The Portland daily press., 1900-02-10
THE LAW COURT.
some Important Changes Proposed by
n Committee Of the state Bar Associa-
ton.

At meeting Of the State Bar Associa'
ton, h aid during the ssion Of the Legis'
lature IN 1899, President Littlefsld, in
his addre IS, made certain recommenda'
tions as to the time Of the holding OF the
5 ssions Of the law court A COMMITTEES
COZ sling of Hon. Charles y. Libby Of
Portland, Hon. ii. nj. Heath of Augu sta,
and General W. s. Choate Of Augusta,
We 5 appointed to draft bill on the line
of tn, Sc Recommendations
General Climate at the request OF the
other mem beIs OF the committee has dra!-
tad q bill to cover the recommendation.
1t has not, we undersssn yet been sp-
proved by the COMMITTEES. No bill has JET
been drawn to cover the nisi prius OF
court In which jury participates,
The more important changes In tae
new bill are in ssetiens SO, 40 and ~
while the greater number Of the GtheI
changes ere amendments to conform
with the three se<tiops. The general re-
suit will be the dividing OF the year ty
holding Law court In Apgrsti In Janu-
airy Of each year, which win take up the
eases coming to that court from the fall
terms Of the n.sI prius courts This will
leave the other half Of the year for the
MAY and June terms of the law court.
We append s1tlors 80. 40 and Al in
full:
Sec. 80. For the purposes OF the law
court the State shall constitute one dis
trict The sessions CT the court as law
court shall be holden at Augusta ON the
frat Tuesday Of January, at Bangor on
the fourth Tuesday Of May and AT Port
land on the second Tuesday of June In
each year A meeting Of all tbs justices
shall be held annually at Augusta during
the law term and all undecided question:
Of law and equity previously submitted
shall than Do decided.
SEQ. 40. At least tsn days before the
sitting of each tarm OF the law court, the
clerk of couIt In the several counties OF
the Stlts, shall certify to the clerk of
suoh term, all cases. pending In the So
preme judicial and superior courts In
their respective counties, marked law
and all other matters of which the law
court has jurisdiction. excspt cases in
W hich exceptions or appeals In proceed
ings in equity have been adjndged frivo-
lous and intended for delay; ana they
shall be entered on the dockst Of the
law court and shall, togstke,f.with all
OLutF IuhtbSib tucfcla pcnAihB bo ~ eAaei
for argument, determination or COZ thu
ance 10 the alphabetical order Of counties.
SEQ. 81. The clerks of court IN the
counties Of Kennebec. Penohscet and
Cum berland shall be the clerks Of the
tsrms Of tue law couIt held In their re-
spective counties and each shall upon
tie ad journmenE Of term thereof holden
In this county, transmit to the clerk OF
the next term all buckets together with
ali exhibits and documents In bis custody
relating to pending causes. Inc dookets
of the law court shall be made from time
to time and KEPT as the court may direct.
The chief iustice or in his absence the
senior Justice present may allow the
several clerks for attendance, net exceed
ing two and one-hslf dollars per day. and
a reasonable compensation for making
docksts, which shall be paid BY the State,
but no entry fee stall be chargsdsx
NM ACT shall take effect SSpe0zA Der
first 1900, and all actions then pending
before the law court In the several dis
tricts as now constituted shallkba trans
fsrrsd TO the docket OF said court as here
In established.