Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-02-05
TAX BILLS,
Most Relating to Wild Lands,
introduced Monday.
Bill in Behalf Of Poor Debtors,
Cited to Disclose.
Joint Custody Of Minors, and Other leqisIa.
ton Proposed.

Joint Custody Of Minors, and Other LegisIa.
ton Proposed.
In all probability this will be week of
hard considering, under the dome of the
Capitol. There will be some eloquence.
and every side of several important cues
lions will be turned to the light.
The number of Legislators in their seats
at the Monday afternoon session, in both
branches, was surprisingly large, and the
amount of new matter introduced in the
Senate was as large as on any previous
day.
To Take Land for Gravel and Clay Pits.
Mr.. WEIGH of Kcnnebunkport, intro
duced bill which provides that NUM-
cipal officers and county commissioners
may lay out roads to, and take land for,
clay and gravel pits, as is now provided
for laying out streets or town ways. At
the expiration of the public use of such
land, it shall revert.
Sale Of Wild Land for Taxes.
Senator Marston put in bill to make
the State tax sales more effcctual The
first section provides that when the State
has taxed wild land and the State treas
urer has decided it for non-payment of tax,
by deed purporting to convey the interest
of the State by forfeiture for such non
payment, and his record shows that the
grantee has paid the State taxes thereon
continuously for 10 years subsequent to
such deed; and when a person claims I'M
der a recorded deed describing wild land
taxed by the State and the treasurer's
record shows that he has paid taxes for 10
years subsequent to recording such deed
no action shall be commenced by former
owner, unless commenced within said
10 years or prior to Jan. /, 1900. Such
payment shall give such grantee a right of
entry or seizure in the whole, as the deed
states.
Joint Care and Custody Of Minors.
Senator Savage put in bill, the first
section of which provides that fathers and
mothers shall jointly have the care and
custody of their minor children. Section
2 provides that if the father and mother
OF q minor child are living apart from
each other, the Judge of probate in the
county where either resides, on petition
of either, and after proper notice, may
decree which parent shall have the minor
Section 8 provides that an appeal shall be
from the decree of the judge of probate to
the supreme court of probate. This act
is not to interfere with the jurisdiction of
the supreme judicial court in divorce cases.
Appropriated to Date.
The state of amounts appropriated to
date was placed on the desks of the
members, Monday afternoon. This list is
as follows: Expenditures of government,
81, 100, 511. 33; State pensions, $40, 600;
probate records, Lincoln
county, $500; Woman's Christian Union,
$1,000; Bangor Childrcns' Home, $4,000;
Mrs. Dorothy Stevens, $240 Ellen Good
win, S144; visiting committee to State
college, $2OS.
Don't Want Indian Township Sold.
Newell Francis and IS others of the
Passamaquoddy tribe, demonstrate against
the sale of Indian township. They repre-
sent that the township is not source OF
expense to the State; that If the township
be sold, the State in short time Will have
to furnish the entire sustenance OF the
tribe; that this townships our home, that
it was given to us by the State of Massa-
chusctts. They ask the State to allow
then. to retain this their town hunting
ground and last resting place.
Senator Shaw put in a bill to strike out
the words attending physician from
sections l5 II, IA and 10 of chapter l23
of the Public Laws of 1887. This leaves
it to the local boards to, report to the
State board of health.
Relating to Poor Debtors.
Maj Dickey put in bill relating 10
proceedings before trial justices and dis
closure commissioners. 1t is as follows;
.'No person arrested on warrant issued
by trial Justice, or party defendant 10
suit within the jurisdiction of trial JUS
tice mr. , moor dabtor summoned for dis.
closure before a disclosure commissioner
shall be taken or held to answer for ex-
animation, trial or disclosure as the case
may be, before any trial justice, olsciosuro
commissioner or other magistrate who
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