Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1856-05-23
An ae, TO establish n Municipal Court IN the city OF
Portland

shall be appointed commissioned AMI Pialhed III uo
ma nncr provided by the constitution "l th'' Hi''' .
80, lie sbaIl &c ept " here Interested, exercise u
ris,ctIon aver all such matters AMI things "ih" INC
connty of Cumberland justices at the peace MAJ ese'
c,.e and under similar restrictions AMI limitations anu
jurisdiction with justices 81 the peace an" p"
ann IN ~, tre,bc entry and detancf sad county
and exclusive jurisdiction where both parties Interested
OF the plan,n and person sued As tfusie" arc ao'
tants Of Portland
Ssot. T. lilo shalt not IN any case 'et as o"""''"' anu
attorney any court ,t,
s.cr L. Tho said court may take cofni,anr" Of simple
~ he tho property alleged To 10 stolen shall not
exceed in value dollars, and on r"n'irtnn award
.uc sentence a. by law provided Tor such offences and
have exclusive Jurisdiction nj all offences against The by
laws oil sad city and IN prosecutions %" snrh ny laws
tey need feC,tei IA tho complaint n"r the aiicg
tons therein DO particular than IN prosecutions On
public statute 800, .
s.ct 3 Tho proceedings may he had in the
a,c manner against perNns keeping houses OF I'll lame
TOT purposes u" ewdn".s 81 rtosut'oh o" complain"
a before Iustirc Of the peace
| S,cr d. ANY person may appeal irsm sentence on
rnent against him the then no,i term, Tor riv &"
rnm,nu b,-ncss as the may require, u the court
having jurisdiction wit IN SAID c"nty, ny 'ppn" ""
m the peace such appeal shall be taken aud
manner as tom sentence or jung
mcut al a Justice OF the pcacr ~
accounted Tor and PAD over, rs IN case ~ h"'o
,ried by justice oi I'll" peace.
Seer T. The court shall have jnrisdicion though tho
penalty demanded IN any action OF prosecutor" '''"o' !"
s,cip Thc municipal court shall he held On Monday
and Thursday Of each week, al nine OF ~" clock IN Tie
forenoon and civil process shall DO rc'"'"'b'o al any
other time 49, a.. $3.50, .,
| 10 There shall 10 tcCOfuet ~ ue '""''' W"p
shall always be Justice ri the peace and d"'y Niahei
n such an bc shall he appointed by the governor by and
with the advice OF lie council; he "'a DO "''y sm', 10
recorder and shall keep lair record Of the proceedings o
tho court deliver copies whom required Tor mo same
iees which are allowed To justices OF the peace
seer H. When the judge Is absent, II shall he tho
duy Of the recorder, and hc shall have authority To eNe
c.o all the power, Of the Judge, excepting the 'ai I" "
~ II the Judge and recorder both necessarily
absent the judge may designate some justice =" t' peace
duly qualified, I" perform the duties :" ms "h,o %, !"
| ttsirn
the recorder may do H. 49,, .., ,,.
,,nre, al M dusn business pending before 'hr court
nnI daring iii, continuance OF such vacancy tho justices
Of tho peace residing the city oi Portland may pei
all aud dlcs apper'a'nns 10 ms ""ue :" J's"''
scr IT, No Justice Of tho residing in the ely OF
Portland except du ing tho vacancy !" te "heo "' W"
Judge uf aid court, mentioned IN tho pfeo'n sot'"'
shall in any manner take cngRzanco OIL ~ exercise Iuh'
dirnn any crime OF offence or III any oV s,.,"".
III, nudge party interested nor accept OF
cr,,ve nny lee or reward therefor AMI such Justice
OF tho peace violating THIS sectn 'haii "'e' """"
dollars Il, he recovered On Indictment a,
III, IL Hut nothing IN tho preceding section shall
b, construed ~ prohibiting the Justices oi the peace, ="
,dny IN pr,an from exercising at all times all the
nnw,, nnd jurisdiction gwen them by any laws OF tue
'noa ,yh., IN, Judge i. occasionally absent from
,b, room or office which the court Is held tho recorder
hall now or on proper complaint To- issue warrants
Tor tho apprchcn ion Of persons ch'fseu WIN y =,
offence or breach Of the peace aud s'rh '"''
hnvr the same auth ,rity II issued by Tho Judge
s,or H. The Judge of .ald court shall receive an an
| nj a q
nm ui,l salary Of fvo hundred dollars, wh'eh sAi"
,h, 10 paid IN the provided by the one nun
aud hnicth chapter OF the revised S',inm, !" ~, "
Tho Judge aud 81 tho municipal court ofmo"y ca
isting In Portland. .-.,, ,,
srsr ~ As soon tho judge first appointed und.,
mi. nct shall bo i.s,ned and Inaiihcu nc hnii,
cause copy of hi. sson aud quant .unn eei,nea
by The before whom he shall take no "aih .,
Office to bo filed tho office Of the clerk ~ iho j""ta'
courts for Cumberland county, aud thccupon we pohcs
CONT of pnftI,ni established by an act hpPf"'"h warren
M 1875 shall he abolished Al cvii aeiinhS whc" "a'
,.,,,n yhcr,in the debt damage demanded exceeds
tho sum Of twenty dollars shall teronpon ho etn'nao'e
To- have dny IN aud bc fully acted upon by inc supreme
m,c,I court for county OF Cumberland ana an "cf
,,t,on. suits matters and things wlirh may Hie" DC
p,ndpq ~ said police rouff, aud all WIS WARRANTS
aud pr Ietunahc Ia, ami "h'oh w"'
hny, had day therein had nj this act been passed an'
b,rcpnn be pturnnbc have day IN, aud he i"ll ae''
un,p by tho municipal court established by ms an' an"
tho said municipal court shalt have ih'' power a"d az
hnuy To- grant 10 cary infn effect any jug
men, rendered in tho said pniico court III tho S'n" h'
NOR u, the sad police court might have d"n'' IA" S
net been passed . ,,, 49,, .
s,or H. Tho records If the said police court eno %
h.Erla 1tIl