Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-04-15

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plant, original and concurrent juris-
diction with the supreme judicial
court and superior courts in all pros
ecutions arising under this act.--Ap-
proved March %.
CHAPTER 20
An Act to Establish Daily Limit on
Fish in c Pond, in Township c Sur
plus, oxford County.
Sec. 1. 1t shall be unlawful for any
person to take, catch and kill, or have
in possession, in any one day, more
than ten fish in all in C Pond, So
called, which pond is situated in
Township c Surplus, In the county of
Sec. 2. Whoever violates any provi-
sion of this act shall be subject to a
penalty of not less than ten nor more
than thirty dollars and costs for each
offense, and an additional penalty of
killed or had in possession. in viola
ton Of any provision of this act.
Sec. 8. Trial justices, police and
courts, within their respec-
tive counties shall have, upon COM
plant, original and concurrent juris-
court and superior courts in all prose-
cutions arising under this act.-Ap-
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CHAPTER 80
An Act Relating to Fishing In Stony
Brook. in Newry and Hanover, In
oxford County.
Sec. l. 1t shall be unlawful for any
person to fish for, take, catch or kill
any kind of fish at any time in Stony
Brook, which waters are situated in
Newry and in Hanover, in the county
of Oxford, except it shall be lawful to
fish in said brook on Tuesday. Thurs
day and Saturday of each week in ac-
cordance with the general law of the
state. 1t shall also be unlawful for
any person to have in possession at
any time any kind of fish taken in vio-
lation of any provision of this act.
Sec. 2 Whoever violates any pro-
vision Of this act shall be subject to
a penalty of not less than ten dollars
nor more than thirty dollars and costs
for each offense. and an additional
penalty of one dollar for each fish
taken, caught. killed or had in pos
session, in violation of any provision
of this act.
Sec. 3. Trial justices, police and
courts, within their respec-
tive counties, shall have. upon COM
plant, original and concurrent juris-
diction with the supreme judicial
court and superior courts in all prose-
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CHAPTER 80
An Act to Repeal Section Forty-three
of Chapter Nineteen Of the Revised
Statutes as Amended by Chapter
One Hundred and Ninety-four of the
Public Laws of Nineteen Hundred
and Twenty-three.
Section forty-three Of chapter nine
teen of the revised statutes. as
amended by Chapter one hundred and
ninety-four of the public laws Of nine
teen hundred and twenty-three is
hereby repealed.-Approved March %.
CHAPTER 81
An Act Relating to Distribution of
Personal Estate
Section twenty-one of chapter seven
amended by inserting after the word
estate" in the eighteenth line there
of the words or pecuniary legacy, so
that said section, as amended, shall
read as follows:
Sec. 21. When on the settlement
executor, guardian or trustee there
appears to remain in his hands prop
erty not necessary for the payment of
debts and expenses Of administration,
or for the payment of pecuniary lega-
cies of fixed amount. nor specifically
u,
of any party interested. after public
notice and such other notice as he
may order, shall determine who are
entitled to the estate and their respec-
tive shares therein under the will or
according to law, and order the same
alienage shall be no bar to any person,
who. in other respects. is entitled to
receive any part of such property.
If an executor, administrator, guardian
or trustee neglects to distribute the
property in his hands in pursuance Of
est reside out of the state, and had
no actual notice of any such settlement
Of account, the judge, on petition of
any such party, may, within six years
after such settlement. order such eX-
ecutor. administrator, guardian or
any sum Of money directed by a de-
cree of the probates court to be paid
over, in any solvent or insolvent es-
tate, or pecuniary legacy, remains for
six months unclaimed. the executor,
administrator. guardian or trustee who
was ordered to pay over the same,
shall pay such sum of money to the
treasurer of the county in which the
probate court has jurisdiction, who
shall give receipt therefor, specify
ing the amount, name of estate and
name of person entitled thereto. which
bate court and allowed as a sufficient
voucher therefor. When an executor,
administrator, guardian or trustee has
paid or delivered over to the persons
entitled thereto the money or other
property in his hands. as required by
a decree of a probate court, he may
perpetuate the evidence thereof by
presenting to said court. without fur
Their notice. within one year after the
decree is made, an account of such
payments or of the delivery over of
such property; which account being
proved to the satisfaction of the court.
and verified by the oath of the party.
shall be allowed as his final discharge.
and ordered to be recorded. If such
account is presented after one year
from the date of the decree, it may be
allowed after public notice.-Ap-
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CHAPTER 50
An Act to Extend the Open Time for
Smelt Fishing in the Tide Waters of
the Penobscot River and Its Trib-
utarieS.
There is hereby created an open
time in which it shall be lawful to
fish for and take smelts from the tide
waters of the Penobscot river and its
tributaries between the first day Of
October and the first day of May. Any
fish so taken from said waters may be
offered for sale and sold within the
state or shipped to such places out Of
the state as the owner may designate.
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CHAPTER SO
An Act to Change Name Of the Maine
School for Feeble Minded.
The name of the Maine school for
feeble minded, located at Pownal In
the county of Cumberland. Maine. is
hereby changed to the Pownal state
school, and the board of hospital trus-
tees of the Pownal state school shall
have all the rights. powers. privi-
leges, property, duties and RESPONSE
bilities which belong to the board of
hospital trustees of the Maine school
for feeble minded.--Approved March %.
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