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

court to a term of Imprisonment in a jai
workhouse or house OF correction, not eX
ceedinc four months, shall be committe
to the jail. workhouse or house of correc
ton in the county in which such person /
convicted, provided such county has
suitable Jail. workhouse or house of cor
rection. otherwise such commitment ma,
be to any jail, workhouse or house of cor
Approved March 121
Chapter &c.
An Act relating to Street Railroad Loca
@ss tons
Section l. Whenever location for
street railroad upon any street, road o
way has been approved under the genera
law or any special act with no actual DC
cupation thereof by the rails of such com
pany, such location in whole or in par
may be Cancelled at any time by the munic
|ipaI officers of the town where so located
upon the petition of the directors of tn,
corporation entitled TO the same.
Section > Any street railroad corpora
ton, under the direction of the railroad
commissioners may make any changes IL
the location Of its road which it deem.
necessary or expedient and such change.
shall he recorded where the original loca
ton was required by law to be recorded
lApproVei March III
Chapter 81.
An Act to amend Section one OF Chapter
one hundred fourteen of the Revised
Public OhicelS.
Section /. Section one of chapter one
hundred fourteen Of the revised statutes
hereby amended so as t. read as follows:
Section J. No person appointed to the
office of the justice of the peace justice OF
the peace and of the quorum, commission
er to take dispositions and disclosures
trial justice, notary public, coroner, or in
spector of fish. women appointed to adj
minister oaths and take Acknowledgement
deeds disclosure commissioners
m.Ssioners appointed under chapter one
hundred ten of the revised statutes. ASSAY
ers of ores and metals shall enter upon the
discharge of his official duties until he ha .
paid five dollars to the treasurer of state
Section 2. This act Shall take effect
when approved.
[Approved March 12.]
Chapter SO.
An Act relating to the Dissolution of At
tachments by filing bond.
section L. Chapter three hundred eleven
OF the public laws of eighteen hundred and
eighty-nine is hereby amended so as IN
read as follows: when real estate or
personal property is attached on mesna
process, and in all cases of attachment on
trustee process, the attachment shall he
vacated, upon the defendant or someone
In his behalf, delivering to the officer who
made such attachment, or to the plaintiff
or MS attorney, a bond to the plaintiff in
s ;, sum not less than the ad damnum of
approved by the plaintiff or his attorney,
or ny any justice or clerk of the supreme
judicial or superior courts; conditioned
tnat within thirty days after the rendition
Oh the Judgment, or after the adjournment
OF the court in which it is rendered, or af-
ter the certificate of decision of the law
court shall be received in the county where
rhe ca u is pending, he will pay to the
praln.lH or ms attorney of record, the
amount of said judgment including costs:
the pond shall be returned by the officer
with the process, for the benefit of the
pialntlff. and thereupon all liability of the
Queer TO the plaintiff by reason of such
ATTACHMENT shall cease. Upon request the
plalntltf or his attorney, shall give to the
defendant certificate acknowledging the
discharge of such attachment which NAV
berecorded in the registry of deeds or town
clerks office, as the case may be. in which
the return of the attachment is filed. the
register of deeds or town clerk shall he
entitled to twenty-five cents for recording
me same. If stock in any corporation is
attached such certificate shall he filed
with the officer of the corporation. with
whom the return of such attachment is
filed, and he shall record the same. In
trustee process the alleged trustee shall
not not pc liable TO- the principal defendant
Tor the goods, effects and credits in his
hands or possession until such certificate
snail be delivered to him. and upon receiy-
ing such certificate. he shall be discharged
from further liability in said trustee ac-
recover costs"
Section 2. Sections eighty-lve, eighty
six and eighty seven of chapter eighty-six
of the revised statutes are hereby re-
pealed
Section g. This act shall take effect
when approved.
Improved March lei &c..
Chapter SO.
An Act relating to the Acknowledgment
of Deeds.
Section ]. Section seventeen OF chapter
seventy-three in revised statutes is hereby
amended by striking out in the fifth line
the words Justice of the peace magis-
trate' and by inserting in place thereof
clerk Of the court Of record having the
seal; by adding to said section the seal
of such court. or the official seal of such
notary shall be affixed to the certificate of
acknowledgment. So that said section
shall read as follows:
Section IL. Deeds shall be acknowl-
edged by the grantors, or one of them or
by their attorney executing the same, be-
fore justice of the peace. or notary pub
lie, or women otherwise eligible under the
constitution and appointed for the purpose
by the governor with the advice and con-
sent of the council in the state or any
clerk of a court of record having a seal
or notary public within the United States
or before a minister or consul Of the
United States or notary public in any
foreign country. The seal of such court
or the official seal of such notary shall be
affixed to the certificate of acknowledge
ment'
Section @ This act shall take effect
when approved.
GApproved March 12.l
Chapter 80.
An Act relating to the authority of courts
over Guardians ad Item or next friend
Section l. No settlement of any suit
brought in behalf of an infant by next
friend shall be valid unless approved by
the court in which the action is pending
or to which the writ is returnable or
affirmed by an entry or judgment The
court may make all necessary orders for
protecting the interests of the infant, and
may require the guardian ad Item, or next
friend, to give bond to truly account for
all money received in behalf of the infant
Section 2. This act shall take effect
when approved.
[Approved March FL
Chapter 81.
An Act to amend Chapter sixty-seven Of
the Revised Statutes and Chapter one
hundred forty-three of the Revised Stat
utes relating to the appointment of
Guardians for persons insane.
Section l. Section five of chapter sixty
seven of the revised statutes is hereby
amended so as to read as follows:
Section s. Guardians may be appointed,
on application as aforesaid, for persons
certified by the municipal officers Of any
town to have been committed by them or
their predecessors, to either insane hospit-
al. and there remaining, upon proof of the
facts. without personal notice to the par
ties In all cases where the municipal
officers or overseers OF the poor are appli-
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