Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1878-03-12
Chapter 30.

AZ ACT % facilitate the prompt administration Of
justice by establishing a Superior Court In the
county ~ kenuebec.
De- e. eIincfed. &C. a. follows:
SECT /. superior court f. hereby established al
Augusta, within and for the county OF Kennebec
consisting Of one justice, who shall be nhabltant
of said cOuuty, Of sobrety Of manners and learned
In the law: be shall be- appointed commits sioued
ana qualihel according 10 the constitution.
SECr. .. said justice shall establish seal for said
court anu III VIII asa processes Issuing herefrom
bearing the teste Of said justice, under the seal OF
said court, and shall be signed by It's clerk; they
shall b. Obeyed and execute throughout the state
SECT. B. The clerk for the time being Of the su-
preme judicial court Ia said county shall also be
clerk OF said superior court and shall receive for his
services such the fees allowed other clerks for sim.
liar services in the supreme Judicial court He shall
appoint a deputy, approved by said Justice who shall
act az clerk .aid superior court whenever sad cont
and the supreme judicial court happen both 10 be In
.e.son in aid county; aud yyhenever said olrk az
the supreme Judicial court abses the Office va
can't said justice may appoint one 20 supply the VA
cancy during such absence. or until au appointment
pr me judicial court.
SECT l. The sheriff Of the county of Kennebac
hall attend said superior court unless the supreme
Judicial court shall be Ia session In said county in
which case lac shall specially designate a depu-
IT, approved by said justice of said superior court
70 attend. Aud whenever Il shall happen that said
justice j. prevented from attending the time aud
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ought TO b. held said sheriff or such deputy shall
by oral proclamation adjourn SAID court from day 10
day until aid justice shall attend.
SECT. 3. Within said county, said superior court
shall have exclusive appellate jurdction of civil APP
peals from municipal courts police courts aud trial
Justices exclusive original jurisdiction actions
.cre facias judgments and recognizauces not eN-
ceeding Eve hundred dollars; OF all bastardy trials
and all other civil actions at law exclusively
equitable by municipal courts, police courts, and
trial justices, where the damages demanded do not
exceed one thousand dollars except complaints for
hOwag, real actions actions OF trespass quare claus
and concurrent original jurisdiction of proceed
lngs In habeas corpus.
Seer s. said court shall be held on the first
Tuesday OF February and April, second Tuesday OF
June and first Tuesday of Sept mber and December
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ut lid terms in the supreme judicial court except
that the same jurors be required by the Justice
serve two successive terms. All actions shall
be made returnable at one of the two terms next
begun and held after the commencement of such
actions IL the plaintiff desires jury trial, he shall
indOrsa the upon his writ at the time of entry
The defendant shall within fourteen days after entry
\ file his peadiDgs, and If the plaintiff has not de,
handed jury, the defendant shall indOrse on his
plea his demand for jury, 1T he desires When
jury shall be demanded by either party the
clerk shall enter that fact the docket aud ali 9TH
cases except appeals shall be tried by the justice
without the Intervention of jury subject TO excep-
lions In matters OF law in term time. II both par
ties desire. at chambers. Whenever by accident or
mistake, the plaintiff fails TO ndOrse upon his writ
ut the time OF entry request Tor jury trial. or II
the defendant by accident or mistake, shall fail 10
indOrse upon bis plea when filed, demand for a
discretion, order trial by jury in the When
defendant, legally served, does not appear by him
self attorney within the first three days of the
term he shall be deiaulted in the supreme judicial
court fthe defendant does not file his pleadngs as
heTeinbefOrc provided, he shall be deaulted the
first day of the next term after entry, unless the
court for good cause shall grant leave file plea
or shall otherwise lawfully dispose OF the action.
trial az the next term AFTER entry, and shall be so