TWENTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE. No. 29.] STATE OF MAINE. [HOUSE. IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD ONE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED AND FORTY-FIVE. AN ACT making towns liable for certain personal injuries. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Represent2 atives in Legislature assembled—as follows: 3 When any of the persons unlawfully or riotously as4 sembled as mentioned in the fifth section of chapter 5 159 of the Revised Statutes shall assault, beat or ' 6 injure any person or persons, the city or town in 7 which such assault or injury shall be committed, shall 8 be liable to indemnify the person or persons so as9 saulted or injured in an action of the case, which ac10 tion shall not abate by the death of the plaintiff'; and 11 in case any person or persons shall be killed by reason 12 of any such assault or battery, his executor or admin3 istrator may maintain a special action on the case Wm. T. Johnson, Printer to the State. |