The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-04-04
wed March s, 1917
Chapter 81.

An Act to amend sections thirteen and
fourteen of Chapter scventy-threc of
the Revised Statutes, relating TO Sales
Of Estates OF nonresident owners
Section ]. Section thirteen of chapter
Seventy-three of the revised statutes is
hereby amended by inserting. after each
Of the two words state" in line three,
the words or in foreign country 50
that SAID section, as amended, shall read
Section 10. The supreme judicial and
probate courts may grant licenses to con-
tlnue in force for three years, to execu-
tors and administrators Of persons dying
out of the state or in foreign country,
guardians of wards living out of the
state or in n foreign country. or soma
other suitable person on their petition, to
sell and convey real estate or any inter-
st therein in the state, as If such de-
ceased persons had died, and such wards
lived in the state. and such executors.
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
Tor the county where the real estate or
amy part Thereon lies, and the bond re-
CURED shall be given to him.
Section 2 Section fourteen Of chapter
seventythree of tho revised statutes IS
hereby amended by striking ont the word
''c' rtihed" in the first line and inserting
In lieu thereof the words duly authenti-
oated; and by inserting after the word
STATES in line three the words or In L
foreign country SO that said section. as
amended, snail read as tUl!OWS.
Section II. A duly authenticated copy
of the appointment of such executor,
administrator or guardian, by any court
of probate having Jurisdiction. in any
eign country, examined and allowed by
alY judge of probate in this state. and
filed and recorded in his county, Is sufti-
cieut proof of appointment to entitle him
to the benefit Of the rreCo ding section
Section 3. This act shall take effect
whom approved
Improved March C. 1901
Chapter SO.
An Act to amend Section fifteen of
Chapter siAty-hve of the Revised
Statutes, relating to Courts of Probate.
Section fifteen of chapter sixty-tive of
the revised statutes is hereby amended
by adding the words remain tin after
the word there" in the thirteenth line
aud adding the words unless said dis
ability is removed before that time, in
which case jurisdiction shall then be
transferred tn the probate court In the
county of original jurisdiction in the
fourteenth line after the word thereof"
and strike out the word such In tho
first half Of the fourteenth line and after
the word eases in the fourteenth line
add the words under this Section 50
that said section as amended, shall read
Section Is. When Judge or register
Of probate Is interested either in his
own right, trust, or In any other manner,
which In law, he may, by possibility, be
heir to any part of the estate of a per-
son deceased. to an amount in either
C,tSr not less than one hundred dollars,
such estate shall be settled in the pro-
bate court of any adjoining county.
which shall have as fun jurisdiction
thTG Is ITS the ntc deceased asi had a 4eG
jurisdiction of such estate has been regu-
larly assumed or existed at the time of
his appointment to office, and in all
cases where an executor, admlnlStra tor,
guardian Or trustee, whose trust was not
fully executed, becomes judge or register
OF probate for the county in which his
tiers. were granted. further proceed
probate court in any adjoining county,
and there remain Tx, completed as If
such court had had original jurisdiction
thereof. unless said disability is removed
before that time, In which case jursdiC-
ton shall then be transferred to the pro-
bate court In the county of original iuris-
diCtion. and in all such cases the register
I'm such adjoining county shall transmit
copies of all records relating to such es-
tate. to the probate office of the county
where such estate belongs. to be there
Improved March 6, 1917
Chapter SO.
An Act to assent to the purpose and pro-
visions Of An Act of the Congress of
the United States entitled IAN Act to
provide for an increased annual apprO-
priatlon for Agricultural Experiment
stations, and regulating the expendI-
ture thereof"
Section l. The state of Maine hereby
assents 10 the purpose and provisions OF
an Act of the Congress of the United
States, approved March sixteenth nine
teen hundred and six entitled AN Act
to provide fer an increased annual APP
preparation for Agricultural Experiment
stations and regulating the expenditure
thereof accepts the grants of money
authorized by said act. and hereby as
signs all such moneys to the University
of Maine for the use OF the Maine Agrl-
cultural Experiment Station.
Section 2. This act shall take effect
when approved.
[Approved March 6, 1907
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
amended 50 that when amended, it shall
read as follows:
Section 10. The treasurer of each
county shall annually pay to the treas
urer of the law library association of
his county for the uses and benefits Of
the county law library the sum of five
hundred dollars
Section ?, This act shall take effect
when approved.
IApproved March 6 1907