The Portland daily press., 1897-03-30

under the provisions of this act shall be notified
in writing by any lienor who has caused said
property to be attached as aforesaid or who
has filed his bill in equity as provided in said
chapter thirty, that he claims a portion of
tho proceeds of the sale, said officer, unless
all owners of such judgments, and all lienors
SO notifying such officer otherwise direct, shall
thereupon sell said property as aforesaid, and
after deducting the fees and expenses of sale,
shall return the balance into the court of high.
est Jurisdiction in which any such lien suit is
pending, or in which such a lien Judgment
has been rendered, and such court shall distrib-
ute such fund pro rata among the lienors who
shall satisfactorily prove their right to share
in the same. The court issuing execution on
which the sale is made, may fix the time within
which the Henors shall have the right to
redeem the property from such sale. The
court distributing the fund may make such
decree in regard to costs as is equitable. ANY
balance not required to pay such lien claims
and costs shall be paid to the person or per-
sons legally or equitably entitled thereto.
SECT. l. Section seven Of said chapter thirty
is applicable In cases of actions commenced
and att &C hments made under the provisions
of this act.
SECT. 5. This act shall take effect when
approved. [Approved Mar. III
Chapter 233.
AN ACT authorizing the establishment of
Free Libraries in villages and of branch
libraries in towns and cities.
SECT l. Any incorporated village within
this state located in q town where no free
library exists, is hereby authorized and en-
powered to establish a library within its limits
for the free use of all of Its inhabitants; and
to levy and assess corporate tax and to ap-
propriate therefrom for the foundation and
commencement of such library, sum not
exceeding two dollars, and for It's maintenance
and increase annually a sum not exceeding one
dollar per each ratable poll resident within such
village corporate limits in the year next preced-
| ing Such library so established and main
| tanned shall be entitled to receive from the
| state treasury, sum equal to ten per cent of
| the amount annually raised and appropriated
1 by the village corporation therefor. Village
| libraries established under this act shall be
subject to all the duties and entitled to all the
privileges prescribed by the laws relating to
free public libraries in towns.
SECT. 2. ANY town in which there is q free
public library is hereby authorized to estab-
| lish and maintain under the same general
management and control, such branches of the
same as the convenience and wants of the citi-
| zens of said town seem to demand.
| [Approved Mar. III
Chapter 234.
AN ACT to amend Section twenty seven, Chap
ter nine ty one of the Revised Statutes, relat-
ing to Liens.
Section twenty seven, chapter ninety-one Of
the revised statutes, is hereby amended by
inserting after the words "arrives at the port
of shipment" in the third line from the bot
tom of said section, the words and until it has
been shipped on board vessel or laden in q
car SO that said section, as amended, shall
read as follows
Section 81. Whoever digs, hauls, or fur
nishes rock for the manufacture of lime has q
lien thereon for his personal service. and on
the rock so furnished, for thirty days after
such rock is manufactured into lime, or until
such lime is sold or shipped on board q vessel
whoever labors in quarrying or cutting and
dressing granite In any quarry, has lien 70,
his wages on all the granite Quarried or cut
and dressed in the quarry by him, or his co
laborers, for thirty days after such granite is
cut and dressed, or until such granite is sold
or shipped on board vessel; and whoever
labors in mining, quarrying or manufacturing
slate in any quarry, has lien for the wages
of his labor on oil slate mined, quarried Oh
manufactured in the quarry by him or his
co-laborers. for thirty days after the slate
arrives at the port Of shipment, and until II
has been shipped on board a vessel or laden In
a car; such liens have precedence Of all Other
claims, and may be enforced by attachment
within the times aforesaid
[Approved Mar. H.
Chapter 235.
AN ACT to amend Sections seven, nine ant
fourteen Of Chapter one hundred and six O
the Revised Statutes, relating to the issu'
and serving of Venires.
SECT. l. Section seven Of chapter one hun
dred and six of the Revised Statutes is hereby
amended by adding after the word constable
in the last line Of said section, the words 90
towns, and the constables, marshal or deputy
marshal of cities,' SO that section, as amended
shall read as follows:
Section Z. The grand and traverse Jurors
shall be drawn from each jury district in suol
manner as to cause Jurors, at each term O.
court, to come from every part of the county a
equally as may be, and SO far as practical
from every town in rotation, having regard t,
the number OF itsinhabitants, taking not NOR,
than two grand jurors and two traverse juror
from the same town at the same time, unles
from necessity, or some extraordinary cause
or to equalize the service; and the clerk o
courts shall issue venires to the constables o
towns. and the constables, marshal and deput
marshal Of cities accordingly
SECT. 2. Section nine Of said chapter is here
by amended by adding after the word direc1
ed" in the second line thereof, the words an
the constables, marshals or deputy marshals O
citfes;' and after the word CONSTABLE" in tn
same line, add the words and the marshals o
deputy marshals Of Cities so that said section
as amended, shall read as follows:
Section 8. The sheriff, on receiving sue
venires, shall Immediately send them to til,
constables Of the towns where directed, and t
the constables, marshals or deputy marshals {
cities, and each constable, marshal Or deput
marshal on receipt thereof, shall notify tn