The Portland daily press., 1893-04-03

Chapter 142.
AN ACT to authorize Common Carriers to sell perish
BILE goods and live stock which they have transports
ed, and which the owner or consignee thereon neg
lects refuses to receive.
Be it enacted 5y the Senate House of Representatives
IN Legislature assembled as foHoos:-
SECTION /. When a common carrier has transported
property of perishabe nature, which cannot be kept
without great deterioration substantial desructlon
to its place of destination and has noted me owner
consgnce of the arrival of the and the owner
or consgnee after such notice has refused or omosd
to receive and take away the and pay the frelgh
and proper charges thereon said carrier may IN te
public or private sale without advertising, and the
proceeds after deducting the amount of SAID lrelSh1
persons entitled thereto; and if the owner or con
signee be found reasonable inquiry the SAFE
may be made without such notice. .a
SECT 2. When common carrier has Transporter
live stock which can be kept only at oead the
owner consgnee of the arrival of the same s a
or omitted to receive and take away the same and pay
the freight and proper charges thereon saa ca tho
freight and charges thereon including the, cost of
Keeping and the expenses of advertising anq Seng
and if the owner or consgnee cannot pc tp SAM,
sEeasonable inquiry, the carrier may cause .ne nb
fesbe advertised and sold as aforesaid the com
mon carrier holding the same shall give Two weeks
oe i IN he pace where said i've
aany; otherwise in newspaper W describe
h 1; tt and the proceeds of sale after deduct
ing the amount of freight and charges nelqding tne
coSt of l<eeping and the expenses OF advertising anu
sale shall held for the persons entitled tneret9
shall be recorded in suitable book, open to the in
specon of claimants, in which the articles sna1i
thereon and the price at which they were sold shall
he entered. approved Feb p
Chapter l43.
AN ACT to amend chapter seyentyone of the Revised
n Statutes relating sales of real estate by license of
SECTION /. Section five of chapter seventyone of
SECT q Section thirty of said chapter is hereby
amended SO as to read as follows: 4..4., o,,z
SECT. 81 In action brought to contest the valid
lily any such sae by the heir or others claiming nm
der the er sa bV 6er or BY the Ward
person claiming under him, no such sale snail pc
L That the license was granted by court of compe;
II. That the person licensed gave the bond and
tce of the time and place of sale required by law
Ill That the premises were sold in such manner
are held by one who purchased them in good faith.
Approved Feb.2
Chapter I44.
ACT to increase the salary of the County Attorney
for the County of Somerset.
our Lord eighteen hundred and ninetythree the sal
Of the county for the 81 o Ss
now provided by law. lApproVeo feD. o.
Chapter 145.
AN ACT to regulate the packing and sale of Domestic
SardineS
herring other fish for sardines, without headlng
and eyiscerating the same and whoever sells 9iess
packed without being so headed and evlsceraIeu,
ean n So do packed Sold oered for sale
sale, be recovered by Indictment or acton OF
hall to the town in which the oense is committed
Sect This act shall not apply to any sardlnes
already packed. lApproVeo rep. 81
Chapter 146.
AN ACT to tax Collateral hhertances
SECTION l. All property within the jurisdiction OF
this state and any interest therein, whether belong
tangible OF intangible which shall pass by will OF by
the interstate laws of this state OF by deed grant, sale
or enjoyment after the death of the grantor, to any
person otherwise, other than to OF for the
se of the father, mother, husband, wife, lneal de-
scendant. adopted child the lneal descendant OF any
ad the IF or seeasn e s SG Be- to
tax of two and half per cent of its value, above tne
and all administrators, executors, and trustees, and
any such grantee under conveyance ), mace curing
with lawful interest hereinafter provided until the
same shall have been paid as hereinafter directed
SECT. .. When any person shall bequeath OF devlse
any property to or for the of father mother hns
nnea descendant Of any adopted child the wife
widow of son, the husband OF o daughter curing
lateral heir or to stranger the blood the value q
the prior estate shall within sixty days after the death
of the and oe together With
of five hundred dollars, from the appraised Value o
such property and said the remainder shall DC
nayae within one year from the death OF said tesla
tor and together with interest that may accrue on
the same, be and remain a lien on SAID properly I'LL
paid to the state.
SFcT g Whenever a decedent appoints one Oh
more executors trustees and in lieu OF their allow
ance makes bequest devise of property to them
which would otherwise be liable to stld TAX, OF ap
points them his residuary egatees and said bequests
deyises or resduary legacies exceed what would be
a reasonable compensation for their services, such
shall be liable to such tax anu the court OF
probate having jurisdiction of their accounts shall de-
termine what shall be such reasonable compensation
SECT All taxes imposed by this act shall De pay
able to the by the executors, admins
TRAITORS OF within year from the death OF
eaid tesator interstate, or the quaieatlon OF sad
trustee; and if the same not paid, interest at
the rate of per cent shall be charged them ana
collected from the time said tax became DUE
SECT. 5. Any administrator, executor, or trustee,
having in charge trust property sublect TO sucn
fax shall deduct the therefrOm or shall collect
the tax thereon the legatee person entitled TO
said property, and he shall not denver any specinc
legacy property subject to said tax to any person
until he has collected the tax thereon.
SECT. 0. Whenever any legaces subject TO sald YAK
shall be charged upon payable out OF any real eS
tate the heir devisee, before paying the same sna
deduct said terefrom and pay IL 10 tlS eAecuoi
administrator or trustee, and the same shall remain
paynent thereof shall be enforced by the executor
trustee in the same manner DIS lne
nayment of the legacy itself could be enforced
SECT. 7. If any such legacy be gwen IN money !.
any person for limited period, such adnnlstrSCoi
executor or trustee shall retain the tax on the Wlols
amounts hut if it be not in money, he shall make al
application to the judge OF PROBATE n:iViuS 20 ~
ton of his accounts to make apportonlhent' u w
case require il, of the sum to pc palu lieo ns
by such legatee account OF sit u1A anu ~ ''o
further order as the case may require. -. 4
SECT. 8. All administrators, executors, anu rus
tees shall have power to sell so much OF inc estte
the deceased as will enable them to pay sald TAX II
the same manner as they may be empowered 10 ue
for the payment of his debts e n, os+o+a