The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-02-28


landlord and tenant. unless he has paid after
service of the notice rent that accrued after
the termination Of Tn tenancy These proyi,
sions apply to ttl';ncieS OF buildings erected
on land of anoth = purity
Approved March II
Chapter rs.
AN ACT to amend section one hundred and
eight of chapter eleven of the Revised Stat
utes relating to Normal Schools.
Amend by inserting in the last line of said
section one hundred and eight, the words sor
1Our, SO that said section us amended, Shall
read rs follows:
SECT lOS The course of study shall occupy
two years with suitable vacations, and with
the terms OF admission shall be managed by
said superintendent, subject to the approval of
the governor and council The trustees may
or four years, for such students as may elect to
pursue the same approved March T.
Chapter 76.
AN ACT authorizing the appointment of Spe-
clal Insurance Brokers.
SECT. /. The insurance commissioner, upon
the annual payment OF a fee of twenty dollars,
may issue licenses to citizens of this state al
ready agents of one or more duly authorized
fire insurance companies, subject to revoca-
tion at any time, permitting the person named
therein to procure policies of fire insurance on
property in this state in foreign insurance
companies not authorized to transact business
i'll this state Before the person named in such
q license shall procure any insurance in such
companies on any property in this state he
shall in every case, execute and hle with the
insurance commissioner an affidavit that he is
unable to procure, in companies admitted to
do business in the state, the amount of insur.
ance necessary to protect said property, and
shall only procure insurance under such IL
cense after he has procured insurance in CON-
panies admitted to do business in this state, to
the full amount which said companies are
willing to write on said property provided,
that such licensed person shall not be required
to offer any portion of such insurance to any
company which is not possessed OF cash assets
amounting to at least twenty five thousand
dollars, or one which has, within the preced-
ing twelve months, been in an impaired con-
dltiOn- Each person so licensed shall keep
a separate account of the business done I'M
der the license, certified copy of which &C.
count he shall forthwith file with the insur-
ance commissioner, showing the eXactamount
of such insurance placed for any person, firm
or corporation, the gross premium charged
thereon, the companies in which the same is
placed, the date of the policies and the
term thereof, and also q report in the same
detail of all such policies Cancelled, and the
gross return premiums thereon, and before re-
ceiying such license shall execute and deliver
to the treasurer of state bond in the penal
sum of five hundred dollars with such sure
ties as the treasurer shall approve with con-
dition thai the licensee will faithfully comply
with all the requirements OF this act, and will
file with the treasurer of state, in January of
each year, a sworn statement of the gross pre-
NUNS charged for insurance procured or
placed and the gross returned premiums on
such insurance Cancelled under such license
during the year ending on the thirty first day
OF December next preceding, and at the time
of fling such statementwill pay into the treas
ury of state sum equal TO two per cent of
such gross premiums, less such returned pre-
lliTIInS SO reported.
SECT. .. Any person thus licensed, who
shall procure or act in procurement or negO-
tiation of insurance in any unauthorized for
cign company, and shall neglect to make and
file the statements and affidavits herein re-
quired, Or shall willfully make a false affida-
Wit or statement, shall forfeit his license and
be punished by IL fine not exceeding one hun
bred dollars, or by Imprisonment not more
than sixty days, or both; and whoever with
out such license, assumes to act as special
insurance broker, shall incur like punishment.
The penalties provided i'll this chapter shall
be inforced in the same manner as the penal
ties of chapter forty-nine of the revised stat
uteS statutes as amended.
SECT 8. Chapter one hundred and forty
seven of the public laws of eighteen hundred
and eighty seven, and chapter one hundred
and seventy-rne of the public laws of eighteen
hundred and eighty-nine, are hereby repealed.
Approved March 7.
Chapter II.
AN ACT to amend section twelve, chapter sew
enty-one of the Revised Statutes, relating to
sales of Real Estate.
Section twelve Of chapter Seventv-one of the
revised statutes, is hereby amended by strik-
ing out of the seventh line of said section the
words, s'be sworn and," so that said section
as amended, shall read as follows
SECT. u. In all cases where the courts may
license person to sell real estate at auction,
they may license him to sell from time to time
at private sale, or to accept any advantageous
offer for such estate or any part of it, and to
convey the same accordingly, if it appears to
be for the 9tcrest of all concerned; but when
so license he may sell at auction, by com
plying Wii1 all the requirements of law for
safes at auetinn, and with the particular con-
ditions CT Bis license. and he shall give bond
as if he W'Nss licensed to sell at auction; and
the court iii decide what notice, if any, shall
be given / such sale, and If any is required,
it shall be inserted in the license and gwen ac-
cordingly.' Improved March 12l
Chapter rs.
AN ACT to amend chapter one hundred
twenty-five of the Revised Statutes, relating
to offenses against Public Justice.
Section six of chapter one hundred and
twenty-five of revised statutes. is hereby
amended by adding thereto the following
words: 'Sheriffs deputy sheriffs, coroners or
their deputies, within the several counties,
and constabes, marslals deputy marshals
and other officers of police of the several cities
and towns, are declared to be executive officers
within the meaning of this section, but the
enumeration Of such officers shall not be held
to exclude any other officer not specially men
toned herein; SO that said section shall read ::
SECT. 6. Whoever gives, offers, or pro-
misses, to an executive, legislative or judicial
officer, before or after lie is qualified or takes
his scat, any valuable consideration or gratu-
ity whatever, or does offers, or promises to
Go, any net bene fetal to such officer, with in
tent to influence his action, vote, opinion, OF
judgment. iii any matter pending, that may
come legally before him in his official capa-
city, shall be punished by imprisonment for
not more than five wears, or by fine not ex-
ceeding three thousand dollars; and whoever
accepts such bfibc or beneficial thing, in the
manner and for the purpose aforesaid, shall
forfeit his Office be forever disqualified to
hold any public Office trust or appointment
under the state, and be punished by imprison-
ment for not more than ten years, or by fine
not exceeding i've thousand dollars. Sheriffs,
deputy sherins, coronerS or their deputies,
within the several counties, and constables
marshals, deputy marshals and other officers
OF police of the several cities and towns, are
declared TO be executive officers within the
meaning of this section. Put the enumeration
of such officers shall not be held to exclude
any other executive officer not specially men,
toned herem.' approved Mar. 10
Chapter 19.
AN ACT to amend section sixty-four of chap
ter fifty one of the Revised Statutes, in rela-
ton to Railroads.
Section sixty four of chapter fifty-one of the
revised statutes is hereby amended by adding
thereto the following: But such corporation
Shall be entitled to the benefit of any insur-
ance upon such property effected by the owner
thereof less the premium and expense of re.
covery: The insurance shall he deducted
from the damages, if recovered before the
damages are assessed, OF, if not, the policy
shall be assigned TO such corporation, which
may maintain an action thereon, or prosecute,
at its own expense, any action already com