Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1883-04-17

clerk under the direction Of the court shall place
the u.mes of all the traycrs. jurors summoned and
in attendance In 4 box upon separate tickets. and
the names, sitter being mixed shall be drawn from
the box by the clerk. one nj time for the purpose
OF constituting a jury OF trial. All peremptory
challenges, except u. herein provided and all other
challenges and objections 10 the juror drawn
shall be made and determine aud the Juror sworn
or set aside before another name Il drawn and
until the panel Il competed. The person indicted
shall not challenge, pcremptorily more than twenty
the state than i've OF the juror. while the
panel Il being formed; but such person NAV, before
the trial commences. challenge, peremptory two OF
the jurors from tn. panel. The supreme Judicial
court may, by general rules prescribe the mode %
exercising TIL latter right OF challenge aud .ald
section, Is amended, IL revived
SECT. :. Chapter two hundred and thirty->evcn
OF the public laws ofelgheen hundred aud seventy
four Is amended By substituting the word county
for state, In line eleven. that sNid section, a.
amended. shall read a. follow: The clerk shall.
without charge. furnish TO amy person indicted for
crime punishable by Imprisonment 81 the state
prison., copy the indictment. n ha Ia indicted
Tor n crime punishable 10y death or imprisonment in
the state prison for life. he shall furnish copy oi
the indictments list OF the jurors returned and proc
ess 70 obtain witnesses, TO be summoned and paid
NJ the expense ofthe stale; bu; Ia all case. where
the punishment OF the crime charged In the tndict-
ment may he simply tor 4 term Of year, wi;ns>se.
shall b8 summoned aud paid AZ the expense Of the
only the discretion of the Compet"n;
counsel shall be assigned by the court Ia capital
cases. when 10 appears that the accused has not
sufficient means 10 employ counsel; ana reasonable
compensation. not exceeding one hundred and uity
dollars in all NJ any trial. shall b. allowed by
the court, % be paid out OF the county treasury
SKCr. ;. liza motion FOR trial In a capital
i. denied by the justice before whom the same
Is heard. the responder, may appeal from said dees
ion % the next law term for such district: aud the
concurrence OF hut three justice. shall be necessary
TO grant such motion.
SECr. 2. 1; person convicted under section one
IA. NJ the time when motion for sentence Is made,
found 10 the satisfaction OF the court 20 b. Insane,
the court may cause such person 10 be removed 10
the insane hospital for such term aud under such
limitations rs II may direct.
SEER. 10. II itappcar- 10 the satisfaction OF the
governor and council tina; convict under sentence
OF death has become Insane, the execution OF said
sentence may be re.pitcd by the governor with the
advice OF council from time To time for stated
D.riod. until they satisfied that the convict IS no
longer insane.
SEcr. IL. rhe governor, with the advice of
council, may respite, from time TO time, the exc
cuion of sentence OF death. for stated periods,
long - he may deem II necessary TO afford him
opportunity OF exercising his right OF pardon and OF
Investigating and considering the facts of the case
for that purpose. Improved March 10, iss3.l
Chapter JOG.
AN ACT TO TX the salary OF the County Attorney
for Knox County.
BE IL enacted DC. rs follows:
SECT. l. From and after the first day OF January.
in the year OF our Lord thousand eight hundred
and e!ghtythrec the salary Of the county attorney
for the county OF Knox, shall BE- i've hundred dol
lars year.
Sect ? This &C, shall take effect when approved.
tApprovcd March IS, lss3.l
Chapter 3O9.
AN ACT to amend section four OF chapter sixty-on
ofthc Revised Statutes, relating TO the liabilities
of married women.
De u enacted, &C.. rs follows;
Section four OF chapter sixty-one of the revised
statutes Il hereby amended by inserting after the
word purpose" In the fourth line thereof the
words neither Is he liable for her torts committed
after April twenty-sx, eighteen hundred and eighty.
three, In which he takes part also 10y striking out
the word both" in the same line and inserting in
stead thereof the words 'sL such; also by inserting
after the word 'debs. In the seventh line thereof
the words and for damages for such torts, so that
the same section, amended, shall be rs follows:
'SECr. 4. A husband married since April twen-
tyslx. eighteen hundred and ftytwo, Is not liable
for the debit of his wife contracted before marriage
for those contracted atterward In her own name
tor any lawtu purpose neither Is he liable for her
torts committed after April twenty-six, eighteen
hundred and eighty-three. In which he takes no
part; but she is liable In all such cases; suit may
may be maintained against her. or against her aud