The Republican journal., 1915-04-08


municipal officers shall annually make
or direct the fire inspector to make a
careful inspection of the precautions and
safeguards provided In compliance with
the foregoing requirements, and pass
upon their sufficiency as to arrangement
and number, and upon their state of re-
pair; and direct such alterations, addi-
lions and repairs as they adjudge neces-
sary In towns, cities and villages hay-
ing an organized fire department the
duties aforesaid shall be discharged by
the chief Of the fire department.
Section 3. Section forty. Of chapter
hereby amended to read as follows.
Section 40 Such municipal officers OF
chief of the fire department shall give
written notice to the occupant Of such
pudding, also to the owner thereof, If
known, of their determination as to the
suf1clency of said precautions and safe
guards, specifying in said notice any al
teratlon, addition OF repair which they re-
qulre. Sixty days are allowed for COM
pllance with such notice and order
Section 4. Section forty-two of chapter
twenty eight of the Revised Statutes
heS seeyd is AMENDED n to read as follows
of1cers or chief of the fire department
upon inspection find that proper safe.
guards and precautions for escape in case
OF fire, or of alarm, have been provided
they shall give to the occupant Of such
building a certificate, under their hands
OF such fact; which shall be valid for one
year only from its date; and a reasonable
paid by the city or town in which anv
such building is located, by an order
drawn upon its treasurer. Such officers
snail return to the clerks office Of their
Town, monthly. list of such Certificates
by them issued. which the clerk shall
record In a suitable book
oecuon 3; Section forty-four Of chapte,
twenty-eight of the Revised Statutes Is
hereby amended to read as follows. As
Section A. Every municinaI off;Ser =,
ire inspector or chief of fire department
who refuses or neglects to perform the
e aeaion imposed upon him by the preceding
proved March 81, 1851
Chapter 253.
An Act to amend Section thirteen OF
Chapter two hundred and four Of the
Public Laws of eighteen hundred fifty
SIX, relating to the recorder of the ml-
nicipal court Of the city of Portland.
Section l. Section thirteen of chapter
two hundred and four of the public laws
of eighteen hundred fifty-six is hereby
amended by striking out all of said sec
ton and inserting in lieu thereof the
following:
Section 10. When the office of Judge
snail be vacant, the recorder shall finish
the business pending before the court
and Shall have jurisdiction over all new
business and carry on the business of the
court during any vacancy in the office of
Jod6C. ne IGCOFuer snail turth6r have
and enjoy all the powers and privileges
during his term of office that are now ac-
corded to the judge
Section 2. All acts and parts of acts
inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed
-(Approved March 81, 1859
Chapter 254.
An Act to amend Section two of Chapter
two hundred and four of the Public
Laws of eighteen hundred fifty-six. in
relation to the jurisdiction of the mu-
nicipal court of the city of Portland, as
twenty-eight of the Public Laws OF
eighteen hundred eighty-seven and Sec,
thirty-four of the Public Laws OF
eighteen hundred ninety-fve.
Section two of chapter two hundred
and four of the public laws Of eighteen
hundred tifty-six as amended by sec
ton one of chapter twenty eight of the
public laws of eighteen hundred eighty
seven and section one of chapter one
hundred and thirty-four of the public
laws of eighteen hundred ninety-fve is
hereby amended by striking out said
section two and inserting the following
Section 2. Said court shall have ex-
elusive jurisdiction of all civil actions
in which the debt or damages demanded
do not exceed twenty dollars. and both
parties. or the defendant, or a person
summoned in good faith as trustee, re-
side in the city of Portland and of all
where the property demanded is in said
city; and of all criminal offenses, and
misdemeanors committed in said city
as are cognizable by municipal po-
lice courts or trial justices, or are with
in the additional jurisdiction and au-
thority conferred upon this court. In
ACTIONS against two or more defendants
or trustees residing. in different coun-
ties. where one defendant or trustee
resides in this county concurrent juris-
diction with other trial justices or mu-
nicipal or police courts in the county
where either of the defendants reside
chapter elghty-three and section five
of chapter lightweight of the Revised
Statutes of this State, and concurrent
with other trial justices or municipal
or police courts in the county of Cum
berland, over all matters and things
civil and criminal, within their juris-
diction, where exclusive jurisdiction is
not otherwise conferred by law; and
concurrent Jurisdiction with the supe-
rior court in the county of Cumberland
in all personal actions including actions
OF replevin when defendant or person
summoned in good faith as trustee re-
sides in the county of Cumberland
where the debt, damages or goods de.
manded, exclusive of costs. exceed
hundred dollars. This jurisdiction
shall not include actions in which the
title to real estate according to plead
ings filed by either party. is in ques-
ter ninety-six of the Revised Statutes
sections six and seven, and excepting
as is provided in chapter eighty five OF
the Revised Statutes, section three. AL
the provisions of the statutes of this
State relative to the attachment of real
estate and personal property and the
levying of executions, shall be applica-
BILE to actions in this court, and execu-
lions on judgments rendered therein
Said court is hereby authorized to adj
minister oaths, render judgments, issue
executions, certify copies of its records
punish for contempt and compel attend
ance as in the superior court Of this
county.'-(Approved March 81, 1851
Chapter 255.
An Act to repeal Section nine Of Chapter
Seyenty-three of the Revised Statutes
requiring the consent OF overseers Of
the poor to sales Of real estate by guar
dians in certain cases.
Section nine Of chapter seventy-thret
of the Revised Statutes, requiring the
consent of overseers of the poor to sales
of real estate by guardians in certain
cases, is hereby repealed.-(Approved
March 81, 1859
Chapter 256.
An Act to amend Section nineteen O
Chapter sixteen Of the Revised Stat
utes, SO as to create the trustees OF thu
local Methodist Episcopal churches {
corporation.
Section nineteen Of chapter sixteen o
ed by adding at the end of said sectici
the words: Trustees of the local Metho
dist Episcopal churches are created s
corporation with all the rights and priv
leges of corporations, subject to the re
} strictions contained in the book of disci
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