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eeeding twenty-five dollars per day 10
the attendance of any expert witness o
witnesses at said trial IL taxing t"' cost
of the prevailing party: but such party q
his attorney of record, shall first file al
affidavit, during the term at when sucI
trial is held, and before the cause is set
tied stating the name residence, nunpe1
of days in attendance and the Hctua
amount paid or to be paid each eNper
witness in attendance at such trial. Ant
no more than two dollars per day shal
be allowed or taxed by the clerk q
courts in the costs of any SUIT Tor IN
per diem attendance of witness. unless
the affidavit herein provided is filed, ane
the per diem is determined and allowed
by the presiding justice; and before
justice of the peace, a trial justice, .
Judge of the municipal court, nifty cents
day attendance, and for travel, tht
same as the courts aforesaid. -'ApproNed
March 29)
Chapter 1925.
An Act concerning notarieS pubic VINO
are stockholders, directors, officers ~
employees of banks OF other Corpora
tons
section |. That il shall be lawful for
any notary public who is stockholder
director officer or employee of bank or
other corporation to take the acknowleds-
ment of any party 10 any written lnstru-
1nent executed to or by such corporation,
or to administer an oath to any other
Stockhoder, director, officer, employee OF
agent of such corporation. or 10 proteSt
for nOn-acceptance or non-paNiheht OH :
of exchange, drafts, checks, notes anu
other negotiable instruments which may
be owned or held for collection by such
bank or other corporation; froVldeu IL
shall he unlawful for any notary pupnc
to take the acknowledgment of an IN
strument by or to bank or other cor
poration of which he is stockholder'
director. officer or employee, where such
notary is party to such instrument.
either individually or as representative
of such bank or other corporation, or 10
protest any negotiable instrument owned
or held for collection by such bank or
other corporation where such notary is
individually a party To such instrument.
section .. This act shall apply TO
notaries public already appointed ana
shall validate any acts heretofore dohe
by them which would be valid hereunder
Section 2. All acts or parts OF acts IN
consistent with this act are hereby re-
pealcd.-tApproved March 2s)
Chapter 1926.
An Act defining and limiting the expenses
Of Supreme Judicial and Superior Court
Stenographers.
Supreme judicial and superior court
etcnographers shall be reimbursed for
their expenses only when in attendance AT
court away from home. such reimburse
Inent 10 be made by the county in which
the court is held. detailed statement OF
such expenses. actually and reasonably
incurred. 10 he approved by the justice
presiding al such court.-tApproVed
March 30
Chapter 1877.
An Act to amend section one hundred
and thirty-four Chapter forty-nine of
the Revised Statutes of Maine, relating
To Fraternal Beneficiary Associations
Section one hundred and thirty-four of
chapter forty-nine of the revised statutes
nf Maine is hereby amended by adding
after the word members in line seven
teen of said section the following words:
Provided, that if after the issuance of
the original certificate the member snail
become dependent upon an Incorporated
charitable institution. or upon the sub
ordinate lodge of which he is a member.
he shall have the privilege with the con-
tuition or such subordinate lodge. his
beneficiary 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-
ton. formed or organized and carried on
for the sole benefit of its members and
their beneficiaries. and not for proht.
Each association shall have a lodge sys-
TEN, with ritualistic form of work and
representative form of government. and
shalt make provision for the payment of
benefits in case of death, and may make
provision for the payment of benefits in
the ease of sickness, temporary or per
manent physical disability. either as the
result of disease. accident or old age,
provided the period in life at which pay
account of old age commences. shall not
be under seventy years, subject to their
compliance with its constitution and
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
I'd from its members. Payments of death
benefits shall be to the families, heirs,
blood relatives. adopted children, adopt
ing parents, affianced husband or affi-
upon the member. Provided. that if
after the issuance of the original certitl
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 or 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 a re-
serve or emergency fund in accordance
with its constitution or bylaws. tap
proved March 80
Chapter 1923.
twelve of Revised Statutes as amended
by Chapter forty of Public Laws of
nineteen hundred and seven, relative TO
support of Lew Libraries.
Section l. Section ten of chapter twelve
of the revised statutes as amended by
chapter forty of the public laws of nine
peen hundred and seven is further amend
I'd by adding after the word county" in
the first line the words excepting Lin
coin county and by adding a 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 10. 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 treasu 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 furty-seven of the Revised Statutes
of the State of Maine, relating to the
Decrease of Capital Stock of Corpora