The Portland daily press., 1893-04-03
Chapter 1873.

said section seventy three For such license the COM
missioner shall receive one dollar
Approved Feb. 10.
AN ACT relating to Highway bitches and Drains.
SECTION l. The municipal officers of town may at
to carry water away any highway road there
n and over OF through any lands of persons or cor
yenienee or for the proper care of such highway
road provided that such ditch or drain snail pass
without the consent Of the owner Such bitches
drains shall be under the control of said munclpal
officers and wlful interference Herewith snail pc pun
ished is provided by statute for Obstruction a
Travelled road # such town DIES not nne any, nr
occupant of the lands through or over tney pass
may have his action against the town Tor damages
SECT D. Before land SO taken, notice shall be Civ
and damages assessed and paid therefor as is pro-
vided for the location of town ways
Approved Feb l6l
Chapter 1854.
AN ACT to chapter six, section ftytwo of the
Revised Statutes relating TO taxes on Ieiephone
SECTION i. Section ifty-two Of chapter six Of the
SECT 81: Every telephone corporation, CO
ally pay into the state treasury tax Of two and one
half per on the q amy or With
in the state, including all poles Wlres msnatoIs'
phonc apparatus and Office furniture; and also tax
of two and onehaf per the value of any such
nsed hut ne by such
company or person, and under lease from or subject
ton or person beyond the limits of this state
SECT. 2 This act shall take effect when approved.
Approved FEB. l6.J
Chapter 1856.
/ AN ACT in relation to the collection of Taxes
Section one hundred and eighty-two OF chapter SIX
of revised statutes is hereby amended ny prenx
ing thereto the following words Ihe coecto 7, OF
taxes any town and so that said section when mus
a a eosefor of taxes of any town
and the of any town who is also collector
his DEPUTY OF to constable of his town. directing
him distrain the person or properly OF any person
the time fixed for payment by vote of the town, which
shall be of the same tenor as that
to be issued by municipal officers or assessors TO col
iectors with the appropriate changes returnable to
sixty or ninety days. [Approved Feb. 1871
Chapter 1876.
| AN ACT relating to procedure in Equity.
! SECTION l. Section seventeen of chapter seventy
seven of the revised statutes is hereby amended so as
" SECT Il When a demurrer is fled, the court upon
motion Of either party may set the caTse Ioa a og
answer filed, the court upon the motion OF tne com,
pea or answer l at any time When replication is
fled the COURT upon the motion OF either parry, may
set e but such Hearing snail not be till after sixty
DAYS from the filing the replication. When jury trial
after such sixty days Any time fixed for hearing
trial may be extended for good cause R shown is
hereby amended so as to read as follows:
49, AT nearing OF Ufli III equity, ILo oV-
testimony or by dispositions. When oral testimony is
used it shall reduced to writing by the senograpl
err certified by him. and fled with the dispositions, for
use in of appeal o-.a. =
hereby amended by striking out all after the first sen
tence that said section nineteen shall read as fo-
SECT. 10. The justice before whom such hearings
had has full to decide re OF ana
cree as seems just and proper to him, and IN accor-
dance with the established principles of equity juris
subject appeal exceptions as N3re1n-
afteE provided lApp''S'N : ~ -''
Chapter l57.
AN ACT to amend chapter eightysix of the Revised
Statutes relating to Trustee e salts iybysx Of the
revised statutes is hereby amended BY adding at the
shin is made trustee in suit service upon
one member of the firm shall be sufficient attach
the possession of the firm provided legal service shall
be atterward made upon the other members OF the
SECT. o Section six of chapter eighty six of the re-
statutes is hereby BY aadng ae he
is discontinued settled by the principal parties
shall be entitled to no COSTS provided the plaintiff
his attorney shall notify the trustee IN writing before
the return day of the writ that the action has been
discontinued Approved fep lO'l
AN ACT to fix the salary OF the County Attorney for
the County of Lincoln.
onr a one thousand eight hundred and ninety
three, the salary of the county attorney of Lincoln
shall be four hundred d0llarS per
stead of the sum established by law.
| Approved Feb. l6.l
! Chapter 1853.
Il AN ACT in relation to the sale of Blooded Stock.
SECTION |. Any person, employed by the owner OF
blooded animals sell the same as auctloneer al
public auction whether licensed by municipal o1ncers
or not. ,
SECr O. This act shall take effect when approved.
Approved Feb ISL
Chapter 100.
AN ACT TO amend section seventysx of chapter eigh
ty-siX of the Revised statutes, fcIaun 10 JuuSHeits
against Trustees.
Section sevent-six of chapter eightysix of the re-
vised statutes is hereby amended by adding at the
end thereof the tollowing Such payment delivery OF
accounting for may be made either to the officer hold
ing the execution, to the plaintiff or his attorney OF
record, and may be proved by the officers return
upon the execution, by Endorsement made thereon by
the plaintiff his attorney OF record by any oher
competent evidence that said section as amended
shall read as follows:
SECT rs. The Judgment against any person as
trustee discharges him from all demands by the prn
cipal defendant his administrators for
ali goods effects and credits, paid, delivered or ac
counted by the trustee thereon and If he IS AFTER
ward sued for the by the defendant or ms exec
of the goods and credits as above stated, BENG
proved shall be bar TO the action for the amount Sc
paid OF delivered by him. Such payment, delivery OF
accounting may be made either to the ofcer holu
ING the execution the plaintiff or his attorney OF
record, and may be proved by the ohlcer's return
upon he execution by Endorsement made thereon by
the plaintiff his attorney of record or by any otnel
competent eyidence.' Approved Feb Is
Chapter l&a.
AN ACT to amend chapter two hundred eighty-four
Public Laws of eighteen hundred eighty-tve, relat
ING to Foreign Surety Companies
SECTION L. Section four of chapter two hundred
eiohfv-four of the public laws of eighteen hundred
eighty five hereby amended to read as follows