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

the state sucn Just compensation as the
governor and council shall allow
lApproved March ISL
Chapter 1879.
An Act to amend Chapter eighty-seyen or
the Perised Statutes as amended nv
Chapter twu nunured and eighteen Of
the punltc Law. Laws Of eighteen hundred
and ninety-three, Chapter one hundred
and thiTty-three of the Public Laws of
eighteen hundred and nInety.f1ye' and
Chapter enc hundred and twenty Of the
nncty-nfne.. and Section nlnetv-lwo ~
Chapter eighty-one of the Revised stat.
uteS. relating to the limitations of 40
tons against executors and admInistra-
Section J. Section twelve of chanter
eishty-seven of the revised statutes a.
amended by chapter one-hundred and
twenty of the public laws of eientcnn
hundred and ninety-nine is berebv
amended SO as TO read as follows:
Section T. An claims against estates
and distribHtive shares. shan be presente
ed &c tae executor or administrator in
writing, or flied in the probate court sunl
roftto ~ n autdav.t # the claimant. or
Of M other person cognizant thereof
eithcE be ore or within eighteen nontns
after 'hc;ir.t mas been filed in five ne
bate c'i:rt that notice has been s.ive,. IL,
sale ~ c;it"" o. administrator Of his N,
poi}.tin":l, ana no action shall he COW
mcalceu against such executor or admtn-
istrat"r on any such claim until thru
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such claim as above provided. Anv cTa; -,
not so presented or filed shall be forever
barred against the estate eXccpt as nro
vided II, sections thirteen, fourteen, six
teen ana nineteen of chapter eighty-scyen
Actions against executors or admins
traitors, on such claims. If brought within
one year after notice is given by them
of their appointment. shall be continued
without costs to either party until ca II
year expires and be barred bv = fender
Of the debt within the year, except ac-
tons on claims not effected by the in
solvency of the estate, and actions on
appeals from commissioners of insolvency
or other commissioners appointed by th,,
Judge nl Prnoate. NO action shall be
maintained against an executor or admin
.strator on claim or demand against the
estate. except for legacies and distrjbu-
tive shares, and except as provided in
sections thirteen and fifteen unless com
menced within eighteen months after arr
davit has been filed in the probate court
as provided in section forty of chapter
sixty four of the revised statutes.
Executors or administrators residing
out of the state at the time of giving
notice of their appointment, shall appoint
an agent or attorney in the state ana in
sert therein his name and address. EX-
ecutors or administrators, removing from
the state, after giving notice of their
appointment. shall appoint an agent or
attorney in the state and give public no.
tice thereof; service made on such agent
or attorney has the same effect as ii
made on such executor or administrator
siding out of the state, has no agent or
attorney in the state, service may be
made on one of his sureties with the same
effect as if made on him.
Section 2. Section ninety-two of chap
ter eighty-one of the revised statutes is
hereby amended so as to read as follows:
bring. or liable to any action before men
toned, dies before or within thirty days
after the expiration of the time herein
limited therefor, and the cause of action
N T4lp nl
by the executor or administrator at any
time within eighteen months after his
barred by the other provisions hereof:
actions on such claims may be com
menced against the executor or admins
traitor. after one year or within one yea-
subject to continuance without costs and
within eighteen months after affidavit
has been filed in the probate office that
notice of his appointment has been given
by him. and not afterwards, if~barred by
the other provisions hereof, except as
provided in sections thirteen and fifteen
Of chapter eighty-seven.
Section 3. This act shall not apply to
any pending action nor to any cause of
action against estates in which admins
tration has already been granted.
Section 4. This act shall take effect
when approved
[Approved March ISL
Chapter 200.
An Act to increase the Salary of the
Colpnty Attorney of Sagadahoc County.
Section l. On and after January one
nineteen hundred and four, the salary of
shah be six hundred dollars per annum.
payable in quarterly payments, instead
of the sum now established by law.
Section ,. This act shall take effect
when approved.
[Approved March Isl
Chapter POI.
An Act establishing the Salary of the
County Attorney for the County Of
Section /. The county attorney for the
county of Washington shall receive an
annual salary from the treasury of state,
of seven hundred and fifty dollars. paya-
airy, April, July and October in each year
beginning on the first days of April, one
thousand nine handred and three, instead
of the salary now provided by law.
Section 9. All acts and parts Of acts
Inconsistent with this act, are hereby re-
peaied.
[Approved March PSI
Chapter 202.
An Act in relation to Railroad Surveys
Section l. Any person who shall will
fully or malicious!y disturb, remove or
destroy any transit point, or benchmarks
of any railroad location or survey. snail
Twenty-Five dollars. or imprisonment not
exceeding thirty days; and snail IN ad-
diton be liable in an action of debt for
the amount of damage done.
when approved.
[Approvcd March o.
Chapter 203.
An Act to establish the Salary OF the
Judge of Probate in the County OF
Washington.
Section j. The judge of probate for the
county Of Washington shall receive AN
annual salary of eight hundred dollars.
instead of the sum now fixed by law
which shall he paid to him out of the
county treasury in equal quarterly pay
nlcntS.
when approved
Chapter 2C4.
An Act to provide for the Preservation OF
Town Records of births. marriages ana
deaths, previous to the year eighteen
hundred and ninety-two.
Section J. Whenever the record OF tne
births, marriages, and deaths, previous
to The wear eighteen hundred and ninety
two. beginning at the very earliest oate'
of any town in this state snail pc col
lected from church records, churcn reg
listers. records, of clergymen. faihiiy ~, pi.
bles, public records and other aVa1I.ani55
sources. and shall be printed ana Nerlieu
in the manner required by the st1it Gnli
committee of the Maine Historical SOC Soc.
etv Under the editorship OF some pelsoii
selected by said committee, whose ser