The Republican journal., 1903-04-09

meet at convenient time and place, and
determine whether any and what amount
shall be allowed on each claim, and re-
port to him at such time as ne may limit.
Sections five. six. seven, eight, twelve,
thirteen, fourteen, sixteen and seventeen
of chapter sixty-six, apply to such claims,
and the proceedings thereon H., n No action
missioners; and their report on all such
claims shall be final, saving the right Of
[Approved March 24.]
Chapter 1873.
An Act to amend Chapter three hundred
and seventy eight of the Public Laws
of eighteen hundred and eighty-iive, re-
lating to Electric Posts and Wires.
Section l. Section two of chapter three
hundred and seventy eight of The public
laws of eighteen hundred and eighty-fve
is hereby amended by adding thereto the
following: Posts and wires erected and
maintained in accordance with the pro.
visions OF this chapter Shall be deemed
legal structures ana the party maintain
ing the same shall be liable on account
thereof only for carelessness or negligence
| in the erection or maintenance OF the
same so that said section as amended,
shall read as follows:
Section 2. No such company, person or
association shall construct lines upon and
along the highways and public roads of
any city or town, without nrst obtaining
ing ing Were iuaeef; the posts may be loeated,
the kind of posts and the height az
may be run. Before granting such, per
nit, fourteen days public notice there
| of shall be given, and residents and ow1i-
ers of property upon the highways to be
affected thereby, shall have full oppor..
| tunity to show cause why such permit
should not he granted. Such public notice
shall be given by publication IN some
| if any, the last publication to be four
teen days before said hearing; if no news
paper is printed therein, then by posting
, the same in some public and conspicuous
place therein fourteen days before said
| hearing; when the application for such
permit is filed, the mayor or chairman OF
| the selectmen shall indorse thereon what
personal notice, if any, shall be given by
| such company. persons or associations, to
| the residents and owners OF property to
| be affected thereby. AT the nearing, such
! COMPANY persons or associations, before
| proceeding, shall first prove that such or
der of notice has been complied with and
public notice given as hereinbeiore re-
I Quired, and the adjudication OF the may Or
| and aldermen, or selectmen, that such
personal and public notice has been given
/ shall be final and conclusive. Ii from
/ any cause the notice given appears to
have been defective, the municipal off
GERS may order new notice, not exceeding
| seven days, and adjourn said hearing to
/ time named in said new order OF notice.
Alter the erection of the lines. having
| first given such company, persons, asso-
| Citations their agents opportunity to De
heard, the municipal officers may direct
any alteration in the location or erection
of such posts and in the height OF the
! wires. Such permits, specifications ana
decisions shall be recorded in the records
| erected and maintained in accordance
with the provisions of this chapter shall
be deemed legal structures and the party
| maintaining the same shall be liable on
| bprh CHrtlcSSneSS
negligence i'll the erection or maintenance
| OF the same. .
Section = Section eight of chapter three
hundred and seventy-eight of the pubic
. laws of eighteen hundred and elShty-live
/ is hereby repealed.
CHAPTER 134.
An Act in relation to the discharge of
| .ebtors in cases now pending In In
solvent Courts.
granted to a lnbtor in any case now pend
inar in the several insolVcnt courts of this
state unless written application is made
therefor to the judge before the first da y
of January, nineteen hundred and four,
! and in case no such application IS made,
all proceedings in such case may be DIS
1 missed upon motion of any party inter
osted, after such notice, if any, as the
judge shall order.
| Section z. This act shall take effect
| when approved
| lAppTONeu MdICu I'll
Chapter 1856.
/! An Act to amend Chapter eighty-six of
/ the Revised Statutes relating to Trus-
Section /. Section six of chaptc eighty
six OF the revised statutes is hereby
amended, so as to read as follows:
Section 6. The plaintiff may insert the
names of as many persons as trustees as
lie deems necessary. at any time before
, the process is served on the principal put
/ not after; and he may have further Ser
vice made on any trustee, If found expo
dent, if the service is afterwards made
or renewed on the principal; but no costs
for services shall be taxed for the plain
! tiff in such case, except Tor that last
made
/ Wien a trustee suit is discontinued or
settled by the principal parties thereto,
the trustee Shall be entitled to no costs,
provided the plaintiff or his attorney
| Shall notify the trustee in writing seven
days before the return lay of the writ
| that the suit has been discontinued.
/ Section .. This act shall take effect
| when approved
lApproved March 2il
Chapter 1856.
An Act to repeal so much of Chapter
thirty of the Revised Statutes, as
amended by Section five of Cha pter for
ty-two Of the Public Laws of eighteen
| hundred ninety nine, as prohibits 1Sh
| ing through the ice i'll Dexter pond, In
Dexter, Penobscot county.
| Section l. So mach OF chapter th1rty, OF
| the revised statutes, as amended by sec
! ton five of chapter forty y-two of the pub
| lie laws of eighteen hundred ninety-nine,
| us prohibits fishing through the ice in
| Dexter pond, in Dexter, Pcnobscot county.
is hereby repealed.
Section .. This act shall take effect
! when approved.
| [Approved March 24.l
Chapter 1877.
| An Act to amend Chapter three, Section
| fifty y-nine, Paragraph twelve of the Re
| vised Statutes, relating to dealers in
| Old Junk.
Chapter three. section fifty-nine. para
| graph twelve of the revised! statutes re-
latinS to dea lcrs in old junk is hereby
amended by inserting in the second Lille of
said section the words and dealers i'll see
| ord hand articles and the pawnins of
articles with paWnbrokcrS and in the
third line of said section the words, pawn
ers and pawnhrokers,' So that said sec
ton as amended. shall read as follows:
| Section 50 Cities may establish ordi~
nances regulating the purchase and sale
| of articles usually bought by old junk
| dealers and dealers in second l,and arti-
cles. and the pawning of articles with
| paWnbroherS, and may therein prescribe
| conditions to be observed by buyers and
sellers, paWEerS and pawnbrokerS, TO pre-
| vent or detect the sale or purchase of
I stolen goods; and suitable penalties may
| be prescribed in such ordinances.
| [Approved March "a.