The Portland daily press., 1881-05-07


hereby, except far as it is inconsistent herewith.
SECT. g. This act shall not affect pending cases:
SECT. 20. All acts and parts of acts inconsistent
herewith are hereby repealed.
[Approved March Is, 1881
Chapter 50.
AN ACT to amend section three of chapter seven
ty-twO of the Revised Statutes relating to Probate
Bonds.
Be 1t enacted, &C., as follows
That section three of pter seventy-two OF the
revised statutes be and is hereby amended by strk
ing out the words CATER six years from it's date"
and insert instead thereof n the exercise of just
discretion, so thatsaid section when amended shall
read as follows:
SECT g. On the application of any surety in
such bond, the judge Of probate, on due notice to
discretion discharge him from all liability for any
subsequent but not for any prior breaches thereof,
and require new bond Of the principal, with sure
ties approved by him.
wv f Approved March Is, 1884,
Chapter 20.
AN ACT relating to the Pauper settlement of In
mates of the Bath Military and Naval Orphan
Be it enacted, &c., as follows:
No child shall be held to have acquired pauper
settlement in the city Of Bath, by of being
an inmate of the Bath military and naval orphan
asylum, situated in Bath.
[Approved March Is, 1851
Chapter ~.
AN ACT to amend chapter two hundred and six of
the Public Laws of eighteen hundred and eighty,
relating to suits by collectors of taxes and the
jurisdiction Of Trial Justices.
Be 1T enacted, de-, as follows:
CHAPTER two hundred and six OF the public la WIS
of eighteen hundred and eighty is hereby amended
by adding thereto the following words, sand tri
al Justice or judge of any municipal or police COURT
before whom such suit is brought shall be deemed
incompetent to try the same by reason of his resi-
dence in the town assessing said tax, SO that said
chapter shall read as follows:
ANY collector Of taxes or any executor or ad-
ministrator of deceased collector of taxes, may
after due notice, in his own name, for any tax
in any court competent to try the same, and no tr
al Justice or Judge Of any municipal or police court
before whom such suit is brought, shall be deemed
incompetent to try the same by reason OF his resi-
dence in the town assessing said tax
approved March Is, 1881
Chapter ~.
AN ACT concerning the care of abused and ne.
elected Children
Be 1t enacted, &c., as follows:
SECT. l. When complaint in writing. signed by
two or more citizens of any town or city ALLEGING
that any child within such town or city, is wiful-
y neglected or cruelty treated by its parents, or by
the willful fault of such parents is not provided
with suitable food, clothing or privileges of educa
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or kindred of sufficient ability, who will furnish
such support, shall be made to the municipal officers
give notice Of time and place of hearing upon
such petition, by serving such notice, with copy
of such petition upon such parents at least two days
before such hearing, or by publishing copy of
such petition and notice of hearing in some news
paper in the county where such child resides, at
least seven days before such hearing Said munich
pal officers shall at the time and place mentioned
in said notice, give hearing to the parties and
their witnesses and if they find that the allegations
in the petition true. and that 1t is just and
pedent to make further provision for the care, edu
cation and support Of such child, they shall make
record thereof, signed by them or majority of
them which shall be recorded by the clerk of said
city or town in a book kept for that purpose.
SECT. 2. Upon the making of such record it
shall be the duty of such municipal officers or of
person appointed by them for that purpose, to
make complaint under oath to any judge of any
court any trial justice, which shall contain in
substance the allegations set forth in said petition,
and praying that such provision may be made for
the care custody, support and education of the
child named in said complaint as justice shall re-
qure, aud thereupon the magistrate, before whom
such complaint made, shall issue his warrant and
shall such child to be brought before him, and
if upon notice and hearing, it shall appear that the
allegations Of the complaint are true, and that JUS
tice requires that such child shall be supported and
educated away from it's parents, he shall order such
child to such place institution shall be provid-
ed therefor by such town or city, or to such chart
table Institution private person, as he shall deem
suitable for the purpose provided such institution
or person shall consent to receive, support and edu-
cate such child but such order shall not extend be-
yond the time when such child shall arrive at the
age of twenty-one years. If male, at the age Of
eighteen years, if a female.
SECT. 8. Whenever the magistrate shall deem it
suitable and conducive to the public welfare, that
such child shall be placed under the control of any