Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-30

Improved March ISL
Chapter 1893.
An Act to make valid the Elections OF
Hreasurers and Collectors OF Taxes, held
during the month of March In tile year
one thousand nine hundred and three.
Section !. All elections of treasurers
ana collectors of taxes In the several
cities, towns and plantations held during
the month of March in the year one
thousand nine hundred and three are
hereby confirmed and made valid, and
the persons so elected may hold and ex-
ercise the duties of their respective offices
during the terms for which they were
chosen, Notwithstanding the provisions OF
the act. approved March four, nineteen
amend section twelve of chapter three
of the revised statutes as amended by
chapter three hundred thirty-five of the
public laws Of eighteen hundred and
statutes, relating to the election of col
lectors of taxes"
Section g. This act shall take effect
when approved
[Approved March 23.l
Chapter 1874.
An Act relating to the powers and duties
of Administrators, de bonis non.
An administrator de bonis non shall
have the power, and it shall be his duty
TO collect and receive from his prede-
cessor or his heirs, executors or admin
istrators, and from all other sources, all
the property and assets of the estate of
the deceased, including the proceeds
from the sale of real estate, not already
distributed, and shall account for and
distribute the same as though he were
the original administrator or executor /;
and all sums recovered on any probate
bond shall be part of the estate, but so
much thereof as is recovered on any real
estate bond shall be distributed as is pro-
VlGed for the distribution of the proceeds
CT the sale of real estate.
GApproved March g.
Chapter 1876.
An Act to abolish issuing separate Exc
cutions for Costs, by Disclosure Com
miSSionerS.
Section j. No separate execution for
costs or for costs and fees, in disclosure
pr proceedings, shall be issued against any
Judgment debtor by any disclosure COM
missioner or by any commissioner or
magistrate authorized to hear disclosures,
except as hereafter provided; but when
the petitioner RECEIVERS costs or costs and
fees against the judgment debtor, either
on hearing. default, or otherwise, the
commissioner or magistrate shall tax
such costs or cost and fees in detail, and
make a record thereof, and under his
hand and official seal shall indorse upon
or annex to the execution in force at the
time of disclosure, hearing or default,
certificate certifying that the petitioner
mas recovered costs or costs ana fees and
stating therein, in detail, the costs or
costs and fees recovered, and also the
date OF such recovery. copy of said
certificate shall be Endorsed upon or an
neXed to every subsequent execution
issued upon the same judgment, or upon
any Judgment founded thereon. Costs or
costs and fees recovered, taxed and GER
tilted, ls aforesaid, shall be deemed a
part of the original judgment for costs
recovered against the judgment debtor.
Section 2. Any and all separate exc
clltions for costs or for costs and fees,
legally issued by any disclosure COM
missioner or magistrate, before this act
takes effect, may be renewed as now pro-
Vlued by law.
Section 9. All acts and parts of acts
Inconsistent with this act are hereby re-
pealed
Section T. This act .hail take effect on
the first day of January, nineteen hum
dred and four.
Chapter 1876.
An Act to amend Chapter thirty-three of
the Public Laws of eighteen hundred
and e;ghty-seven, relating to the Burial
of Widows of Soldiers in Certain Cases
Section l. Section one of chapter thlr-
tythree of the public laws of the year
eighteen hundred and eighty-seven is
hereby amended by inserting before the
word "such" in the sixth line of said
section the following:
Or whenever the widow of any person
who served in the army, navy or marine
corps of the United States during the
rebellion, and was honorably discharged
her death a resident of this state and be-
ing in destitute circumstances, and hav-
ing no kindred living within this state
and of sufficient ability legally liable for
essary expenses of her BURIAL SO that
said section as amended shall read as fol-
lows:
Section 1. Whenever any person who
cLrps of the United States during the re-
bell.ol, and was hcnorably discharged
therefrOln shall die, being at the time or
Ills death a resident of this state and be-
ing in destitute circumstances the state
shall pay the necessary expenses of his
burial; or whenever the widow of any
person who served in the army, navy or
marine corps of the United States during
the rebellion, and was honorably dis
charged therefrom shall die, being at the
time of her death resident of this state
and being i'll destitute circumstances and
having no kindred living within this state
and of sufficient ability legally liable for
her support the state shall pay the nee
essary expenses of her burial; such ex-
peases shall not exceed the sum of thirty
five dollars in any case, and the burial
shall be in some cemetery not used ex-
clusively for the burial of the rauper
dead
Section g Section two of chapter thir-
ty-three of the public laws of the year
eighteen hundred and eighty-seven is
said section the following:
Or the widow OF an honorably dis
charged soldier or sailor and in destitute
circumstances. and having no kindred OF
sufficient ability, resident in this state
legally liable for her burial expenses.
So that said section as amended shall
read as follows:
Section 2. The municipal officers of
cities and towns in which such deceased
had his residence at the time of his death,
shall pay the expenses of his BURIAL and
if he die in an unincorporated place, the
town charged with the support of paupers
in such unincorpOrated place, shall pay
the expenses of his burial and in either
case upon satisfactory proof by such
town or city to the governor and council
of the fact of such death and payment,
the governor shall authorize the state
treasurer to refund said town or city the
amount so paid. said proof shall contain
certificate from the post commander of
the post of the Grand Army of the Re-
public located nearest the town or city
which paid said burial expenses, stating
that such person was an honorabiy dis
charged soldier or sailor and in destitute
circumstances; or the widow of an hon.
orabiy discharged soldier or sailor and in
destitute circumstances, and having no
kindred. of sufficient ability, resident in
this state legally liable for her burial eX-
penses.
Section 3. This act shall take effect
when approved.
[Approved March ISL
Chapter 1877.
An Act in relation to Lime and Lime
Casks.
Section l. Tho governor, with the advice
and consent of the council shall appoint