale under such license
equal to the present value of her dover in the real
estate Sold to be estimated by the judge of probate
according to her age; and the residue thereof after
paying debts and expenses OF administration shall be
distributed to the heirs at law, real estate would
sees named in the will of the deceased according to
the terms of such will. [Approved March II, 1881
Chapter 55.
AN ACT in relation to fees for travel and attendance
in the Superior Court of Kennebec County.
Be 1t enacted, &c., as follows:
SECT. l. The allowance for travel and attendance
to parties recovering costs in the superior court of
Kennebec county, shall not be limited to two terms,
and shall be the same for plaintiff for defend
ant in suit and all acts and parts Of acts inconsis
tent herewith are hereby repealed.
SECT. 2. This act shall take effect when approved.
Approved March u, 1881
Chapten56.
AN ACT relating to the Reform School.
Be 1t enacted, DC, as follows:
SECT l. The trustees of the state reform school
hereby authorized to commit, probation and on
such terms as they may deem expedient, to any
suitable inhabtant of this state, any boy in their
charge, Tor term OF time within the period of his
sentence, such probation to be conditioned on his
good behavior and obedience to the laws of this
state Such boy shall, during the term for which he
was originally sentenced to the reform school, be
also subject to the and control of the trustees
and on their being satisfied at any time that the well
fare of the boy will be promoted by his return to the
such order by application to any trial justice orjudge
OF any police or municipal court for warrant for
this purpose, which may deserved by any officer
thorlzed to serve criminal process. On his RECON-
mltment to the school, such boy shall there be held
and detained under and by force of the original nit
tmus
SECT. 2. Section nine of chapter one hundred and
fortytwo of the revised statutes is hereby amended
by striking therefrom in the second line the words
''and not less than one year,
Approved March IL, 1881
Chapter 81.
AN ACT to amend chapter one hundred and forty
tour OF the Public Laws of eighteen hundred and
seventy-six, entitled, can Act relating to Insur-
ance Companies
BE 1t enacted, &c., as follows:
SECT. l. Section twelve Of chapter one hundred
and forty-four of the public laws of eighteen hun
insurance Companies is hereby amended by strik.
ing out the word thereafter in the first line and bv
adding at the end Of the section the following: The
meetings of the directors shall be held in this state
so that said section amended shall read as follows
SECT. H. ALI insurance companies Incorporated
and organized under the laws Of this state, shall
have their principal place of business in some city
orstOWn in this state and majority of its directors
shall be citizens Of the state. The meetings of the
directors shall be held in this state.