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Newspaper
Ellsworth American
Location
Ellsworth, Maine, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1864
Page
4
The act grants probate courts power to allow executors administrators guardians and trustees to settle through arbitration or compromise any claims involving estates they manage. It becomes effective upon governor approval, with approval recorded March 22 1864. Entities include probate courts executors administrators guardians trustees governor and dates.
The act revises Section twenty-eight of chapter six to strike one eighth part of the whole tax and replace it with a rule limiting the poll tax on an individual for town county and state purposes to not exceed two dollars, excluding highway taxes. It becomes effective upon governor approval, with the act approved March 22, 1864.
Chapter 252 amends the Revised Statutes to set a fixed price per Maine volume for state use, to be determined by the governor and council in light of rising printing and material costs. The act becomes effective upon approval by the governor.
A historical act from March 23 1863 governs actions for perjury in court. It allows a party injured by perjury to recover in the same action and sets a three year limit from final judgment for related reviews. The act takes effect upon governor's approval.
Chapter 254 outlines appointment of a discreet man to instruct the Penobscot Indians in husbandry under the 1818 treaty, with duties to oversee farming on islands, provide seeds and tools, and distribute resources through the tribe. The superintendent’s salary and travel expenses are set, and payments run via the tribe’s agent.
The act amends duties of the Penobscot tribal agent including certification of produce, payment orders, and annual reports to the governor and council. It specifies contract payments, keeps ledgers, and requires meetings on Oldtown Island each April to identify tribal membership and names, with repeal of prior sections. Approved March 23, 1868.
An act changes the August and November terms of the Supreme Judicial Court in Oxford County. The court will meet on the third Tuesday of September and the second Tuesday of December at Paris. Pending cases returnable to the old dates shift to the new September and December terms. Approved March 23, 1564.
Chapter 256 outlines salaries and duties for the secretary of state and clerks, with an annual secretary pay of fifteen hundred dollars, monthly fee accounting, and quarterly treasurer payments. It specifies deputy roles, clerk wages, travel allowances, stationery purchases, and oversight of invoices.
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