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


of the Revised Statutes. '-(Approved Feb
ruary u, 1918.
Chapter 5.
An Act additional to Chapter one hun
bred and twenty-seven of the Revised
Statutes, relating to the fraudulent
giving of checks.
Section /. Whoever knowingly and will
fully, and with intent to defraud, issues
a check upon any bank, and uses the
same in payment of any debt, or demand,
or in exchange for money, when there
are not sufficient funds in said bank TO
redeem such check. shall be punished by
Imprisonment for not more than two
years. or by fine not exceeding one thous-
and dollars.-(Approved Feb. "a, 1872
Chapter 6.
An Act to amend Section seven, Chapter
one hundred twenty Eight of the Re-
yised Statutes as amended by Chapter
one hundred of the Public Laws of one
thousand nine hundred and five, relat-
ing to malicious mischief.
Section !. Section seven of chapter
one hundred twenty-eight of the Revised
Statutes as amended by chapter one
hundred and five. is hereby further
eamended by inserting after the word
railroad the wosds highway or other
amended shall read az follows;
Section Z. Whoever wilfuly or ma
lieiously disturbs, removes or dest oys
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 mprison-
ment not exceeding thirty days: and in
addition thereto shall be liable in an ac-
ton of debt for the amount Of damage
done. '-tApproved Feb. ii, 1879
Chapter 7.
An Act To amend. Section fofty-six of
Chapter one hundred ana six oil the Re-
xised Statutes as amended by Chapter
nine OF the Public Laws OF nineteen
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poiutmept OF surveyors III vreal actions.
Section |. Section forty-siN of chapter
one hundred and six of the REVISED
statutes as amended by chapter Hiue of
the public laws of nineteen hundred and
nine, is hereby amended by str'ning out
all the words of the last sentence iii sad
chapter nine of said public laws, and
substituting the following words therefor:
The amount Of the fees and necessary
expenses of such surveyor shall be hxed
and determined bv 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
paid by the county. whether the whole or
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
and expenses should be paid by the par
ties to the suit or action, or by either of
such parties, then the court may nix 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 sec section
nine shall. as hereby amended, read as
follows:
Section &C. The court may appoint a
surveyor to run lines and make plans OF
ton or in action of trespass in which
the title to land is involved, as shown by
the pleadngs filed on motion OF either
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 op-
position; and In the execution of such war
rant he may exercise all the power per-
tanning to his Office; and all persons re-
fusing their aid when called for by him
are liable to the same penalties as IN
other like cases. The amount of the fees
and necessary expenses of such surveyor
shall be fixed and determined by the
court upon the acceptance of the report
and shall be paid as follows: III the
court is of the opinion that such fees
and expenses, or some portion OF the
then the amount thereof to be paid by
the county. whether the whole or part
shall be fixed and determined by the
court and the amount so fixed and deter
presentation of the proper certiieate or
the clerk of courts for that county. II
the court is of the opinion that the whole
or any part or portion of such fees and
expenses should be paid by the parties to
the suit or action, or by either of such
parties. then the court NAV fix and deter
mine the amount to be paid by such par
ties or by either of such parties, and the
parties shall he liable to the surveyor in
an action of money had and received Tor
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 nm action for the amount to he sew
orally paid. '-tApproved Feb. IA. 1879
Chapter 8.
An Act to amend Section two of Chapter
sixty-two of the Revised Statutes as
amended by Chapter one hundred ana
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 treatment III
the eighth line of said section two as
amended by said chapter one hundred
and forty-eight, the words insanity,
when in consequence Thereon the lDeiee
has been committed to and confined in a
state asylum for the insane for fifteen
consecutive years next prior to the ming
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 'either
party may be witness, so that said
section two as hereby amended, shall
read as follows:
Section 9. 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-
cient ability or being able to labor and
provide for her, grossly or wantonly and
cruelty refuses or neglects to provlue
suitable maintenance for her; provided.
State or cohabited here after marriage,
cause of divorce accrued, or had resided
here in good faith for oneNyear prior to
the commencement Of proceedings, or IL
the libelee is a resident of this State,
But when both parties have been guilty
of adultery, or there is collision between
them to procure divorce. it shall not be
Al T. .