The Portland daily press., 1895-02-28
Chapter 81.

SO that said section as amended, ShaH reita us
follows fu.H
SECT. ID. A will proved and allowed in an
other state or country, according to the laws
thereof, may be allowed and recorded IN thls
state in the manner and for the purposes mere,
matter mentioned. copy OF the VIII and
the probate thereof, duly authenticated, snall
be produced by the executor, or by any person
interested, to the judge of probate in any
county in which there is estate, real OF, per-
sonal, on which the will can operate; where
upon the judge shall assign time and place
for hearing, and cause public notice thereof to
be given, the first publication to be three weeks
at least before the time SO assigned. A1ter
such hearing, if the judge considers that the
instruments should be allowed in this state as
the will of the deceased, he shall order the
copy TO be filed and recorded.
Approved February 25.l
Chapter So.
AN ACT to fix the salary of the Register of
Hropate Tor the county of Penobscot.
SECT l.. From and after January one, eigh-
teen hundred and ninetv-fve, the register OF
PROBATE for the county of Penobscot shall re-
ce!ve an annual salary of thirteen hundred
dollars, and an additional allowance of eight
hundred dollars for clerk hire; said salary and
allowance to be paid from the county treasury
and to be instead of the salary and fees now
provided by law, and all fees now received by
said register as register of probate or register
OF insolvency shah be paid by said register
into the county treasury for the use of the
county.
SECT g. This act shall take effect when APP
proved. approved February %.
Chapter So.
AN ACT to amend section four, chapter two
hundred and forty-two of the Laws of eigh
teen hundred and ninety three, relating to
Free Public Libraries.
SECT. l.. Section four of chapter two hun
dred and fOrty-tw of the laws of eighteen hun
dred and ninety three, is hereby amended by
adding thereto the following words "The aid
from the state, hereby provided, shall be with
held from any town or city until the report
herein made m. before.
first day of April of each year, shall have been
received by the state librarian. And the same
show that the laws, Maine reports, and other
documents furnished to said town or city by
the state, are kept in said library as required
by this act' So that said section, as amend
ed, shall read as follows:
SECT 4. In every town and city where free
public library exists, the state librarian shall
transmit to such library all laws, Maine re-
ports, and other documents which the town OF
city is by law entitled to receive from the state,
and the same shall be constantly kept in such
library for the use and benefit Of al the citi-
zens; and the municipal officers of said town
or city, shall transfer to said library all the
laws, Maine reports and other documents,
heretofore received from the state, and now in
custody OF any of the officers of said town OF
city; and the officers OF said library, on or be-
fore the first day of April of each year. shall
send to the state librarian report containing
list OF all books and documents purchased
with the state stipend for the preceding year,
and of all books and documents received from
the state in said library. The aid from the
state, hereby provided, shall be withheld from
any town OF city until the report herein re-
quired to be made on or before the first day of
April of each year, shall have been received
be withheld unless said report shall show that
the laws, Maine reports and other documents
furnished to said town or city by the state are
kept in said library required by this act.'
SECT. 2. This act shall take effect when ap-
proved. [Approved February ISL
Chapter "a.
AN ACT relating to Larceny of Beasts and
Whoever without the consent of the owner
and with felonious intent, takes any beast or
bird ordinarily kept in q state of confinement,
and not the subject of larceny at common law,
shall be deemed guilty or larceny
Approved February 49,
AN ACT to amend section two of chapter one
hundred and thirty-four of the Public Laws
of one thousand eight hundred and eighty
seven relating to the Fortnightly Payment
of Wages.
Section two of chapter one hundred and thir-
ty -four of the public laws of eighteen hundred
and eighty seven, is hereby amended by add
ing thereto the words by any employee to
whom wages is then DUE SO that said section
as amended, shall read as follows:
SECT. 2. Any corporation violating any of
the provisions of this act, shall be punished by
a fine not less than ten nor more than twenty
i've dollars on each complaint under which it
is convicted, provided, complaint for such vio-
lation is made within thirty days from the date
thereof, by any employe to whom wages is
then DUE Approved February PSI
Chapter Sc.
AN ACT to amend section sixty mine of chap
ter six of the Revised Statutes, relating to
Taxes on Lands in places not Incorporated.
SECT. l. Section sixty nine of chapter six of
the revised statutes is hereby amended by add
ing at the end thereof the words, the state as.
SCISSORS shall make lists thereof with as many
divisions as will secure equitable taxation,
conforming as near as convenient to known di-
visions and separate ownership and report
the same to each successive legislature so that
said section as amended, shall read as follows
SECT. SO. Lands not exempt, and not liable
to be assessed in any town, may be taxed by
the legislature for just proportion of all state
and county taxes as herein provided for order
ing the state and county taxes upon property
liable to be assessed in towns. The state as.
SCISSORS shall make lists thereof, with as many
divisions as will secure equitable taxation,
divisions and separate ownership and report
the same to each successive legislature.
SECT. 2. This act shall take effect when ap-
proved. Approved February ISL
Chapter 81.
AN ACT entitled can Act to regulate the TAX
ing of Salmon and Shad in Orange river,
Whiting, Washington County,
salmon, shad or alewives in the waters of
Orange river, in the town of Whiting, in the
county OF Washington, up TO one hundred and
thirty yards of the fish way at the lower dam
in said river, subject, however, to all the laws
of the state, and laws regulating the taking of
such fish in said river. [Approved Feb. IS
Chapter s..
AN ACT to amend section twenty of chapter
thirty of the Revised Statutes, as amended
by chapter forty eight of the Public Laws of
one thousand eight hundred and ninety one,
relating to the killing of Muskrats.
SECT. l. Section twenty of chapter thirty of
the revised statutes. as amended by chapter
forty eight of the public laws of one thousand
eight hundred and ninety one, is hereby
amended by adding to said section twenty the
following words This section shall not apply
to Lily pond, situated in the towns of Rock
port and Camden, and it shall be lawful to kill
muskrats in said pond during all seasons of
the year. So that said section as amended,
shall read:
SECT. 20. Whoever between the first day of
May and the fifteenth day of October, destroys
any mink, beaver, sable, otter, fisher, or who
ever destroys any muskrat between the twen-
tieth day of May and the first day of March,
forfeits ten dollars for each animal so de-
stroycd, to be recovered on complaint This
section shall not apply to Lily pond situated
in the towns of Rockport and Camden, and it
shall be lawful to kill muskrats in said pond
during all seasons of the year,
SECT. 2. This act shall take effect when ap.
proved. [Approved February Is.