Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-03-29

the compensation OF each OF the county
fsTd aSa Of the county Of
shall receive the sum Of ten hundred and
fifty dollars and each Of the other COM
missioners y shall receive the sum Of
nine hundred and fifty dollars annual
ury, in quarterly payments. on the first
days of April, July. October ana January,
In full for all services expenses and trav-
ell, including the management of the jail
workshop and the sale of its products.
except actual necessary cash expenses
Incurred outside of the county for the
transaction OF official business. all bills
for such expenses to be approved by the
clerk of courts and county attorney Of
said county: at least majority of said
board shall be In attendance at their Of
flee In Portland on all secular days except
when official business calls them else
where.
SECT e. All acts or parts Of acts incon-
sistent herewith. are hereby repealed.
SECT. g. This act shall take effect when
approved. lApproved Feb 1871
Chapter 1O5.
AN ACT to establish a bounty on Wild
cats.
SECT ]. A bounty OF two dollars for
every wildcat killed I'm any town or town
of to the person killing 1t. upon compii-
ance with the conditions provided by law
in the case of the bounty upon wolves and
bears. II the place of killing is an unor-
paid by the treasurer OF any adjoining
town II any. otherwise by the treasurer
of the town nearest said plantation. The
bounties so paid shall be repaid TO such
towns or townships upon the terms pro-
vided in section seven of chapter thirty of
the revised statutes.
SECT. q This act shall take effect when
approved. IApproved Feb. 1871
Chapter 100.
AN ACT to amend Section one of Chapter
scventy-five of the Revised Statutes. as
amended by Chapter one hundred and
fifty-seven Of the Public Laws of eight
cen hundred and ninety-fve, relating
to Title by Descent.
SECT. /. Paragraph in section one of
chapter seventy-five of the revised stat
utes. as amended by chapter one hundred
and ffty-seven Of the public laws OF
eighteen hundred and ninety-iive. is here
by amended 80 as to read as follows:
i. III he leaves a widow and issue. one
third to the widow. If no issue. one-half
whole to the widow. And to the widower
shall descend the same shares In his
wife's real estate. There shall likewise
descend to the widow or widower the
same share In all such real estate OF
which the deceased was seized during
coverture. and which has not been barred
or released as herein provided. In any
event, one-third shall descend to the Wild
ow or widower, free from the payment
of debts
SECT. 2. This act shall take effect when
approved. fApproved Feb. 1871
Chapter 1917.
AN ACT to amend Section four, Chapter
two hundred and fifty-six OF Public
Laws Of eighteen hundred and ninety
three. relating to the sale and analysis
OF Commercial Fertilizers.
Section four of chapter two hundred and
hfty-six of public laws for eighteen hum
dred and ninety-three is hereby amended
by striking out the words ''of which
thirty tons or more are" SO that said sec
a road nj
lows:
SECT. 4. Any manufacturer, importer.
agent or seller of any commercial fertili-
zer. who shall deposit with the director
OF the Maine Experiment Station q sam
pie or samples of fertilizer under the
provisions of section two of this act. shall
Pay annually to said director an analysis
fee as follows: Ten dollars for the phos-
phoric acid and five dollars each for the
nitrogen and potash, contained or said to
be contained in the fertilizer. this fee to
be assessed on any brand sold in the
state. and upon receipt of such fee and
of the certified statement named in sec
tion two of this act. said director shall
Issue a certificate Of compliance with this
act. Wh9pever the manufacturer or inn
statement made in section two of this
act and paid the analysis fee. no agent
or seller of said manufacturer. importer
or shipper shall be required to file such
statement or pay such fee. The analysis
fees received by said director shall be paid
Immediately by him into the treasury of
said experiment station
[Approved Feb. 2i.l
Chapter 1OS.
AN ACT to amend Section seven of Chap
ter one hundred and thirty-six of the
Revised Statutes.as amended by Section
one of Chapter three hundred and eight
of the Public Laws of eighteen hundred,
and eighty-five. relating to Fines and
Forfeitures collected by trial justices
and judges of municipal and police
courts.
Section seven of chapter one hundred
and thirty-six of the revised statutes. as
amended by chapter three hundred and
eight of public laws of eighteen hundred
and eighty-iive. is hereby amended. so as
SECT. Z. Every trial justice or Judge
of municipal or police court shall rem
der under oath, an account of all fines
and fOrfeitures upon convictions and sem
tences before him. and pay them over
within two months after he receives the
same; to the treasurer of the town If
they accrue to the town, and to the treas
urer of the county il they accrue to the
state or county, or any corporation. per-
son. society or association, in whole or In
part. for the use of the party entitled
thereto; and for any neglect in making
such payments, he forfeits in each in
stance double the amount SO neglected to
be paid over, to be recovered by indict-
ment for the parties entitled to such fines
and forfeitures. and in default of pay
ment. according to the sentence of the
court. he shall be imprisoned In jail not
exceeding six months.
TApproved Feb. 24l
Chapter 100.
AN ACT in relation to Voluntary Trusts
The provisions CT section five, chapter
sixty-eight of the revised statutes are
hereby made applicable to cases of volun-
tary trusts. arising under section fifteen
of said chapter. GApproved Feb. 2l.l
Chapter 200.
A <ls,cr IN corx,1n, ,~vooo.. -.
Foreign Corporations acting as trustees
under mortgages.
In case of the mortgage of the fran
chises. lands or other heriditaments by
any domestic corporation to foreign
corporation as trustee, service of process
may be made on any authorized agent
of such foreign corporation in the state.
or IL no such agent can be found, such
service may be made upon the bank ex-
aminer, who shall Immediately notify the
corporation by mail. Service made in
either of said methods shall be valid
and binding upon the corporation in every
respect. (Approved Feb. M]
Chapter POI.
AN ACT to provide for the better pro-
lection of Public Records.
SECT. /. In cities and towns Of more
than thirteen hundred inhabitants, the
municipal officers shall provide at the ex-
pense Of their respective cities and towns,
fire proof safes or vaults Of ample size for
the reception and preservation Of all com
pleted books of record and registry be-