The Republican journal., 1917-04-05

relative to the consideration Of the
mortgage and the amount due thereon.
Section 2. If upon such examination.
or upon the verdict of jury as herein
mortgage is valid shs court nf having ing
first ascertained the amount justly due
upon It, may direct the attaching cred
itor. to pay the same to the mortgages
orders; and If he does not pay or ten
der the amount within the time pre-
scribed, the attachment shall be void
and the property shall be restored.
denies the validity Of the mortgage and
moves that the validity may be tried
by jury. the court shall order such
trial upon an issue which shall be
such examination or verdict. the mort
gage is adjudged valid. the mortgage
or his assigns shall recover his costs.
Section ~, 4. When the creditor has
the amount ordered by the court. he
may retain out Of the proceeds of the
property attached, when sold, the
amount SO paid with interest, and the
Section s. If the attaching creditor,
after having paid the amount ordered
by the. court. does not recover judg-
property until the debtor has repaid
with interest the amount so paid.-{Ap-
proved April 8, 1919
CHAPTER 1853.
An Act to amend Section one of Chap
ter eleven of the Revised Statutes,
relating to the collection Of taxes and
the commitment of poll taxes In in
ccrporated places.
Section one of chapter eleven of tho
Revised Statutes of Maine is hereby
amended by inserting in the fourth line
of said section, between the word
that" and the word the" the follow
ing words: any town or city may pro-
vide at it's annual meeting that SO that
said section as amended shall read as
follows;
Section l. Towns, at their annual
meetings. may determine when the lists
named in section eighty-five of chapter
ten shall be committed, and when their
taxes shall be payable. and that inter-
est shall be collected thereafter; pro-
vided. however. that any town or city
may provide a its annual meeting that
the poll taxes shall be due and payable
mitnlent of the lists of poll tax payers
shah be made to the collector prior to
that date. '-(Approved April 8. 1919
CHAPTER 1854.
An Act to correct typographical errors
in section one hundred and sixteen
of Chapter seven of the Revised Stat
utes, relating to illegal voting.
Section one hundred and sixteen of
chapter seven of the Revised Statutes
Is hereby amended so as to read as fol-
lows:
Section 116. AT any meeting for the
election of any officer, where list of
voters is necessary, whoever wilfully
votes before the presiding officer has
had opportunity to find his name on
said list, or knowing that it is not on
it, or wilfully gives any false answer
or statement to the municipal officers
of towns. cities or plantations when
they shall be previously preparing such
list, or presiding at such meeting, in
order that his name or the name of any
other person may be entered on such
list, or his vote or that of another be
received; or casts more than one vote
at one balloting. or is disorderly at
such meeting, forfeits for each offense,
not exceeding one hundred, nor less
than ten dollars.'-( approved April 8.
1919
cHAPTER 1e5.
An Act to amend Section seventy-six Of
Chapter four, of the Revised Stat
utes, relating to any town raising
money to secure free use of library
in adjoining town.
of the Revised Statutes, is hereby
amended by striking out the words
equal to" in the fifth line and insert
ing in place thereof, the words not
1855 t1l1Ai seven pei ttHI IloI IlOIe
than, and inserting after the word
yearly" in the sixth line the words
provided that no town shall receive
annually more than five hundred dol
lars, so that the section as amended
shall read as follows
Section 16. Any town may raise and
appropriate annually a sum of money.
not exceeding the legal limit established
for maintaining free libraries, for the
purpose of securing to its Inhabitants
the free use of a library located in an
adjoining town. and shall be entitled
to receive from the treasurer of State
Il sum not less than seven per cent nor
more than ten per cent of the amount
so raised. appropriated and expended
yearly, provided that no town shall re-
ceive annually more than five hundred
dollars. to be paid on the certificate of
its municipal officers returned as pro-
vided in section seventy-eight.-(A
proved April 8, 1919
CHAPTER lee.
An Act to amend Section three Chapter
twenty one of the Revised Statutes,
relating to the care of ancient bury
ing grounds.
Section three of chapter twenty-one
of the Revised Statutes is hereby
amended by striking out the whole of
said section and inserting in lieu there
Section g. Each town. parish, re-
ligious society. and any individual, as
SoCldllOH OF COTpOFdI1On, TO W1lcn any
ancient or public burying ground be-
longs. shall keep substantial fence
around it in good repair; and in any
such burying ground in which any Rev
dictionary soldier or sailor is buried
the town in which said burying ground
is located. shall keep in good condition
and repair. all graves, headstones, mon
uments or markers designating the
burial place of said Revolutionary SOL
diers or sailors, and shall keep the
grass suitably cut and trimmed on such
graves during the summer season.
Towns may raise and appropriate
money for such purposes. Each said
town, parish. religious society, indi-
Vldual. association or corporation shall
be liable to penalty of not exceeding
Twenty-Five dollars for neglect to main
tain such fence in good repair, and each
said town shall be liable to a penalty
of not exceeding ten dollars for neglect
to keep in good condition and repair
all such graves, headstones, monuments
and markers, or failing to keep the
grass suitably cut and trimmed as
aforesaid, on said graves. The penal
ties above provided for shall be recov-
cred in an action of debt brought in the
name and for the use of any chapter
of the Daughters of the American Rev
olution against such negligent town,
parish. religious society. individual,
association or corporation. - Approved
April 8, 1919
CHAPTER 167.
An Act providing for monthly payment
of salaries of county officials.
Section !. The salaries of judges of
probate, registers of probate, clerks of
judicial courts SheriffS county COM