Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-01-31
CASES IN RoTUNpA
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said court shall also have exclusive
jurisdiction of all ofrenses against tho
bylaws and regulations which may be-
established by the city council of sale
city; and may upon conviction thereof
award such sentence as to law ant
Justice may appertain. and in declara
tons for violations of bylaws or ordi-
nances the bylaws and ordinances
may not be set forth: and said
court shall have original jurisdiction
concurrent with the superior court, OF
all actions of law, except complaints
of fiowage. real actions and trespass
quare 7ciausurl, in which the debt or
damages demanded, exclusive of costs,
does not exceed 5000 in which any
party defendant or a person sum-
Toned in good faith and on probable
grounds as trustee. resides in the
county of kennebec, or having his
residence beyond the limits of this
State is served with process within
said county. And when any party de-
PENDANT and person 50 named as trus-
tee, both live in said Gardiner. and are
summoned to appear in an action
brought I'm some, ether municipal court
in said county, they, or either of them,
may have the cause transferred to
said Gardiner municipal court upon
filing motion and affidavit at the re-
turn term thereof, and the cause shall
then be heard as though originally
brought therein. If any defendant,
his agent or attorney in any action in
said court, in which the debt or dam
age claimed in the writ exceeds s20
shall appear at the first term ana OF
or before the first day of the second
term file in said court an affidavit that
lie intends in good faith to make such
defense and claims d jury trial. the
said action shall be removed unto and
entered at the next term of the SUI
perior court for said county. And
the judge or recorder of said municipal
court on payment to him of the entry
fee in said superior court by the
plaintiff shall forthwith cause the
original writ and all other papers in
the case to be fled in the clerks office
of the superior court. Any party may
appeal from any sentence or Judgment
of said municipal court TO the SUI
perior court in the same manner as
from judgment of a trial justice. Tho
costs and fees allowed TO parties and
attorneys i'm civil actions before said
court in which the debt or damages do
not exceed $40 shall be the same as
are allowed before trial justices, ex-
cept that the plaintiff, If he prevails.
shall be allowed 81 for his writ. and
the defendant. il he prevails, shall be
allowed 81 for his pleadings. In all
actions in which the amount recovered
exceeds $20 the plaintiff, il he pre-
walls. shall be allowed costs as taxed
in the superior court Copies of the
records of said court duly certified, |
shall be evidence in other courts.
Section 5-All the provisions of the
statutes of this State, relative to the |
attachment of real and personal proper |
~ and levy of executions. shall! be |
applicable to actions In this court and |
executions on Judgment rendered there
IN; provided. that the property may be |
attached equal in value to the ad |
1annum, and in addition thereto suf-
ficcnt to satisfy the costs of suit Ac-I
tions may be referred and Judgment |
on the referees report may ne rendered |
in the same manner and with the same |
effect rs in the superior court. Exccp- |
lions may be allowed and cases ccrti- |
fed on an agreed statement Of facts, or
UPpIl GSiutf1tt 10y inc Judge, |
in all civil actions. as in the supreme |
judicial or superior courts. and the |
same shall be entered. heard and deter
mined at the law court thereof. Us if the
same had originated in the superior or
the supreme judicial courts
Section 6--Said court shall have jul
risdietion in all cases Of simple larceny
existing in said county, unless eXclu-
sive jurisdiction is vested in some other
court. where the property alleged to
have been stolen shall not exceed the
value of $50. and shall have power to
try the same, and IN either of said cases
TO award sentence upon conviction by
fine not exceeding $50, or Imprisonment
in the county jail, with or without hard
labor for term not exceeding 80 days.
He shall have exclusive jurisdiction of
all offences arising in said city ard in |
the towns of West Gardiner. Farming |
dale. Randolph and Pittston, which are
by any Law or statute within the jul |
risdiction of trial justice, and con-
carre}t jurisdiction with trial justices |
of said county OF k"nnebec, Of all such |
offences, arising in sale county, outside |
IF said cities and towns mentioned. and |
also concurrent jurisdiction with tho
municipal court Of the city Of Augusta
i'll the town of Chelsea.
Section ANY action. civil or crim-
nal. liz which the juugc Of said court IS
interested or related to either of the
parties by consar guinity or affinity.
within the sixth degree according TO the
rules of the civil law, or within the
degree of second cousins but which
would otherwise be within the exclusive
Jurisdiction OF said court, may be
brought before and disposed Of by any
trial Justice or any other municipal or
notice court in said county, in the same
manner as other actions before said
trial justices or municipal or police
ccurts IL any action wherein said
.,o 10 On interested or related to