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

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the state, by Indictment found within one year after
the offense IS committed, by action of debt COM
menced within the time, to the use Of the per-
son nrst suing therefor in his own name.'
approved February II, 1881
Chapter %.
AN ACI relating to appointments Of Administrators
with the will annexed.
Be 1t enacted, &C., as follows:
Section twenty of chapter sxty-four of the re-
vised statutes hereby amended by inserting after
the word "Six, in the second line, the words COR if
the only appointed neglects to file the required
bond within the time therein allowed so that said
section as amended shall read as follows:
SECT ~. Ii there is person that the Judge can
appoint executor OF any will according to the pro-
visions of section six; if the only one appointed
neglects to file the required bond within the time
therein allowed, he may commit administrator of
the estate with the will annexed to such person as
ne would be authorized to appoint if the deceased
had died interstate; and when executor is under
tWeny-one years Of age at the time of the probate
OF the will, administration may be granted with the
will annexed, during the minority Of such executor
trust in which case the estate shall be administered
Dy such other executor until the minor arrives at
full age when he may be admitted as joint executor
with the former, upon giving bonds as before pro-
vded.' [Approved February 49, 1881
Chapter %.
AN ACT relating to Civil Actions in behalf of the
Be 1t enacted, de-, as follows:
In addition to the remedies provided by law,
.
Iecon OF any state taxes upon any corporation,
recover OF any person or corporation any moneys
due the state, public funds property belonging to
the state, or the value thereof, may be brought in
any county within the state; provid ed however on
moton OF the defendant, any judge of the supreme
judicial court for the state holding the at which
any such action is returnable. may upon good and
su1lclent reasons shown, remove the same to the
DOCKET OF said court in any other county in the state
one term, upon such removal be paid by the treas
urer OF state on presentation of the certificate of the
amount thereof of the clerk of the of the
ty from which said action is transferred.
Improved February "a, 1881
Chapter g.
AN ACT to amend chapter one hundred and eighty
six of the Public Laws Of eighteen hundred and
seventy-seven, entitled Gan Act requiring Rail-
road Corporations to be holden for labor" which
chapter is additional to chapter ffty-one of the
Revised Statutes relating to Railroads
Be 1t enacted, de-, as follows:
Chapter one hundred and eighty-six of the public
laws of eighteen hundred and seventy is here
by amended by adding to the same the following:
But such liability shall terminate unless the party
claiming to have performed such labor shall COM
mence an action against the company in cases here
after arising within SIX months after the giving of
such notice, and, in cases now existing, within six
months after this act shall take effect so that said
act shall read as follows:
SECT. a. Every railroad company in making
contracts for the building of it's road shall require
suhcent security from the contractors for the pay
ing the road by persons in their employ; and such
company shall be liable to the laborers employed
Tor LABOR actually performed on the road, if thew
within twenty days after the completion of such la
Dor, SHALL in writing notify its treasurer that they
have not been paid by the contractors. But such
LIABILITY shall terminate unless the party claiming
to have performed such labor shall commence an
ctlon agalnstth the company, in hereafter aris-
ing within SIX months after the giving of such notice.
ana In cases now existing within six months after
ChlS act snail take effect Approved Feb. "a, 1881
Chapter 81.
AN ACT to amend item fifth Of section twenty
tour OF chapter eleven Of the Revised Statutes
relating to powers and obligations of school dis
tricts.
Be 1t enacted, &c., as follows:
Item filth OF section twenty-our of chapter eleven
Of the revised statutes is hereby amended bv strik
said Item, and inserting instead thereof the words
ana the schools shall commence aud continue as
voted by the district unless in the opinion of the
experimenting school committee or SUPERVISOR it |
would be detrimental to the best interests of the
district on account of any contagious disease, or
shall read as follows:
Filth. 10 instruct the experimenting school j
committee Or supervisor at what time the schools
nall commence; and the schools shall commence
md continue as voted by the district unless, in the
opinion of the experimenting school committee or |
erests OF the district account of any contagious
disease or other good reason
[Approved February 26, 1881
Chapter 25.
AN ACT to amend section twelve, chapter fortv-
three Of the Revised Statutes, relating to Me- /
ridian Lines. :
BE 1t enacted, &c., as follows:
Section twelve of chapter fOrty-three of the re.
7lsed statutes of eighteen hundred and seventy-One
hereby amended by striking out, after the word
county," in the second line, the words "wthin two
years from the eleventh day of March, one thou