The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-03-06

Office, with a reference thereto made by
the register on the margin OF the record
of the attachment
Improved March 8. 1871
CHAPTER Is.
AN ACT to Amend Sections Thirteen and
Revised Statutes as Amended by Chapter
Thirty-eeven Of the Public Laws OF Nine
teen Hundred and Seven. Relating to
Sales of Estates Of Nonresident Owners
Section l. Section thirteen Of chapter
seventy three Of the Revised Statutes, as
seven of the Public Laws of nineteen hum
dred and seven. Is hereby further amend
ed by inserting after the word country"
In the fifth line OF said section as amend
erty of persons living out Of the state
and by inserting after the word wards"
in the seventh line of said section as
amended the words or persons and by In
serting after the word administrators" in
the eighth line Of said section as amended,
the word conservators SO that said sec
Section 13. The supreme judicial and
probate courts may grant licenses to con-
tinue in force for three years. to executors
and administrators of persons dying out
Of the state or In foreign country,
guardians of wards living out Of the state
or in foreign country. conservators of the
or some other suitable person on their petit
ton, to sell and convey real estate or any
interest. therein in the state. as # such
deceased persons had died. and such wards
or persons lived In the state. and such ex-
ecutors, administrators, conservators or
guardians had been here appointed; and all
bate court, shall be had before the Judge
Of probate for the county where the real
estate or any part thereof lies, and the
bond required shall be given to him.
Section Section fourteen of chapter
seventy-three Of the Revised Statutes as
amended by section two of chapter thirty
further amended by inserting after. the
word administrator In the second line
Of said section as amended. the word con,
servator. 30 that said section as amended
Section Il A duly authenticated copy
of the appointment of such executor, ad-
ministrator. conservator or guardian. py
any other Of the United States or In
foreign country. examined and allowed oy
any. Judge Of probate in this state ana
Client proof Of appointment to entitle MIN
to the benefit Of the preceding section
[Approved March 3. 1sl2l
CHAPTER 70.
AN ACT to Amend Chapter Thirty-nine OF
the Public Laws Of Nineteen Hundred
and Eleven Providing for the Weekly
Payment Of Wages.
Be II enacted, ETC.:
Section l. Chapter thirty-nine Of the
public laws Of Nineteen Hundred and
the words Tines" 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 quarry
Ing. mercantile, street railway, telegraph
or telephone corporation, every 4ncorporat-
ed express company or water company
and every contractor. person or partner
ship engaged in any manu1acturlng Dus,,
ness in any Of the building trades, IN
quarr1es or mines, upon public works or IN
the construction or repair OF street ran
ways roads, bridges or sewers or OF gas
water or electric light works, pipes or
lines, and every steam railroad company
or corporation, shall pay weekly each en-
ployee engaged In his or It's business tne
wages earned by him to Within eight Gays
Of the date Of said payment. but any EN-,
ployee leaving his or her employment shall
be paid in full on the following regular
is discharged he shall be paid the wages
due him on demand; and the state. Its or
icers, boards and commissions SHAH so pay
every mechanic, workman and laoorer VINO
is employed by It or them. and every coun-
ty and city shall SO pay every employee
who Is engaged in Its business the wages
ohanic, workman. laborer or employee re.
quests in writing to be paid In different
manner: and every town shall so pay eacn
employee in Its business b i, SO ABSENT from
his regular place of labor at a time hxed
for payment shall be paid thereafter on
demand. The provlslOnS OF tnB sSSt'o.
shall not apply to an employee engaged
In cutting and hauling logs and LUMBER.
nor the driving OF same until IL reaches
it's place Of destination for sale or manu-
facture; nor to an employee OF a co-opera-
tive corporation or assoSsetlon II he Is
stockholder therein unless he requests such
corporation to pay him weekly. No cor
poration, contractor. person or partnership
shall by a special contract with an en-
ployee or by any other means exempt him
self or itself from the provisions OF TINS
act. Whoever violates the provisions OF
this act shall be punished by a fine or not
less than ten nor more than nifty dollars
(Approved March 3, 1913
CHAPTER ~.
AN ACT to Change the Burden OF Proof
in Certain Negligence Cases in Which
Contributory Negligence Is Defense
Re 1t enacted, etc:
Section 1. In actions to recover damages
for negligenty causing the death OF
person, or for injury to a person who is de-
ceased at the time of trial of such action,
the person for whose death or injury the
action is brought shall be presumed to
have been in the exercise Of due care at
the time Of all acts In any. way related
to his death or injury, and II contributory
negligence be relied upon as a defense 1t
shall be pleaded and proved by the de-