The Republican journal., 1917-04-05

having regard to the State and the
amount Of the property; and sums so
paid to the widow or guardian shall be
deducted, if the estate is solvent from
the share of the widow or children. but
If insolvent shall be considered by TIE
judge in his allowance to them'-(Ap-
proved March s, 1870
CHAPTER 81.
An Act to amend Section Lightweight of
chapter fifty-three of the Revised Stat
utes. relating to reserves of fire and
marine insurance companies.
That section Lightweight of chapter
ffty-three of the Revised Statutes
be amended by striking out the words
"a sum equal to the full amount of
premiums on outstanding marine risks;
together with one-half of all premiums on
existing fire and inland risks in the first,
second and third lines and inserting in
place thereof the words AN amount
equal to fifty per cent. of the premiums
in force or the actual unearned portions
of such premiums for fire risks: and for
marine risks fifty per cent of the amount
OF premiums written in its policies upon
yearly risks and upon risks covering
more than one passage not terminated
and the full amount of premiums written
IN policies upon all other marine risks
not terminated so that said section as
Section 49, Whenever, after setting
aside an amount equal to fifty per cent
of the premiums in force or the actual
nhearned portions of such premiums for
IRE RISKS; and for marine risks. fifty per
cent. of the amount of premiums written
IN IT'S pohcles upon yearly risks and upon
risks covering more than one passage
not terminated, and the full amount of
premiums written in policies upon all
other marine risks not terminated; the
net assets of any insurance company
With specific capital, do not amount
to more than three-fourths of it's capital
stoeK, the company shall by assessing me
stock restore its capital to the legal
amount. Shares on which such assess
Ment is not paid within sixty days afteS
cehland upon the owner thereof, shall be
forfeited, and ordered by a vote of the
directors to be sold at public auction,
and seven days notice of the sale shall
he given in some daily or weekly paper
published in the place where such com
pany is located; and the proceeds of sale
alter deductlng expenses and the assess
1nentS due on such shares shall be pai
10 the owner or his representatives; pro-
NlGed, th2t whenever the capital stock
OF any Insurance company is impaired
rs aforesaid, it may, by Il majority vote
~ lhe STOCK, at meeting of the stock
holders legally called, reduce it's capital
by canceling its shares pro rata to the
number thereof, or it may reduce the
Far value of its shares, or such company
may thus reduce its capital stock and
also assess as hereinbefore provided: but
no such company shall reduce its capital
stock, as aforesaid, more than twenty
per cent. thereof, nor to a sum less than
one hundred thousand dollars.'-(Ap-
lroved March s, 1919
CHAPTER %.
An Act TO amend Section fifty-ffye of
Chapter tifty-fiVe of the Revised Stat
utes, relating to review by the supreme
judicial court of certain rulings of the
Public Utilities Commission.
Section fifty-tive of chapter fifty-fye of
the Revised Statutes is hereby amended
by adding to the second sentence thereof
the words, provided, however that said
commission may, and shah unless 1t GER
tines that the public interest does not re-
qulre 1t, prepare and file with said ar
guments and exceptions a brief or ar
gument in support of the ruling excepted
10, and Tor that purpose may withhold
SAID arguments and exceptions ten days
after they have been delivered to the
clerk as aforesaid; and provided, further,
that in all complaints and investiga lions
instituted or prosecuted by the commits
sion on its own motion it, as well as any
persons made parties of record in sup
port of the side in whose favor said rul-
Ing is made, shall be deemed an opposing
party for the aforesaid purposes so that
said section, as amended, shall read as
follows:
Section So Questions of law may be
raised by alleging exceptions to the ruling
of the commission on an agreed state
ment of facts, or on facts found by the
commission, and such exceptions shall be
allowed by the chairman of the commits
sion and certified by the clerk thereof to
the chief justice of the supreme judicial
court with the arguments of counsel, If
any have been received by him, within
sixty days after such exceptions have
been allowed; The party raising such
oh Ia,
after deliver copy of his argument to
the opposing counsel, who shall within
twenty days after receiving the same
furnish copy of his answer to the coun-
sci Tor the moving party, who shall in
turn make reply thereto within ten DAYS
thereafter, and deliver said arguments to
the clerk of the commission to be for
Warded with the exceptions to the chief
justice; provided, however. that said
commission may, and shall unless il GER
tifies that the public interest does not re-
qufre 1t, prepare and file with said argu-
ments and exceptions a brief or argument
IN support of the ruling excepted to- and
Tor that purpose may withhold said ar
guments and exceptions ten days after
they have been delivered to the clerk as
aforesaid; and provided, further that in
all complaints and Investigate lions institut-
ed or prosecuted by the commission on
us own motion it, as Wen as any persons
made parties of record in support of the
side in whose favor said ruling Is made.
shall be deemed an opposing party for
the aforesaid purposes. And such ques-
tons of law shall be considered and de-
clded by the law court as soon as NAV
be- or if the parties SO agree of record,
such questions shall be certified to the
next term of the law court to be entered
on the docket thereof and argued and
determined according to the rules of pro-
cedure in said court. The result In
either case shall be certified by the clerk
OF the law court TO the clerk of the com
mission, the prevailing party to recover
costs, -(Approved March S, 1879
CEAPTER 20.
San Act to amend Section twenty-eteht of
chapter siXty-four of the Revised Stat
Utes relating to registration of vital
statistics
That section twentv-eight of cha nter
siXty-four of the Revised Statutes be
amended by adding after the word
burial in the eighth line thereof tho
words or whenever the deceased person
was born in any other town of this State
and by inserting after the word burial
in the eleventh line thereof the words 'or
in which said deceased person was born
as aforesaid so that said section as
amended shall read as follows:
Section 2S The clerk of each town
shall, on the first Monday of each month.
make certified copy CT the record of all
deaths and births recorded in the books
Of said town during the previous month.
Whenever the deceased person, or the
parents of the chfti born were resident
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