The Somerset reporter., 1897-04-01

with are hereby repealed.
SECT. 10. This act shall take effect on the
first day OF May, eighteen hundred and ninety.
seven
fApproyed Mar. Is
Chapter ses.
AN ACT TO amend Section two hundred and
i've OF Chapter six of the Revised Statutes, as
amended by Section eleven of Chapter
seventy OF the Public Laws of eighteen hun.
bred and ninety-flve rotating TO Taxes.
Section two hundred and five of chapter SIX
of the revised statutes, rs amended by section
eleven of chapter seventy of the public laws
OF eighteen hundred aud ninety i've, is hereby
further amended, so as to read as follows;
Section POS. In the trial OF any action st
law or In equity, involving the validity OF any
sale OF real estate for non payment Of taxes,
1t shall DO sufficient for the party claiming
under 1t, in the first instance, to produce In
evidence the collectors or treasurer's deed,
duly executed and recorded, which shall be
prima facie evidence OF his title, and If the
other party claims and Offers evidences to show
that such sale was Invalid and Intellectual to
convey the title, the party claiming under 1t
shall have Judgment in his favor so far as
relates to said ia title, II he then produces the
warrant to the collector, and proves that such
collector or treasurer complied with the re-
auirements of law In advertising and selling
such real estate, and in all such actions involv
ing the validity of sales made after April TWEEN
ty-siS, eighteen hundred and ninety five, the
collectors return to the town clerks record.
or II lost or destroyed, said clerks attested
copy Of such record, as provided In section
k,,. a "a oha
as herein amended, shall be prima facis svi.
dence of all facts therein set FORTH
tApproved Mar. 2s.l
Chapter s68.
| AN ACT to amend Sections six and nine OF
Chapter eighteen Of the Revised Statutes,
relating TO Ways.
SECT. l. Section SIX Of chapter eighteen Of
the revised statutes 10 hereby amended by
adding at the end thereof the words But the
| provisions of this section shall not apply
when a location has been determined by q
committee Of the supreme judicial court upon
| appeal from the decision of the county COM
missoners thereon. In such q case proceed
ings regarding the location shall become
| efYectual as II no appeal for increase Of dam.
ages had been taken so that said section. as
section & When a notice of appeal for
increase of damages is presented within the
time allowed, the case shall be further con.
tinued until final decision respecting dam.
ages is made. II they then are Of opinion that
| their proceedings, or any part thereof, ought
not to take affect, subject to such damages as
| have been assessed. they shall enter ajudg-
ment that the prayer OF the petitioners, or any
nntr
granted for that reason. Upon such judgment
no damages shall be allowed for that part Of
| the prayer of the petitioners not granted, but
the costs shall be paid by the county, or II Of
opinion that such increase of damages should
prevent confirmation Of part or parts only
of their proceedings. they shall Designate such
part or parts, and enter Judgment accordingly;
ana the whole proceedings shall be recorded
| and become offectuaL But the provisions of
this section shall not apply when . location
| has been determined by q committee of tho
| supreme judicial court upon appeal from the
decision OF the county commissioners thereon.
In such case proceedings regarding the looa-
| ton shall become sfeotual as II no appeal for
| increase OF damages had been taken.
SECT. .. Also section nine of said chapter
eighteen Is hereby amended by adding after
| the word ALLOWED" In the first line thereof,
| the words mot exceeding; also after the word
| proceedings" In the second line thereof, tho
| words regarding the location; alss BY sub
| shutting the word two in place of ''thres" In
tho third line thereof, so that said section. as
| amended, shall read as followsi
Section 0. Tho owners OF land taken shall
be allowed not exceeding one year after the
proceedings, regarding the location. are
n
erection thereon. A time net exceeding two
years shall be allowed for making and open.
ing the way
Scot. .. This sca shall take sfYeos whom
approved.
Improved Mar. M.l
Chapter sTo.
AN ACT relating to the transportation by
common oarrters, of properly, the title TO
which Il disputed
Scot. 1. When property II delivered to q
common carrier, 10, transportation. and any
person other Than tho sonSgnor or eonsignee
shall claim the title to such properly and shall
forbid Its transportation, he shall forthwith
give written notice to the carrier fsrbdding its
| transportation, and thereupon the carrier shall
be authorised to delay tho transportation for
the space OF uve ddyss ana unless Wltnln such
i've days such claimant shall replsvy such
property, or II he shall fail to give such writ
| ten notice tho carrier IL authorized to proceed
with the transportation Of such property and
shall not be liable for 30 transporting
Scot. q This act shau TAXA effect when
approved
IApproved Mar. "a.
Chapter aTL
Az ACT 10 establish the salary OF the Judge
of Probate in the County OF Piscatsquis,
From and after the nrst day Of April, in the
year Of our Lord one thousand sight hundred
and ninety seven, the salary OF tho Judge of
probate of the county OF Pisoataquis shall be
i've hundred dollars per amman, instead OF the
sum now allowed by law.
lApproved Mar ea.l
Chapter eTz.
AN ACT b amend Section twelve Of Chapter
sixty seven of the Revised Statutes relating
TO tho mortgngtng Of Wards estate by Guard
iAne.
Section twelve of cha oter sixtysevsn Of the
revised statutes 10 amended by inserting after
| the word "sell," IN the sixth line, Rsd before