The Republican journal., 1903-04-09
Chaptar 163.
An Act to cede the Jurisdiction of the
State of Maine to the United states OF
America over so much land as has been


! or may be hereafter acquired for the
public purposes OF the United States,
| Section l. That the jurisdiction of the
state OF Maine is hereby ceded to the
| United States of America over so much
| land as has been or may be hereafter
acquired for the public purposes of the
United States: Provided, that the jurls-
diction hereby ceded shall not vest until
the United States of America shall have
| acquired the title to the lands, by grant
or deed, from the owner or owners thereof
recorded in the office where, by law, the
| title to such land is required to be re-
| corded; and the United States of America
are TO retain such jurisdiction so long as
| such lands shall be used for the pur-
| poses in this section mentioned, and no
| longer; and such jurisdiction ds granted
| upon the express condition that the state
| of Maine shall retain a concurrent Jurls~
diction with the United States in and over
| the said lands, SO lar as that civil pro-
cess, in all cases not affecting the real
or personal property ol the limited States,
| snail issue, under the authority OF the
state of Maine, against amy person or
| persons charged with crimes or msue-
meanors committed within or without the
| limits Of the said lands, may be executed
| therein, in the same way and manner as
| ii no jurisdiction had been Hereby ceded
Section 2. That all the lands and the
tenements which may be granted, as
aforesaid, to the United STATES, snail be
and continue, SO long as the same shall be
| used for the purposes in the last section
mentioned, eXonerated and discharged
from all taxes, assessments, and other
| charges which may be imposed under the
| authority of the state OF Maine.
Section 5. This act shall take effect
when approved.
[Approved March Isl
Chapter 1884.
An Act to define the powers and duties OF
SuperlntenuenlS of Schools.
section SuperntenuentS OF schools
oI l. Cl1.lil hf htAlr
duty to examine and certificate teachers
| and employ teachers subject to the ap-
proval OF the experimenting school COM
Section e. Ali acts and parts of acts in
consistent with this act, are hereby re-
peaied.
when approved.
lApproved March Isl
Chapter 1886.
An Act to amend Section twenty-nine
of Chapter one hundred and sixteen OF
the Revised Statutes, relating TO Fees
and Costs OF Magistrates.
Section lWenty-ntile of chapter one nun
drcd and sixteen OF the revised statutes
is hereby amended by inserting at the
end OF the first sentence the words other
than for copies and tie entry lee in the
appellant court Said section, as
amended, will read as follows:
Section 70. No trial justice, or judge
or other officer of any municipal CT
any fees tor entertaining an appeal or
| taking recognZance to prosecute it, in
a criminal case, other tnan Tor copies and
entry fee in the appellant court. The
legal fees therefor may he taxed in the
bill of costs, and cerGlhed ana pa1u Nke
other fees.
[Approved March Isl
Chapter 1856.
An Act to repeal Sections twenty-three
and twenty-fcur of Chapter thiIty-nine
OF the Revised Statutes, relating to
Section l. Sections twenty-three and
twenty-tour of chapter thlrty-niite OF the
revised statutes are hereby repealed.
Section ?. This act shall take effect
when approved.
LApproved March ISL
Chapter 1877.
An Act to amend Sections Thrty-cight,
Forty and tItLy-one Of Chapter sixty
four of the Revised Statutes, relating to
executors and administrators.
| Section /. Section thlrly-elght Oh CHAP
| ter sixty-tour of the revised statutes is
| hereby amended by striking out the first
| 1ifte an words and inserting IN pace there
CT the following: Every executor or ad-
| min nlstratOr Wltnin three months after ms
appointmert or within such further time,
| not exceeding three months, as the Judge
| allows" SO Ihat said section as amenued
| shall read as follows:
Section 3S. Every executor or adnll1ls-
! tralor within three months after his APP
! pointment or within such further time,
| not exceeding three months, as the JudSe
| allows, shall cause notice OF ms appOlnl-
lnent to be posted in two or more pubic
| places to be specified by the judge IN the
town where the deceased last dWeit, II
IN the state, and shall give such further
| notice as the judge in writing directs.
| Section = Section forty OF chapter
| siN1y-four is amended so that tine same
shall read as follows:
Section 10. An affidavit of the executor
| iic-t1, rat n
| ployed by him to give sucn notice snal
! he lilvd vita y COPY OF the notlcc IN iiie
| Probate Court Within one year after ms
| aui,uiutnlenl, and the register shall note
thereon the time OF thing, enter the same
| on his docket, and record sad ilndas II
and such record is evidence OF the time
place and manner in which tue notlce
i In case an appeal Is taken from the
| appolnlmeEt OF an executor or ADMINS
| tralur, then said affidavit Shall be hled
| noGed, entered and recorded rs aooEe plo
| yideu within four months alter llhdl ue'
In case of a vacancy in the office o.
! executor or administrator before alndaNl
| has been flied as aforesaid tnen sad am
! daq:t shall be filed as above provlaet
within four months after the appointment
ci the administrator de bonls noEl or IN, IN,
administrator with the VIII annexed
| Whenever an executor or aGmlIlstratol
| tails to give said notice or to lie sue.
affidavit as above provided he may p'
| removed from his trust by the lliuBe o.
| probate, in his discretion, upon petluoi
| of auy interested party.
| Section 3. Section htty-one or chapte
| siXty-four of the revised statues
| amended by striking out the 1o-lo"ins
words in the third and fourth llnes ~
case of credits and rights TO properly no
III possession" so that SAID seclloh
anlended shall read as follows:
Section 81. Every executor OF aoiiilli'a
traitor shall account Tor the personal pro
perty and effects named III me inventor
at the appraised value, unless solI URGE
license as provided in the preceding sec
ton; but if loss accrues Wlthout hiS laui
! or negligence, he may be allowed III
| amount OF such loss i'll his account OF ad
1uinistration; and if any goods or eflecl
not sold under license, allowed 10 TN
Wldow, nor distributed to the heirs or DC
i | yisees, are shown to be OF Sreatef Valu
.. than they are appraised at, he shan as
. count for the difference.
Section 4. This act shal taHe ei1ee
when approved.
Chapter 1853.
An act to amend Chapter eleven OF IN
Public Laws CT eighteen hundred an
eighty-seven, as amended by Chaple
forty-four of the Public Laws OIL siSnt
ecu hundred and nlnety-nlne, autlloilA
ing cities and towns to accept lessdcles
deVises and beQuests, ana 10 ra.S
Section 1. Section one of chapter eleve
of the public laws of eighteen hunnre