Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-03-31
The Rumford Falls Court Bill.

! The Rumf0rd Falls Court Bill.
Following is the full text of the bill
regarding the Rumford Falls Municipal
Court, as finally passed by the legisla
ture. As this comes under the head o
private and special legislation, it viii
not be published with the public law.
which We expect to issue next week.
Section l. Actions pending in tht
Rumford Falls Municipal Court may bt
referred to one referee in the same man
ner as in the supreme judicial court
and on report of the referee to SAID
municipal court, judgment may be rem
dered in the same manner and with like
effect as in the supreme judicial court
This section shall not apply to actions
within the jurisdiction of Trial Justices
Fees of the referee to be approved by
the judge, certified and paid as in the
supreme judicial court.
Sec. 2. Exceptions may be alleged
and cases certified on an agreed state
ment of facts, or upon evidence reported
by the Judge in all civil actions as in the
supreme judicial court, and the same
shall be entered, heard and determined
at the law term thereof as if the same
had originated in the supreme judicial
court for the County of Oxford; and
decisions of the law court in all such
cases, shall be certified to the judge of
said municipal court for final disposition
with the same effect as in cases orig 'nat-
ing in said judicial court.
Sec. 5. The governor, by and with
the consent of the council, shall appoint
a recorder of said court, who shall be an
attorney at law and duly sworn, hold his
office for term of four years, and shall
reside in the town of Rumford or Mexico.
Said recorder shall keep the records of
said court, when requested so to do by
the Judge: and in the absence or inability
of the Judge the recorder shall have and
exercise all the powers of the judge, and
perform all the duties required Of said
Judge by law, and shall be empowered to
sign and issue all processes and papers,
and all acts as fully and with the same
effect as the Judge could do were he act
ing in the premises; and the signature of
the recorder as such, shall be sufficient
evidence of his right to act instead of
the Judge. When the Office of the judge
is vacant, or the judge is absent or I'M
able TO act, the recorder shall be entitled
to the fees; in all other cases he shall be
paid by the judge.
Sec. 1. In addition to such jurisdiction
rs said court now has by law the Rum
ford Falls municipal court shall have
original jurisdiction concurrent with the
supreme judicial court, in all civil actions
wherein the debt or damage demanded
does not exceed three hundred $4,000
dollars, in which any defendant or per-
son summoned as trustee shall reside, or
have a place of business in said County
of Oxford. or, if not an inhabitant of the
state, shall be commorant in the County
of Oxford.
Sec. 5. When any defendant has any
attachable property within the County of
Oxford and the same has been attached,
said court shall have the same jurisdic-
ton over said defendant and his property
that the supreme judicial court has in
similar cases and said municipal court
shall order such service or notice as said
supreme judicial court might order in
like cases.
Sec. 9. If any defendant, or his at
torney, in any civil action in this court
in which the debt or damage demanded
or claimed in the writ exceeds twenty
500 dollars, shall, ON or before the first
regular monthly term of said court
held day of the first after the entry
of said action, file in said court a
motion setting forth therein that he
has good defense to said action,
and intends in good faith to make such
defense and claims jury trial, and shall
at the same time deposit with the Judge
or recorder of said court, one dollar and
sixty-five cents (S1.65) for copies and
entry in the supreme judicial court, to be
taxed in his cost if he prevails, the said
action shall forthwith be removed INTO
the supreme judicial court for SAID
County of Oxford and shall be entered at
the next ensuing term of the supreme
iudicial court after such removal; and
he iudpe or recorder of said municipal
court shall forthwith cause certified
copies of the writ, return of the ofhcer
and all other papers in the case to be
filed in the clerks Office of said supreme
judicial court.
Sec. !. The Rumford Falls municipal
court shall not have or exercise Jurisdlc-
ton in any criminal matter where the
offense complained of is alleged to have
been committed in any town in Oxford
County situated in part or in whole on
the westerly side of the Grand Trunk
Railroad.
Sec. S. All acts and parts of acts in
consistent with this act are hereby re-
pealed.