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


Statutes. as amended by Chapter two
hundred and, six, of the Public Laws
Of nineteen hundred thirteen. relating
to the jurisdiction q OF the commissioner
Section forty-five of chapter thirty-two
of the Revised Statutes, as amended by
public laws Of nineteen hundred thirteen.
is hereby repealed.-(Approved March
q, 1g15.)
Chapter 1865.
An Act to amend Subdivision THIRD of
Section twenty-three of Chapter forty
eight of the Revised Statutes. permit
ting savings banks and institutions Tor
savings to invest their deposits In the
first mortgage bonds Of certain bridge
companies.
Subdivision third" section. twenty
three of chapter forty-eight Of the Re-
vised Statutes. is hereby amended by
adding thereto. under the designation OF
h. In the first mortgage bonds of any
bridge company owning railroad bridge,
located wholly or partly in the State of
Maine, provided payment OF said bonds
teed by a railroad company organized un-
der the laws of the State and owning
and operating railroad in this State
approved March %, 1857
Chapter 1865.
An Act to amend Section eighteen OF
chapter two hundred twenty-five of the
Public Laws of nineteen hundred nine
relating to the proceedings where the
owner of vicious dog fails to comply
with an order of the court to kill such
dog.
Section eighteen of chapter two hun
dred twenty-five of the public laws OF
nineteen hundred nine is hereby amend
ed by adding to said section the follow
ing: If the dog is not killed within the
time fixed by such order, the court or
MAGISTRATE making said order, may. upon
application by. the complainant, or other
person, issue his warrant directed to the
sheriff of the county or any of his depu-
ties. or to any police officer or constable
mandins such officer forthwith to kill
said dog and to make return of his do
lnSs on said warrant to the court or mag
istrate issuing the same within fourteen
days from date thereof. The officer shall
receive from the county treasury two
dollars for executing said warrant. to-
gether with his legal fees for travel, and
the owner or keeper aforesaid shall be
ordered TO pay the costs of such supple
mentary proceedings so that said Sec
ton as amended shall read as follows:
or finds dog strolling outside of the
premises or immediate care of its keeper,
and the said dog is not safely muzzled,
may, within forty-eight hours thereafter,
nicipal or police court having jurisdiction
in the city or town where its owner or
keeper resides, or in case there Is no
court, before a trial justice in said town.
that he really believes and has reason to
believe that said dog is dangerous and
vicious, Whereupon said court or trial
justice shall order said owner or keeper
to appear and answer to said complaint
by serving said owner or keeper of said
dog with a copy of said complaint and
order reasonable time before the day
hearing, the court or trial justice is SANS
fled that the complaint is true, he shall
order the dog. to be killed and the owner
or keeper shall pay the costs. If the dog
is not killed within the time fixed by
such order, the court or magistrate MAX
ing said order, may, upon application by
the complainant, or other person, issue
his warrant directed to the sheriff of the
county OF any Of his deputies. or to any
police officer or constable in the town
where the dog is found. commanding such
officer forthwith to kill said dog and to
make return of his doings on said war
rant to the court or magistrate issuing
the same within fourteen days from date
thereof. The officer shall receive from
uting said warrant. together with his le-
gal fees for travel and the owner or
keeper aforesaid shall be ordered to pay
the costs of such supplementary pro-
Chapter 1857.
An Act to amend Section nine of Chap
ter eighty-three of the Revised Stat
utes. relating to the place for bringing
actions upon non-negotiable chooses in
action by assignees
Section nine of chapter eighty-three of
the Revised Statutes is hereby amended
by adding thereto the following: Pro
vided, however. that suits by the as
signee Of a non-negotiable chose In ac-
ton, when brought In the supreme judi
cial or superior, municipal. or police
in which the original creditor might
have maintained his action; and when
brought before trial justice, the writ
shall be made returnable before a magis-
trate who would have had jurisdiction
had the chose in action not been as
signed so that said section shall read
as follows:
Section 9. Personal and transitory
tachmentt, and except as provided in the
seven following sections, shall be
brought, when the parties live in the
State, in the county where any plaintiff
tiff lives in the State. in the county
where any defendant lives; and when
not so brought. they shall, on motion
and the defendant allowed double costs.
When the plaintiff and defendant live
in different counties at the commence
m M for of any such action except process
tendency one party moves into the same
county with the other. it may on motion
Of either, be. transferred to the county
that justice will thereby be promoted:
and be tried, as If originally commenced
and entered therein. Provided, however,
that suits by the assignee Of non-ne.
gotiable chose in action, when brought
in the supreme judicial or a superior,
municipal. or police court, shall be COM
menced in the county In which the orig
inal creditor might have maintained his
action; and when brought before trial
Justice, the writ shall be made return
able before a magistrate who would
have had jurisdiction had the chose In
action not been d.-(Approyed
March %. 1851
Chapter 1853.
An Act confirming the official acts Of
Frank d. Henderson. acting as regis
ter of deeds for York county.
Section /. The official acts of Frank
D. Henderson, of Limerick. In the county
OF York and State of Maine, clerk Of
courts for said York county, acting as
register of deeds, under the provisions
OF section eight Of chapter eleven Of
the Revised Statutes, from February
third In the year of our Lord nineteen
hundred fourteen to June thirtieth in
fourteen, each date inclusive, are here
by ratified and confirmed with the same
legal force and effect as If made BY q
register Of deeds duly elected and quail
fed.
Section 2. The official attestations and
acts of said Frank d. Henderson. clerk
of courts as aforesaid, in completing the
unfinished records of Howard Bracket
late of Cornish. the duly elected and
qualified register OF deeds for said
York county, from January first in the
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