Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-10-30
The COsss,ty-seat.

THe COssssty
AN ACT to change the place Of holding the su.
preme Judiciai Court In the County OF Oxford,
and TO change the shire town OF Oxford county:
BE u enacted By the Senate and House Or hspre'
sentatives in Legislature assembled as J0ilo1si
SECT. /. The several terms Of the supreme iu-
diciai court which are now required to be holden
at Paris In and for the county OF OXFORD shall
after the first day of September In the present
year Qs7s) be holden At Norway, In said county,
and all writs, processes Of any kind, and all pro-
ceedings shall after that time be made returnable
accordingly; and all writs, processes and pro-
ceedings, commenced prior to that time anu
which would otherwise be retnrnabla TO the sep.
TENDER term of said court ut Paris, shall be en-
tered and have day in said court at Norway.
SRoT. 2. The previous section OF this act shall
be void and of no effect unless the town OF Nor
way or its citizens shall on or before the first day
Of September in the present year ISIS without
expense to said county OF Oxford, provide suit
able room and other Accommodations for said court
and officers, jail and jailer's house to the accept
ance of a majority of the county commissioners
OF said county of oxford, and shall execute and
deliver 10 them good and sufficient deed, or
other instrument, TO secure the use thereof to said
county Tor The purposes aforesaid, during so long
q time as the county shall occupy them for the
purposes specified in this act, free from rent.
SKCr. 3. The county commissioners shall forth
with, aiter the court and offices, Jail and Jaileis
house as specified in section two of this act, have
been provided. cause the records in all the county
offices including the registry OF deeds ut Paris,reg
istry OF probate the records If the county commis
sioners and the records and dies OF all the courts
which now or have been held in said county 70
be removed 70 place prepared for them IN Norway
which from that time forward shall be the shhe
town OF said county, and SAID commissioners
shall cause notice OF The fact that suitable rooms
have been furnished as provided in section two
of tins act, aud Of the removal Of the records q
aforesaid. BY publication In all the public news
papers printed in said county also VA the state
paper aud the Lewiston Daily Journal, and 10 be
continued I'm all the daily srd weekly issues OF
each OF said papers for three weeks successfully
thereafter.
sECT 4 An acts and parts of acts inconsIs.
tent with this act are hereby repealed
SLCr. >. This act shall take effect when ap'
proved.
Voters OF Oxford County, this is the
proposition to which we invite your at
ien,ion and ask You to carefully consider
before rejecting it. It's not and should
not be quarrel between the good CHI
zens OF Paris and Norway. In looking
at this matter neither The good OF Nor
way or Paris, as towns. or the benefits
that may accrue to either town. or any
individuals therein. should be considered.
IL is simply business matter Tor the
county TO look at in q business point OF
view. IL is TO be expected that all man
ner of false rumors. which if uttered in
cool blood would be called lies, will b.
set sfloat by interested parties II is not
surprising that the people Of Paris Hill
are going to all lengths to prevent the
removal of the building, the free use OF
which they have enjoyed for all occa-
sions, public or private. from time i'm
memorial. And no wonder that individ-
uals OF Norway who may be especially
benefited by such removal may seem
over zealous-these are not considers-
tons for you. The only question for
your consideration is; Will 1t be Tor the
advantage OF the county to accept new
county buildings located in Norway.
irst-class in every respect free, and sell
The old ones and put the proceeds in their
treasury, or to occupy the present ones,
located at Paris, wholly ont OF repair. H.
convenient. and u disgrace TO the county.
Rene mber, by the act proposed the
county is rot asked to relinquish any
claim in the old buildings or location IN
Ill they have good title to new ones as
specified in the proposed act. Remem
Der, that il the proposed act should pass,
Norway will erect buildings that you viii
not be ssbsmed OF. cost what they may
We make this proposition in good faith
and are wiling 10 abide Your good
Judgment.