Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1816-02-27

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SEc.1. BIZ Il enacted by ,he Sena,e ana H,use Q;
Req, eSenatves IN Gene, IL Coayt assenloea and D.
the aas1o,lty Of the same mat 81 ,etsons VIII
knowing by ard des,guediy, By false pc, eDoe Oh
pretenccs shall ,b.am florn sny person or per
sons, money, good-, wares, me- cband &c, OF
other things, w,th m EN-, 20 cbea ~ detrsud sny
person person, OF the same, stat, on consic
hoo thereof ostore The Jus.ices OF he Sugrs me
Judicial Couy or he Municipal Court OF the
Town of Boston, be sentenced TO pay hae to
the u,e OF the commemorative, not iese than
forty dollars, and no. exceeding four hundi ed
dollars, or be sentenced TO be confiaed 20 la q
,.boi. for a t,rra nol exceeding seven Yeas, al
the discretion oil the Courts respectively, before
whom such conviction shall be had.
SEC. 2. Beit further enacea, That The Su
preme JuGiciai Courl, ana ne Municipal Court
of he eva OF Rosan, sh.ii nave exclusive ju-
rlsdic ION Of oil gIoss 4 @uds or chea $. 81 CON-
mon law. and siy PEI son who sh n, before ei-
her OF said Courts, be convic I'd Il sny sue b
fraud or cheat, shall be sentenced by .he sad
Cour,s respectively, 10 receive such punishment
is prov led la and by TIC frs, secllon st his
February Is, l8l6.-Approved by The Governor.
Coy eXsminsd by
A BRADFORD, see'y Of Commonwealth
On the petitions OF suadiy owns and lndi
yiduals in the Disuiet OF Maine, praying
ior separation oil that Dlsuic. from the
other parts oil the State
RESOLVED.
4 HAT il shall ~ he da,) OF the Selectrrlen
i Of the several Towas md usage. and OF
assessors OF The several plantations within tux
District OF Maine, 10 issue then w.rsans,
quifing the inaabn ants OF sad tUWas, uist. cts
and pi@ntstins. respectively, wlc a. qas.theo
u ,otc IN lie choice 81. SrnatSrs % the Gene
Jour, 10 assemble on SioDda., the 2Oth day o.
May next. and give IN Their written votes Or
Tao following QUESTION. 10 wi, :-'obsii be l. e.
Is sture De ,equ-s,ed .og.se ns.consent 70 lie
sc. aration eft ihe Disttict VI lame Il on. Msssa-
ehnset,s oper, and TO the etec ION ot SAID Dis.
tficl tito . separate Stale lo--And IT shall le
the dul, Of SAID Seiec men and Assessors 10 re.
eene aud certify The whole number OF votes CIV
en- IN al said meetings, sesp.cuycly, oy he yo-
tees qus,lEsd AZ ~io.sssiu for sno sgs,as, sui.
sofsi alton, together With the whole humble. OF
qus.ihed voters Iii such town, dis1.ct or ~ nta-
s,on And II shall riso be he duy Of said Sc
ec men and Assessors, respectively, IN sid
meetings, t. make public deciai atom OF the num-
Der Of votes given IN as sforesaid and 10 attic 81
seal up and t,ansmit cef,ifica es OF the same.
= the sectetsry's office, OF before the second
" ednesoiay OF The FIRST session OF he next Can
e'ai Cour,, And The Secretary Is hereby dlee
ed 70 forward, as soon may be, copy q
tn reside 10 ~ selecs men OF the severs! owns
si'd stiiets, =, d lie Assesses of the sevei 81
tiisn,st.ons, III the said Dis'yit q. NJ inc.
In senate, February 6. l5l6--itetd and &C.
cep;ed,
JOHN PHILLIPS. Residcr',
House OF Rep SEN suses, February Oh, ie.o
Read and corcurf.d,
TIMOTHY BICELOW, Speaker.
Feb uary l0.b. 1916 "A proved
CALEB ) RONG.
True copy Examined w
ALDEN BRADFORD Seeye,a,y If
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