The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-03-23

Section /. Section eleven Of chapter eigl.'y.
seven Of DE revised statutes Is hereby repealed.
Section 2. ssctfon twelve Of said chapter
eighty seven az amended by chapter ons hun.
drcd md thir,y-three Of the pubns laws Of
| eighteen hundred ma ninety.aYs is korsby
amended 10 IS to read az follows:
Section II No action ,han be maintained
against szeeutors or administrations on clhiss
against the estste except v provided Ia sSs-
tions thirteen and ffteen. Unless eounmoncsd
| after six months and within eighteen months
after notice given ~ him Of he appointment
Executors or sdninistrators reading cut of tsa
state at tho time Of giving notice u thetx aB-
pointment, shall appoint an sgsnt or attorney
In the atate, and insert therein his name and
address. Executors Or adLninistrstoTs, rsmov-
ing from the state after giving notice OF thsiT
| appointment, shall appoint AZ agent o. astoE-
ney IN the state and give public notice thereof
service made on ouch agents or attorneys bes
the same effect az II made on such executor O,
Gdn illustrator. when an executor or admins.
TRAITOR, residing out of the stAse has agent OF
attorney In the state service may be nz>fa on
one Of his sureties with the same e7set a. q
made on him.
| Section 3 Section thirteen Of sad ofmpssa
| eighty-segen, as amended by chapter two hua
dred and eighteen Of the public laws of eiRh
teen hundred and ninety three, Is hereby
amended so as 20 read as follows
| Section H. When assets come into ms
hands Of an executor or adminiEtretog. sftso
said term ID eighteen months, an action may b
commenced and maintained within stz months
after the creditor had notice Of the reoeipt OF
ouch assots. Judgments rendered In any Acs4o1
authorized by thu section shall no. dIstash
payment. made IN good faith By the executor
or administrator prior 20 the commencement
| of said action
| Section 4. Section fourteen Of said shaptss
eighty-seyen is hereby anon ded by striking cut
the words two years'' In tho second lima Vi
said section, and inserting N their place ne
words eighteen months. SC thAtsaid secsion a.
amended, shall read as followsi
Section Ii. When an action On q covenant
or contract does not accrue within said eigh
teen months the claimant may file his demand
In the probate ONCE within that tune, verified
as required In csss Of claims presented 70
commissioners or insolvent estates and thl
Judge OF probate shall dtreet that sufficient a.
sets, II such there are shall be retained by TIA
executor or administrator, unless the hetrs or
devisees Of the estate give bond to tho execu-
tor or administrator, with ons or more survtes
/ a.
| due on said claim
| Section 8. Section sixteen of said chapter
eighty-seven Is hereby amended by str1kans
out the words two years" IN the second hne OF
said section, and inserting In place thereof ths
| words eighteen months, so that said section
| as amended, shall read as followst
Section 10. When such claim has not been
filed IN the probate ONCE within said eighteen
months, the claimant may have remedy against
the hers or devsees OF the estate within ons
year after It becomes due and not against the
| executor or administrator
Section 6. Section seventeen of said chapter
eghty-seyen, is hereby amended so us TO read
| as follows
| Section l.. When vacancy occurs within
said eighteen months and an administrator de
bonis non Is appointed, an action may be com
menced after six months and within eighteen
months after notice given by him Of h.s ap-
pointment.'
Section l. This act shall not apply TO any
pending action nor to any cause of action
against estates In which administration has al
ready been granted.
Approved Mar. IL