The Republican journal., 1901-03-28

diminished for that purpose; or whoever
wilitully and wantonly or malieioEs
be punished by fine not exceeding five
hundred dollars, or by Imprisonment no,
exceeding one year. or both; and it ia
not necessary to allege or prove the title
or ownership Of the ice so cut, injured
married, damaged or destroyed.
Section ?. Section nine of chapter one
hundred and twenty-seVen of the revised
statutes is hereby amended by inserting
after the word and in the first line
thereof, the words 'wantonly or SO that
said section. as amended, shall read as
follows.
Section g. Whoever willful,y and wan-
tonly or nIaiiciously cuts down, destroys,
or otherwise injuries any shrub Or tree tor
ornament or use; breaks, injuries or de-
faces any fence; throws down or opens
any gates or bars: injuries. destroys, or
sewers from the land of another, any
produce thereof or thing attached there
~. such articles not being his own, shall
be punished by Imprisonment for less
than one year, and by fine not exceeding
ync hundred dollars
Section 3. Section sixteen Of chapter
Que hundred and twenty-seven OF the re-
NiSed statutes is hereby amended by in
sorting after the WORD and in the hrSt
line thereof, the words wantonlN or, 50
that said section, as amended, Si;ltl read
as follows:
Section 49, Whoever wiilfully and w2a
tonly or nalici2usly injuries or removes
any monument erected, or tree mark6 d
as a boundary Of any land or town: de-
strcys defacas or alters the marks there
on, made for the purpose of designating
such boundary; injuries or defaces any
mile stone or suide board erected on !,
public way or railroad, removes defacesl
9r injuries any sign board, lamp or lamp
post; ur rXtngu1shcs amy lamp on any
bridge, street, way or passage, shall b.
punished by imprisonment for less than
me yea. and by fine not exceeding one
hundred dollars.
Sector Section seventeen of chapter
, hmm Il
vlsed statutes is hereby amended BY
Inserting after tn, word and IN the
first line thereof, the words wanionly or,
so that said section, as amended, snail
read AS follows:
Section Il. Whoever wi.ifully and
wanionl,' or maliclousiy destroys INJURIES
OF defaces any building or fixture
attao he'd thereto without consent OF TN
..wner. pr destroys, injuries, or secretes,
any goods, chattels, or valuable papers
uf another, Shall be punished by imprs-
onmc1t tor less than une year or ~ fine
no, exceeding five hundred dollars: and
shall also be liable t. the p4rlN injured.
IA an action of trespass. for the amount
# inJulj- 81. done. and for further sum
not exceeding. in all, thrcc tunes sueh
amount, as the jury deems reasonable.
approved NJ arch I'll
Chapter :t3.
AN ACT to amend Section six of Chapter
.iXty-scven of the Revised Statutes. re-
lating TO the Appointment OF Guardians.
BE ii enacted by the Senate and House
Of REPRESENTATIVES in Legislature as
scmbled, as follows.
the revised statutes is hereby amended
by adding after the tenth word IN inc
third line, the words and II there DC no no
such municipal officers the judge shall
name three reputable persons resident OF
the vicinity in which such person resides,
10 make such investigation, so that Salu
section, as amended, shall 1ead as Iol-
lows:
Section 6. In all other cases the judge
shall issue his warrant to the munlclpal
officers of the town where such person
resides, requiring them to make inquisi-
ton into the allegations made in the APP
plicahon; and if there be no such mu-
nicipal officers the judge shall name three
reputable persons resident of the vicin-
ity in which SUCH person resides to make
such inquisition and they shall upon
such evidence as they are able to obtain,
and as soon as may be report the result
to the judge, and on such report after
personal notice to the other party and a
hearing thereon. he adjudses that such
able as aforesaid, he shall appoint a
guardian. Improved March I'll
Chapter 244.
AN ACT in relation to Trustee Process.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives in Legislature as
sembled, as follows: se.,
Section l. Clause six of section fifty,
five of chapter cshty-siX of the revised
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 MOI eN-
cceding twenty dollars of the amount due
to him wages for his. personal labor;
and this is not exempt in any suit tor
vIGS
his family; moreover, wages OF minor
children and of women, are not, in any
ease, subject to trustee process on ac--
count of any debt of parent or huS5anG
Section >. This act shall take effect
when approved. Improved March I'll
Chapter 2l5
AN ACT to authorize the sale of mort
gage of estate subject to Contingent
I2emainders.
of Representa- tlNcS III Legislature as
sembled. as follows:
Section 1. When real estate is subject
TO contingent remainder cXecutory dc
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
amy person who has an estate i'll posses
sion in such real estate, and after notice
and other proceedings as hereinafter re-
uuired. appoint one or more trustees,
and authorize HIM or them to sell and
convey such estate or any part thereof
in fee simple, if such sale and convey
ance appears to the court to be necessary
OF cXpcdlcnt to mortgage the same, cltn-
cr with or without power of sale for
such an amount, on such terms, and for
such purposes, as may seem to the court
i.TdiciouS or eXpediont, and such convey
ance or mortgage shall be valid and
binding uuon all parties.
Section .. Notice of any such petition
shall be given in such manner as the
court may order to all persons who arc
or may become interested in the real eS
tate to which the petition relates, and TO
all persons whose issue, not in being,
may become Interested therein; and the,
court shall i'll every case appoint a suit
able person to appear and act therein is
dscertained and persons not in being.
who arc or may become interested in
such real estate; and the cost Of the az
pcarance and services of such next friend,
including the compensation of his coun-
sci, to be determined by the court, shall
ne paid, as the court may order, either
rut Of the proceeds of the sale or mort
&c or by the petitioned in which latter
rase execution thereof may issue in the
name of the next friend.
Section j. Every trustee appointed ul-
der section one of this act shall give bond
in such form and for such an amount as
the court appointing him may order, ana
he shall receive and hold, invest or apply
The proceeds of any sale or mortgage
made by him, for the benefit of the per-
sons who would have been entitled to
the real estate if such sale or mortgage
had not been made, and the probate
court for the county in which such rca