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superior courts, in term or vacation time.
Section 5. The supreme judicial courts
and the superior courts shall have origl-
nal and concurrent jurisdiction. in all
cases under the provisions hereof, pro-
vided that the Judges of municipal and
police courts and trial justices may cause
the persons brought before them on COM
plant under the provisions Of this act to
recognize with sufficient sureties to ap-
pear before the supreme judicial courts,
or superior courts, and, in. default thereof,
shall commit them.-(Approved March Is,
1851
Chapter 95.
An Act to amend Sections nineteen and
twenty of Chapter sixty-five of the
Revised Statutes, relating to the bond
and records of the registers of probate.
Section !. Section nineteen of chapter
sixty-tive of the Revised Statutes, as
amended by chapter one hundred nine
teen of the public laws of nineteen hum
dred thirteen. is hereby. amended by
striking out in the eighth, ninth and
tenth lines of said section as amended,
the words, mot less than one hundred,
the discretion of the judge, who shall
certify his approval thereon and by in
serting in place thereof the words, the
sum of one thousand dollars and by in
twenty-iirst line of said section the
words, all petitions for distribution and
DEGREES thereon, and all petitions, DEGREES
and licenses relating to the sale, eX-
change, lease or mortgage of real estate,
and all petitions and DEGREES relating 10
adoption and change of NAME, so that
said section nineteen as amended shail
Section 10. Registers of probate are
elected or appointed as provided in the
constitution. Their election is effected
and determined as is provided respecting
county commissioners by chapter eighty:
and they enter upon the discharge OF
their duties on the first day of January
following. but the term of those appoint
ed to fill vacancies commences immediate.
ly. All registers. before acting, shail
give bond to the treasurer of their coun,
~ with sufficient suretieS, in the sum OF
one thousand dollars; and every register,
having executed such bond, shall ME IL IN
the office of the clerk of the county com,
missioners Of his county, to be presented
to them at their next meeting Ior APP
proval, and after the bond has been SO
approved. the clerk shall record it ana
certify the fact thereon, and retaining
copy thereof, deliver the original to the
register who shall deliver it to the
treasurer of the county, within ten DAYS
after its approval to be filed in his once;
they have the care and custody OF an
files, papers and books, belonging to the
probate office; and shall duly record all
wills proved, letters of administration or
guardianship granted, bonds approved,
accoHnts allowed. all petitions for dis
tribution and DEGREES thereon, and all pc
the sale. exchange, lease or mortgage OF
real estate and all petitions, and DEGREES
relating to adoption and change OF name,
and such orders and DEGREES of the Judge,
ard other matters, as he directs. They
shall keep a docket of all probate cases.
and shall, under the appropriate heading
of each case, make entries Of each mo-
ton, order. decree and proceeding, so
that at all times the docket shall show
the exact condition of each case, ana
they may act as auditors OF accounts
of
probate and their decisions shall he final
unless appeal is taken in the same man
ner as other probate appeals.
Section >. Section twenty of chap
ter sNty-tive of the Revised Statutes
is hereby amended by inserting after
the words shall be" in the first line of
said section, the following words. to ac-
count according to law for all fees re-
CeiVed by him or payable to him BY viz
the Of his office and to pay the same to
the county treasurer quarterly, as pro-
vided by law. so that said section twenty
Section - The condition of such bond
shall be to account according to law for
all fees received by him payable to him
by virtue of his office and to pay the
same 10 the county treasurer quarterly.
as provided by law: for keeping up, sea-
sonably and in good order. the records
of the court: making and keeping correct
and convenient alphabets OF the records
and for the faithful discharge of all
other duties of the office; and. If such
register forfeits his bond, he is thence
forth disqualified from holding said
office, and neglect to complete his records
for more than SIX months at any one
time. sickness extraordinary casualty
excepted, shall be adiudged forfeiture
-(Approved March Is. 1850
Chapter 90.
An Act to amend Chapter one hundred
nineteen of the Public Laws of nineteen
hundred seven, relating to the payment
n re in hn n 10
by banks, institutions fer savings, trust
companies, and loan and building asso-
Citations.
Chapter one hundred nineteen of the
is hereby amended by striking out after
the word bank the word or in the
second line thereof. and inserting the
wors ffr 9s for oS sav9gs AND by
said second line the following or loan
and building association and by striking
out the word or" and by inserting the
words institution for savings and by
inserting after the word company in
said eighth line the following, 'or loan and
building association so that said chap
ter as amended shall read as follows:
That when a deposit has been made or
shall hereafter be made in any bank,
institution for savings, trust company, or
loan and building association transact
ing business in this State, in the name of
two persons, payable to either, or payable
or any part thereof, or interest or div-
dend thereon, may be paid to either of
said persons, whether the other be living
or not. or to the legal representative of
the survivor of said person, and the re-
ceipt or acquittance of the person
paid shall be valid and sufficient release
and discharge to such bank, institution
for savings, trust company or loan and
building association. for any payment so
made. '-(Approved March Is, 1850
Chapter 81.
An Act to amend Section six of Chapter
forty-four of the Revised Statutes, pro-
vidng a penalty for neglect of duty by
local sealers of weights and measures.
Section six of chapter forty-four of the
Revised Statutes is hereby amended by
striking out all of said section preceding
the words shall receive" in the third line
thereof, and by inserting in place thereof
the following words, the person so APP
pointed and by adding to said section
the following words, for every neglect of
any duty prescribed by this chapter he
shall forfeit ten dollars to be recovered
as provided in section two of chapter
fortv-four of the Revised Statutes as
amended by section three Of chapter one
hundred and sixteen of the public laws
of nineteen hundred and thirteen so that
lows:
Section G. The person appointed shall
receive the standards and seal from the
scribing them and their condition, and
therein engaging to re-deliver them at
the expiration of his Office in like cool
order. and he shall he accountable for