The Portland daily press., 1885-04-01

of this act, and all warrants and recognizances
appeals in criminal cases, and all criminal pro-
cesses whatever, which would be returnable to,
or which, by law, would be entered in said SUI
preme judicial court in said county, on the third
Tuesday of September, eighteen hundred and
eghty-tive, and all criminal matters arising within
the jurisdiction of the supreme judicial court for
said county, prior to the taking effect of this act
shall be returnabe to and entered upon the docket
of said superior court, and be heard and disposed
Of therein and all grand jurors, witnesses and
others, in criminal matters, who would, but for
the passage of this act be held to appear at said
supreme judicial court for said county, on the
third Tuesday of September, eighteen hundred
and eighty-ve, shall be held to appear at said May
term of said superior court. Venires for grand
sued at least forty days before the first Tuesday of
May, annually, and such jurors shall at
every term of said superior court for the transac
ton OF criminal business, throughout the year.
Sc ,tion Is. All exceptions or questions of law
arising in any way during the trial of criminal
cases in said superior court shall be transferred to
the law docket Of the supreme judicial court for
the eastern district, and shall have day therein;
and If said exceptions are sustained new trial
is ordered, the cause shall be remanded to said
perlor court Tor trial AL motions for new trial
IN criminal cases tried in said superior court, shall
be heard and finally determined by the justice
thereof.
Section 49, When any Indictment is found for
any OF the Offenses described in sections one and
two OF chapter one hundred and seventeen of the
revised Statutes sections two, three four five six,
elgnt, nine, Gen eleven, twelve, thirteen fifteen,
tWentyf five and twenty-seven of chapter one hun
dred and eighteen of the revised statutes sections
One two and three of chapter one hundred and
nineteen of the revised statutes on motion of
counsel for the state Or for the respondent made
when the respondent is arraigned, the c rk of said
superior court shall certify and transmit the in
dictment to the supreme judicial court for said
county, at the next term, where it shall be entered
Inc supreme judicial court shall have cognizance
and jurisdiction thereof, and proceedings shall be
had therein in the same manner if the indict-
ment had been found in that court.
Section 90 Section five of chapter one hundred
fifteen O t the
its the compensation of clerks of judicial court,
shall not apply to fees received by the clerk of the
superior court for ArOostOOk county.
Section 81 The town of Caribou shall furnish
proper and convenient rooms and accommodations
for the use of the courts to be held in that town,
and proper place for the confinement of prison.
ers during such TERMS free from expense to the
county Of AroostoOk, and until said rooms and ac-
commodations be furnished, said courts shall be
Section o. This act shall not affect actions
commenced before the taking effect of this act
approved March 4, 1885,
Chapter 1875.
AN ACT relating to the appointment of admins
traitors, in cases where wills have been destroyed
lost, in estates interested in French Spoliation
Claims
Be 1T enacted, etc., as follows:
In all cases of claims against the United States
arising out of French Spoliations, in those coun-
ties where the records of the probate court reat-
ing to the estate of any claimant have been lost
destroyed and have not been restored, the judge of
probate having jurisdiction may, on petition and
administrator upon the estate of any original
claimant, deceased testator or intestate who may
prosecute such claim against the United States as
aforesaid for the benefit OF such estate, and at
any time after six months from the date of his Civ
ing notice of his appointment and after public
tice and order of distribution, may distribute said
estate to those determined by the court to be ent-
tied theretO but such distr button shall be dis
turbed by reason of any debt claim afterwards
filed against said estate. Such special administra-
tors shall give such bond as the judge may deter
mine But nothing herein contained shall prevent
the appointment of an administrator under the
general law. Approved March 4, 1851
Chapter 326.
AN ACT to amend section forty-six of chapter
seventy of the Revised Statutes, relating to dis.
charges under the Insolvent Law.
Be 1t enacted, ETC., as follows
Section L. Section fOrty-six of chapter seventy
OF the revised atutes, hereby amended by srik-
ing out the words " a cash book and other +" in the
nineteenth line, that's said section when amended
shall r. ad as TO lows:
Section 46. A discharge shall not be granted, or
II grant I'd be valid, if the debtor has false
ly, or if he has concealed any property, books or
papers relating to his estate and business, or if,
having reasonable cause to believe himself insolv-
ent or being i'll contemplation of insolvency, he
has within four months of the issuing Of the war
rant, paid or secured directly or indirectly, in
whole OF in part, any borrowed money or preexist-
ing debt, or any liability of his for him if he
has caused his effects to be attached, if he has
destroyed, altered, mutilated falsfed any of his
books, documents, papers, writings or securities,
or has made or been privy to the making of any
false fra aduent entry in any book of account or
other document with intent to defraud his credi-
tors, give preference contrary to this chapter
or has moved, or al owed to be removed, any
property with like intent, or has made any fraud
ulent payment, gift, transfer, conveyance or assign
ment of any part of his property, or if, having
knowledge that any person has proved false debt
against his estate, has not disclosed the same to
the assignee within thirty days after such know
LEDGE or if, being merchant or trader, he has not
since March twenty-three, eighteen hundred and
seventy-eight, kept proper books of account. And
the discharge is null and void, if the debtor, or