The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1905-03-30
Charter ITO,

An Act to amend Section thirty-one Of
Chapter ninety-t three of the Revised
Statutes, relating to Liens on buildings
and lots, wharyes and piers. tho secord
line of section thfrty-one. Of chapter nine-
ty-three of the revised statutes De strlcK,
en- out and the word sixty be inserted
therefor, so that said section as AMENDED
shall read as follows:
Section 81 The lien mentioned IN the
preceding section shall be dlssolveo UNI
less the claimant within sixty DAYS aIter
he ceases to labor or furnish materials as
aforesaid, files in the office OF the clerk
of the town in which such building, wharf
or pier is situated, a true statement OF
given together with a description OF the
property intended to be covered by the
lien, sufficiently accurate to 1deniHy IL,
and the names of the owners, II known;
which shall be subscribed and sworn to
by the person claiming the lien, or by
someone in his behalf, and recorded IN a
book kept for that purpose, by sald clerk
who is entitled to the same fees therefor
as for recording mortgages, but this Sec
ton shall not apply where the labor or
materials are furnished by contract
with the owner Of the property affected.
Approved March q, l905.J
Chapter III.
An Act amending Section lightweight Of
Chapter eighty.-four, of the Revised
Statutes, relating to challenging of
Section eighty eight of chapter eighty
four of the revised statutes is hereby
amended by striking out in the seven
teenth lime thereof the word 1.-TWO" and
inserting in place thereof the word four,
so that said section as amended, Shall
read as follows:
Section IS. When venires for Jurors
are returned to court, the clerk shall, at
the commencement of each term, pre-
pare separate alphabetical lists OF the
names of the several persons returned
as traverse jurors; and the court In I'M
paneling them, shall cause the names OF
the first two persons who attend, TO be
called, who shall be first sworn and then
the others in succession, as they are
named on the list, and in such divisions as
the court directs, or all at the same
time; and the first twelve shall compose
the first jury; and the next twelve on the
same list, shall be impaneled and sworn in
like manner, and shall compose the second
jury; but before proceeding to the trial
of any civil or criminal case, other than
for an offense punishable by impriSon-
ment for life, the clerk may, under di-
rection of court, at the request of either
party, place the names of all jurors legal
ly summoned and in attendance, and not
engaged in the trial of amy cause. sepa-
rately upon tickets in a box, and the
names shall be drawn from the box by
the clerk, after having been thoroughly
mixed, one at a time, for the purpose Of
constituting jury; and each party may
peremptorily challenge four jurors; but
in such case all peremptOry or other
drawn, if then known, shall be made and
determined, and the juror sworn or set
aside, before another name is drawn, and
so on until the panel is completed. A
new jury Shall be thus drawn for the
trial of each cause; and after the panel
is thus completed, the presiding justice
shall appoint foreman for the trial Of
the case.