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turity, the remaining assets of the bank available for distribution shall be 

 distributed between the borrowers and shareholders in the manner herein- 

 before provided for the distribution of sm-plus earnings of the corpora- 

 tion between the borrowers and shareholders. In the event that the orig- 

 inal borrower has sold the mortgaged premises and the purchaser has 

 assumed and agreed to pay the mortgage, the purchaser, by assuming the 

 mortgage, shall succeed to all rights of the borrower and shall be entitled 

 to receive any share of the borrower in any distribution of surplus, and in 

 any distribution of assets of the corporation in dissolution. [Approved 

 May 6, 1915. 



CHARGES FOR DAIRY INSPECTION PROHIBITED. 



General Acts, Chapter 109. 



An Act to prohibit charges for the inspection of live stock, dairies 

 or farm buildings. 



Be it enacted, etc., as follows: 



Section 1. It shall be unlawful for any state or municipal inspector 

 or other officer to charge any fee for the inspection of any Uve stock or of 

 any dairy, barn or stable on any farm in which milk is produced for sale. 



Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage. [Approved 

 March 21, 1915. 



DESTRUCTION OF GYPSY AND BROWN-TAIL MOTHS. 



General Acts, Chapter 124. 



An Act relative to notifying owners of land infested with gypsy 

 and brown tail moths. 



Be it enacted, etc., as follows: 



Section six of chapter three hundred and eighty-one of the acts of the 

 year nineteen hundred and five, as amended by section four of chapter two 

 hundred and sixty-eight of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and six, 

 and by section two of chapter five hundred and ninety-one of the acts of 

 the year nineteen hundred and eight, is hereby further amended by insert- 

 ing at the end of the first paragraph the following : — The publication of 

 the notice in newspapers published or circulated in the city or town at least 

 three times during the month of October shall be deemed a comphance 

 with the law, if in the opinion of the mayor or selectmen such publication 

 will be a sufficient notice, — so as to read as follows: — Section 6. The 

 mayor of every city and the selectmen of every town shall, on or before 

 the first day of November in each year, and at such other times as he or 

 they shall see fit, or as the state superintendent may order, cause a notice 

 to be sent to the owner or owners, so far as can be ascertained, of every 

 parcel of land therein which is infested with said moths; or, if such notifi- 



