The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-04-04

member acting as president pro tempore
OF the senate. or speaker pro tempore or
the house, shall receive Two dollars
day extra therefor.
When an extra session is called by the
governor, the members of the senate and
house of representatives. shall each be
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.
The secretary of the senate. and the
eight hundred dollars each, in full for
all services. Assistant secretary and
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 full.
Pages to the senate and to the house
of representatives, seventy-flve dollars
for each, in full.
Messenger to the governor and coun-
ell, five hundred dollars, IN 1ull 1or all
services and travel
The salaries of all public officers and
the pay of all clerks in PUBIC Offices not
otherwise provided for, shall be from
the state treasury, in quarterly pay
ments.
The treasurer OF state shall make pay
rolls and payments according to these
Improved March %. 1901
Chapter 1874.
An Act to amend Chapter nine OF the
Public Laws of nineteen hundred ana
three relating to the Compensation OF
Section /. Section eighty-nine of chap
ter nine of the public laws or nineteen
hundred and three Is hereby amended so
az to read as follows:
Section 50. II any town does not choose
assessors, or IL 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 oil
them shall be sworn as an assessor, and
each selectman and assessor snail be
paid for his services two dollars and fifty
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 their
selectmen a compensation not exceed
ing FIVE dollars day, for time actually
spent in the service of the town.
section ?. This act shall take effect
Improved March %, 1901
Chapter 1876.
An Act to amend Section eighteen of
CHARTER eight of the Revised Statutes,
relating 10 the taxation OF corporate
Section l. Section eighteen OF chapter
eight of the revised statutes IS hereby
amended by striking ont III ltnc SIX Oh
said section the word "tWcaty-ilvc' anu
inserting ia fits place the word 'hftY.' Al.
81 by striking out in line eight the word
"Eftv" and inserting IN it's place the word
SEVENTY live. And ~ StliklnB out Ill
line tea the word "twrnty-lYc' and in
sertlng In It's place the word nifty 50
that said section as amended shall read
as follows
Section Is. Every corporation incorpo-
rated under the laws of the Stttr, except
such az are executed by section twenty
six of chapter forty-seVcn, shall pay al
annual franchise tax OF tive dollars, pro-
Vudcd the authorized capital of said cor
Ipration does not exceed fifty thousand
dollars: of ten dollars, provided said
al
dollars. and does not exceed two hundred
thousand dollars; of fifty dollars. provid-
e-d said authorized capital exceeds two
hundred thousand dollar, and does mol
exceed dive hundred thousand dollars; of
SeVentY-iiVe dollars. provided said author
igod capital exceeds five hundred thousand
dollars. ana does not exceed one million
dollars; and the further sum of fifty dol
lars Il year fO~ each ono million dollars
or any part thereof, in excess OF one mil
section :. THIS act shall take effect
Improved March %, 1901
Chapter 1856.
An Act to amend sections fourteen, df-
teen, and nineteen OF Chapter eignty-
nina of the Revised Statutes, relating
to the Limitation of actions against Tx
ecutors and Ad:ninistra tors
Section /. Section fourteen of chapter
eightY-ninp of the revised st1tutes il
hereby amended bv striking. out the word
"eigntcen' IN the tweniy-third line there
OF and inserting in ats place the word
twenty 50 that said section, as amend
ed, shall read as follows:
Section Il All claims against estates
of deceased persons, except Tor legacle5
aud distributiVe shares ana for labor aud
material for which suits may be cOtu-
menced under section thirty OF chap
ter uinety-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 CoSniZant thereof. within
eighteen months after affidavit has been
filed in the probate court that notice has
beer given by said executor or admins
traitor OF his appointment; and no action
shall be commenced against such eNecu-
tor or administrator on any SUCH clal1n
until thirty days after the presentation
OF fling of such claim as above provided.
Any claim not 50 presented or hled snail
be forever barred against the estate, eN-
cept as provided in sections fifteen, six
teen, eighteen and twenty-cne of this
chapter.
Actions against executors or adminis-
traitors, on such claims, IL brought within
one year after notice is given by them
of their appointment, shall be continued,
without Gusts TO either party, ultIl said
year expires and be barred by tender
of the debt within the year, except ae-
lions on claims not affected by the IN
ssblv"nCy of Hhe estate and aeu"ns on
appeal from commissioners OF insolvency
or other commissioners appointed by the
Judge of probate. No action shall De
maintained against an executor or al
ministrator on a claim or demand against
the estate, except for fegacics and dlstrlb-
Ipive sharcs, and except as provided in
sections fifteen and seventeen. unless
commenced within twenty months after
affidavit has bucI, filed in the probate
court as providrd In section fnrty-two OF
Chapter siAty-SiX. Executors OF admins
traitors resting out of the state at tho
tinc of giving notice 'Of their appoint
mont shall appoint AN agent or attorney
In the state, and insert therein his name
and address. Executors or adminLstra-
tors, removing from the state after CIV
ing notice OF their appointment, snail ap-
point an agent or attorney III the state
and give public notice thereof; service
made on such agents or attorneys has tho
same effect as If mad" on such executor
or administrator. When an executor or
administrator, residing out of the stat,
has no agent or attorney in the stale,
service may be made on enc of his sure
ties In the same manner and with the
same effect as II made nn him.
Section .. Section fifteen Of chapter
ejrhtv-nine OF the revised statutes r
hereby amended by striking out the word
,'plphterB" in the second line thereof and
inserting in ha place the word twenty;
80 that said section, as amended, shall
read "a follows,
SECTION Is. When assets cGme into the
hands Of IN executor or administrator,
after said term of twenty months, an ac-
ton NAV be commenced and maIntalned
within six months after the creditor httl
notice of the receipt OF such assets. Judg
mcnts rendered in any action authorized
hv this section shall not disturb pay
nents mnde du good faith ny tho executor
or administrator prior to the commence
mont of said action.
Section 3 Section nineteen Of chapter
eiGhiN-nine OF the revised statutes Is
hereby amcndcd by strilIng out the word
"eiPhtccH" in the first and third lines
thereof and inserting IN their place the
word twenty 50 that said section, as
amended. shall read as follTWs