The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1821-04-24

"a tie gear Of our Lord one thousand sight bundled
and frsafy-oHe.
AN ACT Tor tie limitation of Actions Real
and Personal, and OF Wnts OF Error.
g. DE II enacted by The Senate and
- House Of Representatives. IA Legs
ialur assembled, That after the fifteenth day OF
March, which will be IN the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and twenty five, no
person shall sue ~ maintain any writ of right, or
make any prescription, title or claim, H. any
lands, tener ents hereditaments, or 10 any
rents, annuiIies, or portions issuing therefrom,
upon the possession, seizen Of his or their an
cesior o. predecessor, beyond the term Of thirty
years, next before tie test Of the same writ.
SEeT. 9. Be AZ further enacted, That after the
fifteenth day Of March which will be in the year
Of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
twenty-five, no person shah sue, have or maia-
tain aUv writ o. entry, upon disseizen done 10 any
of his ancestors or predecessors, or any action
possessory, upont possession Of any ofhis ances
tors, or predecessors, for any lands, tenements
Embellishments, unless the ancestor or predeces
sor, under whom the demandants shall claim,
shall have been seized or possessed of the lands.
tenements or heredIsments demanded, within
twenty five years next before the test of the same
writ or bringing such action.
SECT. 3. BE al further enacted, That after the
fifteenth day Of March, which will be in the year
of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
twenty five, no person or body cooperate or poll
tic, shall sue for, have or maintain any action for
any lands, tenements or hereditaments, upon his
or their own seizen or possession above twenty
years next before the test OF the same writ.
SECT. 4. Be IL further enacted, That all writs
Of formedon IN descender, formedon ia remainder.
tormedon in roverter, of any lands, tenements, or
hereditaments whatsoever, hereafter TO be sued,
eLolI H.,
years next after the title cause of action first
descended, and at no time after the said twenty
years. And no person, unless by judgment OF
law, shall al any time hereafter, make any entry
into any lands, tenements or hereditaments, but
within twenty years next after his right, or title
first descended or accrued TO the same and in de-
fault thereof, such person so not entering, and
his heirs, shall be utterly excluded and disabled
from making such entry thereunto PrOrldsd a.
aSays that when any person that Is or shall be
titled 10 any of the writs OF formedon aforesaid,
or 20 make any entry into lands, tenements o. he
reditaments, shall at the time the said right or
title first descended, accrued, or fell, be within
the age Of twenty-one years, feme covert, pon
compos, imprisoned or beyond seas, or without
the limits of the United States, that then such
person shall and may bring such suit make
such entry at any time within ten years after the
explration Of the said twenty years aforesaid and
not afterwards
SECT. g. BE IL further enacted, That if any
person shall make such entry into any lands.
tenements or hereditaments, which the tenant or
those under whom he claims, have had an actual
possession for the term of six years or more be
fore such entry, and withhold from such tenant
the possession thereof, such tenant shall have
right to recover Of him so entering, in an action
for money laid out and expended, the increased
value of the premises, by virtue OF the buildings
and improvements made by such tenant or those
under whom he claims; such right and value TO
be asceftained by the same principles as regulate
snch right and value under the act for the settle
ment Of certain equitable claims arising IN real
actions Prorided such entry SO made by the
proprietor or ov ner, shall have been made while
the tenant was in actual possession OF the premi-
ses and against his consent.
SECT. 8. Be AZ further endcied, That in any
writ or action which has been or may be hereaf-
ter brought for the recovery Of any lands, tene-
ments, or heredita ments, AZ shall not be necessa
" Cor limiting the demsndsnt and barring his
night Of recovery, that the premises defended
sha n have been surrounded by fences or rendered
inaccessible by other distractions, but It shall be
sufficient If the possession. occupancy and I'M
provement thereof by the defendant or those I'M
der whom he claims, shall have been open, motto
rious and exclusive COMFORTING with the ordinary
and occupancy Of those who have title thereunto,
or satisfactorily indicative Of such exercise OF
Ownership as is usual in the improvement OF a
farm by It's owner, and no part ithe premises de-
manded and defended shall be excluded from the
operation of the aforesaid limitation, because
such part may be wood land or without cultiVa-
ton.
SkcT. 2. Bed further enacted, That all actions
of trespass, quare clsusum fregit, all actions OF
tire spass detinue, trover or replevin TOR goods OF
cattle, all actions of account and upon the case,
other than such accounts as concern the trade OF
merchandise between merchant or merchant,
their factors or servants, all actions OF debt,
grounded upon any lending or contract, without
spe ty all actions Of debt for arrearsges Orient,
and a. actions ofsssault, menace, battery, woun-
ding and imprisonment, or any OF them, shall be
commenced and sued within the time and llmita
ton hereafter expressed and not AFTER that Is TO
say the said actions upon the case, other
than FOR SANDER, and the said actions OF &C
count and the said actions Of trespass, debt,
detinue and replevin fer goods or cattle, and the
said actions Of trespsss quare clsnsun fresit,
within six years next after the cause OF igeh se-