Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1814-04-11

No Muhey's Row Apri
10 the Honorable Senate, and the H9aorable
Hss/e yf kepysfntafives title Common.
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YOUR Petitioners inhabitants of the towns Ct
Frysburg, Denmark, Lowell Sweden, Erown
| field. Potter aud Hiram and Ssleefnlen thereof.
who petition the par, of the iuhaifan,. If iaid
towns in the county Of Oxford, believing that an
Organization Of the Courss of JiJica ure which
| may be moA conducive 20 the common good will
be con6dered by the Leg Azure As Z prm AIRY oh;sci
of attention, RESPECTFULLY rep,efeat that in re.aion
TO that organization The citizens Of the asovenaned
| towns fufFsr great injury from Ire circumllauses
and 10 the manner as before Aated.
!, required by aiaw Of hi. Commonwealth
that the irverai fefi ms Of The Ciscui, Court o:
Commou Pleas within aud for the county Of OK s
ford, fhz be holden IN The town Of Pari. within
fsid county the average dilants Of which from the
aforementioned towns is At LEAH IS miles From
the bad tate Of the roads. evil necefa, lily enii
ing in recently fettied country, aud from the
equally Of abe iutfaee Of lssd over which they
pats, the difficulty Of Communication with .he
fhire town Is a'to greatly tahafced, 70 much 70
indeed that !. may be ttuly affirmed tina Jour
ney OF twice the d,lanee nigh, be performed, with
lefs expence q line and trouble over 1nAny other
parts Of the Fate If The oecaloa. for tutoring
This Inconvenience were rare, 1t would have beer
Net wishou, murmaran2, aud the Legsilsute would
nos have beeo troubled this fui jeSi /; hus the
concerns 10 huGnefs Of the cir zens OF the ahovc
mentioned towus are ex,eniive their popu.Atio 10
comparatively comfortable and their fai,s in he
Court are propor,ionsbly numerous X the, efore
refus, that the bills of colt, from their numbers
and ma. a.issie fsn saAa epes eli Sc acss egase OF
unneceiIary elpence. Great however, az "a this
expeuce. IL would be necsilary that il ihould be
more 70. to furnith tecompence in cafes where
there is sauai sfave f ss
A.o her evil reiul 10y from tie undue dinance
Of the fhirs town. aud oae which il il beiieved will
be conidcred BY the Lesina.ufe - peeu'iasy
claiming It's attention Ia the neceliiy Of depending
10 moft egsssd cauies s,ssd ~ fA,d Cours, on tel
simony in the form Of depo6.ions. II 10 pros,ded
BY lay. that when wtnes. ihAll live more than
thirty miles from the pace of trial. hi, depo6sion
to be uted IN any ciy, carie. ia which he ,etifes
may be taken by either PARTY, and II the adverle
party and his attorney live more than twepy mics
from the place Of caption, the depoGion may be
taken ssfs,s hreus thar this fpec ga of evidence
than which, none - more ain, equivocal and
dangerous - principally referred to. the iacredne..
OF eashs Is TITLED with, the advantage of cpffon
,iog w,tneils. ioi, and gss4s prejudice frequen.
" . dose 10 the righs Of sae citszrns.
Under the prsnure Of ,lieic evil.. and her con
cor'ans Inconvenience. your petitioner. reirecl-
fully io!icst the LegaHure to psovlGe by iaw, a. .
remedy therefor, that At one Of he term. the
November term, II il th4il be thought proper. the
Circuit Court of Common Plea IN the county Of
Oxford, isitead of being holden 10 tie town of
Paris, may be holden in the sowa q Fryebug in
the lame ccunty-By that nsaiure. the difficulties
above defcnbed vii. be removed and fatisfs etion
be given 10 an il 10 undo Rood without sreep ion
la that town, parties now diiiant from tie Court
can conveniently meet. and be weis accommodated
1T 70 the place Of rcGdense OF the oaly Judge Of
the izd Court Within she county and OF the sheriff
Of the fame, and 10 cenrs 81 ss conveoieoce will
adm, there 10 ALTO in laid TOWN iuuable buiIt-
ing which may be appropriated - Court fioule-
ON the whole lie Gtuatiou 10 tuch 40 20 render il
altogether adapted to anfwer the proeoied ohjecfs
Your petitioners conidsr II unneeeiIAry 10 afier
any facts add afgumens in continuation of the
above natemen,, the .sth of which nun &c known
to many OF your body, aud RESPECTFULLY iubmit
their representation to the dnpolai Of your wiidon
and pasriositm.
Cyrus Ingalls, 4 Ss,s7ms If
Joihua Ames, Ds"~DA
Hen'y ). ofsood,$ ' r.,.s.,x9
Stephen Heald,1 SsIl7~s. #
Cyrus Eaiiman,S Lsvsa
Timo1hy Cibioe. Sesasnesef
David Gbiou, : Bgef.H
Peeg Wsdfwor,h. I SssA'msa IF
Thomas spring, s H"s~.
James Cofin I Ssiftsres u
David Moulton,S Porter.
Commonwealth Of Maf1achuletts.
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