Eastern times., 1852-04-22

by exceptions or report to the law term OF salo
court for their decision, by whom the aecree
may be affirmed, or reversed in whole or IN part
or new hearing granted, or such otner order
or decree made in the premises, as the law
shall require.
Sect. is. The court for the trial of Jury
causes. and for such other matters as are by
law cognizable by one justice thereof, shall
hereafter be held in every year in the times and
places, as follows:
In and for the County of York, at Alfred, on
the first Tuesdays of January, April and Sep
tember.
In and for the county of Cumberland, at
Portland, on the third Tuesdays of January and
April, and second Tuesday of October, for the
transaction only Of the civil business of said
court
In and for the county of Oxford, at Paris, on
the second Tuesdays of March, August and
November.
In and for the county of Franklin, at Farm
ington, on the third Tuesdays of January,
April, and October.
In and for the county Of Somerset, on the
first Tuesdays of January, April, and October,
at Norridgewock.
In and for the county of Kennebec, at Au-
gusta, on the fourth Tuesday of January, the
third Tuesday of April, and the fourth Tuesday
of October, for the transaction only of the civil
business of said court.
In and for the county of Lincoln, at Wiscas-
set on the fourth Tuesday of January, on the
first Tuesday of May, and on the first Tuesday
of October. for the transaction only of the civil
business of said court.
In and for the county of Waldo, at Belfast
on the first Tuesdays of January, May, and Oc-
tober.
In and for the county of Penobscot, at Ban
gor, on the first Tuesdays Of January, April
and October, for the transaction only of the
civil business of said court.
In and for the county of Washington, at
Machias, on the first Tuesdays of January
April, and October.
In and for the county of Hancock, at Ellis
worth, on the fourth Tuesdays of January,
April and October.
In and for the county of Aroostook, at Houl-
ton, on the second Tuesday of March, and
third Tuesday of September
In and for the county of Piscataquis at Do
yer on the last Tuesday of February, and the
second Tuesday of September.
SECT. l6 The court for the transaction of
all the criminal business thereof, shall be hold
en- in the several counties by one justice, in the
times and places as follows:
In and for the county of Cumberland, at
Portland on the first Tuesday of March, on
the last Tuesday of July, and on the last Tues
day of November.
In and for the county of Kennebec, at Au-
gusta, on the first Tuesdays of March, August
and December.
In and for the county of Lincoln, at Wiscas-
set, on the first Tuesday of March, on the Sec
ond Tuesday of August, and last Tuesday of
November.
In and for the county of Penobscot, at Ban
gor, on the last Tuesday of Februry. the first
Tuesday of June, and the last Tuesday of No
vember.
The civil business of said court in the sever
al counties of Cumberland, Kennebec, Lincoln.
and Penobscot, shall be transacted at the three
annual terms as provided in section fifteenth of
this act, and the criminal business thereof shall
be transacted exclusively at the three annual
terms established for the transaction of crimi-
nal business and all continuances of civil or
criminal cases, shall, without any special order
therefor, be had to the next term of the said
court to be held for the transaction of business
of the same description.
SECT II. The grand Jurors who shall be re-
turned to serve at the supreme judicial court,
shall serve at every term thereof throughout
the year, except that the grand jurors in those
counties where there terms for the trial of
criminal causes shall be required only to serve
throughout the year at the terms established
by law for the transaction of criminal business.
SECT. Is. Venires for grand jurors shall be
issued forty days at least before the second
Monday of september, annually.
SECT. 10. The clerks of the several courts
shall in due season before every term holden
for the trial of causes by jury in their re-
spective counties, or at such other times as the
court shall order, issue wrlts of venire facias
for jurors, and shall therein require the atten-
dance of jurors on the first day of the term, or
on such day as the court shall order.
SECT. 20. When capital trial is to be had
in any county, it shall not be necessary that
more than three justices shall be present, to
whose rulings or decisions in matter of law ex-
ceptions may be taken.
SECT. 81. In all cases specified in section
eighth of this act, the parties may, if they have
so agreed and entered such agreement on the
docket, transmit to the court in vacation. their
respective arguments in writing, and it shall be
lawful for the court to pronounce their deci-
sion at any term in any county, and judgment
may be entered in such action in the county
where the case is pending, by special order of
court, as of the pr, ceding term.
SECT %. The purpose of this act being to
repeal the act establishing the district courts,
and all acts additional thereto, and to transfer
to and confer upon the supreme judicial court,
all the powers and jurisdiction of said district
court, this act shall, in all respects, be so con-
strued as may best effectuate that purpose.
SECT. 23 All writs, exceptions, bills in
equity, ibes, recognizances, appeals, and
all processes whatsoever, returnable to, or
which by law should have been entered at
tho next term of the Supreme judicial
court as established by law, before the passage
of this act, shall be returnable to and entered
on the docket of said supreme judicial court at
the term for the trial of jury causes holden
next after the time in which, if this act had
not been passed, they would have been entered
and shall have day therein, but in those coun.
ties in which there separate terms for the
transaction of civil and criminal business. the
entries shall be made on the docket of the court
held for the transaction of business of the same
description.
SECT "a. All appeals from any judgment of
the district court for the county of Aroostook.
and all causes removed in any mode whatsoey-
er from the county of Aroostook, and which
but for this act would have been entered a, the
next term of the supreme judicial court held
in the county of Washington as established by
law before the passage of this act, shall be en-
tered on the docket of the supreme judicial
court to be holden in and for the county Of
Aroostook, next after the passage of this act,
and shall have day therein and all actions or
suits, civil or criminal, removed by appeal or
exceptions, or any other mode whatsoever from
the county of Aroostook, and now pending in
the county of w Washington, shall be removed to
the county of Aroostook and entered at the
term of the supreme judicial court to be holden
as aforesaid, in and for said county of Aroos-
took, on the docket of the same, and shall
have day therein.
SECT. 25. In appointing Justices and in fill
dng all vacancies which may occur, the ap-
pointments shall be so made that at least two
justices shall reside in each judicial district
that the several judges of the said supreme