The Portland daily press., 1885-04-01

Chapter 1853.
AN ACT relating to the appointment of Admins
traitors
Be 1t enacted, etc., as follows:
Section l. If any judge of probate shall refuse
or unreasonably delay the appointment of an ad-
mnistratOr upon the estate of any person deceased
upon due application therefor, application may
be made to the supreme court sitting in the county
where the person deceased had his residence at
the time of his death, or to any judge thereof in
vacation, for such appointment; and said court or
such judge shall have the same power to appoint
an administrator the probate court now has.
Section @ This act shall take effect when APP
proved. Approved March 6, 1851
Chapter 364.
AN ACT to amend section forty-seven of chapter
one hundred and twenty-four of the Revised
statutes relating to the jurisdiction of magis-
trates in prosecutions for cruelty to animals.
Re Ut enacted, etc., as follows:
Section fOrty-seven of chapter one hundred and
twenty-four of the revised statutes is hereby
amended so as to read as follows:
Section A. Municipal and police courts and
trial justices SHALL on complaint, cause to be ar
rested, persons charged with the commission, i'll
their countless of any Of the offences described in
the eighteen preceding sections; and when such
may try and punish by fine not exceeding twenty
dollars, and by imprisonment not exceeding thirty
days; but when, on examination, the offence ap-
pears to be one not within their jurisdiction for
trial. they may cause the person persons charged
with the commission of the same, to recognize with
sureties to appear before the supreme judicial or
superior court and in default thereof, except in
case of corporations, to be committed to jail
approved March 6, 1881
Chapter 365.
AN ACT fixing the compensation of Clerks of
Courts for attendance upon the Courts.
Be 1T enacted, etc. as follows:
Section i. Clerks of courts shall receive two
dollars and fifty cents in the supreme judicial
courts and the superior courts and two dollars in
tendance, provided that the amount of all fees in
Guiding fees for attendance, received by each clerk
shall not exceed the amount of his salary as fixed
by law. In counties where the clerks have not
definite salary, they shall not receive fees for at
tendance upon any court except when necessary to
make the amount of his compensation equal to
one thousand dollars
Section g. No clerk shall be paid for attendance
in person or by deputy, upon more than one court
at the same time. approved March 6, 1851
Chapter $3.50.
AN ACT amendatory of and additional to chapter
tWenty-seven Revised Statutes in relation to the
sale of intoxicating liquors.
Be 1T enacted, ETC., as follows
Section l. Section thirty of chapter twenty-sev-
en- of the revised statutes, is hereby amended by
striking out the words zone hundred dollars in
the sixth line, and inserting the words, five hum
dred dollars and COSTS and after the word "com-
mitted' in the last line, the Words and in default
of payment thereof shall be imprisoned for term
of not less than two nor more than six months;'
that said section, amended sha read az follows:
Section 80. No person shall travel from town
to town, or from place to place. in any city, town
plantation, on foot or by public or private
offering for sale, or obtaining or offering to OBJ
tain, orders for the sale delivery of any intoxi-
eating fermented liquors. III any quantity, under
a penalty Of not less than twenty nor more than
five hundred dollars and costs, for each offer to
take an order, and for each order taken, and for
each sale so made, to be recovered on complaint
by indictments half to the complainant and half to
the county in which the offence is committed; and
in default of payment thereof said person shall be
imprisoned for term of not less than two nor
more than six months
Section 2. Section thirty-four of chapter twenty
seven of the revised statutes is hereby amended by
striking out all of said section after the words
.first conviction, in the third line and substitute
ing the following words: Not less then thirty nor
more than one hundred dollars, or he may be i'm
prisoned not less than thirty more than ninety
DAYS, or he may be punished by both at the discre-
ton of the court; and on every subsequent convic
ton he shall be punished by fine, not more two
hundred dollars, and be imprisoned not less than
two nor than six months, SO that said section
as amended, shall read as follows:
Section 81. Whoever by himself, clerk, servant
or agent, at any time sells any intoxicating liquor
in violation Of this chapter forfeits, on first
yictiOn, not less than thirty more than hun
dred dollars or he may be imprisoned not less than
thirty nor more than ninety days, he may be
punished by both at the discretion OF the COURT
and on every subsequent conviction he shall be
punished by fine, not more than two hundred dol
lars, and be imprisoned not less than two more
than six months
Section g. Section thirty-fve of chapter twenty
seven of the revised statutes is hereby amended by
inserting after the word months in the fourth
line the words COR both fine and imprisonment N y
be imposed at the discretion of the court SO that
said section, as amended, shall read as follows:
Section IS. No person shall be common sell
er of intoxicating liquors. Whoever violates this
section shall be fined one hundred dollars and in
default of payment of fine AMI costs he shall be
imprisoned sixty days, or instead of such fine he
may be imprisoned three months, or both fine and
imprisonment may be imposed at the discretion Of
the court. On second and every subsequent con-
viction. he shall be fined two hundred dollars and
imprisoned four months; and in default of pay
ment of fine and COSTS he shall be punished by
months additional lmDrbJOnm0nt
Section 4. Section thirty-seven of chapter
twenty-seven of the revised statutes is hereby
amended by striking out all of said section after