The Somerset reporter., 1903-04-02

0l section 3. This act shall take effect
lApproyed March 26.l
Chapter 148.
An Act to amend Chapter one hundred
anu one Pubhc Laws of eighteen hum
dred and eighty-seven, relating to PAU
section l. Chapter one hundred and one
on the public laws of eighteen hundred
anu elghty-seyen is hereby amended By
inserting after the word found, lin the
second line the words in any town. or
SO ghat SAD chapter when amended may
chapter l01. Whenever persons who
nave no legal settlement within the state
ANA needing immediate relief are found
IN any town, or IN unincorporated places
a ahiio are Drought into an adjoining town
oonged by law to care for and furnish re-
lief to such persons and relief is So
furnished, the state shall reimburse said
town Tor such relief so furnished.
same restrictions as provided in sec
tion twenty mine, chapter twenty-four of
the revised statutes as amended although
the oVerSeers of the poor OF said town
nave no permit in writing from the gov
ernor and council to remove the same
Section 2. This act shall take effect
when approved
IApproved March 26l
Chapter 149.
AN ACT relating to suits in equity to
quiet Title.
Seeuon l.; II in a suit in equity to
quiet or establish the title TO land stu
ated IN this State or to remove a cloud
from the title thereto. the plaintiff, or
those under whom he claims, has been in
uninterrupted possession of the land de-
scrlbed in the bill for ten years or more
claiming an estate of freehold therein,
and seeks to determine the claims or
TIGHTS OF any persons who are unascer-
tanned, not in being, unknown or out of
the state, or Who cannot be actually
served with process and made personally
afnenable to the decree Of the court, such
persons may be made defendants and, II
they az unascertdined, not in being or
unknoNA. they may be described gener-
ally as the heirs, or legal representatives
or A b, or such persons as shall become
heirs, devisees or appointees of G ID, a
living person, or persons claiming under
A B. 1t shall not be necessary for the
maintenance of such suit that the de-
PENDANTS shall have a claim or the nos
sibilty of claim resting upon an instru-
ment, the cancellation or surrender of
which would afford the relief desired but
1t shall be sufficient that they claim or
may claim by purchase, descent or other
wise, some right, title, interest or estate
in the land which is the subject of the
suit and that their cbaim depends upon
the construction of a written instrument
or cannot be met by the plaintiffs with
out the production of evidence Two or
more persons who claim to own separate
and distinct parcels of land in the same
county by titles derived from Il common
source, or two or more persons who have
separate and distinct interests in the
same parcel, may join as plaintiffs In any
suit brought under the provisions of this
section.
Section 2. If in such suit the court finds
that actual service cannot be made upon
defendant, 1t may order notice of the
suit to be posted in a conspicuous place
IA M IN fS-I nod in
paper within or without the State, or
both, or to be given in such other man
ner as 1t considers most effectual and
may also require personal notice to be
given. Notice given under the provisions
of this section shall be constructive ser
vice on all the defendants. If, after no
tice has been given or served as ordered
by the court and the time limited In such
notice for the appearance of the defend
ants has expired, the court finds that
there are or may be defendants who have
rot been actually served with process
within the State and who have not APP
peared in the suit, it may of it's own mo-
ton, or on the representation of any
party appoint am agent, guardian ad
litem or next friend or any such defend
ant, and If any such defendants have or
may have conflicting interests, ii may APP
point different agents, guardians ad Item
or next friends to represent them The
cost of appearance of any such agent,
guardian ad Item or next friend includ-
ing the compensation of his counsel, shall
be determined by the court and paid by
the plaintiff, against whom execution may
issue therefor in the name of the agent,
guardian ad Item or next friend.
Section g. After all the defendants have
been served with process OF notified as
provided in the preceding section and
after the appointment of an agent, the
court may proceed as though all the de-
fendants had been actually served with
process. Such suit shall be a proceed
ing in rem against the land, and IA decree
establishing or declaring the validity,
nature or extent of the plaintiffs title
may be entered, and shall operate directly
on the land and shall have the force of
release made by or ON behalf of all de-
PENDANTS of all claims inconsistent with
the title established or declared thereby
The provisions of this and the two pre-
ceding sections shall not prevent the
court from also exercising jurisdiction In
personam against the defendants who
have been actually served with process
and who are personally amenable to its
DEGREES.
Section 4. Any person or persons claim
ing am estate of freehold In wild land or
In an interest in common and undivided
therein If the plaintiff and those under
whom he claims, has for ten years next
prior to the filing of the bill held such
open. exclusive, peaceable, continuous and
adverse lands in Maine, may maintain "a
suit in equity to quiet or establish the
the title thereto, S provided In the three
preceding sections.
[Approved March 20
Chapter $50.
An Act Additional to Chapter Seventy
three of the Revised Statutes relating
to Titles to property.
Section /. Chapter seVcnty-three Of the
revised statutes Is hereby amended by
adding thereto the following section, to
wit:
Section so. No agreement that build
Ing erected with the consent of the land
owner. by one not the owner Of the land
upon which IL Is erected, shall be and re-
main personal property, shall be efectusl
against any person, except the owner of
such land. his heirs. devisces and persons
having actual notice thereof, unless such
agreement is In writing and signed by
such land owner, or by some one duly au-
thorized for that purpose, and ackuoHl-
edged and recorded as deeds are required
to be acknowledged and recorded under
this chapter.
Section 2. This act shall not apply 10
said agreements heretofore entered into
and now outstanding.
IApproYed March &c
Chapter 1871.
An Act relating To ASA ults upon 0nlcers
and hindeing or obstructnE them while
In the discharge OF their duties
Section /. Whoever assaults. Iatiul
dates, or IN any manner wiifuHf obs
strlcts, intimdates or hind-rs any shcrl0
dpIultV sheriff. CORNER tfra=fl HIH Isr.-