The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1911-04-06

witnesses at said trial, in taxing the costs
of the prevailing party; but such party or
his attorney of record, shall first file an
affidavit during the term at which such
trial is held and before the cause is set
tied, stating the name, residence, number
of days in attendance and the actual
witness. in attendance at such trial. And
no more than two dollars per day shall
be allowed or taxed by the clerk of
courts, in the costs of any suit, for the
the affidavit herein provided, is filed, and
the per diem is determined and allowed
by the presiding justice; and before
justice of the peace trial Justice .s
a day attendance, and for travel, the
same as the courts said.'-(Approved
March 29D
Chapter 1926.
An Act concerning notaries public who
are stockholders, directors, officers or
EMPLOYEES of banks or other Corpora
lions.
Section l. That it shall be lawful for
any notary public who is stockholder,
director. officer or employee of bank or
other corporation to take the acknowledge
ment of any party to any written instru-
ment executed to or by such corporation,
or to administer an oath to any other
stakeholder, director, officer, employee or
agent of such corporation, or to protest
for non-acceptance or non-payment bills
of exchange, drafts, checks, notes and
he owned or held for collection by such
bank or other corporation: Provided, it
shall be unlawful for any notary public
TO take the acknowledgment of an in
strument by or to bank other cor
poration of which he is a stakeholder,
director. officer or employee, Where such
notary is a party to such instrument.
either individually or as representative
of such bank or other corporation, or to
protest any negotiable instrument owned
or held for collection by such bank or
Other. corporation, where such notary is
individually party to such instrument.
Section 2. This act shall apply to
notaries public already appointed and
shall validate any acts heretofore done
by them which would be valid hereunder.
Section 8. All acts or parts of acts in
consistent with this act are hereby re-
pealed.--(Approved March 29)
Chapter 1876.
An Act defining and limiting the expenses
of Supreme Judicial and Superior Court
Stenographers.
supreme judicial and superior court
Stenographers shall be reimbursed for
their expenses only when in attendance at
court away from home, such reimburse
inent to be made by the county in which
The court is held, a detailed statement of
such expenses, actually and reasonably
incurred, to be approved by the justice
presiding at such court-(Approved
March 29,)
Chapter 1877.
An Act to amend Section one hundred
and thirtv-four Chapter forty-nine of
the Revised Statutes of Maine, relating
TO Fraterna Beneficiary Associations.
Section one hundred and thirtyfour of
chapter forty mine of the revised statutes
Of Maine is hereby amended by adding
after the word members in line seven
i-en of said section the following words:
Provided, that if after the issuance of
the original certificate the member shall
become dependent upon an Incorporated
charitable institution, or upon the sub
ordinate lodge of which he is member,
he shall have the privilege with the. con
lution or such subordinate lodge, his
beneficiary SO that said section as
amended shall read as follows:
Section 1874. A fraternal beneficiary as
ISOLATION is hereby defined to be any cor
poration. society or voluntary associa-
ion. formed or organized and carried on
for the sole benefit of its members and
their beneficiaries, and not for profit.
Each association shall have a lodge sys-
lem, with ritualistic form of work and
representative form of government, and
shall make provision for the payment of
benefits in case of DEATH and may make
provision for the payment of benefits in
the case of sickness, temporary or per-
manent physical disability either as the
provided the period in life at which pay
nlent of physical disability benefits on
account of old age commences shall not
be under seventy years, subject. to their
laws. The fund from which the payment
Of such benefits shall be made, and the
fund from which the expenses of such
association shall be betrayed shall be
derived from assessments or dues collect
ed from its members Payments of death
benefits shall be to the families, heirs,
blood relatives. adopted children. adopt
ing parents, affianced husband or afti-
anced wife Of or to persons dependent
upon the member. Provided, that if
after the issuance of the original certifi-
cate the member shall become dependent
upon an Incorporated charitable institu-
ton. or upon the subordinate lodge of
which he is a member, he shall have the
privilege with the consent of the society,
to make such institution such Subor-
dinate lodge, his beneficiary Such asso-
citation shall be governed by the last
twenty-four sections of this chapter and
shall be exempt from the provisions of
insurance laws of this state except as
therein provided, and no law passed after
March twenty--one, nineteen hundred and
one, shall apply to them, unless they be
expressly designated therein. Any such
fraternal beneficiary association may
create, maintain, disburse and apply re-
serve or emergency fund in accordance
with its constitution or bylaws. ZAP
proved March 29)
Chapter 1928.
An Act to amend Section ten of Chapter
Twelve of Revised Statutes as amended
by Chapter forty of Public Laws of
nineteen hundred and seven, relative to
support of Law Libraries
Section l. Section ten of chapter twelve
of the revised statutes as amended by
chapter forty of the public laws of nine
teen hundred and seven is further amend
ed by adding after the word County in
the first line the words excepting Lin
coin county and by adding at the end of
said section the words the treasurer Of
Lincoln county shall annually pay to the
treasurer of the law library association
Of his county, the sum of two hundred
and fifty dollars SO that said section as
amended shall read as follows:
Section TO- The treasurer of each coun-
ty, excepting Lincoln county, shall an
nually pay to the treasurer of the law
library association of his county, for the
uses and benefits of the county law
library, the sum of five hundred dollars
The treasurer of Lincoln county shall
annually pay to the treasurer of the law
library association, of his county, the
sum of two hundred and fifty dollars
Section 2. This act shall take effect
January first nineteen hundred and
thirteen.-(Approved March 29)
Chapter 1923.
An Act to amend Section forty of Chap
ter forty-seven of the Revised Statutes
of the State of Maine, relating to the
Decrease of Capital Stock of Corpora
tionS.
Section forty of CHAPTER forty-seven OF
the revised statutes of nineteen hundred
and three is hereby amended by adding
at the end of the second sentence thereof
ha do