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

investigation and inquiry in their annual
report made prior to each leg .s.ative ses-
son. and recommend therein such modi
| tax law of this ate as may seen aJvis-
able or necessary TO secure a more just
and equitable system OF taxa ion.
Section :. This act shall take effect
when approved.
[Approved March aa.l
| Chapter .01.
An Act 10 fix the compensation OF the
County Commissioners of the County OF
| Androscoggin.
Of Re personalities in Legislature assem-
bled. rs follows:
Section /. From ard after the first
Tuesday of April. in the year of our Lord
one Thousand nine hundred and one. the
pay OF each county commissioner of the
county of Androscoegin shall be three
dollars for each day employed in he SER
vice of the county, and travel as now
Section ?. This act shall take effect
when approved. Approved March 22.l
| Chapter 2OS.
An Act to amend chapter sixty-six of the
| public laws of eighteen hundred and
nnety-nine. relating to the jurisdiction
| Of Municipal and Police Courts.
| Re it enacted by the Senate and House
Of Representatives in Legislature asscm-
| bcd as follows:
| Chapter slxty-siX of the public laws of
eighteen hundred and ninety-nine is here
| by amended so as TO read as follows:
A municipal or police court shall not
have jurisdiction in any civil matter I'M
less the defendant resides within the
county in which such is established, or
| is q nonresident of the state and has
personal service within the county, or Il
party summoned as trustee resides with
ant is attached within the county, in
i which such court is established. But in
case of such personal service. trustee or
| attachment such court shall have. iuris-
i dictiCn to the amount of the tablished
| jurisdiction of such municipal or police
| court. iApproved March 90.
Chapter :G::.
| AN ACT to prevent the shooting of hu-
man beings by persons in pursuit of
game and game birds.
! Be it enacted by the Senate and House
of REPRESENTATIVES in Legislature as-
sembied as follows:
| trip. or in the pursuit of wild game or
game birds. nesligently or carelessly
shoots and wounds, OF Fills any human
being. shall be punished by Imprisonment
rot exceeding ten years. or By fine MOI
| exceeding one thousand dollars.
Section .. 1t Shall be the duty of the
county attorney and sheriff in the. county
in which a violation of the foregoing sec
ton occurs. to forthwith investigate and
prosecute every person who therein vio-
la:es the provisions of this act and for
.
each of said officers shall be liable to a
fine of not exceeding one thousand dol
lars, and to be removed from Office.
iApproved March IL.
Chapter .G4.
An Act to amend Chapte: cighty-onc cf
| and ninety-five. relating 10 certain
| property ordained for pious uses the
legal custodian of which is unknown.
Re II enacted by the Senate and House
EhnCe.t9 i n in T Gsrici
! bied as follows:
! CHAPTER eighty-one OF the public laws
| OF eighteen hundred and ninety-tive is
/ hereby amended by inserting after the
word person" in the fourth line; the
word ,patriotic;' also after the word ''in-
Tended" In the sixth line. the words or
| for some public or patriotic purpose: also
after the word INTENDED" in the fifteenth
| line the words or some public or patro-
tic purpose" also after the word relg-
! ious' in the sixteenth line. the words
| or PATRIOTIC also in the nineteenth line.
| after the word ''pious. the words public
| or patriotic SO that when amended, the
| chnnter shall read as follows:
Where any property in this state ded-
| icated and ordained for pious uses has
no proper Or legal custodian 50 that il is
becoming wasted ard the utility thereof
! son. patriotic or religious society inter-
, ested in having such property preserved
ard applied to The uses. for which it was
originally intended. or for some public or
! patriotic purpose, the attorney general
j shall file bill in equity, in the nature of
| an information, against such property
| ard AZ persons interested therein. pray
| ing fer the appointment of trustees to
care for such property and for the proper
application and disposition thereof, and
| the court may order such notice as seeHls
proper. and may appoint receivers or
| trustees therefor. and upon final decree.
may order the care. custody. sale, appl'-
cation or DISPOSAL of such property as viii
best serve the purposes for which ii was
! originally intended, or some public or pat
rintir purpose. The court may convey or
transfer such property to any religious
or patriotic body, to be held and applied
| for the purposes of such trust as the
| court may declare: ard it shalt have fnii
| power TO treat care for and disnose OF the
same in furtheTanre OF such plous, pun
| lie or patriotic uses as may seem best
suited to the case and situations
[Approved March 22,l
| Chapter 2G5.
| AN ACT to repeal Section sixty-two o.
| Chapter tWentY-scNen OF the Revised
Statutes as amended by Section seven
of Chapter three hundred and sixty-siS
Of the Public Laws of eighteen nun
dred and eighty-fve relating to Sat
Be it enacted by the Senate and House
of REPRESENTATIVES in Legislature as
semb'ed, as follows:
! Section ]. Section siXtv-two of chapte,
twentv-sevcn of the revised statutes rs
amended by section seven Of chantel
three hundred and sXty-si' Of the nuhiit
|
| is hereby repealed.
Section 2. This act shall take effect
when approved
| Approved March %
| Chapter 2GG
| AN act to secure tho preservation Of
| the Testimony given in Trials for Muir
der.
| Be it enacted by. the Senate and House
of Representatives. in Lcgisla ture assem-
bled. as follows:
Section l. That whenever any rerson
| is convicted of murder a copy of the ill.,
dictment. plea. evidence and charge of
the presiding justice, certified by the Of
fetal stenosrapher. shall be filed with the
clerk Of the court where slca trial is held.
Section .. Where the court stenoeran nh :
or is paid an annual salary he making
and fling of said copy will be without
extra compensation. otherwise to be paid
for by tho county. and this act shall NOT
apply to cases whore motion Cor new trial
is filed. IApproved March al
Chapter 3G.
AN ACT to amend Chapter two hundred
and nincty-siX Of the Public Laws OF
eighteen hundred and eighty-five. relat-
ing to Evidence of Witnesses at CT
oners' mquests.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives in Legislature as
sembled as follows:
Chapter two hundred and ninety-siX of
the public laws Of eighteen hundred and
eighty-fiYe is hereby amended by adding
the following: 'Coroners may employ a
stenogra Dher for the purpose of taking
such evidence. who shall receive the same