Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1814-04-18

10 the .zoa1s abfe Senate, and the Honorabk
i1sule i Keprs)enfaiuss 9f the Comm5n-
'OeaAb # lNdDacba/stts, IN General Court
aUeu.6lea
XO0A Petitioners, inhabitants Of the towns Of
tryeburg Denmark, Lowell, Sweden, Brown
neld, Porter aud hiram, and seleetmen thereof.
who petition on the part of the inhabitants e laid
towns 20 the county Of Oxford, believing thzt An
organization of the Courts of Judirasure, which
may be moi conducive to the common good, will
be couldered by he LegiAature as primary obje q
of aieaton, respectfully reprsfent that in re al or
TO that organization, the citizens of the abovenamed
towns futicr great injury from he cigcumilanSes
and in the manner a. before ftated.
|. IL required by law Of this Commonwealth
that the ieverai ieili,ns Of the Circui Court of
Common Pleas within and for the county of OK
ford, fhali be holden il the town of Paris, wi;hIn
fad county, the average ditanee OF which from the
aforementioned towns is at leaf IS o,ies From
the bad tate Of the roads, evil neceilarily ezia
ing in recently ietssd country, aud from the
equaaiy Of the iurfaee Of land over which they
pals, the difficulty Of communication with rhe
>ihire town Is alto greatly enhaaced, 70 much 10
indeed that II may be tsuy iirmed, tina, Jour.
ney of twice the d'stance might be performed, with
ieis expeuce Of line and trouble many other
parts OF The itate If The occaions for iuferiup
MS Inconvenience were rare IL WOuiQ have been
meet VII nout murmn,ns, aud the Leg,ila,ure woa,a
nos have been troubled on this iu iect bu. the
concerns III buines OF the ci'szegs OF the ABOVE
mentioned towns are exienhve then popul alton 70
compas Atve.y conhdefaole and their fats in the
Court aie proporsion.by numerous L. therefore
reiuls thai tie oil. of cot, from their lumoets
and masuuIde from m3It oppreihge sgs egA,e OF
unSe.eiiAFy expenee Cheat however, as "a inis
expence, wou.a De neceiiary cha. IT fhould be
more 70. to tur4'ih recompenoe IN cafes where
there IS ActuA, rave
Aso.aer evn se.u.rins from the undue dIftaace
VI the Iii fDwn, Ala Que wncn II Is he,ieved viii
be coGiiaeIed by the i-esnsSure as peculiarly
Canning 'ie attention. Is the neceihiy oil depending
IN mott iesas Ell cAuies trlej Tad Court on tel
.imony ID The fosrn of oeponions. Ii is provided
by law that when witnei. ihail live more than
thirty mnies from the place of srial, his depoiiton
10 be uled IN any civil cauie 10 which he ,eis.fe.
may be taken by e',her party, aud il the aaverle
party and his attorney i've more than twenty mics
from The place OF caption, the deooli,ion may be
taken eSpa Il reiult' thai This fpec,es of evid enee
than winch, none 10 more uncers ain, equvoea ane
dangerous Ia pr,nc'i ally reiorted TO- the tAcredneis
OF eatbs l. ,rifed with, the advantage OF coaf on
ing w,.nees IS loft, and great prejudice frequent
ly ~ done 10 che riga,s OF the c,tizeas.
Under the preiiure Of ihe!e evils. and Other con.
eomant ,nconven'eaces, your petitioners refPeci
fully iolic,t the Leg Aaure TO provide by law, a.
remedy therefor, that at Que OF The terms, the
Novembst Germ. il At ihAIl be bought proper. the
Circuit Court Of Common Pleas in the county Of
Oxford. iuffeae IF beng holden in the town of
PARA, may be holden in the town of Fryeburg in
the fame ccuniy-By thar meaIure. the difficulties
above detcr.bed viii be removed and fai.faetiou
be given to All, It rs unde.tood, without excep,lun
Ia that town, parties now diltant from the Court
can conveniently meet, aud be well accommodated
lit 10 the place Of rehdenee of the only Judge OF
the iad Court within the county and vt ,ne sheriff
of the fame and Is ~ centrA. convenience viii
acmit--these is alto in laid town iuuaD,e build
lag which may be appropriated as a Court Houle--
ON he whole ia htualion Il iuch 10 reudec Il
altogether adapted 10 an.wer the propo,ed objv9s
Your petitioners confider II unneeeizry 10 Gle.
any facts and arguments ia confirmation Of The
above ltasemsns, the .Euih Of which mutt be know
to many OF your body, aud RESPECTFULLY iubm,t
their approximation 10 the difpoiai OF your wildom
and parriotltm.
Cyrus Ingalis I Ssise7~ss
Joihua ames Dsa~~'A
Robert Page, Ssl''ams. IF
Henry Y. Is, Ofeood F,ysb.,g
Stephen Heae, ! Selseimen Of
Cy.us Eaitman, LsssM
Timothy Gibion, , ss.se7ssss IF
David G'bion. B'sw.fsls
Peleg wasfworsh I sslssmss Of
ihoma' spring, H"s~.
James Coffin, I Ssise'~s. Of
David Moul,on,S Porter
Comropweal,n of MaH,chu(ette