Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1815-10-04

Iy fhe hon. Senate and fhe hon. House Of
Rehresentafves, Of me Commonwealth OF
Nassochuseffs, in General Courf assem
bed, June 1916
THE undersigned, ah abi.antsof the norshet-
ly par of the county OF Haacck, beg leave
most re cfully to represen -ThA his coun-
~ is sixty miles in wild h md aboul TWO hundred
in length con aining 1900 square miles, which
il double the extent Of territory OF the whole OF
Massachusetts Proper. Cas,ine, 10 sousheriy
shire towa is 81 ussed on peninsula, quite al
the southern extrt msy OF the county; and ~ this
town are kept the Judge andkegIstes OF Psobstes
Offices, and all The Judicial Rec rds-The Sher-
if also resides vt still more remote Par Oh he
county sixty miles from some OF his Depusies,
aud more than one hundred from the most nor
theriy settlements in the county. The Justices
Of The Court OF Sessions too, all excep' one, re-
side near the sea shore, at great distance frem
US, snd are conse quenily unsc quainsed v g. our
interests relstiIg TO roads snc although W. s'e
in great need OF Coal in central place., and
have repeatedly peiitioned the Govt OF Sessi5ns
nprosde one. yet we have no goal except Of
Casiine, and FFsoners sse sometimes committed
there from distance a 80 miles e. hardship
too grievous 10 be borne by the officer or p ison
er, ma too expensive 10 be psnen,ly snbiniied
to by the credor.) Your petitioners would fur
Their observe, tina, .hhough we are much bene-
E.ted by the late law m king new district for
r. g,stry vi Deeds, SET tbs evils we conn., famed
OF are 4 in part removed. We are sui sub.
iccs 10 he dragged 10 Casune as Jurors, and csD
no, always svoid attending there as suisors: -
Nesare also obliged to 80 there 10 the Cielk
Off :, 10 the Col, and 10 DO most OF our Pro
bate business.
.Ana II Il be suggested that we are situated
Ike many other eoua iess which have more than
one shire 70 wn,,he Teps Is obvious md We trust,
satisfactory, No o. her county IA this Common
wealth has SO widely extended settlements md
we defy any person TO POM Gu single instsace
Ia which so large tract OF settled country has
81 ng submif ed 10 Inconvenience hke those
W. com an Of. According 20 The census u 1910
the 4 was and pIxntstons It this part II the
eouasy contained s027 lnhab,-n ; anG irom
nasur Al increase, and The geat namber OF ismi
lies which have emigra ed mo he township
norsh Ct he Is aldo palene since 1910, W. tre-
sume The same towns ana plsnts i.ns now ecn-
ts,a Attest 10000 inhabitants, while the cour'
Of Washing on, according TO the same census,
contained only 1870.
Your petl,iousss nave heretofore often al Piled
10 he Leg,sature for relief, but have IS ot.en
ben defe..ed IN our object Cy he i've aud inr
Resi0us opposition of few Interested Indisidn
as holding coua Offices, who have I'd, tas
the prayer of tbs petitioners did no. compolt
WITH the WisDes 0t Tue IcoFiC ~ iaFbSs Ia I'll
II NTH those of ambiicus men, Should suea
suggestions again be inside, we uus the NUMBER
Of names to this and her petitions for he same
object will sufficiently show how little weighs
th, y are ensisled 10.
Your petit, oners there fore5 pray your honorable
body relieve Us from the incons esiences above
enumerated, by Incorporating all tha part OF ,he
oouasy of Hancock which Cow constitutes the
nor nelly Registry OF Deeds District inio a
couniy--And as IN duy bound will ever pray.
THOMAS A. HILL, aud others
Commonwealth IF Massachusetts,.
Ia SENATE, June S. 1915
ON he Petition aforesaid Ordered, That he
Pei oners cause an at,ested coy Of their pe,l-
tion, with this order thereon, 90 be published IN
che Portland Csz~tte and Eastern Argus, printed
in Portland ,thfee weeks succe ssivel,. the las,
publication be lhsty days, al least, before the
second Tuesday of he nexs session OF the pres
emf General couf., that I'll pc. Sons interested.
may appear and shew cause, (if .ny they hsve)
why HE prayer of said pc lion should not ot
granted
Sent down for concurrence.
JOHN PHILLIPS, Pesident.
n fke Roxse Of representatives., Jane S. 1875
Read anu e4ncu.rsa.
TIMOTHY 5IGELOW, Speaker.
4 true coqy--A &
). F. MccLAAhY. cerk q che Senate
Sent -