Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-21
STATE OF MAINE.

Somerset So:
To the supreme judicial court or any
justice thereof:
State of Maine. by Information, VS..
Amos X. Butler.
Pc it remembered that on this 18th
day Of February. A. D., 1903, Hannibal
=. IIan,lin. attorney general OF the
State Of Maine, for and III the name
OF TIE State Of Maine, but at and by
the relation Of Thomas j. Young Of
Scion. Somerset county, State of
Maine comes into court and files this
infOrma ton against Amos X. Butler of
SkoWhcgan, Somerset county, State of
Maine
And thereupon the said attorney
general informing shows and gives this
court t. understand as the claim Of
said relator as follows:
G). That said Thomas J. Young
the rclator who served the said coun-
ty Of Somerset as its lawful county at
tCrnay fer the two successive years eX-
piring on the 3lst day of December. 4.
D., 1906, was at the State election held
on the second Monday of September
A. D., 1906. duly and legally elected as
county attorney Of the said Somerset
county, that he duly qualified as cOun-
ty attorney as aforesaid on the 18th
day of November, A. D.. 1906, and be-
came in all respects the lawful county
attorney for said Somerset county for
the term beginning the first day of
January, =. D.. 1907, and expiring on
the 31st day Of December. 1908. that he
duly entered upon the discharge of his
duties as said county attorney on the
first day of January, A. D.. 1897, for
his said present term, and that he has
ever since has held. and now holds the
Office of said county attorney except
in so far as he may have been ousted
III the performance of his duties there
from by the said Amos X. Butler as
hereinafter set forth
co That since said Thomas J.
Young has been county attorney as
aforesaid it has been and still is his
duty as such official to act as attor
nay for the State in said Somerset
county in all cases in which the said
State or county is interested. including
the violations Of the laws of said State
against the manufacture and sale of
intoxicating liquors.
t3) That the said Amos X. Butler
claiming to act as especial attorney for
the State Of Maine in the county of
Somerset" under an appointment from
the Governor of this State. dated the
4th day Of January. A. D. 1908. the
validity OF which said appointment is
at the instance of said relatOr queS- |
toned and denied at the September
term of the supreme judicial court be- |
gun and holden at SkoWhegan within |
and for the county of Somerset on the |
wit:
On the eighth day of January. a. D.. /
1903. at said Skowhegan, did assume |
and exercise and from thence contin- |
ually afterwards to the time OF the eX-
hibitings of this information has so
assumed and exercises and still does |
exercise without legal authority or
right. the office of the attorney of the
State of Maine for said county Of |
Somerset. to Wit. the said office of |
county attorney for said county of |
Somerset iii that he then and there as
sumed and exercised the same powers
vested in the said Thomas j. Young
as county attorney for said county of
Somerset in all prosecutions relating
to the law against the manufacture
and sale OF Intoxicating liquors, then
and there assumed and held full charge |
and control thereof. and now exercises
said powers and has and holds full |
on6 control of said nreSpcu- /