Jenks' Portland gazette. Maine advertiser. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1802-1803, 1802-10-25
For this Gazette.
YORK COURTS.

AS there has been long controversy in the
county of Tori, in regard to the place or
places mon iuitable for holding the Supreme
Judicial Court and, as that inpor tant qucf-
ton is not yet decided, the following fate
ment and obfervations are fubmiited to the
confederation of tlie freeholdcrs Of the county !;
which perhaps may be OF some ulc in the de-
cilon 1t has been agreed, that when new
county ihsll be erected above the river called
the great O1Tpre, that river liall be the mort
ern boundary of the couaty of 7-ork (which
event will probably foon hsppen)-therefore
the accommodation Of the inhabitants, 70 the
1prthward oil that river, is not taken into
coIGceration.
About fevcn years ago, the Court of Cen.
eral.Sc1ions of the Peace for the county of
7isrk. at time, when no parties exiecd in
the county, and, when there was bur one
term Of the Supreme Judicial Court annually
holden in the county, appointed committee,
conliting of thirteen of their members, REID :
ing ia the various parts of the county, to con.
Gder and report the place, where, in their
opinion, it would be mon proper for holding
the Supreme Juaieial Court.
That committee met at ILfrei, and after
mature delbcration, agreed that Kemebxnt
was the mon fuitable place in the county,
for holding the 5. ]. Court and reported &C
cordipgIy; nire Of thar committee beng in
favor OF the report, and four againit 1.-THE
report was accepted by the Court Of General
SeiIions Of the Peace. and an application made
by their order to the Legislature, for the re-
moval Of the 5. J. Court from Tori to HELL
againlf which certain remcnltrances were pre-
pared and prefented to the General Court, al
the mitigation of certain gentlemen o. Yors
and Kmery, for realons, which arc TOO obvi.
GUS to need mentioning. But not relying on
the rcmontranccs, Convention was called
TO meet at D0uty FaHf il Berzviek. Delegates
from mon Of the towns in the county a1em-
blcd there accordingly. In the convention
divers places were prsPofed for holding the
S ]. Court but finally, after the convention
had continued by adjournment about year,
It was diiIolved without etfetting its object.
After the d,folution Of the convention, the
Court of General SefFions of the Peace, in
order to put an end TO all difputcs, voted to
requel the General Court to appoint dim
terelled committee 10 repair 10 the county of
1orA. At the expencc Of the county, and view
all the places, where il bad been propelled,
that the S. J. Court fl,oud be holden and
report the mol fuitabIc place for building
new Goa!-such committee was appoin cd
by the Legislature, who repaired to the coun-
W OF 7srk' and viewed all the places IN the
county, propofed for the feflion Of the S. J.C.
and unanimously reported to the General
Court, that Kenaf59ni was the moi futablc
place in she county Of 1iak, for building anew
Goal which report was accepted by both
branches Of the Legislature, and the long
controversy was then fuppofed to have come
1bii committee -ves attended By scmmiHte IF
eigH fsysas aapOinte5 By f5e Court Of Ssqions from
he different psrs # he eoxaty, aes rfP, ssofigg tbe
Gsyisas iHier5as and rrjarJ IF ibf fscrai parsirs.