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,o,iee court, shall be COM
"a y the county In which the
enei creditor might have maintain
action; and when brought be-
me- trial Justice, the writ shall be
,etilrnable before a magistrate
~ you'd have had jurisdiction had
o,hose in action not been assigned,
,bat said section shall read as fol-
s.,,on 0. Personal and transitory
except process of foreign at
tnonn.snf and except As provided in
sven following sections, shall be
~ht when the parties live in the
in The county where any plain
attendant lives; and when no
Tin lives in the State, in the
INV where any defendant lives: and
not so brought. they shall, on
sinn or inspection by the court. be
I'D and the defendant allowed
W. costs. When the plaintiff and
reinforcement OF any such action,
mi process of foreign attachment,
during its tendency one party
&c into the same county with the
II may on motion of either. be
.ferred to the county where both
live IL the court thinks that JUS
Iii thereby be promoted; and be
"A as il originally commenced and
cred therein. Provided. however,
y suits by the assignee of nom
Da,isble chose in action. when
susht in the Supreme Judicial or a
ssior. municipal. or police court,
III be commenced In the county in
IN the original creditor might have
,s,ained his action; and when
rSht before a trial Justice, the writ
N h made returnable before a mag
s"te who would have had jurisdic-
had the chose In action not been
igned 49,. ., ,a,r,
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CHAPTER I77,

AN ACT to Provide for the Permanent
Improvement of Land within the
Way Adjoining Any Land Not
Known as Wild Land
BE it enacted. etc:
Section /. Each city. town or plan
tation shall each year set aside five
per cent of the money raised and APP
propriated for ways and bridges to be
used in cutting and removing all trees,
shrubs and useless fruit trees, bushes
and weeds, Except shade trees tim
Der trees. cared-for fruit trees, and
;hc road limit and the wrought part
Of any highway or town way until
all the trees. shrubs and worthless
fruit trees. bushes and weeds. have
been once removed from the limits of
such highway or town way after which
the owner of the land adjoining such
highway or town way, shall each year
before the first day OF October. re-
move all bushes. weeds. worthless
trees end grass from the roadside ad-
joining his cultivated or moving fields.
The city. town or plantation shall care
for ell land not included in the above
except wild land.
Section 2. II any owner of such
land shall fail TO cut and remove said
bushes. weeds. worthless trees and
grass. on or before October first of
each year, the mayor OF any city Sc
lectmen OF any towr. or assessors of
any plantation wherein said land may
be located. shalt cause said bushes.
weeds. worthless trees and grass TO
he cut and removed. The actual ex-
pense of such cutting and removal
shall be lien upon said land so adjoin-
ing said highway or town way. and
shall be assessed and collected as a
tax thereon.
Section B. II any city. town or
plantation In the construction or re-
pair OF its highways places any stone
sods or other material upon land " ith-
in the limit of any highway which the
owner has cleared from stone and
smoothed 80 that ~ Is tillable land and
40 used, said city. town or plantatl ION
shall within thirty days remove tho
same from such land Failing To do
his the owner 81 said land may re
move such stone. Sods or other ma
terlai there from and b. paid tine same
- leo per hour for such removal ns IS
rad b. said city. town nr plantation
for labor In the construction and re-
pair Of It's roads
lApproyed March "a. i9tS.l
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CHAPT11 lG.

ACT Confirming the Official Acts
4, frank D. Henderson. Acting as
Ssrister of Deeds for York County
81 II enacted, etc:
LECTION 1, The Official acts of
II d. Henderson, of Limerick, in
county Of York and state of Maine,
II OF courts for said York county
III, a. register of deeds, under the
Visions of section eight of chapter
Kan of the revised statutes. from
Ihruary third in the year of our Lord
Ssteen hundred fourteen. to June
rtieth iu the year Of our Lord nine
4 hundred fourteen. each date IN
ave. are hereby ratified and con.
Ia with the same legal force and
al a. II made by a register of deeds
n elected and qualified.
sction 4. The official attestations
= acts of said Frank D. Henderson,
I 4 Of courts as aforesaid. In COM
Sunr the unfinished records Of How
Bfackstt, late of Cornish. the duly
Ieted and qualified register of deeds
4 aid York county. from January
\ In he year of our Lord nineteen
kdred three, to February second in
wear Of our Lord nineteen hundred
Srtcen, each date inclusive. are here
utifed and confirmed and provided
n the same legal force and effect as
made BY the said register of deeds
\ elected and qualified.
Approved March %, 1881
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CHAPTER IT'S.

AN ACT to Amend Section One Hun
dred Fifteen of Chapter Fifteen of
the Revised Statutes. as Amended
by Chapter One Hundred Six of the
Public Laws of Nineteen Hundred
Nine, rs Further Amended by Chap
ter One Hundred Eighty six of the
Public Laws of Nineteen Hundred
Eleven and as Further Amended by
Chapter Forty-flves of the Public
Laws of Nineteen Hundred Thirteen.
Relating to the Appropriation for
The Support of the Normal and
Training Schools.
BE 1t enacted, etc:
Section l. Section one hundred fif-
teen of chapter fifteen of the revised
statutes, as amended by chapter one
hundred six of the public laws of nine
teen hundred nine. as further amend
ed by chapter one hundred eighty-six
of the public laws of nineteen hundred
eleven and as further amended by
chapter forty-five of the public laws
of nineteen hundred thirteen. Is here
by further amended by. striking out
and fourth lines thereof and substi-
tuting therefor the word ninety and
by striking out the word thirteen"
in the fourth line thereof and substi-
tuting therefor the word fifteen so
that said section as amended shall
Section IFS. For the support of
the FIVE normal schools and the NADIA
waska training school. the sum of
ninety thousand dollars is appropri-
ated for the year nineteen hundred
fifteen and the sum of ninety thou
sand dollars is annually appropriated
thereafter, to be expended under the
direction of said trustees, which sum
the Treasurer of State shall deduct
for said purpose from any school
money raised for the support of COM
mon schools. The Governor and Coun-
ell may. from time to time. as they
think proper, draw warrants there for
on said treasurer in favor of said
trustees
Improved March "a, 1851
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AN ACT to Amend Section Eighty
nine of Chapter Nine Of the Revised
One Hundred and Eighty-four of the
Public Laws of Nineteen Hundred
Seven, Chapter Ninety-four of the
Public Laws Of Nineteen Hundred
Nine, and Chapter Forty-sfx of the
Public Laws of Nineteen Hundred
Eleven. Relating to the Choice OF
Assessors of Taxes.
BE it enacted, etc:
Section eighty-nine of chapter nine
of the revised statutes, as amended
by chapter one hundred eighty -four of
the public laws of nineteen hundred
seven. chapter ninety-four OF the pub
lie laws of nineteen hundred nine, and
chapter forty-six of the public laws
further amended by striking out the
following words In the first, second
and third lines. TO wit: "or II so
many of them refuse to accept that
town voted to have" so that said sec
tion as amended shall read as follows:
Section SO. If any town does not
choose assessors, the seiectmen shall
be the assessors. and each of them
shall be sworn as an assessor and
each selectman and assessor shall be
paid for his services. two dollars and
fifty conts for every day necessary
and actually employed In the service
of the town. Towns having three
thousand or more Inhabitants may
vote to pay their selectmen a COM
pensation not exceeding five dollars a
day for time actually spent in the
service of the town. and any town
habitants may, by major vote at it's
annual town meeting fix the COM
pensation of its board of Selectmen.
allowing such sum as may be conn
mcnsurate with the duties of the Of
fee
Improved March -. 1851
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CHAPTER ITO.

AN ACT TO Provide for Professional
Supervision of Schools of Remotely
Situated Plantations.
Be 1t enacted. etc:
Section /. Whenever the State Stu
perintendcnt of Public Schools Shall
find on investigation that any planta-
ton Is so situated that 1t is. not prac-
ticable to form union in accordance
with the provisions of sections forty
to forty-iive, inclusive. of chapter
fifteen of the revised statutes, the said
State Superintendent may, upon the
petition Of the experimenting school
committee of said plantation, place at
the service of said experimenting
school committee the general agent
for the schooling of the children in
unorganized townships, who shall,
when so assigned, serve as the super
intendent of schools of said plantation
and when the said agent shall so serve
he shall have the same powers and
shall perform the same service as su-
perintendent of schools of towns, pro-
vided, however that his visits to the
schools of said plantation shall be at
such intervals as may be directed by
The State Superintendent of Public
Schools.
Section 2. Whenever the schools of
any plantation shall be placed under
the supervision of the general agent
of unorganized township schools as
provided by section one of this act
the treasurer of said plantation shall
pay to the Treasurer of State a sum
which shall be at the rate of twenty
five dollars annually for each of the
schools of said plantation and the
of State shall be- added by him to the
appropriation for the schooling of
children in unorganized townships.
Improved March "a. 1851
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CHAPTER 40.

AN ACT Additional to Chapter Thirty
two of the Revised Statutes. as
Amended BY Chapter Two Hundred
and Six OF the Public Laws of Nine
teen Hundred Thirteen. Prohibiting
Night Hunting.
Be IL enacted, etc:
Section l. There shall be a closed
season on wild birds in this State
from sunset to sunrise of the follow
ing morning. and on wild animals from
one hour after sunset until one hour
before sunrise of the following morn
ing, during which closed season it
shall be unlawful to hunt, kill or de-
stroy wild birds or wild animals of
any kind. No person shall have in
possession, at any time, any wild bird
or wild animal, or part thereof. taken
in violation Of any provision of this
section.
Section 2. Whoever violates any
provision Of section one of this act
shall pay g. fine of not less than ten
dollars nor more than fifty dollars and
costs for each offense; provided, how
ever. that If protected wild birds or
wild animals ere hunted. killed. de-
stroyed or had in posse ssion in viola
ton of said section the penalty shall
be the same as Is now imposed there
for during other closed season.
[Approved March "a, 1851
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CHAPTER I82.

AN ACT Directing the Treasurer OF
State to Correct the State Treasury
Records for the Years Nineteen
Hundred Eight and Nineteen Hun
dred Nine Relating to the Payment
of State, County and Forestry Dis
trict Taxes on One Forty eighth
Part of Township Number Two,
Range Nine. West from the East
Line of the State, in Piscataquis
County
BE it enacted. etc:
The Treasury of State hereby is d.
rected to correct the State Treasury
records for the years nineteen hun
dred eight and nineteen hundred nine
~ a and forestry str district taxes on one
forty-eighth part of township mum Der
two, range nine, west from the east
line of the State, in Piscataquis coun-
ty, by striking out the words 'Guilford
Manufacturing Company" and insert
ing instead thereof rs. II. Boardmau.'
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years respectively; and the terms of
the two latter shall be designated by
the Governor when making the ap-
pointments. Each member thereafter
shall hold office for seven years. Any
vacancy occurring in said commission
shall be filled in the same manner as
by original appointment. but such ap-
rointment shall be only for the unex-
pired portion OF the term in which
such vacancy occurs.
tApproved March 23, 1851
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CHAPTER 100.

AN ACT to amend Section Thirty
nine of Chapter Forty OF the Re-
vised Statutes, Relating to the TAX
ing Of Alewives by the West Harbor
Ice Company
BE ii enacted, etc:
Section thirty-nine of chapter forty
one of the revised statutes is hereby
amended by inserting after the word
Stream et the end of the eighteenth
line the following: nor shall il mp
ply to the taking of alewives by the
West Harbor Ice Company in the wa
ters below it's nshway. erected under
authority given. by chapter one hun
dred forty of the private and special
laws of nineteen hundred i've so that
said section as amended shall read
az follows.
Section 80. No salmon. shad or
other migratory FISH shall be taken or
flshcd for within i've hundred yards
OF tny hshway. dam or mill race. nor
in the Penobscot river between the
mouth of the Kenduskeag stream and
the water works dam at Treats falls
on said river, nor between the Angus
ia highway bridge over the kenne bee
river and the Augusta dam: nor in
MIL river, tributary of Georges river
In Thomaston. Maine. between said
Georges river and the old dam at head
Of tide waters In said Mil river: nor
any salmon nYc hundred feet above
Ferry point bridge on the 81. CroiN
river In Calais between the first days
II April and November except by the
ordinary mode ~ angling with single
hook and line or artificial files. nor
shall hook aud line or artificial nieS b.
used ~ any time within one hundred
yards Of any hshway. dam or min
Itce, but this section shall not apply
10 the taking uf nl"wiXes by tho town
If Nurren la The Georges river. and
bS the town ~ NNldoborn In MrduuAA
rivcr und-r M. authority granted said
towns rs pr, axe and spectai law ol
Naganci us#ftsF passed March sikth
eighteen hundred two. and ame nj
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CHAPTER 1874,

AN ACT to Repeal Section Twenty
five OF Chapter One Hundred Forty
iatng to the Commitment OF Idle
and Vicious Girls to the Maine In
dustrial School for Girls by Par
cnts or Guardians.
Re Il enacted. etc;
Section twenty live OF chapter ons
hundred foriy-three of the rev sod
statutes. relating to the commitment
Of Idle and vicious girls 10 the Maine
Industrial School for Girls by parents
or guardians. Is hereby repealed
Improved March -. 1915
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such as to require such a certificate
and every child in the schools under
its Jurisdiction who shows signs of
being in Ill health or of suffering from
infectious or contagious diseases. un-
less he is at once excluded from school
by the teacher; except that in case of
schools in remote and isolated situa-
tons, the school committee may make
such other arrangements as may best
carry out the purposes of this act.
IApproYed March "a. 1851
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CHAPTER ia.

AN ACT Providing for the Setting Off
of Debts Of Legatecs and Distrib-
utees Against Legacies and Distrib-
utive Shares in Estates of Deceased
Persons.
Be 1t enacted, etc:
A debt, whether matured or not. due
to the estate of a deceased person from
a 1egatee or distributee of such es-
tate creates lien on the legacy or
distributive share, having priority of
any attachment or transfer Of such
legacy or share, and shall be set off
against, or deducted from. the legacy
of such legatee, or from the distribu
tive share of such distributee: and the
probate court shall. after due notice
hear and determine the validity and
amount of any such debt, and may
make all necessary or proper DEGREES
and orders to effect such set-off or
deduction; but the provisions of this
section shall not prejudice any remedy
of an executor or administrator for the
recovery of such debt. nor affect the
liability of the legatee or Distribute
for the excess of indebtedness over
the amount of his share in, or claim
UPON. the estate to which he is in
debted.
tApproved March "a, 1851
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CHAPTER III.

AN ACT Additional to Chapter Thirty
two of the Revised Statutes, as
Amended by Chapter Two Hundred
and Six of the Public Laws of Nine
teen Hundred Thirteen, Relating to
Fishing In Bents Pond in the Town
of New Sharon. in Franklin County,
and in the Town of Vienna, in ken.
nebec County.
Be it enacted, etc:
For a period of three years from the
time this act takes effect no person
shall fish for, take, catch. kill or de-
stroy any kind of fish at any time in
Rents pond. so-called, in the town of
New Sharon. in Franklin county. and
in the town of Vienna. in Kennebec
county. No person shall have in pos
session at any time any kind of fish
taken in violation Of any provision of
this act. Whoever violates any pro-
vision of this act shall pay a fine of
not less than ten dollars nor more
than thirty dollars and costs OF prose-
cution for each offense; and In addi-
ton thereto one dollar for each fish
taken, caught, killed or had in pos
session in violation of any provision
of this act.
IApproved March "a. 1851
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CHAPTER 1876.

~ Yet NdJit ional tu Chapter Thirty
tao Ut fine Revised statutes as
Amended by chapter Two Hundred
slN ~ The ruhlir Laws of Nineteen
Hundred Thirteen. Relating 10 tisf-
tng in Fifteen Mile stream aud tts
Tributaries. - tbs Counties " hca~
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CHAPTER TIA,

AN ACT TO Amend Section Four of
Chapter Sevcnty-three of the Pub
lie Laws of Nineteen Hundred Nine,
Relating to the Examination OF
Pupils Entering School after Alb
sence on Account of Sickness.
BE IL enacted. etc.
Section four OF chapter seventy
three OF the public laws of nineteen
hundred nine Is hereby amended by
striking out the words from unknown
cause in the NTH line thereof and b.
inserting in piecc thereof whenever
In the judgment of the teacher tho cir
cumst1nces Of the absence were such
as to require such certificate so that
follows.
section 4. The school committee
shall cause 10 b. referred TO a school
physician Tor eNaminat and dsng
nssis every child returning 10 a school
hhcut certificate from the board
% hc sith OF fRmily physician after
Absence on account OF illness or when
ever Ia the judgment OF the teacher
The circumstance % the abse ncc were
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CRAPTER ia,

AN ACT to Amend Section Sixty I've
of Chapter Four of the Revised Stat
utes. as Amended by Chapter Ten
Of the Public Laws of Nineteen
Payment by the State of the Burial
Expenses of Honorably DISCHARGED
Soldiers and Sailors.
Be it enacted, ETC.:
Section sixty-five of chapter four of
the revised statutes, as amended by
chapter ten of the public laws of nine
teen hundred thirteen. is hereby fur
ther amended by adding after the word
Spain" in the third line thereof the
words or Mexico and after the word
Spain" in the ninth line thereof the
words or Mexico so that said section
as amended shall read as follows:
Section IS. Whenever any person
who served in the army, navy or
ing the war of eighteen hundred and
sixty -one. or during the war with
Spain or Mexico, and was honorably
discharged therefrom. shall die. being
at the time OF his death a resident of
this State and in destitute circum-
stances. the State shall pay the neces-
sary expenses Of his burial or when
ever the widow Of any person who
corps of the United States during the
Rebellion. or In the war with Spain
or Mexico. and was honorably dis
charged therefrom, shall die, being at
the time OF her death resident Of
this State and being In destitute cir
cumstances and having no kindred liv-
ing within this State and of sufficient
ability legally liable for her support
the State shall pay the necessary ex-
penses OF her burial: such expenses
shall not exceed the sum of thirty-five
dollars in any case. and the burial
shall be in some cemetery not used OK
clusivcly for the burial of the pauper
dead
Improved March 81. 1871
The Meeker herald., 1915-10-16
When You Take Cold

With the average man a cold is a
serious matter and should not be
trified with, as some of the most dan
gerous diseases start with common
cold. Take Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy and get rid Of your cold as
quickly as possible. You are not ex-
perimenting when you use this reni-
edy, as it has been In use for many
years and has an established reputa-
ton. 1t contains no opium or other
narcotic. Obtainable everywhere.
The Meeker herald., 1915-10-16

Mr.. and Mrs. G. Aicher arrived
last Sunday, from Denver, on visit
to Mr.. and Mrs. George E. Aicher,
of Flag creek. Old time settlers will
remember the elder Aicher and his
estimable family as the first settler
in Aicher park (the place Is now
owned by Dennis Murray The
Aichers arrived here In the fall Of
1885 with several hundred head of
blooded Shorthorns. Although ad-
vanced In years, Mr.. Aicher now
owns and operates fine farm In the
Clear Creek valley, and looks back
on his early day experiences as a
cattle baron on White river-with a
smile.
The Meeker herald., 1915-10-16
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

Coal I.and-Coal Waived
Department of the Interior. U. s. Land Office at
GienwOod Springs. Colo, October :, lal5
NOTICE Is hereby given that William c.
Fritzlan, of Meeker, Colorado, who. on April
T. 1910 made Homestead Application. Serial No.
Oilse tor Lot Is. See |. Lots " and ", swl4 sell
Sec g: Lots ana 2. and the nwlS neL, Sec H.
tn . N, X as W, 9Th N, has filed notice of in
tentiOn to make Final Five Year Proof, to
establish claim to the land above described.
before Henry J. Hay. U. $. Commissioner. at
Meeker Colorado, on the 29th day of NOvem-
Der. 1918.
Claimant names witnesses:
James Delaney. Lewis II. Phelps. Washing
ton ". McGruder, Macy A. Phelps, all of
Meeker, Colorado. -
DC. wEYAND.
OI6rDt3 Register.
The Meeker herald., 1915-10-16
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Non Coal I.,ind'

Department of the Interior. U. s. Land Once al
Glcnwood Springs, Colo, September ", 1915.
NOTICE is hereby given that BERNARD
Stewart, of Jensen, Utah. who. on October .,
1911. made Homestead Application. Serial No.
05s!7, for 81 sw14. Sec - and 81. scI, Sec 20
TIP s n, lG3 W, 9Th p NJ, has filed notice
of intention to make Final Three Year
Proof. to establish claim to the land above
described, before Henry J. Hay. y s Commis-
sioner. Mt Meeker, Colorado, on the 10th day
of November, 1915.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Hugh Snow, Francis Stewart John Evans.
Andrew Murray, all of Jensen, Utah
ID. c. WEYAND,
Oenb Register,
The Meeker herald., 1915-10-16

Seven Thousand two hundred
pounds of parcel post matter was un-
loaded at the Rifle depot yesterday,
consigned to Meeker. Must be that
the people over there have lots of
money to spend and in any event
they are giving Contractor Clarkson
something to do in the hauling bust
ness.-Rifle Telegram.