Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-04-05

Chapter four of the Revised Statutes
as amended by Chapter one hu ;ne,een
sixty of the Public Laws OF nineteeh
hundred nine. relating to towns.
Section seventy-two of chapter Iour
of the Revised Statutes, as AMENDED o.
chapter one hundred sixty OF the p uohv
amended so that said section snail reau
as follows:
Section To- Cities and towns may
raise money to procure the , writing IN c aIu
brate any centennial or other annlVeI-
sary of the settlement or incorporation
of such city or town, and to publish inc
proceedings OF any such celebration, 70 70
of Memorial day. flremen nlenioiia - =
Sunday and of old home week. ana q
sum not exceeding five thousand doilaIs
in any one town for erecting suita pie
monument IN memory of the soloiers
and sailors who sacrificed their lives IN
defense of their country in the war VI
eighteen hundred and sixty-cne, anu d
reasonable sum to secure, grade ana
care for a lot appropriate for such q
monument (Approved April !. 1872
Chapter 2s1.
An Act to provide for the record IN the
register of deeds OF notices Walvlns
testamentary provisions for husband or
wife.
Within thirty days after any notice
provided for in sections twelve ana
thirteen of chapter seventy-seven or the
Revised Statutes is filed In the propate
Office the register Of probate shall ME
in the registry of deeds for the county
or registry district in which any real
estate Of the deceased Is situated, an
attested copy of such notice, ana tne
register of deeds shall receive and record
thc same as abstracts OF wills are re-
ceived and recorded. The fees for max
ing and recording said copy snail be the
same as for making and recording alb
n 4 nnrOEeu L D.
Chapter 2s2.
An Act to amend Section nine of Chapter
sixty-t1ve OF the Revised Statutes, re
latng to transcripts OF examinations or
testimony taken in the probate courts.
Section nine OF chapter slXtN-f1Nc OF the
Revised Statutes is hereby amended So
as to read as follows:
Section 9. In cases where the person
testifying or submitting to examination
is required by law To sign ms testimony
OF examination, the transcript made as
provided in tle preceding section snail
be read 10 the person whose testimony
or examination it is, at time and place
to he appointed by the judge, unless
such person or has counsel in writing,
valves such reading and if ii is found
10 BE- accurate or If it contains errors
or mistakes or alleged errors or mis-
takes and such errors or mistakes are
either corrected or the proceedings had
III relation TO the same as hereinafter
provided. such transcript shall be signed
by the person whose testimony or exam
ination it is. When the reading OF a
transcript is waived as provided by this
section. such transcript shall be deemed
correct In all other cases the transcript
need not be signed but shall be deemed
To be complete and correct without sign
irr and shall have the same effect as
if signed -(Approved April !, 1871
Chapter 2s3.
An Act to provide for the binding of
original papers filed in probate courts.
The registers of probate may bind III
volumes of convenient size original in
VentCries and accounts filed II their
respective offices. and when 50 bound
and 4ndnNed such inventories and ac-
counts shall ne deemed TO be recorded
in all cases where the law requires a
record t. nc made. and no further record
snail be required Improved April J.,
1917
Chapter 2s4.
Al Act to repeal Section forty-two OF
Chapter siXtH-one OF the Revised Stat
uteS, relating to the authority OF the
mother TO bind illegitmate children.
Section forty-tWO OF chapter SlXtE-One
OF the Revised Statutes, relating to the
authority of the mother to bind iliegiti-
matt children. is hereby repealed.-tAp-
proved April J. 1872
Chapter 2a5
An Act to confer jurisdiction in equity
upon the probate courts.
The courts OF probate shall have jQrs-
diCtIon i'll equity concurrent with the
supreme judicial court of all cases and
matters relating 10 the administration of
the estates OF deceased persons, 10 wills.
ana 10 trusts which are created by will
or other written instrument. Such 1uris-
diction may be exercised upon bill or
pet!tian according to the usual course Of
proceedings in equity April
!, w.
Chapter 286.
An Act to repeal the last clause of Sec
ton nine and all OF Section twenty-three
of Chapter sixteen of the Revised Stat
utes, relating to the assessment of taxes
by parishes.
section i. The last clause of section
nine OF charter sixteen of the Revised
Statutes IL the following words, land
il may be assessed and collected like
state taxes" is hereby repealed. so that
said section as amended shall read as
follows:
Section . Every parish, at legal
meeting, may raise money for the sup
port of the public ministry of religion,
for building, repairing or removing
houses Of public worship. and fer othe:
necessary parish charges.
Section = Section tWenty-threr Of
charter sixteen Of the Revised Statutes
is hereby repeaied.-tApproved April !,
1851
Chapter 237.
An Act to amend Section thirteen OF
Cha pier sixty-seven of the Revised
Statutes, relating to the return OF com
missloners of partition appointed by
probate courts.
section thirteen Of chapter siXty-Seven
OF the Revised statutes is hereby amend
ed by striking out, after the word
office in the third line of said section.
the following words. and the register
of probate shall make a certified and
deeds for the county in which the lands
lie, who shall record the same and by
substituting III place thereof the follow
ing words: and Tn" original return. or q
true copy thereof attested by the ~egis-
ter Of probate, shall bc recorded III the
registry of deeds for the county Or reg
lstry district in which the lands lie SO
that said section as amended shall read
as follows:
Section Il. The Judge may, set aside
the return OF the commissioners and
commit the case anew to the same or
other commissioners. The return when
accepted by the court shall be recorded
in the probate office and the original re-
turn. or a true copy thereof attested
by the register of probate, snail be re
corded in the registry of deeds for the
county or registry district in which the
lands lie, and such partition shall be
binding TO all intents and purposes upon
all the persons interested saving the
right to appeal of the supreme cour.
of probate. Improved April !, 1872
Chapter 288
An Act to amend Section two of Chapter
one hundred thirty-three of the Revised
Statutes, authorizing clerks of courts to
ftytrgy Tot tor not he r.I l.,Y L.