The Portland daily press., 1895-02-02

Agricultural feature is only tho side show
of a horse trot and the objection is made
that if the petitions were granted great
difficulty would arise in separating the
| tares from the wheat. Secretary Twitchell
of the state society is one of the leaders in
| this movement.
THE INSOLVENCY LAWS.
Bangor wholesale dealers as well as those
in Portland, have gone on record as favor
ing changes in the insolvency law en-
bodied in bill accompanying the petitions.
The bill makes the following changes in the
statute:
Section As. chapter 10. R. s.. is amended
by adding:
IA discharge shall not be granted unless
| ID dividend OF at least thirty per cent be
first paid from the debtors estate 10 all
creditors who have their claims, or ~ the
debtor files in court written consent
thereto signed by a majority in number and
amount OF the creditors who have proved
| their claims.'
\ Section 81 of chapter 70. r. s., as amended
by chapter 3la. laws of 1893, is amended by
striking out the words proceeds with rea-
sonable diligence and substituting
petitions within six months from the COM
mencement of proceedinga;" and by strik-
| ing out the word unreasonable and IL
sorting after the word Hplotracted" the
words more than one year and six
MONTHS so that the section shall read:
tNo creditor shall commence or maintain
any suit against the insolvenu debtor upon
a claim or demand which is proved against
such de htor in insolvency until after a
discharge has been refused such debtor,
provided that such debtor petitions within
six months from the commencement of pr o.
| ceedings to obtain such discharge; and no
debtor against whom warrant In lnsol-
veney has been issued is liable to arrest on
mesne professor execution where the claim
was proyable in insolvency during the
tendency of the proceedings, unless the
same is protracted more than one year and
six months by the fault or neglect Of such
debtor.'' etc.
Section A, chapter 20, is amended by in
sorting in the first line after the word
months the words ''and within six
months so that the section shall read:
Eat any time after four months and with
in six months from the commencement OF
proceedings, the debtor may apply in writ
Il ing to the judge for a discharge from his
debts,'' etc.
Section 81 of chapter 20 is amended by
adding: ''In voluntary proceedings under
this chapter and i'll Involuntary proceed
ings when the debtor has been adjudged in
solvent. a majority in number and amount
of the unsecured creditors may at any time
after they have proved their claims and up
on the first meeting of creditors; file with
the register of insolvency written choice
of assignee, signed by them or by theil
authorized attorney, and thereupon the
judge of insolvency, if he is satisfied that
the creditors signing said choice of assignee
are majority in number and amount OF
all the unsecured creditors, may forthwith
appoint tho person or persons SO chosen
assignee of sa i'd estate.'
MEASURES IN BRIEF.
BY Mr.. Williams of Augusta, bill to- in
clude ennebec county in the law to pre-
vent the destruction of deer before 1899 in
certain counties.
Petition of the Waldo County Bar that
the salary of the county attorney be in
creased.
BY Mr.. Wells of Wells, bill to incorporate
The Wells Beach and Ogunquit Electric
, Railroad company, with power to build 9
:, line extending from the Wells Beach station
/, | or the western uifiSiOu VI lllo DoStOu a IL
Maine. to Wells Beach, Ogunquit Beach and
Ogunquit village all in the town of Wells
, The capital stock shall not exceed 100000
+ Petition of Bangor wholesale dealers
asking tor the same changes in the insol
vency law as are requested by the Portland
Wholesalers.
BY Mr.. harrington of Lowell, bill to re
duce the amount of fish that NAV be taker
under the game laws from fifty to twenty
five pounds.
By senator Savage, petition of George
| Willard & Wood for new charter for that
, city. Wood represents that the Lewiston
: police bill is menace to American institu
tions.
. BY Mr.. Packard of Blanchard. bill making
} it unlawful for any person to kill more than
: one moose, one caribou and two deer in one
season.
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