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

court for said county, aud disposed Of in said court
sEcr. -. This act shall take effect March first.
eighteen hundred and seventy-eight, and the hrst
term OF said superior court shall be held on the first
Tuesday of April, eighteen hundred and seventy
eight At any term OF the supreme judicial court for
said county OF kennebec, held after the passage of
ih ,l ee,, any action pointing therein which would
fall within the exclusive jurisdiction of said SUPERIOR
court As herelnoetore denDed and established. with
an papers belonging thereto and orders and DEGREES
thereon, may, motion OF either party, be trans
erred from the docket OF said supreme Judicial court
20 the docket OF said superior court and entered,
tried aud have day therein ifit had been originally
commenced therein provided that the Justice pre-
siding IN SAID supreme judicial court believes that
a speedier trial may thus be had. And upon tie
taking effect of this act the jurisdiction Of the SUI
preme Judicial court for the trial casps In said
county, shall be limited i'm conformity TO the fore
going provisions; and all and parts OF acts rea
ting 20 courts and judicial proceedings shall be
modified far IA TO give full effect To this act and
all acts and pa g OF acts inconsistent with thi, act
are hereby repealed
be appointed, commissioned and qualified at any
time atter the approval of this act and his salary
shall be two thousand dollars, payable quarterly
SECT. To- The original and appellate jurs diction
in all criminal matters now vested in. and exercised
by the supreme judicial court within and for the
county of kennebec. and all powers thereto
shall, at the end of the next october term thereof
court within and for said county, which court shall
thereafter exercise the same In the same manner as
heretofore authorized by law 20 be exercised by the
supreme judicial court In said county
SECT. 10 said criminal business Of said county of
November
be transacted at the terms of said superior court
held on the first Tuesdays OF December. April and
September, together with the civil business Of said
court
SBCr. IL. Mi indictments and informatious, AMI
all criminal processes pending In said supreme Judi
cial court for said county az the end of said next
October term thereof, stall be tr insferred 60 said
superior court and shall be entered upon the docket
of the same at the next December term thereof and
shall have day therein and all warrants and recOg-
nizsnces appeals in criminal cases and all criminal
processes whatever, which but for the passage Of
this act would be return able to- or which by law
would be entered In said supreme Judicial court in
said county, the third Tuesday of October eight
cen hundred and eeventyeight, shall be returnable
TO and entered upon the docket Of said superior
court at said December term thereof and shall have
day therein; and all grand jurors, witnesses and
others. I'm criminal matters who would but for the
passage of this act be held to appear az said supreme
judicial court for said county, the third Tuesday
OF October, eighteen hundred and seventy-eight
shall be held 20 appear az said December term Of
said superior court and said grand jurors shall also
attend &C the April term Of said superior court In the
year eighteen hundred and seyenty-ninc. Venires
be issued ~ least forty days before the first Tuesday
OF September, annually and such jurors shall serve
at every term of said superior for the transs
ton of criminal business throughout the year
SECT. Is. All eNcep ions questions OF law aris-
ing in anyway during the trial Of criminal cases in
said superior court shall be transferred to the law
docket OF the supreme judicial court for the middle
ceptions sustained n trial Is ord red the
cause shah be remanded 10 said uperior court for
trial All motions for trial ia criminal CAGES
tried I'm said superior court shall Sc heard and final
ly determined by the justice thereof
Improved February g. ISIS