1830. COURTS, PROBATE, Probate Bonds, suits on, to be in the name of in-

terested party; Judge not liable for costs,

312

313

1825.

fees allowed to executors, administrators, guardians, appraisers, com-
missioners and witnesses of wills,

warrant of appraisement to issue for second inventory; in such cases,
all warrants to appraise minor's estate, to be returned as direct-
ed in the warrant,

314

license granted to guardians to sell real estate, for debts and mainte-
nance, may include $100 in anticipation,

may grant license to sell the whole, when partial sale would injure,
notice of sale to be given, whether sold at private or public sale,
appeal secured,

guardians of non-compos, &c. may retain personal estate under the
direction of the Judge, and notwithstanding be licensed to sell real
estate,

Bonds, in all cases, to be given before sale,

315

ib.

ib.

executors may be licensed to sell personal estate when needed for
payment of debts, &c.; if residuary legatee, may give bond to re-
turn inventory; if the estate prove insolvent, may plead it in bar,
estate represented insolvent, proving to be solvent on return of claims,
the creditors therein named to receive the full amount of their claims, 316
creditors not returned in the first commission, may prove their de-
mand under a second commission, and receive what of estate may
remain, after the payment in full of the first list of creditors, and
charges of administration,

limitation of claims,

bond may be required, under the direction of Judge of P. before pay-
ment of debts, legacy or distributive share, exceeding $30,

guardians to render accounts once in three years,

neglect of, a breach of bond, unless; their bonds to be then examined.
New bonds may be required,

guardians may be removed in certain cases,

of spendthrifts and non-compos to give bonds,
OF SESSIONS, duty of, in relation to county buildings,
no Justice of, to be appointed on road committees,
committees appointed by, how to be paid,

established in each county,

to consist of chief Justice and two Associates,
powers of, &c.

times of holding in each county,

ib.

ib.

147

147. 224

42. 147

in Waldo,

matters pending before, how to be proceeded with,

clerk pro tem. of, how to be appointed, &c.

Justices of, to receive three dollars per day, &c.

may employ a constable, &c.

one Justice of, may adjourn, &c.

committee of highways to be appointed, &c.

do.

in Oxford,

in Cumberland, altered,

do.

9. 147

8. 81. 147

25. 92. 147
47. 147. 226

44 78. 147. 310

77. 147. 178
45. 147. 196

200. 224

147

148

ib.

ib.

ib.

ib.

members of committee to receive three dollars per day,

149

members of, by whom to be paid,

ib.

towns may appeal from judgment of, to C. C. Pleas,

150

former Act establishing, repealed, &c.

ib.

1827.

1823.

power of, to appoint committees to view and locate roads,
authorised to lay out road over Friendship river,

958

261

to appoint gaolers, in case of vacancy in office of, when office of
Sheriff is vacant,

shall order County Attorneys to collect notes, fines, &c.
parts of former Acts concerning, repealed,

MUNICIPAL, established, for the town of Portland,

Justices of the Peace pot to exercise jurisdiction vested in,

to take cognizance of simple larcenies,

303

308. '9

349

132

ib.

ib. & 170

ib. & 171

ib.

1825. COURT, MUNICIPAL, Judge of, how and when to be appointed, Judge of, compensation of,

1826.

1828.

to account for fees, quarterly, to County Treasurer,
not to act as Counsellor in any case,

fines, &c. imposed by, to be accounted for,

jurisdiction of, in cases of forcible entry and detainer,

of foreign attachment,

133. 144

not to be affected by residence of the Judge, in cases
where Portland is interested,

in complaints before, by-laws of Portland need not be recited,
to be holden on Mondays & Thursdays for transaction of civil business,
Recorder of, to be appointed-his duties and compensation,

66

may issue warrants, &c. in the absence of the Judge, town of Portland authorised to raise money to provide room, &c. for,

1827. COURTS MARTIAL, CIRCUIT, established,

State divided into military circuits,

members of, how appointed, powers, duties, &c.

133

ib.

ib.

ib.

170

ib.

ib.

171

231

ib.

413

231

217

ib.

ib.

sentences, how awarded and certified to the Commander in Chief,

marshal may be appointed,

ib.

Reports of trials to be prepared by the Presidents and deposited in the
Adjutant General's Office,

ib.

any member may be appointed to make summary inquiries relative to
complaints,

presidents made a board for settling military questions,

1830. CROWS, bounty on, to be paid by town Treasurer,

CUMBERLAND, COUNTY OF, times of holding the S. J. Court in, es

tablished,

times of holding the C. C. P. Court in,

ib.

ib.

297

45. 142. 172

64. 93

C. Sessions in,

45. 147. 196

for meeting of County Commissioners in,
salary of Judge and Register of Probate in,
Register of Probate in, increased,

345

188

245

made by Agent, or Attorney, or Committee, considered as acts of the
principal, though signed &c. in the name of such Agent, &c. provided,
settlers on public lands entitled to, from the State, in certain cases,
of Islands, to be made by Land Agent to settlers in certain cases,
REGISTER OF, duties belonging to, to be performed by Clerk of

to return amount of all fees to their Sheriff, annually,

appointment of, and discharge to be in writing and recorded in Clerk's
office,

1830. DEER, penalty for killing, between Jan'y. 1, and Sept. 1,
DEPOSITIONS, IN PERPETUAM, may be used in the trial, in certain

289

290

318

41

to be used in cases of contested election, how and when to be taken,
to be used in Courts Martial, may be taken in certain cases,

taken by any Justice or Judge of a Court of Record, in or out of the
State, if recorded, &c. may be used,

78

153

219

DETAINER, [See Forcible Entry and Detainer.]
DIRECTORS, [See Banks.]
1829. DISCLOSURE, obligor or contractor to convey real estate, may be com-
pelled by bill in equity to make, to attaching creditor of the pur-
chaser, of the sum due, and conditions unperformed,

of bodies corporate, &c. in case of foreign attachment, by whom to
be made.

275

285

1830.

of persons summoned as trustee, may be made before a Justice of the
Peace in certain cases,

311

312

51

ib.

52

53

of may be made at any time by consent of parties, 1823. DISTRICTS, lists of votes in, for Representatives, to be delivered to persons elected, within ten days,

return of votes in, to Secretary's office, dispensed with,

State divided into, for choice of Members of Congress,

mode of election prescribed,

form of returns,

persons elected, how notified,

proceedings in case of no choice,

proceedings in case of vacancy,

Sheriffs to distribute precepts, &c. for elections,

penalties for neglect of the duties required by this Act,

times of election designated,

extent of provisions and limitation of,

[Sec Schools.]

DISTRESS, [See Taxes.]

1827. DIVISION ADVOCATES, how appointed, their duties, &c.

compensation of,

witnesses not to be taxed in certain cases, unless summoued by,

1829. DIVORCE, to be decreed in case either of the parties desert the other, join
the Shakers, or be confined in State Prison five years,

issue of the marriage not barred from inheriting by decree of divorce
for the cause aforesaid,

Court may order provision in case of, as in cases of adultery,

to be decreed in case either party has deserted the other as above named, 1825. DOGS, town of Portland authorised to assess a tax on the owners of, provided, 1828.

town of Eastport authorised in like manner,

ib.

218

220

ib.

283. 208

283

ib.

293

156

237

139

231

100

106

9. 10

126

177

264

1825. DONATIONS, of real estate, &c. to overseers of monthly meetings of Quakers, regulated,

1828. DOWER, wife of person under guardianship, may relinquish her claim to,
in certain cases,

1824. DRAFTS, &c. when discounted at Banks, entitled to three days' grace,
1824. DRUNKÁRDS, COMMON, &c. duty of Sheriffs, &c. concerning,
1822. DUTY, paid by Attorneys in C. C. P. and S. J. C., how disposed of,
1825.
on commissions, to be paid before commission is made out,
on Coroners' commissions, repealed,

1826. 1829.

on commissions of Inspector General of Hops, repealed,

E.

1828. EASTPORT, town of, authorised to assess tax on owners of dogs,

1829.

powers of Constables in, enlarged,

EDUCATION, [See schools and school districts.]

1822. ELECTIONS, Selectmen of towns, Assessors of plantations, and Clerks,

liable to penalty for neglect concerning,

237

262

6

1823.

of Representative to Congress, mode of,

53

1824.

in classed districts, regulated,

97

1825.

contested, mode of taking depositions to be used in,

153

1830.

notice of, to be given,

327

1826.

intemperance at, provided against,

177

1830.

1831.

neglect of Constables respecting meetings for, how punished,
further regulated,

319

371

list of voters for, not to be altered, except at regular meetings,
names of known voters to be put on lists,

Selectmen and Assessors to post up list of voters in, and when,
penalty for neglect respecting,

ib.

ib.

ib.

may be added in towns of less than 5000 inhabi

Sec'y. of State to notify County Attorney, when voles for Gov'r, are
not returned,

373

1831. ELECTIONS, Sec'y. of State to make list of towns neglecting to return

375

373

ib.

374

ib.

person entrusted with returns, liable,

375

mode of fixing meeting of officers of classed towns and plantations to
examine copies of lists,

1825. EMBEZZLEMENT, of moneys by Public officer, or by guardians, how

1823. ENGINEMEN, conditionally exempted from military duty,

1824. 1826.

members of light companies not to be appointed,

in Gardiner, additional number authorised, their duties, &c.
towns may increase the number of, in certain cases,

1827, '8 & '30. in Portland, additional number authorised, also AX MEN, &c. 210. 236. 311

1824. ENTRY, FORCIBLE, AND DETAINER, when title to real estate is

Justices of the quorum to have jurisdiction of,
process against, regulated,

process of, extended to tenants holding over in certain cases,
EQUITY POWERS, given to the S. J. Court in certain cases,
in actions on recognizances,

1825. ERROR, right to writ of, not barred by act establishing the C. C. Pleas,
ESTATE, REAL, [See Real Estate.]

1829. EVIDENCE, person ceasing to be stockholders in any Bank, may be wit

1822. EXCEPTIONS, party aggrieved by any opinion of the Court of Common

211

236

320

355

ib.

95

170

95

ib.

97

303

343

147

if not entered, or if frivolous or intended for delay, double costs to be
awarded against the party making,

ib.

1823.

may be filed, against the opinion of any one Judge of the S. J. Court,
proceedings to be had thereon,

46

ib.

1823. EXECUTIONS, AN ALIAS, to be granted, when levy is made on real

levy of, on real estate, to be recorded by officer, within three months,
mode of levying execution in case of lien on lands for rent,
in actions before a Justice of the Peace, to have force in any county
where personal property of the debtor may be found,

ib.

162

210

may be levied on estate of the debtor, before the return, altho' his body
has been discharged by the creditor in writing, or by taking oath,
[See Poor Debtors.]

259

EXECUTIVE OF 1830, Acts of, made valid,

1826. EXECUTORS, may be authorised by Courts in certain cases, to dispose of

338

real estate at private sale,

187

if es ate in different counties, it may be sold at either public or private
sale,

188

1830.

1826.

1830.

notice of sale to be given, whether sale be public or private,
may be authorised to execute the covenants of testator in certain cases,
fees of, to be allowed by Judge of Probate,

314

194

313

bonds to be given by, in all cases of license to sell real estate, prior to
the sale,

315

may be licensed to sell personal estate when needed, in certain cases,
[See Courts, Probate.]

ib.

EXEMPTIONS, [See Attachment, Enginemen, Militia.]

1824. EXHIBITIONS, PUBLIC, not to be made in any town or plantation,

1822. EXPORTATIONS, of provisions allowed free of inspection, in certain cases,

F.

1822. FEES, not to be taxed for power, in suits before Justices of the Peace,

1823.

taxed for, C C. Pleas, to be paid over by Clerk to the State Treasurer,
not to be allowed Justices on warrants, when indictments are not found,
not on several warrants which might have been joined,

of Inspector General of Beef and Pork,

ib.

26. 70. 365

26

26. 70

not to demand of his deputies more than 20 per cent. on fees by them
received,

of Butter and Lard,

of Inspector of Lime, &c. for Hope and Lincolnville, established, 69. 145. 247 entitled to receive of Deputies, certam fees,

247

for Belfast, Northport, Isleborough and Prospect, of Inspectors of Shooks and Heading, established,

281

198. 227

of Justices, for notice to parties, &c. in cases of Foreign attachment,
when disclosure is made out of Court,

of Constables for serving venires,

of witnesses in criminal prosecutions, regulated,

of Justices administering poor debtor's oath and taking disclosure,

of Justice issuing notice to poor debtor,

for copies of disclosure, &c. in case of appeal on disclosure,
of pound keepers, to be determined by Selectmen, &c.

1823. FENCES, new partition of, to be made in certain cases,

provisions of former Act respecting, extended,

1831. FELONY, accessary to, before the fact, may be tried before conviction of principal,

after the fact, may be tried before conviction of principal,

ib.

359

403

ib.

405

171

62

ib.

161

352

ib.

353

1827. FEMALES, CONVICTS, to be punished by imprisonment in county gaols, 1826. FENCE VIEWER, not allowed to be pound keeper,

221

172

1825. FERRIES, Ferrymen, to level ice over, &c. in certain cases, at expense of

county,

130

Ferrymen to receive such compensation as C. of Sessions shall order, &c.
penalty for neglect to perform duties required by Act, &c.
Act, when to be in force,

Ferrymen licensed by C. S. shall put on horse, or team, or steam boat,
persons so authorised to use horse, teain or steam boats, may use other
boats, in certain cases,

ib.

299

1826. FIELD DRIVER, not to be pound keeper,

1827. FIRE, towns further protected from, in the burning of bricks, &c,

1824. FORCIBLE ENTRY AND DETAINER, Justices of the quorum to have

jurisdiction of,

95

process and proceedings in case of,

ib.

proceedings in, when title to real estate is specially pleaded,
process to extend to tenants refusing to quit possession, after notice,
former Act concerning, repealed,

96

97

ib.

1826.

jurisdiction of, vested in the Municipal Court,

170

1824. FOREIGN ATTACHMENT, Trustee actions may be brought before Jus

cost how to be awarded, when the plaintiff does not support his action,
when trustees are discharged, plaintiff may proceed against principal,

ib.

ib.