Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-03-29
lApproved March C, 1901
Chapter 81.

An Act to amend sections thirteen and
fourteen of Chapter Seventy-threo Of
the Revised Statutes. relating to Sales
Of Estates of nonresident owners.
Section l. Section thirteen of chapter
seventy-thrce of the revised statutes is
hereby amended by inserting, after each
Of the two words ''state" in line three
the words or in a foreign country SO
that said section, as amended shall read
as follows:
Section 13. The supreme judicial and
probate courts may grant licenses To con-
tinue in force for three years. to eXecu-
tors and administrators of persons dying
out of the state or in n foreign country,
guardians of wards living out of the
state or in Il foreign country, or soma
other suitable person On their petition. TO
sell and convey real estate or any inter
est therein in the state. as if such de-
ceased persons had died, and such wards
administrators or guardians had been
here appointed; and all proceedings in
such cases. before any probate court.
shall be had before the judge OF probate
for the county where the real estate or
any part thereon lies and the bond re-
q'lir"d shall be given to him
Section :. Section fourteen of chapter
seventy-thrce of the revised statutes is
hereby amended by striking out the word
certified in the first line and inserting
i'll lieu thereof the " OrdS duly authenti-
Gated; and by inserting after the word
states" in line three the words or in 4
foreign country so that said section, as
amended, shall read as follows:
Section IA. A duly authenticated copy
administrator or guardian. by any court
Of probate having jurisdiction in any
other of the United States OF in q for
eign country examined and allowed nv
filed and recorded in his county. is sufti-
Gent proof of appointmcnt to entitle him
to the benefit of the preceding section
Section g. This act shall take effect
when approved.
lApproved March C, 1901 -
Chapter SO.
An Act TO amend Section fifteen of
S Snaptes siyv 10 cdr the Of ReESrd
Section fifteen of chapter sixty-five of
the revised statutes is hereby amended
by adding the words remain till after
and adding the words unless said dis
ability is removed before that time, in
which case jurisdiction shall then be
transferred to the probate court in the
fourteenth line after the word Thereon
and strike out the word such in tho
first half of the fourteenth line and after
the word .cascs'' in the fourteenth line
add the words under this section 50
that said section as amended. shall read
as follows:
of probate is Interested either in his
own right. trust or in any other manner
or is within the degree of kindred, by
which in law, he may. by possibility. be-
h'ir to any part Of the estate OF per-
son deceased. I" an amount i'll either
case not less than one hundred dollars,
such estate shall be settled in the pro-
bat court of any adjoining county.
thu roof. as if tho deceased had died
th'r.in. Ii his interest arises after
jurisdiction Of such estate has been regu-
larry assumed. or existed at the time Of
MS aDDDlntnlpnt CftlrC all
cases where an executor, adminStratO
guardian or trustee. whose trust was not
FUZZY executed. b, comes judge or register
., probate for The county in which hI
letters were granted, further proceed
lngS therein shall be transferred To tho
probate court il any adjoining county.
such court had had original jurisdiction
thereof, unless said stability is removed
before that time. in which case jursdic-
tio9 shall then b" transferred TO the pro-
haIe c0drt III tn" county Of original iuriS-
dictipn, and in all such cases the register
in such adjoining county shall transmit
copies If all records relating to such eS-
tht". 1" the prohat" otfic" OF the county
Wh'r" such cStlte belongs. TO be there
rCCordrd.'
Improved March C. 1901
Chapter 80.
An Act To assent to the purpose and pro-
visions Of An Act of the Congress of
the United States entitled An Act to
provide for an increased annual appro-
Iriation for Agricultural Experiment
stations. and regulating the eXpendi-
turc thereof"
Section l. The state of Main" hereby
asscntS to tn" purpose and provisions Of
an Act Of tho COngrC IS Of the ITnitcd
States. approved March sixteenth. nint-
teen hundred and six entitled An Act
In provide fer an increased annual an
precipitation tor Agrio ulturil Experiment
Stations. and regulating the expenditure
thereof accepts the grants of money
authorized by said act, and hereby as
signs al such moneys to the University
of Maine for the use of the Maine Agri-
cultural Experiment Station
Section =. This act shall take effect
when approved.
lArprovcd March G. I9G-.
Chapter 40.
An Act to amend Section ten of Chapter
twelve of the Revised Statutes relat-
ing to County Law Libraries.
Section ]. Section ten of chapter
twelve of the revised statutes is hereby
amC nded 50 that when amended, it shall
read as follows:
Section IL. The treasurer Of each
county shall annually pay to the treas
urer CT the law library association OF
his county for the uses and benefits of
the county law library the SUM of five
hundred dollars.
Il.