Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-30
Chanter 183.

a a,oey.,e "a over so much land as has been
or NAV be hereafter acquired for the
bubble purposes of the United States:
Section l. That the jurisdiction OF the
state of Maine is hereby coded to the
United States of America over so much
land as has been or may be hereafter
acquired for the p uIcd PURPOSES tSe 81 iur ase
diction hereby coded shall not vest until
the United States of America snail nave
acquired the title to the lands, by grant
or deed from the owner or owners thereof,
and the evidences thereof shall have been
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 Dis granted
upon the express condition that the state
of Maine shall retain concurrent JurlS"
diction with the United States in and over
the said lands, so far as that civil pro,
or personal property CT the United States,
and such criminal or other process as
shall Issue, under the authority OF the
persons charged with crimes or mlsde-
meanors committed within or without the
limits of the said lands, may be executed
therein, in the same way and manner as
if no jurisdiction had been hereby cedcd.
Section 2. That all the lands and the
tencments which may be granted, as
aforesaid, to the United States, 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 3. This act shall take effect
when approved.
GApproved March 2S.l
Chapter 1874.
An Act to define the powers and duties of
SuperlntendentS of Schools.
Section /. SlDprint aDdentS schools
Shall have the power and it shall be their
duty to examine and certificate teachers
and employ teachers subject to the APP
prevail of the experimenting school COM
mttee.
Section 2. All acts and parts of acts in
consistent with this act, are hereby re-
pealed.
Section 3. This act shall take effect
when approved
[Approved March Isl
Chapter 1856.
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 twenty-nine of chapter one hum
dred and sixteen of the revised statutes
is hereby amended by inserting, at the
than for copies and the entry Zee in the
appellant court. Said section, as
amended, will read as follows:
Section %, No trial justice, or judge
police court. shall demand or receive
any fees for entertaining an appeal or
taking a recognizamce to prosecute ut, in
a criminal case, other IMAM Tor copies and
entry fee in the appellant court. The
legal fees therefor may be taxed in the
bill of costs, and certified and paid like
other fees.
lApproved March ISL
Chapter 1856.
An Act to repeal Sections twenty-three
,C[ III.
of the Revised Statutes, relating to
Paper.
Section l. Sections twenty-three and
twehty-tour of chapter thirty-nine of the
revised statutes are hereby repealed.
Section 2. This act shall take effect
when approved.
[Approved March ISL
Chapter 1877.
An Act to amend Sections Thirty-eight
Forty and Flfty-one of Chapter Sixty
four of the Revised Statutes, relating to
executors and administrators.
Section /. Section thirty Eight of chap
ter siXty-four of the revised statutes is
hereby amended by striking out the first
fifteen words and inserting in place there
of the following: Every executor or adj
ministrator within three months after his
appointment or within such further time,
not exceeding three months, as the judge
allows so that said section as amended
shall read as follows:
Section 80. Every executor or admins
TRAITOR within three months after his APP
pointment or within such further time,
not exceeding three months, as the judge
allows, shall cause notice of his appoint
ment to be posted in two or more public
places to be specified by the judge in the
town where the deceased last dwelt, if
in the state. and shall give such further
notice as the judge in writing directs
Section =. Section forty OF chapter
sixty four is amended so that the same
shall read as follows:
Section dG. An affidavit OF the executor
or administrator or of the person en-
ployed by him to give such notice snail
he filed with copy of the notice In the
Probate Court within one year after his
appointment, and the register shall note
thereon the time of filing, enter the same
on his docket, and record said affidavit.
and such record is evidence OF the time,
place and manner in which the notice
was given.
In case an appeal is taken from the
appointment OF an executor or admins
traitor, then said affidavit shall be filed,
noted entered and recorded as above pro-
vided within four months after final &C.
cree.
executor or administrator before affidavit
has been fled as aforesaid then said affi-
davit shall be filed as above provided
within four months after the appointment
of the administ traitor de bonis non or the
administrators with the will annexed.
Whenever an executor or administrator
fails to give said notice or to file such
affidavit as above provided ne may De
| removed from his trust by the judge OF
probate. in his discretion, upon petition
of any interested party
Section 3. Section hfty-one of chapter
| sixty-four of the revised statutes, Is
| amended by striking out the following
words in the third and fourth lines IN
| case of credits and rights to property not
in possession so that said section as
| amended shall read as follows
Section 81 Every executor or admins
| TRAITOR shall account for the personal pro-
| perty and effects named in the inventory
| at the appraised value, unless sold under
| license as provided in the preceding sec,
! ton; but If loss accrues without MS Ialti'
| or negligence, he may be allowed the
| amount of such loss in his account OF al
ministration; and if any goods or eftects
not sold under license, allowed TO the
| widow, nor distributed to the heirs or de-
visees, are shown to be of greater value
than they are appraised at. ne snail &C
count for the difference.
| Section 4. This act shall take e1ec'
| when approved.
l. [Approved March Isl
| Chapter 1888.
| An Act to amend Chapter eleven OF tnt
| Public Laws of eighteen hundred ano
| eighty-seven, as amended by Chaptel
| forty-four of the Public Laws of eight
| cen hundred and ninety-nfne, autho!lZ'
ing cities and towns to accept legacies
| devses and requests, and to raise
| money.
Section 1. Section one of chapter clever
| 49, Lon nf ole