Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-04-18

report ana they dld, examining tue re-
vision he had done and making cor
rections to bring the actually new laws
into the volume The work was not
: camnleted nd. that session SO an adj
journment was taken until Sept. of
that Year when the Legislature met
for one day, approved the work of the
special committee and ON Jan. /. i3la,
he revised statutes of l9o@ went into
effect.
Five Revisons.
There have been five different re-
visions of the public laws Of Maine
Isinee 1920. namely in iSil 1851, 1871.
llss3 and 1903. A history of these re-
visions was published as an introduce
ton to tho last revision, ana Is oil
much interest
Iiv section six of AN Act relating
10 the Separation OF the District of
Maine from Massa chusctts proper, ana
forming the same into a separate ana
independent state" approved by the
Governor of Afassa chusetts. June H.
IiSi9, ii was provided THAT all the El%s
which shall be in force within sald
district of Maine upon the SAID iii
|teenth day of March next tis2et snail
still remain and be in force within the
proposed State thereof. such parts
only excepted as may be monastery
with the situation and condition oil
|said new State or rcpuSnant Ia the
Constitution thereof" BY resolve oi
the Legislature of Maine approved
June u, 1870. a board of juflspfaa nee
was established to consist oil three
men learned in the law, who shah ne
appointed by the Governor with advice
of council. and whose duty II shall De
to select, arrange and prepare. with
suitable induces. compilation or d1-
eest of ell the statutes Of the colony
,rovinee and commonwealth OF Mas
sachnsetts now it, force in this state
and To report the same to the Leelsta-
ture 1T the next. session for accept
anae.. On November 20. 1S2o. Hon
Prentiss Mellen. Chief Justice. Hon
William Pitt Prehle and Hon. Nathan
Weston. Junior. Justices Of the SUI
preme court. were appointed boaiu
n itlrisnrudence under that resolve
and the laws of the state OF Mathe.
arranged in 10 acts, each approved
March u. 1921. ana repeating act,
|approved March II. 1921. were pre-
|parea by them.
The First Attempt.
The first revision of the pubic laws
af Maine was authorized by resolve
annroved February Is, 1881. authefiz-
iag tho Governor with the advice ana
consent of the council to appoint three
abIe ard discreet persons. Two oil
,,-hom ut least. shall be learned IN the
low To ne commissioners, whose euty
II shall be faithfully to revise coiiate
and arrange ali the public laws OF TINS
State" I.rder this resolve. on Mafeh
On 1se- Hon. Ether Shepley, OF Saco,
T.,,ncis q. j smith, of Portland, and
D,n;el williams. of Augusta. We're ap-
nointea commissioners. On June ",
1ss- Hon Ether Shepley resigned, anu
oa the twentv-e;ghth day OF the
same month. Edwin smith, oil warren.
WIS apncinted in his place. octoper
- 1887. Edwin Smith resigned anu pn
the following day, Hon Sanluei T.,
smith of Wiscasset, was appoiheeu
in his place on June y 1898, as up
nears by the records OF the eoaiei,,
Hon. prentiss Mellen. OF fefeiah',
phenezer Everett, Of brunswick. anu
William clark, of Halloween, were APP
nointed commissioners undef ne
solve providing for a revision Oh eho
nuh1ie laws of Maine approved fep-
ruarv IS. 1887. January H. 1881, non On
Samue, E. smith, of Wiseasset.' was
,nnointed n commissioner in place Oh
William Clark. The report 81 the com
tmissioners last appointed was submit
Tod to the Legislature at the January
session 1870 and was referred TO
ioint select committee, consisting OIL
-tseven members ofithe senate ana ~
members Of the house OF repfesehllhl
Hives The committee having been an-
Ithori2ed to sit during the recess Oh .'lt
III legislature met on the 1ourth Jay VI
tJunc, lS4G, and after session oi 90
fdays. submitted their report 10 ,iie
In legislature at an adjourned session,
lsentember II. 1870 On October IL
llS40, the Legislature passed an ao'
tentitled. ".Nn act for revising arrahs
ling and amending the puohc laws oi
1.-THE state" which was approved oe'o-
Der %, 1910 This act was to take e.
feet from and after the first DAY OF
IApril. 1871. BY an act approved Marcn
l21 1S41 the operation of the act OF
lOcteber -. 1910, was suspended until
latter July 81. 1871 BY resolve, ap-
proved October %, 1910, the supervi-
sion of the publication of the revised
statutes was committed to Phiiip
Eastman, on the part of the Senate,
land Ebenezer Everett. on the part OF
tile house of representatives.
II Second Revision.
; The second revision of the public
J laws Of the State was authorized by
/ lresolves approved March u, 1855. Tn
der these resolves John B. Hill, of
, Bangor. James Bell of Monson, and
Joseph Baker, of Augusta, were APP
POINTED commissioners. The final re-
lport OF the commission was laid before
1.-THE Legislature February l3 1856, and
Twas referred 10 the joint standing
, committee on the judiciary. That
lcommttee reported resolves, which
were approved April /, 1856 commit
| ting the further revision of the public
land general laws of the State to Hon.
Ether Shepey, and directing him to
Iprepare his report in print on or be-
fore November 15 1856 In accordance