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Section g., This act shall ~.
when approved. shall take effect
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when SeGtl anp :; This act shall take effect
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A. Chapter 14S.
al ACT 10 amend Chapter ono h,,.a,
49, one Public Laws of eighteen hI,s
ners ana eighty-seven. relating to PAN
- Seetion ]: Chapter one hundred qua -.
and 'n az public laws of eighteen hund pas
insart;sn ty-seVen Is hereby amended ~,
second nk f;n after the word found in the
80 mat said chapter when amen a1mn OF,
read as follows: '''''eildeo may
h, Snapter l01. Whenever persons u,s,o
and needing immediate relief a srie f state;
anS any town, or in unincorporated nIaces
ohi;,ale Drought into an adjoining town
niie len 70 ny law to care for and furnish re-
t tarnished. the state shall reimburse said
.own Tor such relief SO furnishad
sn tne same manner and under fhe
ton twe srt,cnGms as as provided in sec:
t the revised statutes as amended. although
Inc oVerseers OF the poor of said town
nave no permit in writing from the gov
ernor and council to remove the same
into their town. A'
Section 2. This act shall tske afreo,
When approved.
[Approved March 26.]
Chapter 149.
@A4> AL relating TO suits In equity to
quiet Title
Section /. If, in a suit in eoritv IN
quiet or establish the title to land situ-
ated In this State or to remove cloud
from from the title thereto. the plaintiff, OF
those under whom he claims, has been in
uninterrupted possession of the land de-
scr1bed In the bill for ten years or more.
Claiming an estate of freehold therein,
ana seeks to determine the claims or
rights of any persons who are unascer-
tanned. not in being, unknown or out of
the state, or who cannot be actually
served WITH process and made personally
admenaDie 10 the decree of the court, such
persons may be made defendants and, II
tncy are unaScertained, not in being or
unknown, they may be described gener-
ally as the heirs, or legal representatives
OF "A Is. or such persons as shall become
neirs, devisees or nppointees of C d, a
liVlnS person. or persons claiming under
A B. 1t shall not be necessary for the
maintenance of such suit that the de-
PENDANTS shall have a claim or the pos
sibility of 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
siit and that their claim depends upon
the construction OF written instrument
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 a common
source, or two or more persons who have
separate and distinct interests in the
same parcel. may join as plaintiffs In any
suit brought under the provisions of this
section.
Section 2. If in such suit the court finds
that actual service cannot be made upon
defendant, it may order notice of the
suit to be posted in a conspicuous place
on the land or to be published in a news
paper within or without the State, or
both, or to be given in such other man.
ner as Ut 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.
ticc 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
within the State and who have not APP
petlred in the suit, it may of its own mo-
ton, or on the representation of any
party, appoint am agent, guardian ad
| Item or next friend or amy such defend
ant and If any such defendants have or
| may have conflicting interests, it may ap-
! point different agents, guardians ad Item
| or next friends to represent them. The
cost of appearance of any such agent
guardian ad Item 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 3. After all the defendants have
| been served with process or 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 a proceed
| ing in rem against the land, and decree
establishing or declaring the validity,
| nature or extent of the plaintiff 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-
cethng sections shall not prevent the
| court from also exercising Jurisdiction in
| personam against the defendants who
have been actually served with process
| and who are personally amenable to its
DEGREES.
| Section 4. Any person or persons claim
| ing am estate Of freehold in wild land OF
| 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 a cloud from
| the title thereto, as provided in the three
| preceding sections.
| [Approved March 2G.l
| Chapter $50.
| An Act Additional to Chapter Seventy
three of the Revised Statutes relating
| 10 Titles to property.
| Section 1. Chapter seventy-three of the
| revised statutes Is hereby amended by
adding thereto the following section, tc
| wit:
| Section So No agreement that build:
ing erected with the consent of the land
owner, by one not the owner of the lane
1 uron which it is erected, shall be and re-
main personal property. shall be efectuaI
! against any person. except the owner OF
| such land, his heirs, devisees and persons
| having actual notice thereof. unless sucf
agreement is in writing and signed by
such land owner, or by some one duly :iu-
| thorized for that purpose, ana acknoWl,
edged and recorded as deeds are required
| to be acknowledged and recorded under
| this chapter. .,
| said agreements heretofore entered into
| and now outstanding.
[Approved March 26.1
Chapter 1871.
| An Act relating to Assaults upon Ofcers
| and hindering or obstructing them Whlle
| in the discharge of their duties.
Section l.. Whoever assaults, lntlmi-
dates, or in amy manner wilfuliy Cd
| structs intimidates or hinders any SherlIl
| deputy sheriff, coroner, constable or po-
| lice officer while in the lawful discharge
of his official duties, whether with OF
without process, shall be punished Dy 6
| fine of not more than five hundred doliaIs