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PUBLIC LAWS

OF THE

STATE OF MAINE.

1876.

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PUBLIC LAWS

OF THE

STATE OF MAINE.

1876.

Chapter 58.

An act to amend section one of chapter thirty-four of the Revised Statutes, relating to

Auctioneers.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in Legis

lature assembled, as follows:

S., amended

Section one of chapter thirty-four of the revised statutes is Sec. 1, ch. 34, R. hereby amended in the second line by striking out the word "county," and inserting instead thereof the word 'town,' so that said section as amended shall read as follows:

license of.

'SECT. 1. The municipal officers of any town may license any Auctioneers, suitable inhabitants of their town, by a writing under their hands, to be auctioneers for one year, in any town in said county, and shall record every such license in a book kept by them for that purpose. Persons so licensed may be exempted from any liability exempt from to deduct two and one-half per cent. from the gross amount of sales, as provided in section three.'

Approved January 24, 1876.

per centage of

sales.

Chapter 59.

An act to amend section one, chapter ninety-seven, of the Public Laws of eighteen hundred seventy-three.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in Legislature assembled, as follows:

SECT. 1. Section one of chapter ninety-seven of the public laws of eighteen hundred and seventy-three, is hereby amended

Sec. 1, ch. 97, amended.

public laws 1873,

CHAP. 60. by inserting after the word "resides," and if the person desiring

Names, how changed.

-in case of minors.

such change of name be a minor, the person having the legal custody of such minor may petition in his or her behalf,' so that said section as amended, shall read as follows:

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SECT. 1. Whenever any person in this state desires to change his or her name, such person may petition therefor to the judge of probate of the county in which he or she resides, and if the person desiring such change of name be a minor, the person having the legal custody of such minor, may petition in his or her behalf, and such judge of probate is hereby authorized and empowered to change the name of such person, and shall make and preserve a record thereof.'

SECT. 2. This act shall take effect when approved.

Approved January 24, 1876.

Administrators, executors and

trustees, authorized to make oath to accounts before a justice of the peace.

Chapter 60.

An act relating to Administrators, Executors and Trustees.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in Legislature assembled, as follows:

Administrators, Executors and Trustees, are hereby authorized to make oath to their several accounts before a Justice of the Peace in all cases, where no objection is made by parties interested to the allowance of said account.

Approved February 1, 1876.

Sec. 13, ch. 30,
R. S., amended.

Chapter 61.

An act amendatory of and additional to chapter thirty of the Revised Statutes, in relation to Deer and Caribou.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in Legislature assembled, as follows:

Section thirteen of chapter thirty of the revised statutes, is hereby amended by inserting after the word "hide," in the first line, the words or any part thereof.' Also by inserting after the word "hide," in the sixth line, the words or any part thereof.' And by adding to said section the following words: And the warden, or either of his deputies as named in section twelve of this chapter, shall have power to search for such carcass or hide, or any part thereof, subject to the provisions of sections twelve, thirteen and fourteen of chapter one hundred and thirty-two of

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