The Portland daily press., 1891-04-07

Chapter 4.
AN ACT to provide for the appointment of Stcnogra-
pher to the Chief Justice of the Supreme Judicial
Be enacted By the Senate and House of Representatives
5n Legislature assembled, as fotooS:-
SECT. l. The chief justice sof the supreme judicial
court may appoint stenographer whose salary snail
be fifteen hundred dollars a year, payable quarterly
April July and October; which shall be in full pay
ment for reporting all the terms OF said court held
official and clerical services may be required of him
by the chief justice in term time and in vacation
[Approved January 27.l
Chapter 2.
AN ACT to provdefor holding Court of Probate once
year at Fort Kent in the County OF Aroostook
SECT. L. The Judge of probate in and the county
of Aroostook shall hold court of probate in each
ing said shall be appointed by saia judge and
made known in the same manner that tho time for
SECT 2 All acts and parts of acts requiring court
OF probate to be held at Madawaska in said county
hereby repealed.
[Approved January 2s.l
Chapter 3.
ANACT relative to the adoption of Legitimate Chill
SECT. Chapter hundred an.l tllrty-two of the
public laws of eighteen hundred and eighty nine is
hereby repealed.
SECT ts 2 section of chapter
thereto the following; If an iegitimate child, anu
given by the mother of such child SO that said section
as amended, will read as follows:
to such adoption must be given by the child if
of the of fourteen and by each of his living
when divorce has been decreed to either parent,
written consent by the parent entitled to the custody
of the child; or such consent by parent, when,
after such notice to the other judge deems
pr s nge other en- G
there such parents the parents have aban-
consent may be given by the legal guardians if no such
guardian, then by the next of kin in the state if
such kin, then by some person appointed by the judge
TO act In the proceedings the friend such
child if fegitimate child, and under the age of
mother of such child
[Approved January 3O.l
Chapter a.
AN ACT to amend section one hundred and twelve of
chapter forty of the Revised Statutes, relating
to Bank Deposit Books.
forty seven of the Revised Statutes be amended by
inserting after the word issued in the first line
or guardian so that said section, when amended
SECT. liz. When the person, to whom book of
deposit was issued or his executor, administrator
bank issuing the same that such book is lost and that
he desires to have duplicate book of deposit issued
application by publishing the expense of such appli-
can't an advertisement for three weeks successfully
in some newspaper published in the town in which
said bank located, if any, otherwise in published
If such missing deposit book is presented to said
treasurer within six months after the last advertise
to the person thus requesting the same and such de-
Livery of duplicate relieves said bank from all iabi
vertised. approved January 80
Chapter S.
AN ACT amendatory of and additional to chapter
eighteen of the Revised Statutes, concerning Ways.
SECT. l. When proceedings have been had by the
county commissioners on a petition for laying out,
altering, grading disseminating way in two or
more counties, an appeal may be taken In the same
manner as provided when the way is wholly in
county.
SECT. 2. When appeal is taken, it shall be filed
with the commissioners of and subsequent proceeding
shall be had in, the county where proceedings orig
mated and the commissioners with whom such appeal
is filed shall Immediately give notice of such appeal
to the commissioners of all the counties Interested
and the clerk of courts shall certify the final judgment
of court to the commissioners of all said counties
SECT 8. This act shall take effect when approved
approved January 3O.l
Chapter g.
AN ACT relating to the Annual Returns of Railroad
Corporations.
SECT. L. Revised Statutes, chapter flfty-one, Sec
ton sixty is SO far amended that the annual returns
hereafter made by each railroad corporation shall
the year ending June thirtieth instead of Sep
TENDER thrieth and shall be made by September first
inst of hu DnceInler