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,.sl. whereby the taking thereof i
',.,cuer,u or The value of the same &
J,mir rushed for that purpose; o. whoev,.
wiIliuly and wantonly C Malicious,
in,!tes or prOcures another to do So shall
hc punished by tine not exceeding tiv,
hundred dollars. or by Imprisonment no
exceeding one year. or both: and it i:
nnt necessary to allege or prove the Til,
nv owe, shin If the ice SO cut. Injured
marred damaged or destroyed
Section , Section nine of chapter on,
hundred and twenty-Seven of the revised
statutes is hereby amended by inserting
thereof the words 'wantonly or 30 tina,
aid section as amended, shai. lead -
follows.
,only or maiciously cuts down. DESTROYS
,r ,therwis. Injuries any shrub or tree for
armament or use: breaks. injuries or de
any gates or bars; injuries, destroys, or
.,y.rs from the land of another. any
urodrcc thereof or thing attached there
~ such articles no, being his own. shall
he plulshcd by imprisonment for less
than one year. and ny fire not exceeding
Snc hundred dollars
Section J. Section sixteen II Chaptc,
.,ne hundred dua twcnty-scNcn of the re-
seriinC after the word and in the first
line thereof. the words 'wantonly o.. so
hal sid section. as amended, shall read
as fellows:
Al : e
t,nly OF maliciously injuries or removes
ruy monument erected. or tree mark, 4
.s a boundary NJ any land or town: de
,ircys. defaces or alters the marks there.
nm made for the purpose of designating
such boundary: injuries or defaCcs any
mile stone o. suidc board erected on =.
ouhlic way or railroad. removes. deface.'
~ inriras any sign board. lamp or lamp
nnst or extinsuishes any lamp on any
nridce street. way. or passage shall be
namshsd by imprisonment for less than
me yea- and by fine not exceeding one
hundred dollars.
a,ctinr 1 Section seventeen of chapter
90 hundred and twentyseven of the re-
ytsed statutes Is hereby amended by
inserting after the word and in the
FIRST line thereof. thu words 'wantonly ar,
81 that said section, as amended, snail.
read as follows:
N-scuJn Il. Whoever wiltfully and
vrnionlr or maliciousiy destroys. Injuries.
oe defaccs any building or fixture
,,It,,n ned tncrato. without consent of the
owner: N destroys, injuries. or Sccretcs,
any goods. chattefs, or valuable parcrs
onrnelt irr less than one year or by fine
nov exceeding five hundred dollars: and
shal, also be liable t. the party injured.
in an action of trespasS, Tor the amoLnl
If inrl,v s.. done. and fCr further sum.
nN Cxcre.iing. in all, three times such
,,u6,,n.. as the jury Geer,s reasonable.
Approved March I'll
Chapter :i:'.
AN ACT tn amend Section six of Chapter
sixty-scven of the Revised Statutes. re
laiing to the appointment of GiarclanS
Re II enacted by the Senate and House
~ representatives in Legislature as
seubIed as follows.
Section six of chapter SlNtS-S"NCn OF
the revised statutes is hereby amended
bv adding after the tenth word in the
third line the words and if there be no
such municipal officers the judge shall
name three reputable persons resident or
,;,,i. IN, which SIIrl nNTSnn resides.
To make such Investigations so that said
section. as amended, shall read as fol-
lows:
Section G. In all other cases the judge
shall issue his warrant To the municipal
officers of the town where such person
resides requiring them to make inquisi-
ton into the allegations made in the APP
plication: and if there be no such mu-
niciml officers the judge shall name three
reputable persons resident of the vicin-
ity in which such person resides 70 make
such inquisition. and they shall upon
such evidence as they are able to obtain
decide whether such allegations arc true;
and as soon as may be report the result
10 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
guardian Improved March T.l
s----r Chapter 244.
AN ACT in relation to Trustee Process.
Be it enacted by the Senatesand House
of Representatives, in Legislature as
Section i: Clause six of fscction fifty
five of chapter eighty-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 not eN-
ceeding twenty dollars of the amount due
to him as wages for his personal labor;
and this is not exempt in any suit for
taxes or for neceSSarieS furnlSne1 Nun OF
his family; moreover, wages OF minor
children and of women, are not. IN any
case. subject to trustee process on &C.
count of any debt of parent or husband
Section >. This act shall take effect
when approved Improved March zl.I
Chapter :l5. ~
AN ACT to authorize the sale of r.ortSs
gage of estate subject to Contingent
Remainders.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House
of representatives in Legislature as
sembled. follows:
Section |. When real estate is suoJSct.
to a contingent remainder. eXecutoryE9
wise. or power of appointment. the Gsu-33
preme judicial court. or the probate CONT
for the county in which such real estate
any person who has an estate IN poses
sion in such real estate. and after Mace
and other proceedings as hereinaffF T.
CURED. appoint one or more tfVstees;
and authorize HIM or them to sen ant
convey such estate or any part Thereon
in fee simple if such sale and convey
ance appears to the court to be necessary
or expcdient: to mortgage the same el.h-
or with or without power OF safe. loi
such an amount on such terms. ana Tor
sIch purposes. as may seem TO the coui
GldicOus or eXpedent: and such convey
ance or mortgage shall be valid ana
binding upon all parties.
Section 2. Notice of any such pettloa
shall be given in such manner as 'nt
court may order. to all persons VINO are
or may become interested in the real tS-
tate to which the petition relates. ana 10
all persons. whose issue. not IN pei!S'
may become interested therein: ana w
court shall in every case appoinl Sui.
able person to appear ana act theielh a.
TIE next friend of all minors. persons NOT
ascertaned. and persons not III p''
who are or may become Interested III
such real estate. and the cost OF the an
pearance and services of Such next i.i'nI'
Including the compensation OF ms c1uli,
eel, to be determined by the court. Snaii
be paid. as the court may oTncr' ci'nt'
out of the proceeds of the sale or mort
gage or bv the petitioned. in which latter
case execution thereof may ISSUE III t-''
name of the next friend
Section 3 Every trustee appointed ui =,
der section one of this act shall give poild
In such form and for such an amount as
the court Amounting him may order. ann
he shall receive and hold. invest, or apply
he proceeds of any sale or mortgage