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


payment of debts, including a wood lot
or other land used with the farm or
dwelling house although not cleared. and
alsn including wild lands of which he dies
seized but excepting wild lands conveyed
by him, though afterwards cleared, de-
sends according to the following rules:
Rule /. If he leaves widow and issue,
one,third to the as widow. II no Issue. one
the whole to the widow. And to the wild
over shall descend the same snares in
his wite's real estate. There shall like
wise descend to the widow or widower
the same share in all such real estate Of
which the deceased was seized during COW
eture, and which has not been barred or
released as herein, provided. In amy
event, one-third shall descend to the wild
ow or widower free from payment OF
debts.
Rule .. The remainder of which he
dies seized, and if no widow or widower.
the whole, shall descend in equal shares
to his children. and to the lawful issue
of a deceased child by right OF represen-
tation. If no. child IS living at the time
equally, if all are OF the same degree OF
kindred; If not, according to the right OF
representation
Rule g. If no such issue, it descends 70
his father and mother in equal shares
Rule 4. If no such issue or father, it
descends one-half to his mother If no
such issue or mother, it descends one
half to his father. In either case, the
mother the whole, descends N equal
shares to his brothers and sisters, and
when a brother or sister has died, to his
or her children or grandchildren by right
of representation.
Rule s. If no such issue, father, broth
er or sister, it descends to his mother.
If no such issue, mother, brother or sis
case, to the exclusion of the issue OF de-
ceased brothers and sisters.
Rule s. If no such issue father, moth
next of kin in equal degree; when they
claim through different ancestors, to
those claiming through a nearer ances-
tor, in preference TO those claiming
Rule T. When Il minor dies unmarried,
leaving property inherited from either of
his parents, it descends to the other chill
dren of the same parent, and the issue of
of the same degree of kindred; other
wise, according to the right of represen-
tation.
over, widow or kindred. it escheats to the
state
Section 2. This act shall take effect on
the, first day of May, nineteen hundred
[Approved March 26.l
Chapter 160.
An Act amendatory of Section one Of
Chapter two hundred and tWenty-One
of the Public Laws of eighteen hundred
the provisions of a will by the widow
or widower, and to Wills in which no
provision is made for the widow or
dow c and uae sba which the the
personal estate of the testator or testa
triX in such cases.
Section 1. Section one of chapter two
hundred and tWenty-one of the public
laws of eighteen hundred and ninety
seven, is hereby amended go that said
section one of said chapter, as hereby
amended, shall read as follows:
Section l. When provision is made in
the Will of a testatcr or testatrix for his
widow CT her widower, such widow or
widoWer may, at amy time within six
waive such provision made for her or for
him by filing written notice of such
waiver in the probate court having juris-
diction of SUCH will, and when such pro-
vision is waived as aforesaid, such widow
or widoWer shall have and receive the
same distributive share of the personal
estate of such testator or testatrix rs is
provided by law in intestate estates.
When no provision is made in the will of
a testator or testatrix for his widow or
her widower, such widow or widower
shall likewise have and receive the same
distributive share of the personal estate
of such testator or testatrix as is pro-
Vided by law in interstate estates, pro-
vidcd such widow or widower shall, with
in six months after the probate of such
will, make, sign and file in the probate
count having jurisdiction of such will,
written notice that she or he claims such
share of the personal estate of such tes-
tator or testatriX. Any notice filed under
the provisions of this section, shall be
recorded in the record books of the pro-
bate court where such notice is filed. by
the register of probate, but failure to
record such notice shall mot in any way
affect, the rights of any widow or wild
over
Section 2. This act shah not apply to
wills where the testator or testatrix is
deceased on the date this act takes effect.
Section 3. This act shall take effect on
the first day of June, nineteen hundred
and three.
Improved March 26.1
Chapter 1861.
An Act relating to bonds TO be given by
Treasurers of towns and Plantations.
every town and plantation. shall, before
entering upon the discharge of his official
duties, give bond to the inhabitants Of
his town or plantation with good and suffl
designated by the municipal officers of
his town or plantation. not exceeding,
however twice the amount of the taxes
to be collected during the year for which
full discharge of all the duties and obliga-
tions of his office. f such bond is not
furnished and delivered to the municipal
officers, within ten days after written de-
mand by the municipal officers on the
treasurer therefor, the office of treasurer
shall be deemed vacant, and the town or
dt any IeeliHS VI us lrndD-
itants legally called, may elect a treasur-
er to fill the vacancy, or the municipal
officers may fill the vacancy by Written
appointment which shall be recorded by
the town or plantation clerk in the town
or plantation records. The municipal Of
ficers shall be the sole judges of the suf-
ficiency of such bond and sureties. Such
bond, after It's approval and acceptance
by the m1nicipal afiicers. shall be record
ed by the town or plantation clerk, and
such record shall be prma facie evidence
of the contents of such bond, but a fail
ure to so record shall be no defence in
any action upon such bond. The munic-
fpal officers, however, in their discretion
may accept any surety company author
lied to do business in the state, as surety
on such bond, and dispense with any fur
town or plantation may lawfully vote at
it's annual meeting, to raise money to be
expended by its treasurer, under the d.
rection of the municipal officers, for the
purpose of purchasing from any surety
company authorized to do business as
aforesaid, the bond required by this sec
ton.
Section O. All acts and parts or acts
inconsistent with this act, are hereby re-
pealed.
Section 8. This act shall take effect on
the first day of June, nineteen hundred
and three.
[Approved March 26.l
Chapter 1862.
An Act to repeal SO much of Chapter
thirty OF the Revised Statutes, as
forty-two of the Public Laws of
eighteen hundred and ninety-nine, and
as amended by Chapter three hundred
Seventy-nine of the Private and Special