The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1820-07-18
AN ACT to establish Courts Of Scs.
sions.
I1R ii fancfed bu The SENATE and House

AN ACI to establish courts OF ScS.
sions.
DBn snaeted By Tie Senate and House
ID Of Representatives. IN Leg,siaipre as.
sgn,bied, That there shall be Couf, of Sessions
in the several counties within ihis State, to con-
slst of one Chief Justice and not exceeding four
nor less than two Associate Justices at the dis-
erection ofthe Governor and Council, a majority
of whom appointed for any county may consti-
tute a quorum for Doing business 10 be appoint
ed and commissioned ,y tile Governor with ad-
vice aud consent of Council, as soou as conveai.
ENTITY may be, who are hereby vested with all
powers relative TO tee erection and repair Of
goals, and other county buildings, the allowance
and settlement Of county accounts, the estim ate,
apportionment and issuing warrants, for assess
ing county taxes, granting licences, laying out,
| altering and disseminating highways. appointing
Committees and ordering Juries for that purpose,
as well as ali other duties apperia,ning to a
Court OF Sessions.
SEC. 2. BE ii further enaetsd, That the
Courts of Sessions shall be holden within and for
the several counties in this State, at the tnes
| and places following, to wit; within and for the
county Of York, at York, on the Tuesday next
preceding the third Monday Of April. and at Al
fred on the Tuesday next preceding the second
Monday in September; within aud for the coun-
ty Of Oxford, at Paris or the third Tuesday Of
une and fir.t Tuesday Of October within and
for the county Of Cumberland, 1T Portland. on
the fourth Tuesday ia March, And on the second
Tuesday IN September within aad for the coun-
ty Of Ksnnebec. at Augusta, on the last Tuesday
ia April, and on the first Tuesday in August i;
within and for the county Of Somerset, at Nor
sidgswock, ON the second Tuesday in Marcn,
aud the second Tuesday in September !;
within and for the county Of Lincoln, at Wiscas-
set, on the Thursday succeeding the fourth Nom
day in April at Warren, on the Thursday sue.
| ceedng the second Monday in January at
Topsham, on the Thursday, succeeding the
fourth Monday in August within and fos the
| county of Hancock, at Castine. on the Thursday
next succeeding the third Tuesday of March,
| and on the Thursday next succeeding the third
Tuesday OF November within and for the eoun-
" Of Washington at Nachias, on the first Tues
day IN March, and on the 6rst Tuesday in Sem
TENDER within aud Tor the county Of Penobscot,
at Bangor. on the frat Tuesday Of March, and on
the first Iuesday of September.
SEC. 8. BE a further enacted. That all matters,
taken for, returnsbls TO, or are now pending in
The several Courts IL Sessions, shall be rsturns-
Bile to, have day, be proceeded in, and determine
ed by The resps Give Courts of Sessions, within
and for the san,s counties, at The term thereof
next TO be holden as by this Act provided. And
the Clerks offhe Circuit Court of Common Pleas,
within the several counties shall be Clerks ofths
Court Of Sessions.
SIC. 4. BE II further enaes,d, That The JUS
tices Of the Court Of Sessions, shall receive for
their services three dollars for each day, during
their attendance 10 said Court, and one dollar
for every ten miles travel, to be paid out Of the
county Treasury.
SEC. s. BE ii further enacted, That whsnsv.
er il shall happen, that there 10 not majority Of
said Justices, assembled at the time fos holding
the said Court, any one or more Of said Justices,
shall have power to adjourn said Court, until .
0soruu snail be assembled.
SEC. 6 Be 1t further snseisd, That all acts
heretofore made respecting Courts Of Sessions,
and which are inconsistent with the provisions Of
this act, he, and the same are hereby repealed.
Juns ~, is20-ArPros.t;
WILLIAM KING.