Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-04-14
PUBLIC LAWS
Passed by Eightieth
Legislature, 1921
CHAPTER 1

An Act to Amend Section Twenty
four Of Chapter Sixty-oeven Of the
Revised Statutes Relating to Ger
aeation Of 81 SSHis; Of 4 WIS By
Section twenty-four Of chapter six
ty-seven of the revised statutes is
hereby ora 6y tbe sitths ;n ast ef
said section. the words including so
much Of said will as may relate to
powers OF executors and trustees
named IN said will to sell real es.
that as amended said section twenty
four shall read as follows:
Sec "a. Within thirty days after
will has been proved and allowed
preme court Of probate. the register
Shall make out and certify to the
register Of deeds in the county where
the real estate is situated, true
copy of so much Of said will as de-
vises real estate. with the description
thereof, so far as it can be furnish
ed from said will. including so much
Of said viii as may relate to powers
said will to sell real estate without
license OF court, and the name OF the
testator and of the devisee; and the
register Of deeds receiving such copy
shall forthwith file the same, minut-
ing thereon the time of the recep,,
ton thereof as aforesaid. and record
il in the same manner as deed OF
real estate.'-(Approved February 100
CHAPTER 2
An Act to Amend Sections One ana
Three of Chapter One Hundred Six
teen of the Revised Statutes. Re
iatine to Duties Payable by Public
Officers.
Sec. i. Section one of chapter one
hundred sixteen of the revised stat
utes is hereby amended by striking str ~ ls
line of said section and substituting
in place thereof -. the word 'sccre-
tarv': so that said section. as amend
ed shall read as follows:
office of Justice of the peace, trial
spector of fish. assayer OF ores ana
metals. commissioner to take deposi-
tions and disclosures, disclosure COM
: missioner, commissioners appointed
under section twenty-four of chapter
seventy eight. and no woman APP
pointed to administer oaths ana take
acknowled gments of deeds. shall en-
Ter upon the discharge of his or her
offcial duties until he or she ma s
paid FIVE dollars to the secretary OF
state 1880 -. obonter
one hundred sixteen of the revised
statutes is hereby amended by strik-
ing out the word treasurer IN the
second line of said section ana SUD,
ssecretary'; 50 that said section. as
amended shall read as follows;
Sec. 5. Every person licensed as
private detective shall, before re-
ceiving his license. pay to the secre,
February 16.)
CHAPTER ,
An Act to Provide for the DISPOSITION
from
Mountain Forest Reserve unoer al
Act of Congress of May IWeniy-
third. Nineteen Hundred and Elgh..
Sec i All sums of money hereto
fore received and hereafter to be re-
ceiyed into the treasury of TINS state
from the White Mountain Forest re
serve, so-called. under the PROVISIONS
OF an act of congress, approved May
twenty third. nineteen hundred and
eight, providing that twenty-five pei
centum of the money received iLon.
each national forest reserve GURUS
each fiscal year shall be paid by the
in which said reserve is situateo' " "
be expended as the legislature OF
each state may prescribe TOT tue
benefit Of the public roads of the
county or counties in which the for
est reserve is situated, shall be trans ms
ferred to the county treasurer OF oA-
ford county.
Of oxford county are hereby author
lied to expend said sums SO trans
ferred to them under the provisions
of section one on the public ROADS OF
the county Of Oxford, in such man
ner as they shall judge to be for the
best interests of said county.-(Ap-
proved February 1S)
CHAPTER
An Act to Amend Section Sixty one
Of Chapter Eight of the Revised
Statutes. as Amended by Chapter
One Hundred and Four of the Pub,
lie Laws OF Nineteen Hundred ana
Nineteen. Relating to the Maine
Forestry District Tax.
Whereas. the forests situated main
" in the plantations and morgan
lied townships are one OF the chiei
sources of wealth of the state ana
destruction by fire is Of the greatest
Importance: to this end it is para
mount duty of this Legislature to
have funds provided without delay
providing of such funds would expose
such forests to danger of destruction
by fires. preventable by adequate
precautions. In the judgment OF this
above preamble constitute an emer-
gency, and the measure hereinafter
set forth is Immediately necessary
for the preservation of the public
peace, health or safety, now therefore
ter eight of the revised statutes Is
hereby amended by striking out. the
words "one and three-Quarters" in
the second line thereof and substI-
tuting in place thereof the words
two and one-quarter' so that SAID
section, as amended. shall read as fol-
lows:
Sec. 81. An annual tax Of two and
one-auarter mills on the, dollar is
hereby assessed upon all the proper
yin said district. including rights In
public lots. to be used for the pro-
due and payable at the date of the
assessment Of the state tax, in the
years when the legislature is in SEES
sion. and for other years it shall be
one and payable in one year after
the date of such assessment. The
valuation as determined by the board
81 state assessors. and set forth IN
vided by section eleven of chapter
nine shall be the basis for the COM
tax hereby assessed. The tax hereby
assessed shall be valid. and all
remedies herein provided shall be in
nii force if said property is described
W.. NTH reasonable accuracy. whether
stated or not
Sec. 2. In view of the emergency
cited in the preamble. this act shall
Jake effect when approved.-(Ap-
proved February s25.)
CHAPTER S.
An Act to Amend Section Sixty-six
OF Chapter Sixteen of the Revised
Statutes. as Amended by Chapter
One Hundred and Twenty-Five Of
the Public Laws of Nineteen Hun
cred and Nineteen, Increasing the