Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-03-29


paid two dollars for every days atten-
dance, and mileage as aforesaid:
The president Of the senate and speak,
such extra session., shall receive, In ad-
dition, two dollars for every days atten-
dance.
clerk Of the house of representatives.
eight hundred dollars each. in full for
all services. Assistant secretary ana
assistant clerk three hundred dollars
each, in full for all services. Messen-
gers and assistant messengers 70 senate
and to house, one hundred and f1fty dol
lars for each, in fun.
Pages to the senate and to the house
of representatives, seventy-hve dollars
Messenger to the governor and coun,,
Gil, five hundred dollars, In run Tor All
services and travel.
The salaries of all public officers and
the pay of all clerks in public of11ces not
otherwise provided for, shall be from
ments
The treasurer of state shall make pay
rolls and payments according to tsese
provisions.
[Approved March %, 1901
Chapter 1874.
An Act to amend Chapter nine of the
Public Laws of nineteen hundred ana
three relating to the Compensation OIL
Section i. Section eighty-nine of chap
ter nine of the public laws OF nineteen
hundred and three is hereby amended SO
as to read follows:
Section 50. If any town does not choose
assessors, or if so many of them refuse
to accept. that there are not such num-
Der as the town voted to have, the select
men shall be the assessors. and each OF
them shall be sworn AS an assessor, and
each selectman and assessor snail pc
paid for his services two dollars and hfty
cents for every day necessarily and act
ually employed in the service OF the
town. Towns having four thousand or
more inhabitants may vote to pay tneir
ing five dollars a day. for time actually
spent in the service OF the town.
Section 2. This act shall take effect
Improved March 2s, 1901
Chapter 1875.
An Act to amend Section eighteen OF
CHAPTER eight Of the Revised Statutes
relating to the taxation OF corporate
franchises.
Section l. Section eighteen of chapter
eight of the revised statutes is hereby
amended by striking out in line six OF
inserting in its place the word fifty AL
SO by striking out in line eight the word
fifty" and inserting in its place the word
'seventy-five.' And by striking out in
sorting in It's place the word fifty SO
that said section as amended shall read
as follows:
Section IS Every corporation incorpo-
such as are excepted by section twenty
six of chapter forty-sevcn, shall pay al
uded the authorized capital Of said cor,
p0ration does not exceed fifty thousand
dollars: of ten dollars. provided said
authorized capital exceeds fifty thousand
thousand dollars; of fifty dollars. provid-
ed said authorized capital exceeds two
hundred thousand dollars. and does not
exceed five hundred thousand dollars; OF
seventy-fvc dollars. provided said author
lied capital exceeds five hundred thousand
dollars, ana does not exceed one million
dollars; and the further sum of fftv dol
lars year fo- each ,onc million dollars,
lion dollars
Section ,. This act shall take effect
when approved.
[Approved March %, 1901
Chapter 1856.
An Act to amend sections fourteen. flf-
teen, and nineteen of Chapter eighty
nine of the Revised Statutes. relating
TO the limitation of actions against EX
ccutorS and Administrators.
Section /. Section fourteen of chapter
oighty-nin of the revised STATUTES is
eighteen in the uwenty-third line there
of and inserting in ats rlace the word
twenty so that said section, as amend
Section Il. All claims against estates
of deceased persons, except for leSacies
material for which suits may be com
menced under section thirty-four of chap
ter ninety-threc, shall be presented to the
executor or administrator in writing, or
filed in the probate court, supported by
an affidavit of the claimant, or of some
other person cogniZant thereof. within
eighteen months after affidavit has been
filed in the probate court that notice has
been given by said executor or admins
traitor OF his appcintmeT1t; and no action
shall be commenced against such eXecu-
tor or administrator on any such claim
until thirty days after the presentation
cr filing of such claim as above provided.
Any Claim not so presented or tiled shall
be forever barred against the estate, ex-
cept as provided in sections fifteen, six
teen. eighteen and twenty-Cne of this
CHAPTER.
Actions against executors or admins
traitors. on such claims, if brought within
one yeal after notice is given by them
without costs 10 either party, until said
year expires and be barred by tender
of the debt within the year, except &C
lions on claims not affected by the in
solvercy of the estate and actions on
appeal from commissi oners of insolvency
or other commissioners appointed by the
maintained against an executor or adj
ministrator on claim or demand agains.
uItive shares, and except as provided in
sections fifteen and seventeen. unless
commenced within twenty months after
affidavit has heel. filed in the probate
chapter siNty-siX. Executors or admins
traitors resting out of the state at the
time of giving notice of their appoint
ment, shall appoint an agent or attorney
in the state. and insert therein his name
and address. Executors or administra-
tors. removing from the state. after CIV
ing notice Of their appointment, shall APP
point an agent or attorney in the state
and give public notice thereof; service
made on such agents or attorneys has the
same effect as il :rlde on such executor
or administrator When an executor or
administrator, residing out of the state,
has no agent or attorney in the state
service may be made on one of his sure
tics in the same manner and with the
same effect as if made on Rim
Section 2. Section fifteen OF chapter
eishty-nine of the revised statutes il
hereby amended by striking out the word
eighteen in the second line thereof and
inserting in its place the word twenty.
50 that said section, as amended, shall
read as follows:
Section Is. When assets come into the
hands Of an executor or administrator
after said term of twenty months, an ac-
ton may be commenced and maintained
within six months after the creditor had
notice of the receipt of such assets Judg-
mcnts rendered in any action authorized
by this section shall not disturb pay