The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1917-04-05

teen hundred and eleven, Chapter three
and and, one hundred and ffty-one of the
thib Laws Ct nineteen hundred and
forty,fve Of the Public Laws Of nine
teen hundred and fifteen and all amend
a ments thereto as embodied in Chapter
herebY Of ren me Revised Statutes are
Section tp II. This chapter shall be
s sfsts i as ,, The Military Law Of the
Section 14s. In view Of the emer.
gency cited In the preamble, this act
shali take erect when approved. Approved
cHApTz1 aso.
An Act to establish . Superior court In the
county Of AndroscogRin.
Section 1. A superior court il hereby e.
tablished at Auburn within and for the coun-
ty OF Androscoggin, consisting Of one Justice,
who shall be an inhabitant of said county. Of
sobr1ety Of manners and learned in the law;
he shall be appointed, commissioned and
qualified according to the constitution
Section 2. Said justice shall establish a
seal for said court; and all writs and processes
issuing therefrom shall be in the name r 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
returnable 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 g.. Within said county, said super
ior court shall have exclusive jurisdiction Of
civil appeals from municipal and police courts,
and trial justices, exclusive original iurisdc-
ton Of actions of scire facias on judgments
dollars; of bastardy trials, and all other civil
actions at law not exclusively cognizahle by
municipal and police courts, and tria jus
tees, where the damages demanded do not
exceed five hundred dollars, except complaints
for howage, real actions and actions of tres
pass quare clausum: and concurrent original
jurisdiction Of actions of trsspass quare
clausum, libels for divorce and proceedings in
habeas corpus, and of all other civil actions
at law where the damages exceed i0r hun
dred dollars, except complaints for f1owage
and real actions.
Section T. The original and appellate jur-
isdcton in all criminal matters now v"Sted in
and exercised by the supreme judicial court
within and for the county of AndroUcoggin
and all powers incident thereto. shall be
transferred to and conferred upon the sn-
perior court within and for said COUNTY, which
court shall exercise the same in the same man
as heretofore authorized by law to be
exercised by the supreme Judicial court In
said county.
Section s. All indictments and informations,
and all criminal processes pending in said
supreme judicial court for said county shall
be transferred to said superior court and shall
be 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 recogni2ances. appeals in
criminal cases. and all criminal processes
whatever which but for the passage OF this
act would be returnable to, or which by law
would be entered in said supreme judicial
court in said county, on the third Tuesday
of September, nineteen hundred and seven
teen, shall be returnable to and entered upon
the docket of said superior court at said
October, nineteen hundred and s""enteen,
term thereof, and shall have day ther in; ard
all grand jurors, witnesses and o'Aers, in
criminal matters, who would but for he pas.
sage of this act, be held to appear at said
supreme judicial court for said county. on the
third Tuesday of September, nineteen hundred
and seventeen, shall be held to appear at said
October term Of said superior court.
Section g. Said court shall be bold for
civil business on the first Tuesday IT every
month. except July August and sel'ember:
but the criminal business of said equity shall
he transacted at the terms held on ne first
Tuesdays of February, May and October, to-
eether with civil business.
Traverse jurors shall be drawn snd re.
turned to serve at the several terms OF said
court, except that in the discretion Of the
jpstice OF said court, not exceeding three civil
terms during calendar year may be held
without traverse iury
court shall he held on the first Tuesday Of
October, nineteen hundred and seventeen. At
any term of the supreme judicial court Tor
said county of Androscoggin held after this
act shall take effect, any action pending there
II which would fall within the exclusive juris-
dicion OF said suneror court, as hereinhefore
defined and established, with all papers belong
ing thereto end orders and DEGREES thereon.
may on motion of either party. be transferred
from the docket Of said supreme judicial court
to the docket of said superior court, and en-
tered. tried and have day therein rs if it
had been originally commenced therein: pro-
vided that the Justice presiding in said SUI
prenle judicial court believes that speedier
trial may thus he had. And unon the tax
ing effect Of This act the jurisdiction of the
supreme judicial court for the trial of civil
cases in said county shall be limited in con
formity to the foregoing provisions; and all
arts and parts of acts relating to courts anu
judicial proceedings shall be modified far
as to give full effect to this act, and all acts
and parts of acts inconsistent with this act
are hereby repealed.
Section 8. Actions may be made return
able at one of the next two terms of said
court begun and held after the commence
'''p Section taiS q. TIL, Justice of said superior
court may be appointed, commissioned and
qualified at any time after this act shall tako
effect, and his salary shall be thirty-fve hun
bred dollars annually. He shall he entitled TO
receive the same from the treasury Of tho
state in quarterly payments on the first days
Of January, April, July and October
Section 10. The provisions of the Revised
Statutes chapter eiglty-two, sections eighty
eight to one hundred and five, inclusive. APP
nlicabIa to the superior courts for the conn
tics of Cumberland and Kennehec are here
by made applicable to said superior court for
the county of Androscoggn, except as the
same may be modified by the other provisions
Of this act
Section IL The justice of said court may
appoint a stenographer to report the proceed
ines thereof who shall be officer of the
court and b. sworn to a faithful discharge
of his duty, and who shall perform the dnties
prescribed and be subject to the provisions
of the Revised Statutes. chapter eiGhty-seven,
sections one hundred and sixty to one
hundred and seventv-two inclusive so far as
the same may be applicable. The salary OF
said stenoerapher shall be fifteen hundred
dollars annually to be paid quarterly from
the treasury of the county Approved April
7, 1919
CHAPTER 2e1.
An Act to provide for the division and
MANAGEMENT Of the school fund from
the sale of timber and grass, end from
trespasses on reserved lands ana
amending Sections twenty and TWEEN
tv-one of Chapter eight of the Re
vised Statutes.
Section ]. Section twenty of chap
ter eight of the Revised Statutes Is
hereby amended by striking out all of
said section after the word treasury
in the fourth lire thereof and insert
ing in place thereof the following:
shall be held by the State treasurer In
two separate funds the income or which
only shall be expended and applied as is
by law provided for. school purposes
IIpon these funds the State shall allow
interest annually at four per cent; the
first fund to be known as the morgan
led townships fund. the income of
which after the expenditures provided