Daily Kennebec journal., 1899-03-18
when approved. IApproved Feb. le
Chnlpter IL.

five of ~t,haptei thirty OF the Revised
Statutes as relates TO the Bounty on
Bears.
Strike out section five of chapter thirty
OF the revised statutes, after the word
wolf" the words and bear so that
said section, as amended, snail read as
follows:
Section s. a bounty of five dollars for
every. wolf killed in any town snail be
paid by the treasurer thereof to the per-
son killing ii, upon compliance with the
following conditions.
lApproved Feb. III
Chapter ~.
AN ACT to increase the salary of the
Judge of Probate for the County OF
PenobScOt.
Section J. From and after the first day
OF January in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and ninety-nine,
the salary OF the judge of probate Tor the
county of Penobscot shall be 1lfteen nun
dred dollars per annum.
Section ?. All acts and parts of acts
Inconsistent with this act are hereby re-
pealed.
Section ,. This ;fci shall take effect
when approved.
lApproved Feb. 2i.l
Chapter ~.
AN ACT To increase the salary of the
county attorney OF Piscataquis County.
The salary of the county attorney for
the county of Piscataanis from and after
january one. one thousand eight hundred
and ninety-nine. shall be three hundred
fifty dollars II year.
Approved Feb. q,
Chapter 1G.
AN ACT to amend chapter thirty-thrcc
of the Public Laws of eighteen hundred
and eigh,y-sevcn relating 10 The burial
expenses of honorabiy discharged
soldiers and sailors of Maine.
Section one of chapter thrty-thrce OF
the public laws Of eighteen hundred and
eighty-Seven, relating to the burial eX
pcnscs of honorabiy discharged soldiers;
and sailors of Maine. is hereby amended
by adding next after the clause during
the rebellion" in the second line the fol-
Spain 50 that the said section, when
amended. shall read as follows:
Section !. Whenever any person who
served IN the army. navy or marine corps
of the United States during the rebellion
or during the war with Spain. and was
honorabiy discharged thercfrom shall die,
being at the time of his death resident
of this state and being in destitute cir
cumstances. the state shall pay the
necessary expenses of his burial; such
expenses shall hot exceed the sum of
thirty-five dollars I'm any case. and the
burial shall be in some cemetery not used
exclusively for the burial of the pauper
dead. 'iIApprOved Feb. 21.l
Chapter IL.
AN ACT TO amend Section fifteen of
Chapter one hundred and thirteen of the
Revised Statutes. as amended by Chap
ter three hundred and eighteen of the
Public Laws OF eighteen hundred and
AIesne Process.
Section l. Section fifteen of chapter one
hundred and thirteen of the revised stat
utes, as amended by chapter three hum
dred and eighteen of the public laws OF
eighteen hundred and eighty-five, is here
by amended by striking out the words
said act as amended and in place thereof
insert the words sections three. four.ti
six and seven so that said section shall
read as followS:-G FS
Section Is. When a person is arrested
or imprisoned on mesne process in a civil
action. he may disclose as provided in
sections three foir five. six and seven
of this chapter. or he may be released, by
giving bond to the plaintiff III double the
sum for which he Is arrested or inn
prisoned. with surety or sureties. APP
proved by him or by two or three Justices
of the peace and quorum of the county
where the arrest or imprisonment Is
made, selected and proceeding. as pre-,
scribed in section forty-two, conditioned
that within fifteen days after rendition
of judgment or after the adjournment OF
the court in which il is rendered. he VIII
notify the creditor, his agent or attorney,
to attend at a certain place IN the county,
at ii time not more than thirty nor less
than fifteen days after such notice. Tor
the purpose of disclosure and eNafnina-
tion: that he will then and there submit
himself to examination: make true dis
closure of his business affairs and proper
ty on oath. and abide the order of the
justices thereon; and if the officer serv-
ing the writ takes such bond. he shall re-
turn it to the court or justice where the
suit is pending.
Section 2. This act shall take erect
when approved.
IApproved Feb. 21l
Chapter is.
AN ACT to increase the salary of the
County Attorney of Penobscot County.
From and after the first day of January
in the year of our Lord one thous:t1d
eight hundred and ninety-ninc, the salary
of the county attorney for the county OF
d., ,Ix..... hall h..
&, year IApprovcd Feb. Il.
Chapter 10.
AN ACT 10 increase the salary of the
Register of Probate for the County of
AndroScOgsn.
Section L. From and after January
one. eighteen hundred and ninety-nine:
the register of probate for the county oi
Androscoggin shall receive an annual
salary of one thousand dollars. 10 be paid
from the county treasury. instead of the
salary now provided by law.
Section 2. This act shall take effect
when approved
iApprovcd Feb 2l.l
Chapter 20.
AN ACT to increase the salary of the
Register of Probate for the County of
Cumberland
of January, in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and nInety-n1ne.
the SALARY of the register of probate Tor
the county of Cumberland shall be one
thousand dollars. and an additional al
loWance of one thousand dollars for clerk
hire, instead of the sum now provided by
law.
Section ,. This act shall take effect
when approved.
Improved Feb. 2l.l
Chapter -.
AN ACT to amend Section six of Chap
ter one hundred and fifty-seven of the
Public Laws of eighteen hundred and
ninety-five, relating to the rights OF
Widows and Widowers in the real es-
tate of deceased husbands and wives.
Section six of chapter one hundred and
ffty-seven of the public laws of eighteen
hundred and ninety-fVe, is hereby
amended so that said section six, as
amended. shall read as follows:
Section 6. All releases of rights to
dover or curtesy in any manner hereto
fore or hereafter made in estates con-
veyed or mOrtgaged by husbands or
shall be construed to include all rights
and interests by descent
lApproved Feb %.
Chapter -.
AN ACT to establish Travelling Libraries.
Section I. Under such rules and regu-
lations as the governor and council may
prescribe the state librarian is hereby
authorized to lend books and documents
from the state library to any responsible
citizen of the state. on written appiica-
ton therefor and on payment of all ex-
press and carriage charges; but books
and documents in the library for refer
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