Letter of attorney, to let or sell lands. Know all men by these presents, that I, A. B., of -, do appoint C. D., o, my attorney, for me and in my name to lease a certain tract of land, situate, &c., [or, all my lands and tenements, suite in ], to such person and for such term or terms, and at such rents as he shall think fit; and also to grant, sell, and convey the same absolutely and in fee-simple, for such price and to such persons as he shall think fit. And for me and in my name to seal, execute, deliver, and acknowledge such deeds and conveyances thereof, or any part thereof, as he shall think fit; hereby ratifying all such leases, deeds, and conveyances, as shall be executed by my said attorney concerning the premises. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal, day of this 18-. Signed, sealed, and delivered in presence of J. D. R. W. STATE OF MAINE. A. B. [L. S.] [Name of county], ss., [date]. The said A. B. acknowledged the above instrument to be his free act and deed. Before me, J. P., Justice of the Peace. Letter of attorney, to receive seisin of lands levied upon to satisfy an execution. was Know all men by these presents, that whereas I, A. B., of, &c., at a term of the supreme judicial court, holden at, in and for the county of —, on the - day of, recovered judgment against C. D., of, &c., for the sum of dollars, and cost of suit taxed at - dollars; and whereas a certain tract of land, situate in attached on the original writ in said action, bounded as by the officer's return on said writ may appear: Now, therefore, I appoint S. F., of, &c., my attorney, for me and in my name to appoint an appraiser of said land, and to receive seisin of the same, or so much thereof as shall be taken to satisfy said execution and charges of levying; and to discharge the said execution for so much as the same shall be satisfied by said levy; and in all things relating to the premises to act for me as fully as I might if personally present; hereby ratifying whatever my said attorney shall lawfully do in the premises. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal, this day of, 18-. A. B. JL. S.]. Signed, sealed, and delivered in presence of Letter of attorney, to take possession of mortgaged lands and lease the same. Know all men by these presents, that I, A. B., of, &c., do appoint C. D., of, &c., my attorney, for me and in my name by an open and peaceable entry made in the presence of two witnesses, to take the actual possession of a certain tract of land situate in, bounded &c., for the breach of the condition of a certain deed of mortgage thereof, made to me in fee by E. F., of, &c., bearing date the day of -, and recorded in the registry of deeds for the said county of lib. —, fol. —; and having taken actual possession of said mortgaged lands in manner aforesaid, to continue and keep the same, and at his discretion in my name to lease the whole or any part thereof to such person, and at such rent, as he may judge expedient, for a term not exceeding -year, subject to the right in equity to redeem the said mortgaged lands, as by law is provided. Hereby ratifying whatever my said attorney shall lawfully do in the premises. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, &c. Signed, sealed, and delivered in presence of [Signatures of witnesses.] [Signature and seal.] Power of attorney to transfer bank-stock. Know all men by these presents, that I, A. B., of, &c., do hereby appoint C. D., of, &c., my attorney, for me and in my name, to sell and transfer to any person or persons, the whole or any part of the property to me belonging in the capital stock of the president, directors, and company of the bank, and for that purpose to execute all necessary deeds of transfer, and one or more persons under him to substitute, with like power, for the same purpose. [Signature and seal.] [Name of county], ss., [date]. The said A. B. acknowledged the above instrument by him signed, to be his free act and deed. J. P., Justice of the Peace. Before me, Power of attorney to vote by proxy. Know all men by these presents, that I, A. B., of, &c., do appoint C. D., of, &c., my proxy, for me and in my name to vote at any election of the directors of the bank, and on all other matters which, at any regular meeting of the stockholders, may properly and legally come before them. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, &c. Signed, sealed, and delivered in presence of [Signatures of witnesses.] [Signature and seal.] A proxy should not be given more than thirty days before the meeting. General warrant of attorney. Know all men by these presents, that I, A. B., of, &c., do appoint C. D., of, &c., my attorney in all cases real, personal, and mixed, moved or to be moved for me or against me in any court of law, in my name to appear, plead, and pursue to final judgment and execution, with power of substitution. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, &c. Signed, sealed, and delivered in presence of [Signatures of witnesses.] Letter of attorney, revocation of. [Signature and seal.] Know all men by these présents, that whereas I, A. B., of, &c., by my letter of attorney, bearing date, &c., did appoint C. D., of, &c., my attorney for the recovery of all debts and sums of money whatsoever due to me, the said A. B., from E. F., of, &c., as by the said letter of attorney may appear: Now know ye, that I, the said A. B., do by these presents revoke, countermand, annul, and make void the said letter of attorney, and all power and authority thereby given or intended to be given to the said C. D. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, &c. Signed, sealed, and delivered in presence of [Signatures of witnesses.] [Signature and seal.] LIEN OF MECHANIC. Statement by mechanic when labor or materials not furnished by contract with the owner. dollars I, A. B., of, hereby claim a lien for the sum of and cents, upon the [here describe the property intended to be covered by the lien] for labor and materials furnished in and about the erection (or repairing) of the buildings aforesaid, a true statement whereof, with all just credits given, is as follows: [Here insert an accurate statement of the bill.] The name of the owner of the premises is E. F., of, [or un known to this claimant]. [Signature.] [Date to be within thirty days after ceasing to labor, &c.] STATE OF MAINE. Subscribed and sworn to, [Name of county], ss., [date]. Before me, The foregoing must be filed in the office of the clerk of the town in which the building is situated within thirty days after the claimant ceases to labor or furnish materials.1 1 R. S. c. 91, § 29. LIMITED PARTNERSHIP. Limited partnership. Notice is hereby given that the subscribers, A. B., of, &c., C. D., of, &c., as general partners, and E. F., of, &c., as special partner, have this day formed a copartnership under the firm name of B. and D. for the purpose of carrying on the business of, in —, and that said E. F. has contributed to the capital of said firm the sum of dollars. Said partnership is to commence on this day of, A. D., and to cease on the day of, A. D. —, [Date.] [Signatures.] Acknowledgment. STATE OF MAINE. [Name of county], ss., [date]. Personally appeared the abovenamed A. B., C. D., and E. F., and acknowledged the above certificate by them signed to be their voluntary act. Before me, J. P., Justice of the Peace. Such partnership shall not be considered as formed, until such certificate is acknowledged by all the partners before a justice of the peace, and recorded in the registry of deeds for each county or district where such partnership is to have an established place of business, in a book to be kept for that purpose open to public inspection.1 If any statement is made in such certificate, which misleads third persons, or is intentionally false, all the persons interested in such partnership shall be liable for all the engagements thereof, as general partners, to any person thereby deceived or injured.2 After such registry, the partners shall cause a copy of the certificate above mentioned to be published in a newspaper printed in the county in which the principal place of business is situated; and if there is no such paper printed in that county, then one printed in an adjoining county, or in the State paper, for six weeks successively; the first publication to be within twenty days thereafter; and if not so published, or if upon every renewal or continuance of such partnership beyond the time originally fixed for its duration, a certificate is not made, signed, acknowledged, recorded, and published, as aforesaid, it shall be deemed a general one.3 1 R. S. c. 33, § 3.-2 R. S. c. 33, § 4.-3 R. S. c. 33, § 5. PROMISSORY NOTES. Negotiable promissory note. $1000. [Date.] days after date [or on demand] I promise to pay A. B., or order [or bearer] one thousand dollars [with interest at cent] for value received. Joint and several note by more than one. $1000. · per [Signature.] [Date.] after date I promise [or we.jointly and severally promise] to pay R. H., or order, one thousand dollars. Value received. [Signatures.] An unnegotiable note is same as the foregoing omitting the words "or order" and " or bearer." A promissory note payable by instalments. $1000. [Date.] For value received, I promise to pay A. B., or order, one thousand dollars, in four equal annual payments, with interest annually. Holmes' note. $200. [Date.] per cent. For value received, I promise to pay A. B., or order, two hundred dollars, in one year, with interest at the rate of The pair of red oxen, five years old, for which the above note is given, is to remain the property of the said A. B. until the same is fully paid. [Signature.] This must be recorded in the town record when more than thirty dollars.1 PROTESTS. Form of protest for non-payment of promissory note. [At the top of the certificate attach the instrument protested.] United States of America, State of Maine, SS. On the -day of A. D., I, A. B., notary public, by legal authority commissioned, admitted, and sworn, and dwelling in the of, in the county of, at the request of [holder], went with the original promissory note, hereunto annexed, to the place of business of C. D., the maker thereof, and there presented the same to him for payment,* and then and there demanded payment thereof of him, which was refused. Therefore, the said note remaining unpaid, I thereafterward, on the same day, duly and officially notified the indorsers (E. F. and G. H.) of the non-payment, as follows: 1 R. S. c. 111, § 5. |