The Portland daily press., 1897-03-30

SECT. 3. Chapter n1nety-elght OF the pub
lie laws of eighteen hundred and ninety-1ve,
and all acts and parts of acts inconsistent here
with are hereby repealed.
SECT. 40. This act shall take effect on the
first day-of May, eighteen hundred and ninety.
seven.
fApproved Mar. 49,
Chapter 268.
AN ACT ITO amend Section two hundred and
five of Chapter six of the Revised Statutes, as
amended by Section eleven of Chapter
seventy OF the Public Laws of eighteen hum
bred and ninety-five, relating to Taxes.
Section two hundred and five of chapter six
of the revised statutes, as amended by section
eleven Of chapter seventy Of the public laws
of eighteen hundred and ninety-fve, is hereby
further amended, 80 as to read as follows:
Section 2o5 In the trial of any action at
law or in equity, involving the validity Of any
sale of real estate for non-payment of taxes,
it shall be sufficient for the party claiming
under 1t, in the first instance, to produce in
evidence the collectors OF treasurer's deed,
duly executed and recorded, which shall be
prima facie evidence of his title, and if the
other party claims and offers evidence to show
that such sale was invalid and Intellectual to
convey the title, the party claiming under it
shall have judgment in his favor so far as
relates to said tax title, if he then produces the
assessment, signed by the assessors, and their
warrant to the collector, and proves that such
collector or treasurer complied with the re-
quirements of law In advertising and selling
such real estate, and in all such actions involv-
ing the validity of sales made after April twen-
ty-six, eighteen hundred and ninety five, the
collectors return to the town clerks record,
OF if lost or destroyed, said clerks attested
copy of such record, as provided in section
one hundred and ninety-seven of said chapter,
as herein amended, shall be prima facie evil
dence of all facts therein set FORTH
[Approved Mar. 23.]
Chapter 269.
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 is hereby amended by
adding at the end thereof the words But the
provisions of this section shall not apply
when location has been determined by a
| committee of the supreme judicial court upon
appeal from the decision of the county COM
missoners thereon. In such case proceed
ings regarding the location shall become
effectual as if no appeal for increase Of dam.
ages had been taken,' SO that said section, as
amended shall read as follows:
Section 9. When 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. If they then are of opinion that
fl,a3,. ~
not to take effect, subject to such damages as
have been assessed, they shall enter ajudg-
ment that the prayer of the petitioners, or any
part thereof, designating what part, is not
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 if 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 /;
and the whole proceedings shall be recorded
and become effectual. But the provisions of
this section shall not apply when a location
has been determined by committee Of the
supreme judicial court upon appeal from the
decision OF the county commissioners thereon.
In such case proceedings regarding the loca-
ton shall become effectual as If no appeal for
increase OF damages had been taken.
SECT. g. 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, the
words regarding the location; also by SUBJ
shutting the word two in place of "three" in
the third line thereof, so that said section. as
amended, shall read as follows
Section Q. The owners OF land taken shall
be allowed not exceeding one year after the
proceedings, regarding the location, are
finally closed to take off timber, wood or any
erection thereon. A time not exceeding two
years shall be allowed for making and open.
ing the way
SECT. s. This act shall take effect when
approved.
lApproved Mar. M1
Chapter a7O.
AN ACT relating to tho transportation by
common carriers, OF property, the title to
which is disputed.
SECT. l. When property is delivered to a
common carrier; for transportation, and any
person other than the consignor or consignee
shall claim the title to such property and shall
forbid its transportation, he shall forthwith
give written notice to the carrier forbidding its
transportation, and thereupon the carrier shall
be authorized to delay the transportation for
the space of five days, and unless within such
five days such claimant shall replevy such
property, or If he shall fail to give such writ
ten notice the carrier is authorized to proceed
with the transportation Of such property and
shall not be liable for SO transporting.
SECT. .. This act shall take effect when
approved.
IApproved Mar. ISL
Chapter al.
AN ACT to establish the salary of the Judge
of Probate in the County of Piscataquis.
From and after the first day of April, in the
year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and ninety seven, the salary of the Judge of
probate of the county Of Piscataquis shall be
five hundred dollars per annum. instead of the
sim now allowed nv law