The Somerset reporter., 1903-04-02

Sections five. six. seven. eight. twelve.
thirteen, fourteen, sixteen and seventeen
If chapter SiXty-siX, apply TO such claims, |
and the proceedings thereon No action !
shall he maintained on any claim so com
mitted, unless proved before said com /
missioners. ana their report on all such |
claims shall be final, saving the right OF
appeal
GApproved March 24l
Chapter 1873.
An Act to amend Chapter three hundred |
and seVenIy-eight OF the Public Laws |
OF eighteen hundred ana eightyiiVe, re- |
laung to Electric Posts and Wires
Section /. Section two Of chapter three |
hundred and seventy eight of The public |
laws OF eighteen hundred and eiehty-fiNe |
is hereby amended by adding thereto the
following. Posts and wires erected and
maintained in accordance with the pro- |
visions Of this chapter shall be deemed
legal structures anu the party maintain
ing the same shall be liable on account
thereof only for Carelessness or negligence
in the erection or maintenance Oh the
same, 80 that said section as amended,
snail read as follows
Section =. No such company person or
association shall construct lines upon and
along the highways and pubic roads OF
any city or town, without INST obtaining
a written permit, signed by the mayor
and aldermen. or selectmen, specify
ing where the posts may be located.
the kind OF posts and the height at
which ana the places where the wires
may be run before granting such per
nit. fourteen days public notice there
OF shall be given, and residents and OWL
ers of property upon the highways to be
affected thereby, shall have fun oppor-
tunity to show cause why such permit
should not he granted. Sucn pubic notice
shall be given by publication in Some
newspaper printed in such city or town,
ii any, the last publication to be four
teen DAYS before said hearing; If no news
paper is printed therein, then by posting
the same in some public and conspicuous
place therein fourteen days before said
hearing; when the application for such
permit is filed, the mayor or chairman OF
the selectmen snail indorse thereon what
personal notice, ii any, shall be given BY
such company. persons or associations, Ii
the residents and owners OF property to
be affected thereby. AT the nearing, such
company, persons or associations, before
proceeding. shall first prove that such or
der of notice has been complied with and
public notice given as hereinDelore re-
quired, and the adjudication OF the mayor
and aldermen. or seiectmen, that sucn
personal and public notice has been given
shall he final and conclusive. L from
any cause the notice given appears 10
nave been defective, the municipal OIL
GERS may order new notice, not exceeding
seven days. and adjourn said nearing 10
time named in said new order OF notice.
After the erection OF the lines, having
first given such company. persons, asso-
Citations or their agents opportunity 10 De
heard. the municipal officers may direct
any alteration in the location or erection
OF such posts and in the height OF the
wires. Such permits, specifications ana
decisions shall be recorded IN the records
OF the city or town. Posts and wires
erected and maintained in accordance
with the provisions of this chapter shall
be deemed legal structures and the party
maintaining the same shall be liable ON
account thereof only for carelessneSs or
negligence in the erection or maintenance
OF the same.
Section = Section eight of chapter three
hundred and SeVenty-eiSht OF the pubic
laws OF eighteen hundred and eighty-lVe
is hereby repealed.
Improved March "a
Chapter 1874.
An Act In relation to the discharge OF
uebtors in cases now pending In In
solvent Courts.
Section /. a discharge shall not be
granted to a debtor in any case now pend
ing in the several iusolVent courts OF this
state unless written application Is made
therefor to the judge before the first day
of January, nineteen hundred and four,
and in case no such application Is made,
all proceedings in such case may be dis
missed upon motion of any party inter
csted. after sucn notice, II any, as the
judge shall order.
section : This act shall take effect
when approved.
LApproved March 24l
Chapter 1876.
An Act to amend Chapter eighty-six of
the Revised Statutes relating to Irns-
Section ! Section six Of chapter eighty
six OF the revised statutes is hereby
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section Is The plaintiff may insert the
names Of as many persons as trustees rs
he deems necessary. at any time before
| the process is served on the principal, Dut
not after. and he may have further ser
! vice made on any trustee. If found e&po-
| dent, ii the service is afterwards made
or renewed on the principal; but no costs
Tor services shall be taxed for the plain
! tiff II, such case, except for that last
made
When a trustee suit Is discontinued OF
| settled bW the DTiTCip9l D1Tiigg thereto
| the trustee shall be entitled to no costs,
| provided the plaintiff or his attorney
| shall notify the trustee in writing seven
| days before the return day of the writ
that the suit has been discontinued
Section .. This act shall take effect
IApproved March 24.I
Chapter 1856.
An Act to repeal so much of Chapter
amended by Section five of Chapter for
! ty-two of the Public Laws OF eighteen
hundred ninety-nlne. as prohibits fish
| ing through the ice in Dexter pond, In
| Dexter. Penobscot county.
| Section !. So much OF chapter thirty, OF
! the revised statutes, as amended by sec
| ton five of chapter forty-tWo of the pub
lie laws of eighteen hundred ninety mine
as prohibits fishing through the ice in
| Dexter pond. in Dexter, Penobscot county,
| is hereby repealed.
Section 2. This act shall take effect
when approved.
IApproved March PAL
Chapter 1877.
An Act to amend Chapter three, Section
HttN-nine. Paragraph twelve of the Re
| yised statutes, relating to dealers in
Old Junk.
| Chapter three. section fifty-nne para
graph twelve OF the revised statutes re
| latiug to dealers in Old junk Is hereby
amended by inserting in the second line OF
| said section the words and dealers in sec
ond hand articles and the pawnng OF
articles with pawnbrokefs. and in the
! third line of said section the words, pawn
ers and pawnbrokers' So that said sec
ton as amended Shall read as follows:
| Section So. Cities may establish ordi-
nanCeS regulating the purchase and sale
| of articles usually bought by Old junk
| dealers and dealers In second Land ari-
| CleS, and the paWnnE OF articles with
| pawnbrollers. and may therein prescribe
conditions to he observed by buyers and
| sellers, pawners and pnwnbrokprs to pre-
vent or detect the sale or purchase of
| stolen goods; and suitable penalties may
| be prescribed in such ordinances.
lApproved March 24.l
Chapter 1873.
An Act additional to Chapter sixteen of
the Revised Statutes relating to Public
Drains and Sewers.
Section l. Whenever a public drain or
sewer is located and about to be con-
structcd under the general provisions of
law. which crosses the right of way of
any railroad, unless the municipal officers
or committee of the city or town which
located the drain or sewer shall agree with
the corporation operating such railroad
as to the place. manner and conditions of
the crossing. the railroad commissioners,
upon petition of either party. after notice
and hearing. shall determine the place,
manner. and conditions of such crossing
all the work within the limits of such rail-
road location shall be done under the
supervision of the officers CT the corpora
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