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The Somerset reporter., 1899-03-23
CHAPTER Sc.

Az ACT to amend Section eight Of Chapter
sixty four ana Section four OF Chapter sew
onty.one of the Revised Statutes, relating
10 sales OF Real Estate by license of court.
Section |. Section eight of chapter sixty -four
Of the revised statutes is hereby amended by
striking out the words TOR sales OF real estate
may be made under the provisions of the will,
withoutthc executor" and substituting therefor
the following words and all acts required by
law or otherwise under the provisions of the
win may be done and performed by the execu-
tor without; 20 that said sectos. rs amen
ded, shall rcadNs follows;
section g. Letters testamentary may issue,
and all acts required by law or otherwise
under the provisions Of the will may be done
and performed by the executor without giving
bond, or by his giving one in specified sum,
when the will so provides; but when It mp
pears necessary or proper. the judge on ap-
pleaton OF parties interested, may require
him to give bonds as In other eases
section g Section four of chapter seventy
one of tho revised statutes Is amended by in.
serting after tho word exchanges in the sec
ond line the words except executors exempted
ihercfrom by the provisions of section eight,
chapter sixty.four of the revised statutes us
amended, SO that said section, rs amended,
shall read as follows:
section 4. Persons licensed as aforesaid,
before proceeding to make such sales. leases
or exchanges, except executors exempted
therefrom by the provisions of section eight,
chapter siXty.four of the revised statutes rs
Amended, shall give bond to the judge for n
sum- and with sureties to his satisfaction, with
the following conditions
/. That they will observe all provisions of
law for the sale, leasing or exchange of such
renl estate or interests therein, and use due
diligence in executing the trust.
H. That they Will truly apply ana account
for the proceeds of sale or lease according to
law lApprosed March 1G.l
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CHAPTER So.
Approved Mar. 1871

AN ACT to amend Chapter one hundred and
nineteen, section two, of Public Laws of the
year of our Lord eighteen hundred and
nlnety.nye relating to lnnkeepors, Boarding
House Keepers and their Guests
Section two OF chapter one hundred and
nineteen of the public laws of the year of our
Lord eighteen hundred and ninety five Is here
by amended by adding TO said section the fol-
lowing words, namely: Judges of municipal
and police courts and trial justices shall have
jurisdiction OF all offenses arising under this
chapter, where the amount OF which any such
innkeeper or boarding house keeper or the
owners thereof have been thus defrauded,
docs not exceed the sum of twenty dollars, ;
40 that enid section, as amended, shall read as
follows:
Section Q. Innholders and keepers of hotels
and boarding houses shall post up printed
copy of sections one and two Of this net, in a
conspicuous place in each room in their inns,
hotels and boarding houses. judges of mimi.
cipal and police courts and trial justices shall
have jurisdiction of all oGenses arising under
this chapter, where tho amount of which any
such innkeeper or boarding house keeper or
the owners thereof have been thus dafranded,
does not exceed the SUM OF twcnty dollars-'
[Approved Mar. I6.
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CHAPTER ioa

AN ACT to create hen upon Monumental
work.
Section L Whoever under contract IN writ
ingsigned by the parties thereto In duplicate
and stating therein the price to be paid. u
one of the terms thereof. sells, erects. or fur.
nishes any monument tablet, headstone. vault
posts, curbing, or other monumental work
shall havea lien thereon to secure the pay
ment of the same.
Section3. Such lien shall continue for ths
term Of two years. after the timeithe indebted
ness for such monument, tablet, headstone
vault. posts, curbing or other monumental
work shall have become due and payable and
shall be enforced by attachment within tbs
time aforesaid, and in the manner provided Ia
section forty-two Of chapter ninety.one of ths
revised statutes; which said attachment shall
be recorded In the town clerks office in tha
town in which the property subject to the Lien
Is situated.
Section 5. The lien provided for in this ad
shalt not apply to any monument, tablet ID
headstone, sold, erected, or furnished, a. .
price of thirty dollars or less.
[Approved MarchSsl
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CHAPTER loA.

AN ACT to amend Chapter one hundred and
thirty.nve of tho Public Acts OF eighteen hun.
dred aud ninety Ave and acts additional
thereto, relating to the Salary of Judge 0.
Municipal Court of Bath.
Section one of chapter ono hundred aud
thirty .nvc of the public laws of eighteen hum
dred and ninety aye, Is hereby amended t1
striking out In the eleventh line, the world
"eight hundred" and inserting instead thereC1
the words nine hundred and by inserting attsd
the words "of the Office" In the thirteenth LIND
the words provided, however, that he shall RI
ceive In addition to said salary the legal fees fo
all copies of processes and certificates By hial
made so that the said section, as hereby amend
ed, shall read al follows:
Section /. A municipal court is hereby Ell
tablished In and for tho city of Bath and IN
towns of Woolwich, Arrowsic, Georgetowni
Phippsburg nnd West Bath in the county u
Sagadahoc, which shall be called the Ba3
Municipal court and have and use seal on 8
original processes, and shall consist OF one jndg1
who shall be appointed, commissioned Az
qualified as provided by the law and conftIsa|
ton of the state. Said judge shall be memOs
of the bar OF Sagadahoc county and shall resc
during his continuance in Office in the c.ty
Bath, and who shall receive from said city
annual salary Of nine hundred dollars per yei1
TO be paid him in quarterly payments. 81
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CHAPTER Of.

AN ACT to amend Section thirty OF Chap
ter two hundred and eighty-1ye of the
Public Laws of eighteen hundred and
ninety-seven, relating to close time on
Salmon.
Section thirty OF chapter two hundred
and eighty-fve of the public laws Of elgh-
teen hundred and ninety seven is hereby
amended by adding to said section the fol.
lowing Provided further. that it shall
be lawful to take salmon by weirs on the
Saint Croix river below the breakwater at
the ledge, between the fifteenth day OF May
and the nrst of September. so that said sec
ton, MS amended, shall read as follows:
Section 80. From the fifteenth day OF
July to the first day OF April following,
there shall DO close time for salmon dur
ing which no salmon shall be taken or killed
In any manner, under n penalty of not more
than nfty nor less than ten dollars, and a
further penalty of ten dollars for each sal
mon so taken or killed.
Provided, however, that between the nf-
teenth days of July and September. 1t is
lawful to fish for and take salmon by the
ordinary mode. with rod and single line, but
not otherwise.
Provided further, that 1t shall be law
full to take salmon by weirs on the Saint
Croix river below the breakwater at the
ledge between the fifteenth day of May and
the first of September.
[Approved Mar. 16.]
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CHAPTER IoI-

AN ACT to amend Section eleven, Chaptey
seventy eight. OF the Revised Statutes, ~
lnting to tho Duties of County CommiL
sioners.
Section eleven, chapter seventy. eight, Of the
revised statutes, Is hereby amended by In.
serting after the words 'court houses." In the
second line Of said section, the following
words with suitable room in each for the
county law library 80 that said section shall
read as followsi
Section Il. They shall, In the shire town O,
their county, provide and keep In repair,
court houses, with q suitable room In each for
the county law library; Jails, with apartments
for debtors separate from criminals; and IRE
proof buildings of brick or stone tor tho safs
keeping of records and papers belonging to
the offices of register Of deeds and of probate
and Of the clerk OF the courts, with separate
fire-proof rooms, and suitable alcoves, cases
or boxes for each office, and also any other
necessary buildings. [Approved Mar ls.l
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CHAPTER 81.

AN ACT relating to the taxation OF costs In
Trial Justice Actions.
Section thiuy.onc of chapter one hundred
and sixteen OF the revised statutes is hereby
amended by adding after the word "than" in
the fourth line of said section, the words one
dollar and and by adding 10 the end of said
section the words 'but nothing herein CON
tanned shall be so construed Ms TO reduce the
fees OF municipal courts otherwise established
by law, so that said section, as amended, shall
read rs follows
Section 81. II any attorney at law or other
person demands or takes for n writ of attach
ment with summons, or for an original sum
mons with the declaration, returnNblc before a
trial justice, judge or recorder of munich
pal or police court, moro than one dollar and
flfly.scven cents from the defendant; or, in
the taxation of costs, such justice. judge or
recorder, taxes or allows more than that sum
for the same, he forfeits to the defendant not
less than five, nor more than ten dollars, to be
recovered in an action OF debt. but nothing
herein contained shall be so construed as to
reduce the fees of municipal courts otherwise
established by law
approved Mar. 1871
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CHAPTER 90.

AN ACT to amend Section two OF Chapter
two hundred and ninety-four OF the
Public Laws of eighteen hundred and
eighty nine, fixing the salary of the Coun
~ Commissioners Of Kennebec County
Section /. Section two of chapter two
hundred and ninety-four Of the public laws
OF eighteen hundred and eightynine is
hereby amended, by striking out the word
eighty in the second line thereof, and In
serting in place thereof the word ninety
also by striking out In the fourth and fifth
lines the words, two dollars and twenty
five cents" and Inserting In place thereof
the words, two dollars and fifty cents, 30
that said section, as amended, shall read as
follows:
Section 2. From and after the first day
of January, In the year OF our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and ninety nine
the salary OF each OF the county commits
sioners for the county of Kennebec, shall be
two dollars and fifty cents per day, instead
Of the sum now fixed by law, while actually
employed In the service Of the county, In
Guiding the time spent in travelling, for
which he shall have ten cents a mile for the
distance actually Travelled.
Section 2. This act shall take effect
when approved Improved Mar. 1e.l
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CHAPTER "a.

AN ACT relating to the care, custody and
support OF the Minor Children of Dl-
yorced Parents.
Section seventeen OF chapter sixty of the
revised statutes Is hereby amended by In
sertlng after the word divorce" in the
first line Of said section the words or any
justice thereof ia vacation, SO said section
as amended, shall read as follows:
Section II. The court making q decree
Of nullty or OF divorce, or any Justice
thereof In vacation, may also decree con
corning the care, custody and support OF
the minor children of the parties and with
which parent any Of them shall live, alter
It's decree from time to time as clrcum
stances require. aud In execution of the
powers given 1t in this chapter may en-
ploy any compulsory process which 1t deems
proper, by execution, attachment or other
effeotua FORM tApproved Mar. 16l
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An ACT to amend Section thirty-two OF Chap
ter ninety.one OF the Revised Statutes, as
amended by Chapter thrty-foar of the laws
OF eighteen hundred and ninety-flye, relating
10 Liens.
Section l.. Section thirty two Of chapter
ninety.one OF tho revised statutes, as amended
BY chapter thirty four of the laws OF eighteen
hundred and Innety-five, Is hereby amended
by adding thereto the words, but this section
shall not apply where the labor or materials
are furnished by a contract with the owner OF
tie property affected 80 that said section
thirty.two "a herein amended, shall read as
follows:
section 81. The lien mentioned in the pre-
ceding section shall be dissolved unless the
claimant within forty days after he ceases TO
labor or furnish materials as aforesaid, files
IN the Office of the CLERK of the town ia which
such building Is situated true statement OF
the amount due him, with all just credits given,
together with a description OF the property in
tended TO be covered By the lien, sufficiently
accurate to identify 1t. and the names OF the
owners, il known; which shall be subscribed
and sworn TO by the person claiming the Hen,
or by some one in his behalf, and recorded In
IL book kept for that purpose, by said clerk,
WHO Is entitled to the Same fees therefor as for
recording mortgages, but this section shall not
apply whero the labor or material are furnished
by Il contract with the owner of the property
Affected
approved. lApproved Mar. l6I
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CHAPTER s..

An ACT to amend Section three Of Chapter
seyentytwo of tho Revised Statutes, relat-
lug TO the discharge of surcties on Probate
Bonds.
Section three of chapter seventy.two of the
revised statutes is amended by adding after
the word "surety" in the first line the words
'or principal and by striking out the word
him" in the third line and inserting in place
thereof the words the surety or suretics, so
that said section, as amended, shall rcnd as
follows:
Sections. On application of any surety or
principal in such bond, the judge, ON due
notice to all parties interested may, In his
discretion, discharge the surety or sureties
from ali liability for any subsequent, but not
FOR any prior breaches thereof, and may re-
quire new bond OF the principal, with
surctles approved by him.
Approved Mar l6.l
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CHAPTER so.
AN ACT TO provide for the Schooling Of
Children In Unorganized Townships.

AN ACT to provide for the Schooling OF
Children In Unorganized Townships.
Section l. whenever In any unorganized
township In this state there shall be two or
more children between the ages OF four and
twenty ono years, the state superintendent
OF schools shall cause an enumeration OF
said children to be made, and returned to
him. and shall provlded-~2 the schooling OF
said children. either by establishing school
In the township. or by sending the children
to schools in adjoining towns or planta-
tlong. or both, as shall by him be deemed
expedlent. In case any of said children are,
by the state superintendent, sent to schools
In adjoining towns or plantations, said chill
dren so sent shall have the same rights In
such school as children resident In said
town or plantation Provided, however,
that In case the interest on the reserve fund
In any unorganzed township together With
the amount arising from the per capita
tax called for In this act, Is not sufficient
to provide schooling for the children OF
said township for at least twenty weeks In
year, the remainder of the expense shall
be paid from the fund appropriated by sec
that no money shall be expended under this
section for the benefit of any township un-
I'll the inhabitants OF said township shall
pay to the state treasurer a sum equal to
twenty-five cents for each inhabitant there
of.
Section .. The state superintendent
shall certify to the governor and council
the number and residence of the children
enumerated and schooled, as provided IN
section one OF this chapter, together with
The cost OF schooling said children and the
governor and council shall direct the treas
urer OF state to pay to the state superin-
tendent of schools so much OF the interest
on the reserve land fund OF the township
In which said children reside as. added to
the amount received from the Inhabitants
of tho township from the per capita tax,
shall pay the expense of said school, The
state superintendent of schools shall pay
TO the treasurer OF any town or plantation
In which he may school any OF said chill
dren, the same amount per scholar as Is
apportioned per scholar by the state treas
urer for that year
Section 3. The state superintendent OF
for the several townships In which schools
shall be established under this act, whose
duty 1t shall be under the direction OF the
state superintendent to enumerate the pu-
pills. collect the per capita tax, employ the
teacher and attend to all necessary details
in connection with said schools; for which
work he shall be paid sum not exceeding
two dollars per day, when actually en-
ployed In this duty, and actual necessary
travelling expenses.
Section 4. For the purpose of carrying
out the provisions of this act, there Is here
by appropriated the sum of fifteen hundred
dollars annually.
Section 5. All former acts and parts OF
acts. inconsistent with this act, are hereby
repealed.
Section 6. This act shall take effect
when approved. tApproyed Mar. 16.l
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Eastern and Abbagadasset rivers, such
welrs may extend twenty-five feet beyond
the one-eighth aforesaid. provided such ex-
tension shall not exceed one-fourth of the
width of the channel In the Abbagadasset
and Eastern rivers Strike out the words
ION and after the twenty.ffth day of June
in the eleventh line and insert the following
between the twenty-hfth day of June and
the fifteenth day of August of each year,
so that the section, as amended, shall read
as follows:
Section 35. The limit Of depth pre-
scrlbed for weirs In the preceding section
shall be measured at the entrance OF the
weir, provided that no part of the weir
known as the leader, Is in more than two
feet OF water at low water mark. Neirs
may exceed the limit of two feet depth,
measured as aforesaid, under the following
conditions fist, the distance from the be-
fore mentioned two feet limit to the en-
trance of such weir shall not exceed one
hundred feet second no such weir shall OBJ
struct more than one-eighth of the channel,
except in the Cathance. Abbagadasset and
Eastern rivers. such wers may extend
twenty-five feet beyond the one-elghth afore-
said. provided such extension shall not ex-
coed one-fourth of the width OF the channel
in the Abbagadasset and Eastern rivers Z;
third, every such weir shall be stripped
SO as to render 1t incapable of taking fish
between the twenty-nfth day of June and
the fifteenth day of August of each year,
but these conditions apply only to weirs
that exceed the aforesaid limit of depth.
The standard for low water mark on the
Kennebec river is In all cases the nearest
bench mark of the United States coast sur
vey, allowance being made at the various
points for the difference in time. The pro-
visions Of this and the preceding sections
do not apply to weirs built on the sea
shores Improved Mar. 1G.l
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CHAPTER 90.

AN ACT to amend Section forty eight of
Chapter one hundred and four OF the Ro-
vised Statutes, relating to petitions to
remove clouds from title to real estate
and to authorize justices of the Supreme
judicial Court to order notice on such
petitions In vacation.
Section forty eight OF chapter one hun
dred and four Of the revised statutes is
hereby amended by inserting after the word
court" in the first line OF said section, the
words or any justice thereof in vacation
so said section, as amended shall read
as follows:
Section As Upon such petition the
court, or any justice thereof In vacation
shall order notice to the supposed claim
ants, returnabe at a court to be held in the
county where the property, or Some por-
tion of it lies, and IL. upon return of the
order of notice duly executed, they make
default, or, having appeared, d!sobey the
order of the court to bring an action and
try their title, the court shall enter n de
cree that they be forever debarred and es
topped from having or claiming any right
or title, adverse to the petitioner. In the
premises described. II the petitioner pre-
fers. the petition may be inserted like de
caratlon in n writ, and served by copy like
writ OF original summons. II the per
sons SO summoned appear and disclaim all
right and title adverse to the petitioner
they recover their costs. II they claim
title. they shall by answer show cause why
they should not be required to bring an ac
tion and try such title; and the court shall
make such decree respecting the bringing
and prosecuting of such action as seems
equitable and just IApproycd Mar. 16l
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CHAPTER 90.
AN ACT to prevent Incompetent Person
from conducting the business of a

AN ACT to prevent Incompetent Persons
from conducting the business of an
Apothecary.
Section /. From and after the passage
OF this act 1t shall not be- lawful for any
person within the limits of this state to
conduct the business of an apothecary or
any part thereof, or display any drugs,
medicine. drug store fittings or furnishings
or any sign recognized as peculiar to a
drug store to give the appearance of any
apothecary store or claim to be or represent
himself to be an apothecary, except as here
matter provided
Section .. The governor, with the advice
and consent Of the council shall appoint
three suitable persons to compose the board
of commissioners of pharmacy. The mem
bers OF the present board shall continue to
hold their ofnces during the terms for
which they were appointed AT the ex-
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CHAPTER OF.

AN ACT relating to sums paid by officers and
collectors for Internal Revenue Stamps
affixed TO deeds of real estate sold by them.
Section l. All sums paid by any officer for
internal revenue stamps To be affixed to any
deed of real estate, or interest therein sold by
him on execution. may be taxed by such officer
in his return on the execution, same as other
fees and costs are taxed.
Section p All sums paid by any collector of
taxes, or treasurer, for Internal revenue stamps
to be affixed to any deed OF real estate, or in
terest therein. sold for non-payment of a tax,
shall be deemed part of the costs and charges
for making such sale. [Approved Mar. 1871
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CHAPTER los.

AN ACT for the better protection Of Fist
Weirs.
Section1. No person, except the owner Oh
person in charge OF such weir, shall set an!
net or seine within five hundred feet Of tn!
mouth OF any weir under penalty of fifty
dollars for each offense.
Section The owner or person in charge Of
any weir is hereby permitted to use nets and
seincs in such weir.
Section g. Fines and penalties under this aa
may be recovered by complaint. indictmen.
or action of debt, for the use of the county
where the proceedings are commenced and
prosecuted Improved March l5.l
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CHAPTER OF.

AN ACT to amend Section thirty-hve Of
Chapter two hundred and elghty-fve,
Public Laws OF eighteen hundred and
ninety seven, entitled IAN Act TO revise
and consolidate the Public Laws relating
to Sea and Shore Flsherles"
Amend section thIrty-1ve by inserting
after the word channel In the ninth line
the following except in the Cathanee,