The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1819-06-29
THUR SHIRLEY, CORNER OF COURT AND MDDLE-srREEIs

ed State; excepting only, that the said Presiden
shall not have the power to remove from Office any
officer who may be daily quaiifeG, aud executing
the duties Of his Office according 10 the intent and
meaning Of this act.
And IN order tlat there may I've no failure OF JUS
tee, and that danger may 10 the peopte ot
tte said district Of siaine after the fteeuth dag
March next, and before the new government VI the
said STATE shall be fully organized, therefor.
Sec. &. Be at fbIfheT tnacied, Iha, all the laws
which shall be IL force within said District OF Name
upon the said fifteenth day q March next, shall still
remain, and be III force, within the said proposed
State, nhul altered rept alrd by tic government
thereof, such parts only excepted ina1 be iicon-
sIstent with the situation and condition OF Sad heW
State, repugnant "a the constitution thtItoI.--
Aud all officers, who shall The said Eieehlh day
OF March next hold commissions, " eAerCIse any
authority within the sad Distinct ot Maine, uHdtr
the Commonwealth OF Massachusetts, OF by virtue
Of the laws thereof, excepting, only the Governor,
Lieutenant Governor and Council, the MsubeFs VI
the Legislature and tue jdslices ot the Supreme
Judicial Court OF the said Commonwealth Ut Mas
sachusets, shall continue 10 have, hold, use, tAei-
else and annoy all the powers and authority to them
respectively granted or committed, Until other per-
sons be appointed IN then stead, until their res
pectVe Offices shall be annulled BY the government
OF the said proposed State. And all Courts Of Law
ing only the Supreme Judicial Court, shall proceed
to hear and determine all causes matters and things
which are or may be commenced or depending 6e-
fore them respectively upon the fifteenth day oil
March next, or at any time afterwards, and before
the government of the said proposed State shall IS
tablish new Courts within the same, and shall con-
tnue rom and after the said fifteenth day " March
next, to exercise the like power and authority, and
IN IKE manner as they now by law may do, Uhtii
,l-lI fh.rr
stead.
Sec. z. Be ii further enacted, That all actions,
suits, and Causes, civil AMI criminal, aud All nIat
tiers and things whatsoever that shall en- the said
htteenth day Of March heat, he ia any manner de-
pending III the Supreme Judicial Court Of ihe SAID
Commonwealth OF Massachusetts, then last holden
within any county in the said District OF Maine,
and all wrts, recognzances, and other processes
whatsoever, that may be then retuInabie 10 the sd
Supreme Judicial Court, shall be respectively trans
ferred, and returned TO, have day IL, and be heard,
tired, aud determined IN the highest Court OF Law
that shall be established ia the said uew Sta.e, BY
the government thereof and at the first term 81
such Court, that shall be held within tie county III
winch such action, writ, process, or other matter
or thing, may be SO pending or returnable And IN
all cases OF appeals from any Circuit Court OF Com
mon Pleas or Probate, or other Court, which shall
be made after the said fifteenth day OF March next,
" any dStiou, Causts OF SUIT WHATSOEVER, anu WHICH
would by law be made TO the said Supreme Judi
cIal court thereof IT shall be sufficient for the APP
pehant to claim an appeal, without naming or de-
signahng the Court appealed to and such appeal
snah be entered at the Supreme Superior Judi
clai Court, highest Court OF Law, to be establish
:" by the government OF the said new State which
shall first thereafter be held within or for the coun-
~ III which such action, cause, suit may be
pending, and shall then he heard, tried and deter
mined according to law.
Pros1ded hot0ecer, That nothing contained in
tins section shall be understood construed to con-
troll IN any degree, the right Of the people Of the
SAID new State, or the government thereof, 10
tabllsh Judicial Courts, IN such manner, and with
such authority as they shall see fit nor TO prevent
the saIc people or their government from max ing
any other provisions, pursuant TO their Constitution
and not repugnant 10 the terms and conditions
above set forth, respecting all the said actions suits,
processes, matters and things herein above men-
toneG, as they shall think most proper, to prevent
the dlscontnuance thereof, aN4 10 avoid any deisy
or failure of justice.