TWENTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE. No. 18. STATE OF MAINE. HOUSE. IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD ONE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED AND FORTY-EIGHT. AN ACT allowing aliens to hold real estate. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa tives in Legislature assembled, as follows: SECTION 1. It shall be lawful for any alien, residing 2 in this state, to take and hold real estate, by deed, 3 will or otherwise, and to sell, convey, assign and 4 devise the same to his heirs, or any other persons, 5 whether such heirs, or other persons be citizens of the 6 United States, or not, in the same manner as native 7 born citizens of the United States, or of this state, 8 might do. And upon the decease of any alien, having Wm. T. Johnson, Printer to the State. 9 title to real estate or any interest therein, such real es10 tate or interest therein, shall descend to his heirs, or 11 follow the disposition thereof in his wife, in like manner 12 as if he were a native born citizen. All aliens, taking 13 and holding real estate as herein provided, shall have 14 the same rights and remedies, to secure the enjoy15 ment thereof fully and completely, as native citizens. SEC. 2. The widow of an alien shall be entitled to 2 dower in the lands of her husband, in the same man3 ner, as if such alien had been native born. STATE OF MAINE. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, July 10, 1848. ORDERED, That 350 copies of the foregoing Bill, (reported by Mr. Appleton of Alfred, from the committee on the judiciary) be printed for the use of the Legislature. SAMUEL BELCHER, Clerk. TWENTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE. No. 19. STATE OF MAINE. SENATE. The joint select committee to which was referred the petition of Reuben Blake and others, praying for the passage of a law making ten hours a legal day's work, have had the same under consideration, and ask leave to REPORT: That there is borne on the several petitions referred to your committee the names of three thousand one hundred and eightynine inen, from many parts of the state, and of all trades, occupations and professions; and all representing to your commitiee that evils exist in community of such a character as in their opinion to render legislation necessary in order to protect the laborer in the exercise of his rights and the enjoyment of liberty, and to promote the cause of virtue, health, and education. Your committee find, upon examination of the statute of the state, that the laws have established standards for the regulation of weights and measures which apply to almost every article of trade or commerce, so that when a person speaks of buying or selling any commodity which enters into trade or exchange, the terms used to designate quantities are perfectly understood as being in Wm. T. Johnson, Printer to the State. |