The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1909-03-25
Western Somerset Municipal Court.


the act to change the name and en-.
large the powers OF the municip a
court of Skowhegan:
Section 1.-The name of the mum
cipal court OF Skowhegan, established
by chapter 485 of the private anc
special laws of 1901, is hereb,
changed to the Western Somersei
Municipal Court, and the powers, du
ties and functions of said court are en-.
larged, altered and modified AS mere
matter provided.
Section 2-The judge of said couri
shall be at all times a resident o.
the county of Some rset, and mem
Der of the bar of this state.
Section 3-Said court shall have
and exercise such jurisdiction as is
conferred by the statutes of this state
upon municipal and police courts and
trial justices, and in addition thereto
shall have and exercise jurisdiction
as follows:
|: Original jurisd lotion concur
rent with the Supreme court of the
larcenes described in sections one,
six. seven, eight and nine of chapter
III of the Revised Statutes, where
the value of the property is not
alleged to exceed $50, of the assaults
and batteries described in section Is
of chapter 119 of the Revised Stat
utes; and of the offenses described in
section six of chapter 125 of the Re
vised Statutes and may punish for
either of said offenses by fine not ex-
ceeding $50 and by imprisonment in
the county jai; not exceeding three
months; except that said court shall
have no Jurisdiction over offenses
committed in any of the towns of
Plttsfeld, Hartland, Harmony, Pal
myra, st. Adams, Detroit, Ripley or
Cambridge.
II: Original jurisdiction concur
rent with trial justices of all civil
actions wherein the debt or damages
demanded do not exceed $50 aud any
defendant or person summoned as
trustee resides in said county of Som
erset; except actions where all par
ties reside in any of the towns of
Pittsfeld, Hartland, Harmony, Pal
myra, st. Adams, Detroit, Ripley and
Cambridge.
III. Original jurisdiction concur
rent with the Supreme court and the
municipal court of Pittstield of all
civil actions wherein the debt or
damages demanded exceed $40 and
do not exceed $500, and any defen-
dant or person summoned as trustee
resides in the county of Somerset
Section 4-Said court shall be in
constant session for the trial of Grim
PAUSE, 81 sessions
thereof may be held at Skowhegan,
Fairfield, Madison or Bingham; the
place of hearing in all cases to be de-
termined by the Judge, having regard
to the convenience of parties and
counsel and the expense to the coun-
ty.
Section Irregular terms of said
court for the transaction of civil bust
9 SIS shall be held as follows:
At Skowhegan, on the first Monday
of every month excepting August, at
10 O'Clock in the forenoon.
At Fairfield, on the second Monday
of,January, March, May, July, Sep
TENDER and November, at 8 O'Clock
in the forenoon.
At Madison, on the last Monday of
every month excepting July, at $50
O'Clock in the forenoon.
At Bingham, on the second Monday
of February, April, June, October and
December, at II O'Clock in the fore
noon.
Section 6-The municipal officers
of the towns of Skowhegan, Fairfield,
Madison and Bingham shall provide
suitable rooms and facilities for the
holding of the sessions of said court,
and all processes shall be made re-
turnable accordingly.
Section THE costs aud fees al
lowed to parties, attorneys and wit
ness es shall remain as heretofore, ex
cept that the plaintiff, if he prevail
shall be allowed two dollars for his
writ.
Section S-As compensation for his
services in that capacity the judge OF
said court shall receive an annual
salary of $14CO, payable in quarterly
instruments from the treasury of the
county of Somerset, on the first days
of January, April, July and October;
and all fees received by him in said
capacity shall be by him turned over
to the county of Somerset. He shall
account quarterly under oath to the
county treasurer for all fees received
by him, specifying the items, and
shall pay the same to said treasurer
quarterly, on the first days of Janu
airy, April, July and October; and he
shall annually, and as much oftener
as required by the county commits
sioner of said county produce before
said commissioners the dockets, rec
ords and accounts of said court, and
be inquired of by them as fully as
they deem necessary with reference
to all his official acts. The fees to be
demanded and received by said judge
shall remain as heretofore, except
that the fee for each blank writ, sign
ed and sealed, shall be four cents, in
GLIDING the summons for same.
Section 9-All dockets, record books
blanks, and the seal of said court and
such stationery and supplies as are
reasonably necessary for the proper
administration OF said court, shall be
provided by the county of Somerset
and all bills therefor shall be audited
by the county commissioners of sale
county.
Section 10 Chapter 365 of the Pri-
vate and Special Laws of 1901, and
chapter 437 of the Private and Spe-
cial Laws Of 1907, are hereby repeal
ed.
Section 11-All acts and parts Of
acts inconsistent with the provisions
hereof are hereby repealed, but the
provisions of chapter 435 of Private
and Special Laws of 1901, establishing
the municipal court of Skowhegan
shall continue in force and apply tc
the court under its new name, except
as they may be modified or altered
hereby.