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

found assess an annual tax Of one-half
of one per cent; one-half OF said TAX
shall be assessed on or PEI beIoF re Lance .ne Of
ssid denosits 50 ascertained for the six
month"; ending on and including the last
Saturday Of April. and one,half or or
before the fifteenth day Of December on
the balance Of said deposits so ascer,,
tanned for the six months ending on ana
including the last Saturday Of 0c thne
The board OF STATE ass assessment s,"i to the
treasurer of State. who shall forthwith
notify the several trust and banking
companies interested. ana an taxes ~, 80
within ten days after the htteenth Gays
Of June and December
Section 3. This act shall take effect
July first. nineteen hundred ana SIX
teen.-(Approved April 2, l3lo)
Chapter 322.
An Act to amend Section eighty-two.o OF
Chapter seventy-nine of the R~1
Statutes and Sections eight. nine T
eight of the Revised Statutes. relating
to venires for grand jurors.
Section l. Section eighty-two OF chap
ter OF the n1 Ke strsns STAT ot
the word Tuesday" in the second line
thereof and inserting in place thereof
the word day SO that said section, as
Section 50. Venires for grand jurors
to serv. at said superior courts shall
be issued at least forty days before the
such Jurors shall serve at every term OF
said courts for the transaction of GRIM
inal business throughout the year. 1rav-
erse Jurors shall be drawn and returned
to serve at the several terms of said
courts as in the supreme judicial court.
except that the same jurors may
be required by the Justice ,s presiding to
Section g Section eight of chapter ono
hundred and eight of the Revised Stat
utes is hereby amended so as to read
as follows:
Section 8. venires for grand urors
to serve at the terms Of the supreme it,
dicial court, shall be issued annually by
each clerk for his respective c'antv.
inal term to be held in said cour1y on
or after the first day Of Septcmhcr; and
the grand jurors shall serve AT eacS term
for the transaction of criminal business.
during the year.
Section 3. Section nine of chaHt = one
hundred and eight is hereby amended
by striking out the follownS; all of line
one; in line two the following m9 them
three and four the following ard each
constable, marshal or, deputy marshal
on receipt thereof" and inserting i'll lru
Of that stricken out In lines threH and
four the following on receipt of strh
venires,' and by striking out the word
six in the ninth line. and inserting in
lieu thereof the word fourteen. so thai
said section, as amended, shall read rs
follows:
Section g. The constables of the tom
and organized plantations and the con
of cities on receipt of such venires. shol!
notify the voters Of the town. ORGANIZED
plantation or city. and especialh the
and ruhl city clerk. by posting nS.ces in two
public and conspicuous places therein.
and by delivering to at least two of the
municipal officers and the town. planta;
ton or city clerk written notice of said
meeting at least four days before such
meeting to assemble and be present II
the draft. of jurors called for, whcH
shall be fourteen days at least befpT'
the time when they are ordered to s.
tend court
Section A. Section ten Of chapter -
hundred and eight is hereby amen
by striking out the word -four" in IT,
eighth line thereof and inserting in lieh
thereof the word ten so that said see
ton as amended. shall read as follow
Section 10. When any justice OF ti't
court in term time or vacation. is sat-
fled that any persons returned or act
on the grand jury. We're irregnI,,
act thereon, he shall discharge the
and send certificate stating tfe''
names, to the clerk of courts for g
county, which shall be recorded by h;H
and ordering him to issue yenres
such Number of new jurors, as the ir
tce deems necessary. The clerk shG
issue NenireS as directed, winch snail q
served ten days at least before the time
whom such jurors are ordered to attend
court. and the jurors thus drawn SSAgA
serve, with those not discharged. 70
remainder of the year When the ~
Der of grand jurors is reduced by dSG.1
or otherwise. such Justice shall direct
said for the additional number that +,
deems necessary to serve for the reIriii,-
der of the year
Section 5. Section fourteen of chart
h,,,, Il .s.I and .irht h.A, t,,E.
ed by striking out the word ''fcur'' il
the second line thereof and insoY;n;
in lieu thereof the word ten; and fur
Their amended by striking out in tie
third and fourth lines thereof the fol-
lowing: "by reading the venire and the
endorsement thereon to them and in
giving them in hand so that said section,
as amended. shall read as follows:
Section a. A constable ot & town or,
the constahles. marshals or deputy mar
shals of cities. shall notify the persons
thus drawn ten days at least before the
sitting of the court by giving them in
hand. or leaving at their usual place 81
abode a written, notice that they have
been drawn. and of the time and place
of the sitting of the court where theyI
must attend and shall make season.
able return of the venire with his dcngs
acknowledgement April ., 1850
Chapter 1923.
All ACt duultiOIdl 10 Cnapter elCntN-1O
of the Revised Statutes relating TO the
pleadings in actions at law on insur.
ance policies.
Chapter eighty-four Of the Revised
Statutes Is hereby amended by addins
thereto the following:
That In all actions at law on insur-
ance policies a declaration in the IL
debtatus assumpsit on an account an
nexed. with an allegation that the plain:
tiff has compiled with all conditions OF
the policy of insurance, mentioned in
the account annexed. shall be deemed
sufficient. The account annexed shall
state the number OF the policy and the
amount claimed as due. both as prin-
cipal sum, and interest. if any The
fact that the amount claimed in the
account annexed varies. from the
amount found to be due the plaintiff
shall not defeat the action unless there
be fraudulent claim of an excessive
amount. II the defendant relies uron
the breach Of any condition of the pC.icv )
by the plaintiff, as a defense. it snail
set the same up by brief statement or
special plea, at its election; and all con-
ditions the breach of which Is known to i.
the defendant and not so specially plead
ed shall be deemed to have been CONF
piled with by the plaintiff (,
The plaintiff by counter brief state
ter waving or legally excusing his ron.
compliance with conditions as alleged BY q
the defendant. Nothing herein shall be