The Somerset reporter., 1901-03-28


nav be taken as AN article of merchait
Use, whereby the taking thereof i
bindered or the value of the same l.
diminished for that purpose; or whoever
,vtilfnllv and wantonly 81 malicious y
innifes or procures another 10 do so. shat
he punished by fine not exceeding i've
hundred dollars, or by Imprisonment MOI
nYcaeding one year. or both; and IL IS
nnt necessary to allege or prove the utit
or ownership Of the ice so cut, injured
marred, damaged or destroyed.
SECTION 2. Section nine OF chapter one
hundred and twenty-seNen OF the revised
statutes is hereby amended by Inserting
affer the word and in the first line
thereof, the words 'wantonly or, 80 that
said section as amended, snail read -
SECTION 9. Whoever wilifully and wan
toaIy or naiiciously cuts down. destroys,
ar ..iherwise INJURIES any shrub or tree for
ornament or use; breaks. Injuries o. de
fiers any fence: throws down or opens
any gates o. bars; Injuries, destroys. ar
severs from the land of another, any
nrodl.ee thereof or thing attached there
eli articles not being HI >wn, shall
,5rhcd by Imprisonment .-Ar less
Than one year, and nv taaS not exceeding
me hundred s. 6ts.
one hundred aad twrntS-set'n of In r.
sod statutes Is hereby ame1drd BY In
sorting after the word and in the Iirat
Inc Hereof. the words 'wantouN or SO
that satG section, as amended Sn#ii Azse"
,ses5ion 10. Whoever willfully ami waa
taniy al malieiously injuries ur removes
xslY monument erected. or tree mafh. q
Is a boundary II any land or town. dc
,lrGvs defaeas or alters Tie marks there
On made for the purpose OF oeSlshaaht
such boundary. nlurCS or delIcts any
milo stone ~ guide board erected on =,
nnbl!c way or railroad; removes, deiaees
or injuries any sign board. lamp or lamp
most. OF eXtinguisheS any lamp on any
iridee street way, or passage, shall be
nnn3shed by imprisonment for less than
me yea md by fine not exceeding one
hundred dollars
seton Section seventeen of chapter
cna hundrtl and twCnty-seNcn OF the re-
,ised statutes Is hereby amended o.
Inserting cfter the word and in the
tirst line thereof the words 'wantonlY or.
so that ,aid section, as amended snail
read rs follows:
uantonIv or maliciously destroys, Injuries
or defaccs any building or MIXTURE
,ttafhed thereto, without consent OF the
,,Wner. or destroys, injuries. or seeretes'
onv Goods. chattels, or valuable papers
~ another, shall BE- punished by impris-
numeat fur less than one year or oy me
shah also be liable To the. party injured.
n an action of trespass, for the amount
ii in,niy S. done, and for further sum,
not exceeding, in all, three tiints suei'
anioin. as the jury Ceen,s reasonable
Approved March I'll
Chapter 243.
AN ACT to amend Section SIX OF chapter
sfxiv-seyen of the Revised statutes, re
lating to the Appointment OF Guar 4IIa,,a
BE II enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives in Legislature as
sembled as follows. -
Section six of chapter siXty-seven OF
the revised statutes is hereby amended
bv adding after the tenth word III the
third line the words and II there be no
such municipal officers the judge snail
name three reputable persons resident OF
The vicinity in which such person resides,
TO make such investi Saton; SO that slld
section, as amended, shall reau as lol-
lows: - 49,, i.,,,,
shall issue his warrant to the munlclpil
officers of the town where such person
resides, requiring them to make lnqaisl-
lion into the allegations made IN the APP
plcatlon; and II there be no such inu-
nicipal officers the judge shall name three
reDlltable persons resident of the Nicin-
itv in which such person resides TO make
such inquisiton, and they snail upon
such evidence as they are able TO OBTAIN.
decide whether such allegations are true
and as soon as may be report the result
to the judge, and on such report attor
personal notice to the other parry ana a
herring thereon, he adjudges that such
person Is insane. a spendthrift. or incap-
able as aforesaid, he snail appoint
guardian Approved March I'll
Chapter 244.
AN ACT In relation, to. Trustee Process.
Be 1t enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives in Legislature as
sembled, S follows: -.
Section |. Clause six of section fiftN,
five OF chapter elSnlN-SlN ol tIle lSNlSS'
statutes is hereby amended by Inserting
after the word suit at the end of the
fifth line the words for taxes or so That
said clause shall read as follows:
VI. BY reason of any amount due
from him to the principal defendant, as
wages for his personal labor, or that OF
his wife or minor children, for time
not exceeding one month next preceding
the service of the process, and not eX-
ceeding twenty dollars of the amount due
to him as wages for his personal Labor;
a. This iS pXpmnt in any sun Tor
taxes or for necessaries furnished nm or
his family; moreover wages OF minor
children and of women, are not, In any
case, subject 10 trustee process on ac.
count of any debt of parent or husband
Section g This act shall take effect
when approved. Improved March Ill
Chapter Pas.
AN ACT TO authorize the sale of mort
gage of estate subject to Contingent
Be il enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives in Legislature as
sembled as follows:
Section l. When real estate Is subject
10 Il contingent remainder. executory de-
wise, or power of appointment, the SUI
preme judicial court. or the probate court
for the county in which such real estate
is situated may. upon the petition OF
any person who has an estate in posses
sion In such real estate. and after notice
and other proceedings as hereinafter re-
quired, appoint one or more trustees,
and authorize him or them to sell and
convey Sucn estate or any pdrl thtItol
In fee simple. II such sale and convey
ance appears to the court 10 be necessary
expedient: to mortgage the same, eith-
with or without power of sale. FOR
such an amount, on Sueh terms, ana LOT
such purposes, as may seem to the court
judieious or expedient; and such convey,
unce or mortgage shall be valid and
binding uoon all parties.
Section . Notice of any such petition
shall be given in such manner as the
court may order, TO all persons who are
or may become Interested in the real es-
late to which the petition relates, and 10
all persons. whose issue, not in being,
may become interested therein; and the
court shall in every case appoint suit
able person to appear and act therein as
the next friend of all minors. persons not
ascertained, and persons not In bein%.
who are or may become Interested IN
such real estate, and the cost of the an
pearance and services of such next friend,
including the compensation of Inns coun-
sci, to be determined by the court. shall
he paid. as the court may order either
gage or by the pctitioned, in which latter
case execution thereof may issue in the
name of the next friend.
Section 3. Every trustee appointed un-
der section one OF this act shall give bond
in such form and for such an amount as
the court appointing him may ordss, ana
he shall receive and hold. invest, or apply
the proceeds of any sale or mortgage
made by him, for the benefit of the FER
cons who would have been entitled 10
the real estate II such sale or mortgage
had not been made. and the probate
court for the county in which such real
estate or the greater part thereof is sltu-
ated shall have Jurisdiction of all matters
thereafter arising in relation to such
trust IApproVcd March 81 4
Chapter 248
An Act to fix the tine of holding the
n tho Lex Court