:'.,  [  MUNICIPAL   CORPORATIONS.  §  _'.  '.»

Wheu  Parol  Evidence  admissible,  and  when  not.  —

■  in. iv,  it'  aecessary,  be  admitted  to  apply  a  resolution  or
of  a  town  to  its  proper  subject-matter?  but  not,  in  general,
large,  or  contradict  its  terms  or  meaning,  in  respect  to
mat  for  example,  laying  out  a  highway  or  street)  regularly

within  the  jurisdiction  of  the  town  or  its  officers,  and  where  the  en-
try of  record  is  made  in  pursuance  of  statute  requirement.2  Where
the  record  of  a  meeting  states  that  "the  inhabitants  met  and  ad-
journed  the  meeting,"  parol  evidence  may  be  admit  ted  to  show  when
and  where  the  meeting  was  held,  how  many  were  present,  and  how
many  afterwards  came,  and,  finding  no  meeting,  went  home.3


§  299  236).  Same  subject.  — Parol  evidence  in  a  collateral  action
cannot  be  received  to  cunt  rail  id  the  records  of  a  public  corporation,
required  by  statute  to  be  kept  in  writing,  or  to  show  a  mistake  in
the  matters  as  therein  recorded.     Thus,  if  the  records  of  a  school


1  Baker  v.  Windham,  13  Me.  (1  Shep.)

74  (183"'.).  In  this  cum'  the  town  of  Wind-
ham entered  upon  its  records  the  follow-
"Voted  to  indemnify  Benj.  Baker
in  his  costs  in  the  action  against  A.  Small,
which  have  or  may  arise  in  the  same  on
account  of  Gray  line."  In  an  action  hy
Baker  against  the  town  to  recover  costs
of  a  suit  which  he  had  brought  against
Small,  parol  evidence  was  adjudged  to
have  been  rightly  admitted  to  show  that
Baker  brought  the  action  in  his  name
against  Small,   on   account  of  the   Gray

■  the  requesl  of  the  selectmen   of
Windham,  for  the  purpose  of  settling  a

I  line  between  that  and  the  ad-
joining town,  with  the  express  agreement
that  the  town  should  pay  all  costs,  and
to  show  that  these  fai  ts  were  before  the
town  when  the  vote  was  passed,  and  also

to    show    that    the    suit    SO    institute. 1    \\.;3

conducted  under  the  advice  and  direction
of  the  authorities  of  the  town.
