The Republican journal., 1903-04-09

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AINE. PASSED BY THE SEVENTY
snall read as follows: .r
section l. The real estate OF d Rerspn sp1
deceased intestate, being supJecl " Ine e
payment of debts. including a woum for,,, ios %,
oweiilng house although not ciea,u, ;l ~ diaa di1u
also including wild lands of whlcn ne oies
seized, but excepting wild LANDS conveyed
py MN, though afterwards cieareu; ue-
scends according to the following T rules; is.
Rule l; Ii he leaves widow anu. anu issue,
one. third to the widow. II no issue, one
tha af u5, to the widow And II ID no TO the ofa wd
over shall descend the same ini SmaleS s;,,n IN
ms wifes real estate. There shaii IKE
wise descend to the widow OF wiuoweI
which the deceased was seized during COW
eture, and which has not been parreo OF
released as herein provided: N any
event, one-third shall descend to tne W1d.
ow or widower free from payment of
debts.
Rule. 2. The remainder Of which ne
ales seized, and if no widow ,of or WflapWer, low
the, whole, shall descend in equal snares
TO mis- children. and to the lawful Issue
OF deceased child by right OF repressen-
tation- If no child is living at tne time
equally, if all are of the same degree OF
kindred;. If not, according to the right OF
representa- ticn.
Rule 8. If no such issue, 1t descends to
| his father and mother in equal snares. >.
Rule a. If no such issue or father. 1t
descends one-half to his mother: II no
snf9 issue M or mother 1t descenas sass one me
remainder. or if no such issue, tather or
mother the whole descends In equal
shares to his brothers and sisters, ana
i hon hFxnft ftar toto hi
or her children OF grandchildren by right
| OF representation.
Rule 5. If no such issue, father, broth
er or sister, it descends to his mother.
If no such issue, mother brother or sis
ter, 1t descends to his father. IN elther
case, to the exclusion of the issue of de-
ceased brothers and sisters.
Rule s.. If no such issue. father, moth
er. brother or sister, 1t descends 10 ms
next of kin in equal degree; when they
claim through different ancestors, TO
! tor. in preference to those claiming
through an ancestor more remote.
Rule Z When a minor dies unmarried,
leaving property inherited % from +S eaeneI nf} or
| dren of the same parent, ana the issue OIL
| those deceased: in equal shares II al are
| of the same degree OF kindred, other-
| wise, according to the right OF represen-
| tation.
Rule g. If the intestate leaves no wild
| over, widow or kindred, it escheats to the
| state
Section 2. This act shall take effect on
the first day of May, nineteen hundred
| and three.
| [Approved March 26.1
Chapter 160.
| An Act amendatory of Section one or
Chapter two hurdred and tWenty-one
| of the Public Laws of eighteen hundred
| and ninety-seven, relating to waving
the provisions Of will will by the nz,i wld9m .b nn
| provision is made for the widow or
| widower. and the interest which the
widow or widower shall have in the
personal estate of the teStatof OF testa-
Section i. Section one of chapter two
| hundred and twenty-one OF tine pubic
laws Of eighteen hundred and ninety,
seven, is hereby amended 80 that said
| section one of said chapter, as hereby
| amended, shall read as follows:
| Section l. When provision is made In
| the will of testatcr or testatrix for his
widow or her widower, such widow or
| widower may, at any time Within SIX
months after the. probate of such Will,
waive such provision made for her or Tor
him by filing written notice of such
waiver in the probate court having jurls-
| diction of sucn 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 testatrlX as Is
provided by law in intestatc estates:
! When no provision is made in the will OF
| a testator or testatrixl for his widow or
her widower such widow or WidoWer
| shall likewise have and receive the same
distributVe share of the personal estate
of such testator OF testatriN as is pro-
| vided by law in fntestate 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
court 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 a failure to
| record such notice shall not in any way
affect the rights of any widow or Wild
| over
Section @ This act shall 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
[Approved March 26.l
| Chapter 161.
An Act relating to bonds TO be given by
Treasurers of towns and plantations.
Section 1. The treasurer OF each and
! 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 suff1-
Gent sureties and for such sum as as shall BE- BE-
designated by the municipal officers oi
his town or plantation, not exceeding,
however. twice the amount of the taxes
| to be collected during the year Tor Wnlch
| he is treasurer conditioned for the faith
| full discharge of all the duties and obliga-
| tions of his office. If 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
| plantation. at any meeting OF its lnhab-
| itants legally called, may elect 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 planta ton records. The municipal Of
| ficers shall be the sole judges Of the suf-
| ficiency of such bond and suretleS. Such
| bond. after its approval and acceptance
| by the municipal afiicers. shall be record
| ed by the town or plantation clerk, and
such record shall be prima facie evidence
| of the contents of such bond, but fail
| ure to SO record shall be no defence in
| any action upon such bond The mun1c-
/ ipal 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
| ther surety or SuretieS thereon. Any
town or plantation may lawfully vote, at
| it's annual meeting, to raise money to be
| expended by its treasurer, under the dl-
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.
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