The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1913-04-10


dred and twenty-seven of the Revised
Statutes. relating to the fraudulen
giving of checks.
Section l. Whoever knowingly and will
FULLY and with intent to defraud, issue!
check upon any bank. and uses tn,
same IN payment of any debt. or demand
are not sufficient funds in said bank t.
redeem such check, shall be punished by
imprisonment for not more than two
years, or by fine not exceeding one thous
ana oollars.-tApproved Feb. IA, 1872
Chapter 6.
An Act to amend Section seven, Chapter
one hundred twenty-eight of the Re.
vised Statutes as amended by Chapter
one hundred of the Public Laws of one
thousand nine hundred and five, relat-
ing to malicious mischief.
Section l. Section seven of chapter
one hundred twenty-eight of the Revised
hundred of the public laws of nineteen
amended by inserting after the word
railroad the words highway or other
engineering so that said section as
amended shall read as follows:
Section I. Whoever wilfully or ma
llclously disturbs. removes or destroys
any transit point, reference point, stake,
plug hub. guard-stake, bench mark, or
other monument of any railroad, high
way or other engineering location or sur
vey; shall be punished by fine not ex-
ceeding twenty-five dollars, or imprson-
ment not exceeding thirty days and in
addition thereto shall be liable in an ac-
ton of debt for the amount of damage
done. '-(Approved Feb. IA. 1872
Chapter 7.
An Act to amend Section forty-six of
Chapter one hundred and six of the Re
Vlsed Statutes as amended by Chapter
nlne of the Public Laws oil nineteen
hundred and nine, relating to the APP
Section l. Section forty-siX of chapter
one hundred and six of the Revised
Statutes as amended by chapter nine of
the public laws of nineteen hundred and
nine, is hereby amended by strIhing out
all the words of the last sentence in said
section forty-siN as amended by said
chapter nine OF said public laws, and
substituting the following words therefor:
The amount of the fees and necessary
expenses of such surveyor shah be hxed
and determined BY the court upon the
acceptance OF the report, and shall be
paid as follows: If the court is of the
opinion that such fees and expenses or
some portion of the same. ought to be
paid by the county, then the amount to be
a part shall be fixed and determined by
the court and the amount so fixed and
determined shall be paid by the county
on presentation of the proper certlncate
OF the clerk of courts for that county
If the court is of the opinion that the
whole or any part or portion of such fees
and expenses should be paid by the par
ties TO the suit or action. OF by either of
such parties, then the court may fix and
determine the amount to be paid by such
parties, or by either of such parties, and
the parties shall be liable to the surveyor
in an action of money had and received
for the amount to be paid by them joint
ly, and each of the parties shall like
wise be liable to the surveyor in the same
kind of an action for the amount to be
severally paid so that said section
forty-siX as amended by said chapter
nine SHALL as hereby amended, read as
follows:
Section &C. The court may appoint n
surveyor to run lines and make plans of
lands demanded in q real or mixed ac-
ton, or III action OF trespass in which
the title to land is involved. as shown by
the pleadings filed on motion of either
party: and if he is prevented by force
menaces, or fear. from performing the
duties assigned him, the court may issue
warrant to the sheriff, commanding
him with suitable aid. to prevent such OPP
position; and in the execution of such war
rant, he may exercise all the power per-
fusing their aid when called for by him
liable to the same penalties in
other like cases. The amount of the fees
and necessary expenses of such surveyor
court upon the acceptance of the report,
and shall be paid as follows If the
court is of the opinion that such fees
and expenses, or some portion of the
same. ought to be paid by the county
then the amount thereof to he paid by
the county. whether the whole or a part,
Slldll De llNtC anu determined ny Llle
court and the amount fixed and deter
mined shall be paid by the county on
presentation of the proper certificate of
the clerk of courts for that county: If
the court is of the opinion that the whole
or any part or portion of such fees and
expenses should he paid by the parties to
the suit or action, or by either of such
parties, then the court may fix and deter
mine the amount to be paid by such par
ties. or by either of such parties. and the
parties shall be liable to the surveyor in
an action of money had and received for
the amount to be paid by them Jointly
and each of the parties shall likewise be
liable to the surveyor in the same kind
of an action for the amount to be sew
orally paid. -(Approved Feb. IA, 1872
Chapter 8.
An Act to amend Section two of Chapter
sixtv-tWo of the Revised Statutes as
amended by Chapter one hundred and
forty-eight of the Public Laws of nine
teen hundred and seven, relating to
divorce proceedings.
Section :. Section two of chapter sixty
two of the Revised Statutes as amended
by chapter one hundred and Forty-eight
of the public laws of nineteen hundred
and seven is hereby amended by strik-
ing out after the word Urea tment'' in
the eighth line of said section two. as
amended by said chapter one hundred
and forty-eight. the words insanity.
has been committed to and confined in a
state asylum for the insane for fifteen
consecutive years next prior to the filing
of the libel and is found to be incurable''
and also by striking out all of the words
in the last paragraph of said section two
as amended by said CHAPTER one hundred
and forty-eight except the words "eithesrr
party may be a Witness" SO that said
section two as hereby amended, shall
read as follows:
Section g A divorce from the bonds
of matrimony may be decreed by the
supreme judicial court in the county
where either party resides at the COM
mencement of proceedings, for causes of
adultery, impotence. extreme cruelty,
utter desertion continued for three con-
secutive years next prior to the filing OF
the libel gross and confirmed habits OF
intoXication from the use of Intoxicating
liquors, opium or other drugs, cruel and
abusive treatment, or on the libel of the
wife, where the husband being of Suffi-
Gent ability or being able to labor and
provide for her, grossly or wantonly and
cruelty refuses or neglectS to provide
suitable maintenance for her: provided
that the parties were married in this
State or cohabited here after marriage
or if the libelant resided here when the
cause. of divorce accrued, or had resided
here in good faith for one year prior t.
the commencement of proceedings, or II
But when both parties have been guilty
them to procure a divorce. it shall not bt
granted Either party may be witness.
Section 2. This Act shall not affec
divorce proceedings, instituted because o.
insanity of the libelee, which are pend
ipp at tho time this Art fakaS effect