The Somerset reporter., 1897-04-01

has been hled.' [Approved Mar. col
Chapter 2AA.
AN ACT 10 amended Section thirteen Of Chap
Ter one hundred and forty three of Revised
Statutes, relating TO duties Of municipal
OH Ger relating to Insane Persona
Section thirteen Of chapter one hundred and
forty three OF revised statutes, 10 hereby
amended by striking out the word sand" In
line thirteen, and substituting the word or SO
that said section, as amended, will read a. fol-
lows
Section Is. Insane persons. not thus sent
to any hospital, shall be subject to examination
as hereinafter provfded The municipal
officers of towns shah constitute board OF ex-
aminers, and on complains In writing OF any
relative, or Of any Justice Of the peace IN their
town, they shall Immediately inquire into the
condition Of any insane person therein; call
before them all testimony necessary for full
understanding Of the case; and II they think
such person insane and THAI his comfort and
safety, or that OF others interested, Will there
by be promoted, they shall forthwith send him
to the hospital. with certificate stating tho
fact of his insanity, and the town In which he
resided or was found at the time of examina-
ton, and directing the superintendent TO re.
ceive and detain him until he is restored or dis
charged by law, or by the superintendent or
trustees. They shall keep . record OF their
doings, and furnish q copy to any interested
person requesting and paying for it
[Approved Mar. 20
Chapter aA5.
AN ACT to provide for filing vacancies Of
Trustees.
SECT. /. Whenever vacancies Shall ooour by
the death or resignation of any or all Of the
trustees named In any deed OF trust or mort
gage, and from any cause such vacancy cannot
be filed by appointment by the surviving
trustee or trustees named therein, or such
trustees neglect or refuse to make such APP
pointment, the supreme judicial court or any
Judge thereof, In term time or vacation, on the
petition Of any party Interested In said trust,
and upon such notice to all persons interested
by publication or otherwise as the court shall
order, and after hearing thereon may appoint
trustee or trustees to I'll such vacancy or
cancies and upon and by virtue of said appoint
ment the property described in said deed of
trust or mortgage held by said trustees at the
time OF such decease or resignation. shall vest
in said trustees 30 appointed without further
conveyance thereof, whether said trustees
have deceased before this act takes effect or
otherwise, and they shall have the rights and
powers and be subject to the duties relating to
such trust to the same extent and for the same
purposes as the same were held by the original
trustees In said trust the decree making such
appointment shall confirm the transfer of title
as hereinbefore provided and shall be record
ed as the original trust decd was recorded.
The heirs at law aud personal representatives
of any deceased trustee, shall not be necessary
as parties to said petition nor any proceedings
hereunder, but may appear and be heard In
relation to the matters therein contained. and
such notice of said petition ana hearing shall
be given them by publication or otherwise
the court may order.
SECT T. This act shall take effect when
approved. approved Mar. 90
Chapter s46.
AN ACT requiring all educational institutions
receiving state aid to make report to the
State Superintendent Of Public Schools, who
shall publish the same a part of his annual
report.
SECT /. Every educational institution reeeiv-
Ing state aid shall report to the state superin-
tendent Of public schools, the total and aver
age attendance, receipts and expenditures,
number of instructors. number and length Of
terms, with attendance for oaoh, and answer
such other questions as he shall determine, and
the same shall be published In his annual
report.
SECT O. Every such educational Institution
failing to comply with the above requirements
shall forfeit whatever aid assistance 1t
would otherwise receive from the state.
SECT 3. All acts and parts of acts inconsist-
ent herewith are hereby repealed.
Approved Mar. pol
Chapter a47.
AN ACTTto further regulate banking hours on
Saturdays which are not Bank Holidays.
SECT. /. Every saturday, which Is not a
bank holiday according to law, from twelve
O'Clock noon until twelve o'clock midnight
shall, for all purposes whatever as regards tho
presenting for payment or acceptance and the
protesting and giving notice OF dishonor OF
bills Of exchange, drafts, bank checks and
prnmissory notes made ntter the passage OF
this act, ne treated as and doomed half hou-
day; and all bills Of exchange, drafts, bank
checks and promis sorry notes which are liable
to BIO protested for non acceptance or non-pay-
ment at twelve o'clock noon on any Saturday
which is not bank holiday according to law.
may DO protested for non acceptance or non
payment, as the case may DO, on any such Sat
urday at any time after twelve O'Clock noon, or
on tho next succeeding secular or business
day.
SECT. 2. This act shall take effect July one,
eighteen hundred and ninety seven.
(Approved Mar. 3s.l
Chapter 245.
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ter forty Of Revised Statutes, as amended
by Chapter two hundred and sixty of Public
Laws OF eighteen hundred and eighty-fye
and by subsequent acts additional thereto
and amendatory thereof, relating to Migra-
tory Fish and Fish Wsys.
Section thirty of chapter forty of reyis
ed statutes, rs amended by chapter two hundred
and sixty Of public laws Of eighteen hundred
and elghty.nve and by all subsequent acts ad-
ditlonal thereto and amendatOry thereof Is
hereby amended by striking out Of said section
inter the word sullivan" IN the seventh line
thereof the words Chunk river in steuben,"
80 that said section, IL ilmetled, shail read as
follows
Section 81 Tie following wrtcrs and their
tributaries nre exempt from the provisions re-
lating to migratory fishes and Ia supervision
of the fish ways by the commissioners, that is