Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1817-02-12

n SnGeEeI ~ fDe offssAAs "'1o
oee' L ID Hoaje If Representatives. IN
General Learf aGcmbed,dnd By tbe authority
effbe fsne, That from and AFTER the pail
ing Of this Act. any one or more OF the
iaaices of The Supreme Judicial Court.
who NAV &, at The feveral rif pritD terms
Of the faid Court, in the several Coun.
ties of this Commonwealth, where the
faid niE srias terms are or fhall hereafter
be holden, to hear and determine cafes
az common Law, fhall 'alfo ct as Court
Of Chancery. and fhall have power and
authority TO hear ard determine all mat
tiers of equity, of what nature. kind and
quality foever and all controvcrfcs,dli
pures and differences betwixt co eseeu-
tors, and other matters, proper and cog
nizable for faid Court. and not relleva-
bic AZ common Law. which fhall be
brought before the fame Court, accord
ing TO the courfe of proceedings inCourrs
Of Chancery, and not otherwile - and to
order fubpGnas, attachments and other
proceiies, and TO make DEGREES interlocu
tory and dehuitive, and TO order execu
ton thereon And writs and proceiles
fhal be ferved and returned in The lame
manner as original procenes in the SUI
preme Judicial Court arc now ferved and
returned.
sec. a. BE il further enacted. That the
Joeices of the Supreme Judicial Court
fl.all have power TO appoint fome iuitable
perfon in each county in this Common
wealth. being a jufice of the Peace, TO
take recogoizances, affidavits ADD dePoh
tions, and TO make reports on all iublects,
matters and things, which ihasl be by the
faid Iuitices, fitting as a Court of Chan
Gerry as aforefaid, referred to them
Sec q Beif fwfbv enacted, That it
ihall and may be lawful Tor any perlon
who may be aggrieved by any judgment,
fenience. decree or order OF laid Court
holden by one Juifice as aforefaid, to ap-
peal iherefrom 10 ths Jaitices of the Su.
preme Judicial Court. who lhall fit at the
law term next O be holden tor the fame
county, and The Jul'ices of the Supreme
Judicial Court, or any three OF them, tit
ting at the law term Ia the feveral cnun.
lies when and where the fame are now
or fhall hereafter Be holden, ihall have
power 10 call on the Jultice making fuch
judgement, fentcnce, decree or order, 20
afIisl the reafon or reafons Tor the fame,
anu inc fame ihall be aligned according
ly; add the faid Supreme Judicial Court,
Gtsing as aforefaid, lhall thereon examine,
hear aud finally determine fuch appeal,
and all matters concerning the fane and
affirm, rcverlc or sl:er fueh judgement,
ientence, decree or order, or any part
therecf,as equity and juttiee fhaIl require,
and fuch other proceedings fhal thereon
be had as may be necefiary 10 carry their
determination fully into effect. Proyid-
cd nevertheless, that no appeal fhall be
made until defini,ive decree has been
pronounced, and unlsls the reafons of the
iaid appeal fhall be fet down in writing,
and the faid appeal be made within tween.
tv days after the de6nitive decree has been
pronounced and provided the party ap
pealing fhall recognize with fufiicient
iureties to profecuse his appeal, and to
pay The adveris party all colts thereof, if
iuch judgement, fen,ence, decree or or
der be nor reverted or altered.
Sec. a. Be IL frfb<r enacted, That If
any matter or matters OF facts fhall be
diipused or denied by either party. the
faid Jultice or Jultiees, fitting as Court
of equity, ih,ll by the requef of either
party. drect ar iiiue or ifues to be tram.
ed thereon, and tried by jury at large.
Sec. 8. Be II furfber enacted, That
nothing IN this act contained. thall in any
way affect any deed, contract, writing, or
agreement her. Eoforc made, or any mat
ter OF thing done or traofacted before
the paiIing of this act. nor render any
psrfon accountable or liable IN iach cafe,
in any other way or manner than fueh
perfon would have been accountable or
liable if this act had not been r&fied.
In Senate. Dec. 10, 1916, Read and
ordered, fhAt sh- further confederation of
this bin b. referred TO the hrf i.llion Of
the next general Court, and tat The
fAne be printed in all the newspapers in
which the Laws of the Commonwealth
&C printed
Scnf down for concurrence.
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