Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1855-05-04

final Judgment given shall certify or enter uron
that the delay and continuance connuances after such
second term proper nd necessary the due admins
raon Of law and justice In that case nd In apy ca,e
which has been entered the trial docket Aforesaid no
issue shall be joined and actual trial any had
and judgment be rendered for the plaintiff defendant shall
be liable r treble costs unless the Judge presiding
sha certify or enter upon record that the defendant
reasonable grounds for filing his said and dec
araton and that the not filed mere pur
pose OF delay In civil suit law and con-
tnued the dockets the Supreme Juiical Cont "a,
zach county, respectively, when this shall take effect
shall not have been entered in the law within the dis
rict BY the party whose duty entered the
same, such snt be the rs two DAYS of
the next succeeding Law term in said district. And in all
cases In which party, whose duty shall enter any
civil action In the law court ofay State shall
fall to enter the within the first days Of the term
when may or should be entered the opposite party nav
hereaferwards during the same term, enter complaint
briefly setting forth the facts and the court being salts
fed Of the truth of complaint shall order Judgment In
be rendered in favor Of such complainant the proceed
ing term, in the county where such shall pending
And II the case shah be an demurrer N mo r,ar,,in
or on cepons the complainant shall treble costs
from the time such demurrer exceptions flied.
Seer Al acts or parts Of acts relating to the time
place for holding the terms Of said court by less than
majority Of said court and all parts Of acts ncop
stent with this act hereby repealed and repeal
shall not revive any former
sgcr g. This shall effect from and after the thr
tieth day Of April next.
IApproved March IS, 1851
An Act 10 incorpo and endow Maine State Agri-
cultural society, and fully prcsr riding the powor
and duties OF Agricultural and Horticultural Societies
Be eaacted by ne Senate House of Representatives
Legislature assembled, As foilows
srcuoS J. $. l.. Goodale, Thomas Mabry, Darius
Forbes, T. q; Buxton, Elijah Darrell, samuel +. Dyke,
Ezekiel Holmes, Ephram Maxim, b. +. Buxton, Nathan
Foster. Oliver Could b. F. Eastman, James c. Waugh,
:. W Coburn, William Folsom, WIN. G. Clark, Horace
Mckenney, 1owe Marsion. VIM r. Herscy, John Allen,
VIM D. Dana, Wingate Carr, D. 4. Fairbanks, their as
sociaes successors and assigns be- and they hereby
created corporation by the name Of tho Maine state Az
rcultura Society with power by that
sued use common seal, make by laws for the
ment OF their aHtrs not repugnant TO the laws Of
lutt 10 nd nFiyi
eyes incident To similar corporations.
SIC. The ineororators named in this act are here
by 'onstiiued an executive committee Of said and
sha hold their offices until the third Wedne Of
AIRY next. Mcssrs. Goodac, Holmes Coburb shall he
committee 10 call the first meeting II this society," by
giving suitable notice in Of the Portland
augusta and Bangor papers, which meeting shall be with
in three weeks from the passage Of this act.
Src Al the first meeting of this society and az each
annual meeting, on the third "Wednesday of January
thereafter the said committee shall by the choice
al president secretary, treasurer aud such other officers
a may be deemed necessary and members shall
constitute quorum for The Transaction Of business
SEC 4. Said society may and hold property real
and personal To an amount, the annual income Of which
shall not exceed two thousand dollars to be applied
olusively the Advancement OF Agriculture Horticulture
and the Arts connected Herewith And the Of
said society shall give suitable bonds fur the safe keeping
of said property and for the faithful discharge of his d
ties.
SEC 5. There shall be paid from the Treasury OF tho
State each year during the five year. the pas
Of this ACT, many dellas be raj ed
Society by assessment on the member. thereof other
aud the Governor and Council presentation Of cer,ih
cate signed by the Treasurer of said socey counter
signed by the President thereof stating
money and actually received as The property
and for the benefit ef said society," shall draw their war
ant for like amount above specified.
sEc 6. The moneys received from the State shall be
paid in premiums tor The the vnrou.
partments of Agriculture Horticulture and the Arts con
pectcd herewith and fun and statements such
expenditure, together with the reports
m'ttces, and the statements Of the competitor,
shall be annually transmitted To the Legislature through
the Secretary of the Soeiety.
src The several Presidents of the County Agricul
tiral Societies who members of State society,
shall he esofcio vice presidents thereof and
tive committees shall have a general supervision Of the
affairs and d"nc- of the said State Society recon-
mend from time 10 time such regulations as they may deem
expcdient Tor the rthcrance and of
several objects, and IN investigate all such subjects rea
ung to Improvement IN agriculture and horticulture in
this state, they think proper and report
legislature through their secretary, before third
"Wednesday Of January, annually
SIC. s. The executive c,,lliDee shall meet at the
State House IN Augusta the third Wednesday of Janu
yearly and they hereby empowered annually
elect suitable person secretary the State
ciety, and To prescribe ard determine his duos and in
Of vacancy by the Governor with
advice OF his council be and hereby empowered fill
the vacancy. And all reports and returns required
by law ,n he made bg the several aercnuyal and hnr
cultural societies shall be made and returned
ary OF this society the Governor and Council shall deter
n'ne has compensation which compensation shall not
exceed eight hundred dollars per annum.
Stc. D. Tho executive committee of his society
hereby established tn consist Of member from each of
the Incorporated agricultural and horticultural societies
this state sad members shalt hold their offices Tor
year frun the ihrd "Wednesday Of January year
And said societies shall elect aid members by ballot,
their annual meetings for the 81 ole officers
they slali receive certificate signed by the
president and ut such hail
paid eight cents per mule mileage, Of tho fund.
the state soeety other compensation, if any shall he
pad by the several societies sending them and they shall
in all he members OF both the state society and The
society sending them
SEC. TO- The Of State erehy authorized and
directed To pay 10 The treasurer of agricultural
nr horticultural society, whenever such snail
apply for the same conformity with The conditions
matter specified, equal 10 thar raised and actually
received as the property and for the benefit
~, within the next preceding year, and exceeding
where there three such societies county,
hundred and hty dollar each Of them where there
are two, and only two, two hundred dollars
Them and when there is only sneh society county
three hundred dollars.
Src. H. None Of the Aforesaid payments shall he made
TIL the treasurer OF such society shah ME the
n certificate. pa