The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1885-04-02

appe1k In crimlnAi csseg, and all criminal pro-
cesses whatever, which would be returnable to,
or which, by law, would be entered in said SIT
preme judicial court In said county, on the third
Tuesday of Sc ;ember eighteen hundred and
eighty-fve, an( Ill criminal matters arising within
the jurisdiction of the supreme judicial court fer
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 appeaf at said
supreme judicial court for said county on the
third Tuesday of September, eighteen hundred
and eighty five, shall be held to appear at said May
term of said superior court. Vcnires for grand
jurors to serve at said superior court, shall be Is
sued at least forty days before the first Tuesday Of
May, annually, aud such jurors shall serve Mt
every term of said superior court, for the trasac-
ton of criminal business, throughout the year.
Seetion Is. MI exceptions questions of law
arising in any way during the trial of criminal
cases in said superior court shall he 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 i trial
is ordered the cause shall be renanied to said
perior court for trial. All motions for Il trial
in criminal tried in said superior court, shah
be heard and finally determined by the justice
thereof
Section 10. When any indictment is found for
any of the ofenses described in sections and
two of chapter one hundred and seventeen of the
revised statutes, sections two. three. four, five, SIX
eight, nine, ten, eleven. twelve thirteen, fifteen.
twenty-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 IF the revised statutes, on motion of
counsel for the state or for the respondent, na,ie
when the respondent is arragned, the cl rl of said
superior court shall certify and transmit the i'll
dictment to the supreme Judicial court for said
couutya at the next term where it shall be entered.
The supreme judicial court shall have cogniZance
and jurisdiction thereof and proceedings shall be
had therein in the same if the intlict-
ment had been found in that court.
Section 90 Section five of chapter one hundred
and fifteen OF the revised statutes so far it linn
is the compensation of clerks of judicial court.
shall not apply to fees received by the clerk of the
superior court for Aroostook county.
Section q. The town OF Carbon shall furnish
proper and convenient rooms and accommodations
for the of the courts to he held in that town,
and proper place for the confinement of prison.
during such terms, free from expense to the
county of Aroostook, and until said rooms and ac-
held in Houton
Section % This act shall not affect actions
commenced before the taking effect of this act.
Approved March f. 1885.
Chapter :s25.
AN ACT relating to the appointment of admins
traitors, in where wills have been destroyed
lost, in estates Interested n French Spoliation
Claims.
Be IL enacted, ETC.. as follows:
In all of claims ag inst the United States
arising out of French Spoliations, in those coun-
ties where the records of the probate court relat
ing to the estate Of any claimant have been lost or
destroyed and have not been restored the judge of
probate having jurisdiction may, petition and
after public notice and hearing, appoint special
administrator upon the estate of any original
claimant, deceased testator inteStitte who may
prosecute such claim against the United States rs
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 pnblic no.
tice and order of dStrihutiOn may distribute said
estate to those determined by the court to be enti-
tied thereto; but such distr button shall be dis
turbed by reason of any debt or claim afterwards
fled against said estate. Such special adnllnlStra-
tors shall give such a bondas the judge may deter
mine. Bat nothing herein contained shall prevent
the prominent of an administrator under the
genera law. [Approved March 4, 1851
Chapter 1926.
AN ACT to amend section fortysix of chapter
seventy of the Revised Statutes, relating to dis
charges under the Insolvent Law.
Be u enacted, etc. as follows:
Section |. Section forty-slx OF chapter seventy
Of the revised statutes is hereby amended by strk
ing out the words "a cash book aud other" in the
nineteenth line, so that said section when amended
shall read as follows:
Section 46. discharge shallnot be granted, or
II granted be valid, il the debtor has false
Iy or If lie has concealed any property. books
papers relating to his estate and business, or if,
having reasonable cause to believe himself insolv-
has within four months of the issuing of the war
rant, paid or secured, directly or Indirectly, in
whole In part, any bori owed money pre-exist-
ing debt, or any liability of his or for him il he
has caused his effects to be attached or if he has
destroyed, altered, mutilated or fasted any of his
books documents, papers, writings securities,
has made or been privy to the making of any
false fraudulent entry in any book of account
other document, WIN intent to defraud his credi-
tors, give preference contrary to this chapter
or has removed, or allowed to be removed, any
property with like intent, or has made any fraud
ulent payment, gift, transfer, convf vance assign
nlent OF any part OF his property, or It, having
knowledge that any person has proved a false debt
against his estate he has not disclosed the same to
the assignee within thirty days after such know
ledge or II pelng merchant or trader, he has not