The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-04-08

Of a childs baptismal record. or .
" testify to any false statement there
IN, shall be punished by, fine Of not
than fifty dollars for each offense.
Section s. All fines or penalties pro-
yided for by the terms of this act may
be recovered or enforced by complaint
under this chapter and amendnents
and additions thereto, trial Justices apd
judges Of the municipal and police
courts within their counties shall have
by complaint original and concurrent
and Superior courts.
Section I. All acts. and parts Of acts
Inconsistent herewith are hereby re-
pealed
Section s. This act shall take effect
the first Monday OF September. nineteen
hundred and fifteen.
CHAPTER a2s.
AN ACT in Relation to Certain Rights
and Liabilities OF Husband and
Be 1t enacted, etc:
Section l. If husband, without
just cause. deserts his wife. or II his
n Mas fgr From uf n aad s sSsh ze
or living apart has continued for .
period OF at least one year next prior
to the filing Of the petition hereinafter
referred hnr t. the prosa sss e9uTt may Sp
on the petition Of her guardian Of ne4t
friend. enter q decree that Auch wife
is SO deserted or Is SO living apart and
may prohibit the husband from I'm,
liberty during such time as such Court
shall by order direct, and upon the
petition, of either the husband Or wife.
or Of the guardian Or next friend ot
further orders relative to the care,
children of the parties, may determins
Tith which offtheir parents such chill
court for the wife sufiicient monsy
for the prosecution of such petition
and may from time to time. upon q
sa order and aa Ss a os.. .11 IL
lieu thereof, as the circumstance Of
the parties or such minor children. or
any OF them, may REQUIRE, and may
enforce obedience by sppropr1ats
Section 2. II wife, without Just
living apart from her TOR Just cap9A
and and If such i dessertiSn or Lying apart
in section one, the probate court. may
upon petition of the husband. or II 10
IS insane, upon the petition Of Rte
guardian or next friend. enter 2 decree
SO living apart, and such HUSBAND may
the same manner Is il he wsfe sels,
and no portion Of his estate shall DE-
neither shall she be entitled to rsesivS
any distributive share thereof or to
waive any will made by him IN h4x
favor.
Section 3. If the probate court. has
entered daCraa\fhaf wife han haan
deserted by her husband. without Just
cause. or has lived apart from him for
Just. cause, for the period set out In
n se9n ons s sss s may sanSsy as si
the same effect as II she were sole,
scend to her said husband at her de-
essye nehe5 shh He b s. entitled
or to valve the provisions 81 any viii
SECTION 4. The petition under the
provisions Of the preceding sections
county in which either Of the parties
lives, except that II the petitioner haa
left the county In which the parties
lived together and the respondent still
brought in that county, and such no
Judge of said court shall direct
Section S. The provisions OF tho
lOTe6OlnS SeCtlOHS 5Hail AOk U&T lno
issue of the marriage from inheriting
or affect their rights, neither shall It
invalidate any marriage settlement or
contract between the parties.
Section g. Any party aggrieyed by
any order or decree hereinbe fore pro-
yded for may appeal to the Supreme
Judicial court in the same manner az
provided for probate appeals.
Section T. Whenever any decree
provided for in sections one and two
hereof shall become effective either
by reason of expiration of the time
within which an appeal might have
been taken or of final Judgment on
appeal, the register of probate. shall
forthwith file in the office of the regis
ter of deeds in the. same county, un-
der seal of the probate court, q certi-
fled copy thereof which the register Of
deeds shall record without fee.
Approved April 2. 1851
CHAPTER a29.
AN ACT to Amend Section One of
Chapter Ninety-three Of the Revised
Statutes as Amended by Chapter
One Hundred SiXty-pine Public