The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1901-03-28

ton fcrty-ninc the words, or any justice
thereof in vacation, so that said sector
forty-nine, as amended, shall read as FOL
lows: 49,
Section ~ A person in possession oil
real property, having either by nlmseit Q!
those under whom he claims nave peer
In uninterrupted possession tnereo1, 1oi
ten years or more. claiming an estate o. 2,
freehold therein. may fle petition IN
the supreme judicial court settng 1ortil
his estate, stating the source OF ms u
tie. describing the premises ana averrlne
that an apprehension exists thal persons
named In the petition, or persons UNI
known claiming as heirs. devises or as
signs or In an any other way. by. through
or under person or persons named IN
the petition, claim some right, ltle or IN
terest in the premises adverse to his said
estate; and that such apprehension ere
ates cloud upon the title and depre-
ciates the market value OF ms properly
ana praying That such persons De SUN,
moned to show cause why they should
not bring an action to try their title to
the described premises. If any such sup
posed claimants are unknown, the petit
toner or his attorney shall so allegc un-
der oath, but the truth of the allegation
shall not after decree filed be denied, for
the purpose of defeating the tltie estab-
lished thereby Upon such petition the
court, or any Justice thereof in vacation:
shall order notice returnablc at term of
the supreme judicial court to be he4~ in
the county where the real estate de-
| scribed lies. Personal service by copy or
| the petition and order OF notice, shall be
made upon all such supposed claimants
| residing in the state. fourteen days before
| the return day; and upon all such sup
| posed claimants residing out of the state,
| service may be made by personal service
of copy of the petition and order of mo-
| ticc; by publication for SGch length oil
! time, i'll such newspapers or by posting IN
such puvnc places as the court may di-
rect; or in any or all of these ways at
| the discretion of the court. III any claim
| ants appear to answer to sad petition
| the PROCEDURE shall be the same as Is pro-
| vided by section forty-eight; and II the
| court upon hearing, finds that the allie
| cations of the petition arc true and tnut
| notice by publication has been given as
ordered. it shall make and enter decree
| shat all persons named in the petition
md all persons alleged to be unknown
| :laiminS by, through or under persons 50
named, and who have not so appeared
| shall be forever debarred and estopped
| rom having or claiming any right or ntlc
! diverse to the petitioner in the premises
described in the petition; wAich decree
| ;hal within thirty days after it is finally
| granted be recorded in the registry OF
| leeds for the county where the land lies
| md shall be effectual to bar ali rig IL
lie and interest of all persons whether
ldults or minors, upon whom notice has
,cen served, personally or by pubhcation
| Is herein provided. The court may in its
| discretion appoint agents or guardians.
imposed claimants
Improved March 81
Chapter 111.
Az ACT to amend Section thirty-one of
Chapter two hundred and Gig hty-hVe
of the Public Laws of eighteen hundred
and ninety.seven, relating to weekly
close time for the taking of Fish.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House
| If Representatives in Legislature as
embed, as follows:
I Cnntin IF n
wo hundred and eighty-five of the pub
ic laws of eighteen hundred and ninety
| even is hereby amended as follows; by
,dding at the. close of said section the
GLOWING words, provided, however, that
| he weekly close time on the Damar!s-
;otta river below the bridge at Damaris-
:otta, shall be from sunset on each Sat
lrday night to twelve o'clock on the fol-
owing Sunday night so that said sec
ion. as amended, shall read as follows:
| April and the fifteenth day of July, there
| hall be a weekly close time OF forty
light hours from sunrise on each Satur-
lay morning to sunrise on the following
Monday morning, during which >, no
;almon, shad. alewives or bass shall be
aiken. During the weekly close time, all
oaratus shall be removed from the
water. Every weir shall have. in that
,art where the fish are usually taken an
,pening three feet wide. extending from
he bottom to the. top of the Weir, and
he netting or other material which
loses the same while fishing, shall be
! aiken out, carried on shore. and there
'emain during the weekly close time, to
he extent that during said close time
he fish may have free and unon-
which tends TO hinder such fish shall be
placed in any part thereof. # the in
,losure where the fish are taken is fur
lishcd with a board floor. an opening eN-
ending from the floor to the top of the
weir is equivalent to one extending from
tl,1 ,.l1 for
he violation of this section is twenty
dollars for each offcnsc. This section
loes not apply to the kenncbcc; Andres
taries, or to the Saint CroiN river below
| he breakwater at the ledge Provided,
| however that the weekly close time on
It Damariscotta, shall be from sunset on
ach Saturday night TO twelve O'Clock
N the following Sunday night
when approved Improved March 81
Chapter l73
| IN ACT to fix the terms of the Superior
Court in l<ennebec County
| Ec it enacted by the Senate and House
| # Representatives, in Legislature as
:cmfied. as follows:
Section SiXty-eight Of chapter seventy
| 'cveH OF the revised statutes. as amended,
| ~ section two of chapter enc hundred
md four Of the Iub'ie laws Of ei EteS;,
| lmended so as to read as follows:
Section Gs Said court shall be held at
augusta on tho second Tuesday of Jan
| ary. and the first Tuesdays OF April and
| September, and at WaterVilie on the
| second Tuesdays of June ana November;
| out the criminal business of said county
| shall he transacted at the terms held on
| he second Tuesday of january and TIL
| irst Tuesdays of April and September,
| 'oGt thor with civil business.
| Approved March 81
Chapter 113