Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-09


with the proceedings had thereon.
Section 141. Chapter two. hundred
ard six of the public laws OF nineteen
hundred and nine. Chapters seven and
Teen hundred and eleven. Chapter three
and one hundred and ffty-one of the
Public Laws of nineteen hundred and
thirteen and Chapter one hundred and
teen hundred and fifteen and all amepd-
nents thereto as embodied in Chapter
fifteen of the Revised Statutes are
hereby repealed.
Section l42; This chapter shall be
known s,s,s - as Nth. The Military Law of the
Section 14s. In view of the .etner-
gency cited in the preamble. this act
shall take effect when approved Approved
April 7, 1919
CHAPTER aso.
An Act to establish . superior court In the
county of AndroscogSin.
Section /. A superior court is hereby es
tablished at Auburn within and for the conn
ty of Androscoggin, consisting Of one justice,
sobriety of manners and learned in the law
he shall be appointed, commissioned and
qualified according to the constitution.
Section z Said justice shall establish
issuing therefrom shall be in the name Of the
state, of the usual forms, bearing the teste Of
said Justice. under the seal of said court and
shall be signed by its clerk, and may be made
returnabe in the superior court OF Any other
county in which the action might be legally
brought; they shall be obeyed and executed
throughout the state.
Section 8 Within said county, said super.
ior court shall have exclusive jurisdiction OF
civil appeals from municipal and police courts,
and trial justices. exclusive original jurisde'
ton Of actions of scire facias on Judgments
and recoenizances not exceeding FIVE hundred
dollars of bastardy trials. and all other civil
actions at law not exclusively cognizahie by
municipal and police courts. and trial. jus.
tees where the damages demanded do not
exceed five hundred dollars, except complaints
for flowage, real actions and actions OF tres
pass ouare clausum; and concurrent or ginal
jurisdiction of actions of treSpass quare
clausum libels for divorce and proceedings in
habras corpus, and of all other civil actions
at law where the damages exceed fN. hun
dred dollars. except complaints for howage
and real actions.
Section 4 The original and appellate jur
jsdiction in all criminal matters now sted in
and exercised by the supreme Judiclai cour
within and for the county of Andre coggin
transferred to and conferred upon the su
perior court within and for said county whicl
court shall exercise the same in the sane man
ner as heretofore authorized by law to o<
exercised by the supreme Judicial court N
said county.
Section 5. All indictments and informations
and all criminal processes pending in sair
supreme judicial court for said county shai
be transferred to said superior court. end shal
he entered upon the docket Of the same at The
October, nineteen hundred and seventeen
term. thereof and shall have day therein
and all warrants and recognizances. a'peais u
criminal cases. and all criminal processes
whatever which but for the passage OF TIM
act would be returnable to. or which by Law
would be entered in said supreme !udlcia
court in said county, on the third Tuesday
of September, nineteen hundred and seven
teen, shall be returnable to and entered upor
The docket of said superior court at sait
October, nineteen hundred and seventeen
term thereof and shall have day ther in an'
all grand jurors. witnesses and oners' "
criminal matters. who would, but Tor Inc pas
sage of this art be held to appear 1t sai'
supreme judicial court for said county, on TN
third Tuesday Of September, nineteen hundred
and seventeen. shall be held to appear at sait
October term Of said superior court.
Section g. Said court shall be held 10
civil business on the first Tuesday Of ever.
month. except July, August and September
hut the criminal business of said county shai
he transacted at the terms held on the mrs
Tuesdays OF February, May and October, 10
gether with civil business.
Traverse jurors shall be drawn and re
turned to serve at the several terms OF sait
court. except that in the discreuon OF .h'
justice of said court not exceeding three CIV
terms during calendar year may be hell
without a traverse jury.
Section T. The first term OF said snperio
court shall be held on the first Tuesday 9
October nineteen hundred and seventeen "A
any term of the supreme judicial court 70
said county of Androscoggn held after TIM
act shall take effect. any action pending there
~ which would foll within the exclusive juris
diction of said snperior court. as hereinbefor
defined and established with all papers beionG
ing thereto and orders and DEGREES thereon
may, on motion Of either party. be transferred
from the docket of said supreme judicial cour
to the docket of said superior court, and en-
tered tried and have day therein MS If !
had been originally commenced therein Pre-
vided, that the justice presiding in said su
prer1e judicial court believes that speedie
trial nav thus be had. And unon the tak
ing effect Of this act the jurisdiction OF tn
supreme judicial court for the trial o. CIV
eases in said county shall be limited in con
formity to the foregoing provisions; and al
acts and parts of acts relating to courts AM
judicial proceedings shall be modified so IA
rs to give full effect to this act, and all act
and parts of acts inconsistent with this &C
are hereby repealed.
Section g. Actions may be made return
able at one of the next two terms OF SAT-
court begun and held after the commence
ment thereof.
Section 9. The justice Of said superio
court may be appointed. commissioned an
qualified at any time after this act shall TAX
effect and his salary shall he thirty-hve nun
dred dollars annually. He shall be entitled :
state in quarterly payments on the first day
of January. April. July and October
Section 10. The provisions Of the Revise'
Statutes chapter eichty-two. sections eighty
eight to one hundred and five. inclusive, ar
rlicable TO the superior courts for the coun
ties of Cumberland and Kennebec. are here
nv made applicable to said superior court 70
the county of Androscoggin, except as TN
same may be modified by the other provision
of this act.
Section H. The justice of said court ma
appoint s.enoerapher to report the proceed
inrs thereof who shall be an oficer OF tn
court and be sworn to faithful dischare
of his duty. and who shall perform the dntie
prescribed and be subject to the provision
of tho Revised Statutes. chapter eighty.seven
sections one hundred and sixty-seven to on
hundred and seventy-two inclusive. so far a
the same may be applicable. The salary O
said stenographer shall be fifteen hundre
dollars Annually. to be paid quarterly fror
the treasury Of the county Approved apr
7. 1919
CHAPTER 261.
An Act to provide for the division an
management Of the school fund fror
the sale Of timber and grass, ana Irof
trespasses on reserved lands,e an
amending Sections twenty and TWEEN
tv-one Of Chapter eight of the Re