Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-09

amount Of the property: and sums SO
paid to the widow or guardian shall be
deducted. II the estate Is solvent from
the share Of the widow or children. but
II insolvent shalt be considered by tie
Judge in his allowance to them. '-(Ap-
proved March s, 1919
- cKAPTER 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 eiShty-eight of cha pier
fifty-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
81 sdch premiums for fire risks and for
marine risks fifty per cent. Of the amount
OF premiums written I'm its policies upon
yearly risks and upon risks covering
more than one passage not terminated.
and the fun amount Of premiums written
In policies upon all other marine risks
not terminated' SO that said section as
s.eiSn ss w yisa rs f0 sfssI .n.
aside an amount equal TO nifty per cent
Of the premiums In force or the actual
nneafned portions Of such premiums for
"c dHu IOI TlSh6, ALly ptE
cent. Of the amount of premiums written
In it's policies upon yearly risks and upon
r1sks covering more than one passage
not terminated. and the fun amount OF
premiums written in policies upon all
other mai ine risks not terminated; the
net assets OF any insurance company
with a specific capital. do not amount
10 more than three-fourths of its capital
stock. the company shall by assessing me
stock. restore its capital to the legal
amount. Shares on which such assess
ment IL not paid within sixty days after
demand upon the owner thereof. shall Re
forfeited, and ordered by a vote of the
directors to be sold at public auction.
end seven days notice Of the sale shall
he given In some daily or weekly paper
published In the place where such COM
rsny is located; and the proceeds Of sale,
after deducting expenses and the asses =
TOents due on such shares, shall lie pal |
10 the owner Or his representatives; pro-
vided. that whenever the capital stock
Of any Insurance company is impaired
Ms aforesaid, II may, by majority vote
If the stock at meeting Of the stock
holders legally called. reduce its capital
by canceliBe its shares pro rata to the
number thereof. or it may reduce the
par value of it's shares, or such cornpa n
may thus reduce it's capital stock and
also assess hereinbefore provided; but
no such company shall reduce it's capital
stock, as aforesaid. more than twenty
per cent. thereof nor to sum less tina IN
one hundred thousand dollars. tap
proved March s, 1917.)
CHAPTER rs.
An Act TO amend Section ffty-fve OF
Chapter ffty-five Of the Revised Stat
utes. relating to review by the supreme
judicial court Of certain rulings Of the
Public Utilities Commission
Section fifty-five Of chapter fifty-five Of
the Revised Statutes is hereby amended
by adding to the second sentence thereof
the words, provided. however that said
commission may. and shall unless 1t Ger
tines that the public interest does not re-
quire IT. prepare and file with said ar
euments and exceptions a brief or ar
to. and for 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 investigat lions
instituted or prosecuted by the commits
sion OH It's own motion II, as we'll as any
persons made parties of record In sup
port Of the side in whose favor said rul-
Ing IL made. shall be deemed an opposing
party for the aforesaid purposes so that
said section, as amended, shall read as
follows:
Section IS. 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
SIO1 anu CeTllIeu ny Tue clerk IneT6OI &c
the chief justice of the supreme judicia
court with the arguments OF counsel. II
any have been received by him, within
sixty days after such exceptions have
questions SHALL within thirty days there
after deliver copy OF his argument tC
the opposing counsel. who shall within
twenty days after receiving the Same
furnish copy of his answer to the coun.
gel for the moving party. who shall ir
turn make reply thereto within ten days
thereafter, and deliver said arguments &c
the clerk Of the commission to be for
warded with the exceptions to the chiei
Justice; provided, however. that saft
commission may. and shall unless it Ger
tifies that the public interest does not re
quire 1t. prepare and file with said argu
ments and exceptions brief or argument
In support OF the ruling excepted to, arit
for 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 II
all complaints and Investigations institut
ed or prosecuted by the commission or
its own motion 1t, as wen as any person.
made parties of record in support of the
side In whose favor said ruling Is made
shall he deemed an opposing party fol
the aforesaid purposes. And such ques
tons Of law shall he considered and de
cded by the law court as soon as may
be: or II the parties SO agree of record
such questions shall he certified to tn,
next term Of the law court to be entered
on the docket thereof and argued ant
determined according to the rules of pro
Cedure in said court. The result ir
either case shall he certified by the clerl
Of the law court to the clerk OF the com
mission. the prevailing party to recover
costs -tApproved March 8, 1917
CHAPTER 29.
An Act to amend Section twenty-eight o
Chapter sixty-four Of the Revised Stat
utes relating TO registration OF vita
statistics.
That section twcnty-eight of chapter
sxty-four of the Revised Statutes be
amended by adding after the wore
burial In the eighth line thereof IN,
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 Ol
in which said deceased person was borr
as aforesaid so that said section al
amended shall read as follows:
Section 2S. The clerk of each tow
shall. on the first Monday of each month
make certified copy of the record Of al
deaths and births recorded in the bot k
OF said town during the previous month
whenever the deceased person, or thu
PARENTS of the child born were residen
IN any other town in this State at thu
time of said death or birth, or wheneve
they were recently resident In any othe
town. or whenever the remains of an,
deceased person have been carried to an.
other town for burial or whenever tn,
deceased person was born in any othel
town of this state, and shall transmit
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