The Republican journal., 1903-04-09
Section 3. This act shall take effect
when approved.
[Approved March 26.l
Chanter 148

An Act to amend Chapter one hundred
and one Public Laws of eighteen hum
dred and eighty-seven, relating to Pau
perS.
Section 1. Chapter one hundred and one
Of the public laws OF eighteen hundred
and eighty-seven is hereby amended by
second line the words in any town or.
SO that said chapter when amended may
| read as follows:
Chapter 101. Whenever persons who
have no legal settlement within the state,
and needing immediate relief, are found
| in any town, or in unincorporated places
and are brought into an adjoining town
obliged by law to care for and furnish re-
furnished. the state shall reimburse said
town for such relief SO furnished.
same restrictions as provided in sec:
| tion tWenty-nine chapter twenty-four of
| the revised statutes as amended. although
the overseers 81 the or fpam OF salH 1ha toW own
ernor and council to remove the same
8 Section 2 This act shall take effect
[Approved March ISL
Chapter 149.
AN ACT relating to suits in equity to
quiet Title.
Section 1. If, in a suit in equity to
quiet or establish the title to land situ-
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-
scribed In the bill for ten years OF more,
claiming an estate of freehold therein,
and seeks to determine the claims or
rights of any persons who are unascer-
tained, not In being, unknown or out Of
the State, or who cannot be actually
| served with process and made personally
amenable to the decree Of the court, such
persons may be made defendants and, II
they are unascertained, not in being or
unknown, they may be described gener-
ally as the heirs, or legal representatives
of A B, or such persons as shall become
heirs, devisees or appointees of D, 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 claim or the pos
sibility of a 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 claim depends upon
the construction of 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 common
source, or two or more persons who have
separate and distinct interests in the
| same parcel, may join as plaintiffs In any
section.
Section 2. If in such suit the court finds
that actual service cannot be made upon
a defendant, it may order notice of the
suit to be posted in a conspicuous place
on the land or to be published in news
paper within or without the State, or
both, or to be given in such other man
ner as it 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
not been actually served with process
peared in the suit it may of its own mo-
ton, or on the representation of any
party, appoint am agent, guardian ad
lite,n or next friend or amy such defend
ant, and if any such defendants have or
may have conflicting interests, 1t may ap-
point different agents, guardians ad htem
or next friends to represent them. The
cost of appearance of any such agent,
guardian ad litem 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 s. 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-
PENDANTS had been actually served with
a process. Such suit shall be q proceed
ing in rem against the land, and a 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
a 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-
cetling sections shall not prevent the
personam against the defendants who
have been actually served with process
and who are personally amenable to its
DEGREES.
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
title thereto or to remove cloud from from
the title thereto, as provided IN Inc tnree
preceding sections
Chapter $50.
An Act Additional to Chapter Seventy
three of the Revised Statutes relating
to Titles to property.
Section l. Chapter seventy-three of the
revised statutes Is hereby amended by
adding thereto the following section, to
wit:
Section 80 No agreement that build
ing erected with the consent of the land
owner, by one not the owner of the land
upon which it is erected shall be and re-
main personal property, shall be effectual
against any person, except the owner of
such land his heirs, deViSees 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 acknowl-
edged and recorded as deeds are required
to be acknowledged and recorded under
this chapter.
Section g This act shall not apply to
said agreements heretofore entered into
and now outstanding.
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Chapter 151.
An Act relating to Assaults upon Off1cers
| and hindering or obStructing them while
| in the discharge of their duties.
Section /. Whoever assaults, 1nttmf-
dates. or In any manner wilfully OBJ
structs, intimidates or hinders any sheriff,
| deputy Sheriff, coroner, constable or po-
| lice officer while in the lawful discharge
| of his official duties. whether with or
without process, shall be punished by a
| fine of not more than five hundred dollars
or by Imprisonment for q term OF not
more than one year.
| Section 2. In offenses under this act,
not of an aggravated nature, trial JUS.
tices may try and punish by a fine of
fUa dollars nv i'm.