Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-04-14


of the state or some other suitable per-
son on their petition, to sell and convey
zeal estate or any interest therein in the
state, as If such deceased persons had
died, and such wards persons lived in
the State, and such executors, administra-
iols. conservators or guardians had been
lave appointed: and all proceedings in
such cases, before any probate court
shall be had before the judge of probate
amy part thereof lies, and the bond re-
quired shall be given to him..
Section 2. Section fourteen of chapter
seventy-thfee of the Revised Statutes as
amended by section two of chapter thirty
seven of the public laws of 1907, is hereby
further amended by inserting after the
of said section as amended, the word
'conservator,' so that said section as
amended shall read as follows:
Section Il. n duly authenticated copy
of the appointment of such executor, adj
ministrator. CONSERVATION or guardian by
any court of probate having jurisdiction
foreign country, examined and allowed
by any judge of probate in this State. and
filed and recorded in his county, is sufii-
cient proof of appointment to entitle him
to the benefit of the preceding section. -
tApproved March 5. 1879
Chapter 26.
An Act to amend Chapter thirty-nine of
the Public Laws of nineteen hundred
and eleven. providing for the weekly
payment of wages.
Section !. chapter thirty;,nine Of the
eleven, is hereby amended by adding
after the word ''lines'' in The eighth line
Of said chapter the words and every
steam railroad company or corporation
So that said chapter as amended shall
read as follows:
Every manufacturing, mining or quar-
ryinp, mercantile street railway, tele-
graph or telephone corporation. every in-
Corporated express company or water
company, and every contractor. person
or partnership engaged in any manufao-
b1iSinfEg
trades, in qHarfies or mines, upon public
works a. In the construction or repair of
street railways tofdS bridges or sewers
or of gas, water or electric light works,
pipes or lincs. and every steam railroad
companS or corporation. shall pay weekly
each employee engaged III his. er its bust
ness the wages eafne1 by him within
eight days of the date of said payment
but any employee leaving his or her en-
ployment shall be paid in fun on the tol-
lowing regular paE day, provided. that
when an employee is disehaf ged he shall
be paid the wages due him on demand;
and the State, its officers, boards and
commissions shall so pay every mechanic.
workman and laborer who Is employed
by II or them. and every county, and city
shall so pay every employee who is en-
gagged in it's business the wages or salary
earned by him. unless such mechanic,
workman laborer or employee requests
ner: and every town shall so pay each
employee in its business if so required
by him. but an employee who is absent
from his regular place of labe. at time
fixed for payment shall be paid Thereafter
on demand The provisions OF this Sec
gagged in cutting and hauling logs and
lumber, nor the driving of same until 1T
reaches its place of destination for safe
or manufacture, nor to an employee OF
a cooperative corporation or association
if he Is a stakeholder therein unless he
requests such corporation TO pay him
weekly. No corporation, contractor per-
son or partnership shall by a special con-
tract with an employee or by any other
means. EXEMPT himself or itself from the
provisions of this act. Whoever Violates
the provisions OF this act shall be pun
ished by a fine of not less than ten nor
more than fifty dollars. -tAPproved
March ,. 1879
Chapter 81.
Ar Act tn change the burden OF proof
IN certain negligence eases in which
eontributdrH negligence IS defense
Section !. In actions to recover dam
ages for nesliSently causing the death
of person. or for injury to person
who is deceased al the lime of trial OF
such action, the person for whose death
presumed to have been in the exercise
of due care at the sine of all acts in
any way related to his death or injury.
and if eontributory negligence be relied
upon as a defense it shall be pleaded
and proved by the defendant.
Chapter 28.
An Act to amend Section sixty-nine of
Chapter siNty-six of the Revised
foreign executors. administrators,
guardians and trustees.
Section l. Section sixty:-rine Of
utes is hereby amended by inserting
after the word guardian" in the first
line of said section the words 'conser-
ing out of the state and by inserting
after the word guardian" in the
twelfth and fourteenth lines of said
section the word conservatory so that
c1i a {
follows:
Section 60 Any executor adminis-
traitor guardian, conservator of the
property of any person living out of
the State, ar trustee duly appointed in
another state or in a foreign country
and duly, qualified and acting, who may
his State, may file an authenticated
copy of his appointment in the probate
court for any county in which there is
real property of his trust, or, if there
is no such real property, in any county
in which there is personal estate of
his trust or to which he may be en-
court, after notice to all persons in
terested be licensed to collect and re-
eeiVe such personal estate or to sell by
public or private sale. or otherwise to
dispose of. and TO transfer and convey
shares in corporation or other per-
sonal property, if the court finds that
guardian. conservator or trustee ap-
pointed in this State who is authorized
SO to collect and receive such personal
estate or to dispose of such shares or
other personal property, and that such
foreign executor. administrator. guar
dian, CONSERVATION or trustee will be liza
bic to account for such personal estate
or for the proceeds thereof in the state
or county in which he was appointed
and that no person resident in this
State and interested as Il creditor or
otherwise objects to the granting of
such license or appears to be prejudiced
thereby; hut no such license shall be
granted to foreign executor or admin
istrator until the expiration OF six
months after the death of his testator
or ntestate.-(Approved March 4,
1919
Chapter 90.
An Act TO amend Section ten of Chap
ter one hundred and twenty-one of
the Revised Statutes pertaining to
larceny
Section /. That section ten of chap
ter one hundred and twenty-one of the
Revised Statutes of nineteen hundred
and three is hnrnbv amended, by adding
after the word who in the seventh
line of said section. the word fraudu-
lently' SO that said section, as amend
ed shall read as follows:
Section TO- Whoever embezzleS, or
fraudulently converts to his own use,
or secretes with intent to embezzle or
fraudulently convert to his own use,
money, goods or property delivered to
or mt ar,f ,iry