Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-01-15
For Enlarged Jurisdiction
Of the Superior Court
introduced al Meeting Of Ken
nebec Bar Association.
Committee Appointed to Bring Bill
Before the Present Legislature.

! A meeting of the Kennebec Bar AS
ISOLATION was held, Tuesday forenoon,
at the court house, at the close of the
call of the civil docket for the Jan-
uary term Of the superior court, with
President George w. Heselton OF Car
diner presiding. Walter NJ. Sanborn
was chosen secretary of the meeting.
The subject of most Importance at
the meeting was the Introduction of a
proposed bill changing the jurisdiction
of the superior court, which was in
troduced by W. c. Philbrook. 1t was
voted, that the kennebec Bar endorse
an amendment to the statutes creating
and relating to said court, which in
creases the jurisdiction thereof 1t was
also voted to endorse a motion to in
crease the salary of the judge of the
superior court to $4,000 yearly, with
5000 additional for the purpose of meet
ing additional expenses incurred in
holding Two Watervilie terms. 1t was
votcu that Il committee consisting Of
President G. w Heselton and five 9TH
er members of tie association be chos
en- 20 present the above amendments
to the present Legislature. The FIVE
members we're appointed by the pres
ident as follows: w. g. Philbrook. Jo
seph williamson, +. w. Clair. L, T.
Carleton and e A. Knight 1t was vot-
ed TO refer the matter providing for a
law or rule relating to notices for trial
at the return term IN the superior
court to the above committee.
The following is the text of the pro
posed bill introduced by Mr. Philbrook:
An Act relating to the jurisdiction of
the superior court of the county of Ken
nebec
BE it enacted by the people of the State
of Maine as follows:
/ Sec. 10 of Chap. 10 of the Revised stat
utes is hereby amended by inserting aft
er the word corpus in the ninth line.
| the words of actions of trespass quare
clausum,' and after the word divorce"
| in the same line the words land of all
other civil actions al law where the dam
| ages exceed five hundred dollars, except
complaints for flowage and real actions;'
so that said section as amended shall
read as follows:
Sec. 10 Within said county, said supe-
| rior court has exclusive jurisdiction Of
civil appeals from municipal and police
courts. and trial justices; exclusive origi-
nal jurisdiction of actions of scire facias
| on judgments and recognizances not ex-
ceeding five hundred dollars; of bastarGy
| trials, and of all other civil actions at
I law not exclusively eognfzable by munich
| pal and police courts and triad justices,
where the damages demanded 90 not eX-
coed five hundred dollars, except COM
plants of flowage, real actions, and ac-
lions of trespass quare clausum; and con-
current, original jurisdiction of proceed
ings in habeas corpus of actions of tres
pass quare clausum and libels for di-
vorce; and of all other civil actions at
law where the damages exceed five hum
dred dollars. except complaints for flow
age and real actions
Sec. of Chap. 132 of the Revised Stat
utes is hereby amended by striking out
the whole of said section.
Sec. so of Chap. 70 of the Revised Stat
utes is hereby amended by striking out
the last twelve words of the same so that
said section as amended shall read as
follows
Sec 80. The original and appellate jul
risdiction in all criminal matters in said
counties of Cumberland and Kennepec,
and all powers incident thereto. originally
exercised by the supreme judicial court,
but heretofore conferred upon and exer-
,cised by said superior court, are con-
tinued.
Par. of Sec. of Chap. 116 of the Re-
vised Statutes is hereby amended by
striking out the last two words in the
first line and the first two words in the
second line. (namely, two thousand five
/ hundred) and inserting in the place there
of the words -four thousand" so that
said paragraph as amended shall read as
| follows:
| Justice of the superior court for the
county of Kennebec four thousand dol
! lars there shall he allowed to him in adj
dition to said salary, for the purpose of
meeting his extra expenses entailed by
holding said court at the city of Water
Vile, the sum of one hundred dollars for
each and every term of court so held at
| the city of Waterville.