Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-03-13

ashore before he goes after a lawyer.
and ne says:
Wescporc. March a, 1919,
10 the Hen. J E. NuiitgAn.
House Of Representatives.
Augusta. Maine.
Dear Cir Should House No x be-
come Law Il would cause many towns
a hardship. viii take this town for
one. Mos OF - living 10 or !. miles
from an attorney. which would cause
lo5s5erren, owners OK power boats. 10
go the above distance to get thsir L.
ceDsa Sworn TO. cost then. 81 and
day; also persons wanting dseds sc-
kso~ lodged. L. e. pensions. iaccne tax
and many others. widows having State
aid would be obliged 20 hire Two Sc
leesmen to 60 before an attorney or
hire an attorney 70 come here hope
il viii 40, pass. I. would be uH;us.,
Unfair, erroneous.
Yours respectfully.
N c. BROOKS
M Brooks 10 chairman OF the board
OF seiectmen OF Westport.
Now the question has essn asked. i
this should become q law. II taTrnaa
o. = justice o. the peace ceald make
a deed l want to say that this statute
IS COPIED after the New Ycrh statute
4 bill introduced into the legislature o.
New York and fought forctoly By the
common people. but it happened 70
have behind " the Tanrnany support
and 1t became law, and they were
assured On the floor Of the House And
Senate Of New York state that the
Justice and me notary could make
deeds VIVA, vas the result Ate:
i vas Al over. a Justice made d deed.
He was ha,ed into ce1- and the mat
ts- went ID 70 the supreme ccur- 81 TIE
state Of View York. The decision Of
that court vas that nobody but Az
yer could make a deed or viii or Go
an o-he- .ela. business Tire gentle
Man .ho presented this bill viii bsa-
ne cut in this assertion. aeca-se Re
has cad TIA. oecis;c.
Now i, seems TO ne that We are not
quite ready 20 ajop. ttat .Av This
same things came before tbs Les,ssa-
ture several years ago and vas killed
hav. I. iette. here from q former
senator of this Legislature. His name
IS Henry Chamberlain: ne is Tow II
Southern Pines. North Carolina He
has written NE a ,vo-page le,te- pro-
testing against this Law; and I want to
say 10 you nat this same gentleman
and his father before him. DID the pro-
bate business Of the people in tbs town
o. Bristol. IL ny coVnty-the second
largest town In tie courtyard the pso-
pie Of that town have cne greatest con-
t-1snce IN this man He % writing al
b. wills and al The deeds when h.s
health pernlits Are We going 20 put
through law iilat will say 70 the peo-
pie OF Bristol. you shall 10, emp8ov
hin, am mora Are Ne going % make
i law that makes L compulsory fo-
hem % hire q lawyer against he I'll !.
I 10 nos believe in such laws. hope
that the amendment as presented Eili
oe Adopted.
Nj HINCkLET Of South Portland:
NJ Speaker. have given some
thought anu stady 70 this bill. and
there are Two comments / would like
20 MAX rpon II. My first is thai
amendment B. this particular matter
which Is before Us this morning. IL
enacted. viii leave the Law practic-
ally as il e. 1 caarS< see Anw ma
teriAi change In it at all. I have also
examined the bill. and I am sa,is-
ned that under the wording CT The
bi.l- an justice OF the peace or any
notary public would have = pe-fec:
right 70 take ,edgmeats.
mere cannot be any doubt about
that. There IS serious question in
M mind as 70 whether or not they
WOULD have d right 70 make leeds.
mortgages and wills. am no. sat
istied on that. Ny impression Is that
they would TOT. Their is one par. Of
TIE bill-page OF the bill. cath line,
/. cannot understand why it is In
there Nor shall any person. nrm. cor.
poFas.on or voluntary assoc ia rion be
permitted 20 render anv services
WHICH cannot lawfully be rendered b.
q person not admitted to practice law
in this state" Why Of cousre a per-
son Is ro- permitted 70 render any
service which he has no right by law
&c render | think that IS understood.
. The question OF whether or not il is
, II the interest Of lawyers or not. l
! think il IS debatAoie question II
/ mistake IS made in a deed. in a
mortgage. or IN will. q lawyer loses
tHo dollars. but perhaps u1aaes sew
e.al hundred in rectifying IL. Per-
soLallT, from a selfish standpoint. I
would rather see fellows Who Go net
SNVrf;eO h~, -
ard mortgages continue TO make
them. That is the selfish par. Of il.
Perhaps II Is a secret OF the profes
>ior. but am going 70 give il 20 YOU,
and that is this. that when a YOUNG
man graduates from a lav school. I'M
less he has had once experience, he
does not know any more about max
ing deed or mortgage than when
lie graduated from grammar school.
and ne does not know as much as the
average country squire. who is max
ing deeds and mortgage. have had
papers come into my office made by
these country sQuires who are not
mem bers Of the bar. ana have found
mistakes in them; but have found
j0st as bad mistakes in deeds. mort
cages ard willis which have been
made by those who have been admit
ted TO the Bar; and DO not believe
hat the State Of Maine should pass a
lay which prohibits the country
squire. who Knows and can make 4
mortgage cesd Just a. veil as I can.
or Just as we'll al any other lawyer
can. from making them. do not be-
lieve Il is fair. believe Il is great