late court of common pleas. court to grant and hereby is authorized to grant reviews in all actions, in which reviews, where judgment was rendered in the late court of common pleas within judgments were rendered in the his district, and in which the said late court of common pleas had the power to grant reviews on the thirty first day of March, in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty nine, by virtue of any laws then in force; provided, that application for such reviews shall be made within one year from the passage of this act; and that the same be also in conformity to the provisions of the seventh section of the act of February twenty fifth, eighteen hundred and thirty nine, abolishing the court of common pleas and establishing district courts. [APPROVED APRIL 16, 1841.] ed, before lo across lands in unorganized places; and before making an repair any such assessment to way. AN ADDITIONAL ACT, RELATING TO HIGHWAYS AND THE POWERS SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of RepreNotice requir- sentatives in Legislature assembled, That, whenever any person or cating highways persons shall make application to the county commissioners, in any of the counties within this state, to locate and establish a public road or highway across any lands, not situated within the limits of any organized plantation or incorporated town, within this state, or to make an assessment upon such lands, for the purpose of making or repairing any such road, already located or that may hereafter be located, said commissioners, upon being satisfied that said petitioners ought to be heard touching the matter set forth in their petition, shall, before having any further proceedings thereon, order the petitioners to give notice of the pendency of their petition, and of the time and place appointed to consider the same and adjudicate thereon, by causing the owner or owners of said lands, over which said highway is or may be located, if known, to be served" with an attested copy of their petition and the commissioners' order thereon, fourteen days at least before the time so appointed: and, if said owners are unknown, then notice shall be given them by publishing said petition, and the commissioners' order thereon, for the term of six weeks in the state paper, the last publication to be thirty days, at least, before the time appointed to consider the same as aforesaid. And no proceeding affecting the rights of said owners shall be had, until such order of notice shall have been complied with. Appeal allowed in all cases, from the commissioners to the supreme judicial court. SECT. 2. Be it further enacted, That any person or persons, corporation or corporations, aggrieved by any decision, adjudication or decree of any court of county commissioners within this state, may appeal to the justices of our supreme judicial court, who are hereby vested with appellate jurisdiction, with full power to revise, affirm, modify or annul the same, as justice to the parties and the public good may require, and discretionary power in regard to awarding costs provided however, such appeal shall not be sustained, unless the clerk of the judicial courts in such county be notified that an appeal is claimed, within ten days from the publi cation of such decision, adjudication or decree, and requested to make record thereof. [APPROVED APRIL 17, 1841.] STATE OF MAINE. IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD ONE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED AND FORTY. AN ACT TO REPEAL ALL THE ACTS WHICH ARE CONSOLIDATED IN THE REVISED SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IN LEGISLATURE ASSEMBLED, That all the statutes hereinafter mentioned, and described by the years in which they were respectively enacted, and by their respective titles and the number of each chapter, be, and the same are hereby repealed, subject, however, to the provisions contained in the following sections of this act; that is to say: Acts passed in the year 1820. Chap. 30. An act relating to the punishment of convicts. Chap 47. An act for the settlement of certain equitable claims, arising in real actions. Chap. 90. An act providing for the appointment of clerks of the courts in the several counties, and requiring them to render an account of all moneys received. Chap. 91. An act providing, that bonds shall be given by sheriffs and coroners to the treasurer of the state, and giving remedies thereon. Chap. 102. An act establishing the duties to be paid by certain officers therein named. Chap. 106. An act establishing the salary of certain officers. Chap. 165. An act providing for the security of the treasury of this state. Acts passed in the year 1821. Chap. 1. An act against treason and misprision of treason. Chap. 2. An act providing for the punishment of the crimes of murder, manslaughter, felonious maims and assaults and duelling, and for the prevention thereof. Chap. 3. An act providing for the punishment of rape, and for the prevention thereof. Chap. 4. An act providing for the punishment of incendiaries, and the perpetrators of other malicious mischief. Chap. 5. An act against sodomy and bestiality. Chap. 6. An act providing for the punishment of the crimes of burglary, and other breaking and entering of buildings. Chap. 7. An act providing for the punishment of [the] crimes of robbery and other larcenies, and for the prevention thereof. Chap. 8. An act against blasphemy, and profane cursing and swearing. Chap. 9. An act providing for the due observation of the Lord's day. Chap. 10. An act for the punishment of adultery, polygamy, lewdness and fornication. Chap. 11. An act against forgery and counterfeiting. Chap. 12. An act against perjury and subornation of perjury. Chap. 13. An act for the suppression and punishment of cheats. Chap. 14. An act respecting the wilful destruction and casting away of ships and cargoes, the custody of shipwrecked goods, and trade and navigation. Chap. 15. An act to protect the sepulchres of the dead. Chap. 16. An act to prevent the arrest of dead bodies. Chap. 17. An act to prevent routs, riots and tumultuous assemblies, and to suppress insurrections. Chap. 18. An act to prevent gaming for money or other property. Chap. 19. An act for the restraining the taking of excessive usury. Chap. 20. An act to prohibit certain officers of courts from buying promissory notes and other demands, for the purpose of making gain or profit in the collection thereof. Chap. 21. An act to prevent bribery and corruption. Chap. 22. An act for the protection of the personal liberty of the citizens, and for other purposes. Chap. 23. An act against selling unwholesome provisions. An act for the prevention and removal of nuisances. Chap. 25. An act for the prevention of damage by fire, and the safe keeping of gunpowder. Chap. 29 Chap. 32. An act for preventing abuses in distilling of strong liquors, with leaden heads and pipes. Chap. 33. An act to prevent and punish trespasses. Chap. 34. Chap. 35. and for other An act to prevent the waste and destruction of timber and cord wood. Chap. 36. Chap. 37. An act directing the mode of transferring real estate by deed. An act to prevent tenants in common, joint tenants and coparceners from committing waste, purposes. Chap. 38. Chap. 39. An act respecting wills and testaments, and regulating the descent of intestate estates. An act to provide for the location of certain lands. Chap. 40. Chap. 43. Chap. 44. Chap. 42. An act for the better securing and rendering more effectual, grants and donations to pious and charitable uses. An act for the better managing lands, wharves and other real estate lying in common. An act for regulating fences, and general and common fields. Chap. 45. An act for the support and regulation of mills. Chap. 46. An act directing the manner of conveyance to be used by counties, in purchasing and disposing of lands. Chap. 43. An act directing the manner in which inquests of office shall be taken, to revest real estate in the state, or to entitle the state thereto. An act for giving remedies in equity. Chap. 50. Chap. 51. An act to regulate the jurisdiction and proceedings of the courts of probate. Chap. 52. An act respecting executors, administrators and guardians, and the conveyance of real estate in certain cases. An act to prevent frauds and perjury. Chap. 53. Chap. 56. An act in addition to an act establishing a supreme judicial court within this state. An act defining the powers of the judicial courts in granting reviews, and for other purposes. Chap. 58. An act extending the powers of the justices of the supreme judicial court in certain cases. Chap. 59. An act regulating judicial process and proceedings. Chap. 60. An act respecting the attachment of property on mesne process, and directing the issuing, extending and serving of executions. Chap. 61. An act concerning foreign attachment. Chap. 62. Chap. 64. An act for the limitation of actions, real and personal, and of writs of error. Chap. 65. Chap. 66. Chap. 67. An act regulating bail in civil actions. An act relating to the writ of audita querela, and the proceedings thereupon. Chap. 68. An act respecting bailable offences. Chap. 70. Chap. 71. An act for regulating marriage, and for the orderly solemnization thereof. Chap. 72. An act for the maintenance of bastard children. Chap. 76. An act describing the power of justices of the peace, in civil and criminal cases. Chap. 77. An act providing a speedy method of recovering debts, and for preventing unnecessary costs attending the same. Chap. 78. An act for rendering the decision of civil causes as speedy, and as little expensive as possible. Chap. 80. An act directing the mode of process to be adopted, in replevying of cattle or beasts distrained, and also of goods and chattels. Chap. 81. An act prescribing the mode of recovering forfeitures of personal property, liable thereto by An act providing for the payment of costs in criminal prosecutions. An act for the relief of persons who are scrupulous of taking oaths. Chap. 87. Chap. 88. Chap. 89. An act regulating the admission of attorneys, and authorizing particular persons, in certain cases, to prosecute and defend suits at law. Chap. 92. An act defining the general powers and duties, and regulating the office of sheriffs and of constables. Chap. 93. Chap. 95. for taxes. Chap. 97. An act describing the duty and power of coroners. An act to exempt certain goods and chattels from attachment and execution, and from distress An act to direct the time and manner of exhibiting the accounts of county treasurers, and the estimates for county taxes, and for other purposes. Chap. 98. An act concerning registers of deeds. Chap. 99. An act directing the time and manner of appointing county treasurers, and for other purposes. Chap. 100. An act respecting the offices and duties of the attorney general and county attorneys. Chap. 101. An act concerning notaries public. Chap. 103. Chap. 101. An act directing, before whom all judicial and civil officers shall be qualified, where not otherwise provided for in the constitution. An act relating to the payment of duties by officers. Chap. 105. An act establishing and regulating the fees of the several officers, and other persons therein mentioned. Chap. 107. An act establishing the salaries of the judges of probate. Chap. 108. The first three sections of an act for the safe keeping of the records of the several courts of justice. Chap. 109. An act to provide for the safe keeping of public records, and for regulating the quality of paper for books of public records. Chap. 110. An act for providing and regulating prisons. Chap. 111. An act respecting houses of correction, and for suppressing and punishing of rogues, vagabonds, common beggars and other idle or disorderly persons. Chap. 112. Chap. 113. justice. Chap. 114. An act to authorize the governor in certain cases to offer a reward, and for other purposes. An act concerning the assessment and collection of taxes. Chap. 117. Chap. 118. An act directing the method of laying out, and making provision for the repair and amendment of highways. Chap. 119. An act for enabling proprietors of private ways and bridges to repair them in equal propor tion. Chap. 120. An act making provision for erecting guide posts upon public roads. Chap. 121. Chap. 125. public places. Chap. 126. Chap. 127. Chap. 130. An act to diffuse the benefits of inoculation for the kine pock. An act to prevent the spreading of the small pox and other contagious sickness. Chap. 131. An act for the due regulation of weights and measures. Chap. 134. An act respecting engine men, fire engines, and the extinguishment of fire. Chap. 136. An act for recording births and deaths by the clerks of towns. Chap. 137. Chap. 138. An act defining the general powers and duties of manufacturing corporations. Chap. 159. Chap. 140. Chap. 141. An act to enable the proprietors of social, military and law libraries to manage the same. tion of the same. Chap. 150. An act to provide for the packing and inspection of pickled and smoked fish. Chap. 151. of the same. Chap. 152. Chap. 154. Chap. 155. Chap. 157. Chap. 158. An act to ascertain the quality of pot and pearl ashes, and for the more effectual inspection An act to provide for the inspection of hops for exportation. An act regulating the exportation of tobacco, and the weight of onions in bunches. An act to regulate the manufacture of nails within this state. An act for the admeasurement of boards, and regulating the tale of shingles, clapboards, hoops and staves, and for other purposes. Chap. 160. An act to prevent fraud in fire wood, bark or coal exposed to sale. Chap. 161. An act to prevent the exportation of unmanufactured calf skins, and to encourage the manufacture of leather boots and shoes. Chap. 162. An act to provide for the proof of fire arms. Chap. 163. An act regulating the packing and selling of paper within this state. Chap. 166. An act directing the manner in which notices, upon petitions to be presented to the legis lature, may be given. Chap. 167. An act in furtherance of good discipline in the colleges of this state. Chap. 169. An act securing to mechanics and others, payment for their labor and materials, expended in erecting and repairing houses and other buildings with their appurtenances. An act respecting boats and lighters, employed in transporting stones, gravel or sand within An act for the protection of harbors and shores. An act for the regulation of the Penobscot and Passamaquoddy tribes of indians. Chap. 177. An act for regulating pilotage in the several ports in this state. Chap. 178. An act to regulate the herring fisheries. Chap. 179. An act for the preservation of certain fish. Acts passed in the year 1822. Chap. 182. An act relative to the tender of money in suits at law. Chap. 183. An act respecting the collection of taxes on unimproved land, not taxable by the assessors of any town or plantation. Chap. 181. An act to prevent unnecessary suits. Chap. 186. An additional act regulating judicial process and proceedings. Chap. 187. An act in addition to an act regulating elections. Chap. 188. An act respecting the payment of moneys into the state treasury, and relating to the duties of the treasurer of the state, and of the treasurers of the several counties. Chap. 190. vice. An act additional to an act authorizing courts to liberate or dispose of poor convicts in ser An act to provide for a case of vacancy in the office of secretary of state. Chap. 198. Chap. 201. An additional act respecting the jurisdiction and proceedings of courts of probate. Chap. 205. An act allowing additional pay to the attorney general. Chap. 207. other persons Chap. 208. Chap. 209. An act in addition to an act establishing and regulating the fees of the several officers, and therein mentioned. An act establishing and regulating the fees of certain officers therein mentioned. Acts passed in the year 1823. Chap. 210. An act providing a method for doing justice, when, through mistake executions are levied upon real estate not belonging to the debtors. An additional act prescribing the mode of taking depositions. An act concerning certain public offices of the state. Chap. 211. Chap. 212. Chap. 214. Chap. 216. resentatives. An act in addition to an act, regulating the selection, empanneling and service of jurors. An act fixing the compensation of the members of the council, senate and house of repChap. 219. A act in addition to an act, entitled an act establishing a supreme judicial court within this state, and making further provision in the judicial department. An act additional to an act defining the general powers and duties of manufacturing cor An act respecting the return of votes for representatives in districts. An act, additional to an act to regulate the jurisdiction and proceedings of courts of Chap. 220. An act respecting deeds, bonds, contracts and agreements. Chap. 221. porations. Chap. 222. Chap. 221. probate. Chap. 226. An act to provide for the erection and government of a state prison. Chap. 227. An act additional to an act, directing the method of laying out, and making provision for the repair and amendment of highways. Chap. 228. Chap. 229. taxes. An act additional to an act regulating judicial process and proceedings. An additional act respecting partition fences. Chap. 235. An act to prevent unnecessary costs in criminal prosecutions. Chap. 239. Chap. 241. Chap. 242. An additional act establishing and regulating the fees of certain officers therein mentioned. An act prescribing the form of recognizances, taken by justices of the peace, in criminal cases. Acts passed in the year 1824. An act further regulating the proceedings upon warrants issued by justices of the peace. An act additional to an act prescribing the mode of taking depositions. Chap. 249. An act additional to the several acts directing the method of laying out, and making provision for the repair and amendment of highways. Chap. 250. An act additional to an act for the admeasurement of boards, and regulating the tale of shingles, clapboards, hoops and staves, and for other purposes. Chap. 254. An act to provide for the sale and distribution of ministerial and school lands. Chap. 256. An act additional to an act to prohibit certain officers of courts from buying promissory notes and other demands, for the purpose of making a gain or profit in the collection thereof. Chap. 257. An act limiting the tenure of certain civil offices. Chap. 258. An act to secure rent to lessors of house lots and mill privileges. Chap. 260. An act additional to an act regulating towns, town meetings and the choice of town officers. Chap. 261. An act additional to an act for the support and regulation of mills. Chap. 262. An act additional to an act, for rendering the decisions of civil causes as speedy and as little expensive as possible. Chap. 263. An act additional to the act for the inspection of butter and lard. Chap. 266. An act respecting public shows and exhibitions. Chap. 267. Chap. 268. Chap. 270. An act in addition to the act establishing the salaries of the judges of probate. An act directing the proceedings against forcible entry and detainer. An act additional to an act providing for the due observation of the Lord's day. Chap. 271. An act to prevent foreigners from cutting timber on the lands belonging to the Passamaquoddy indians. Chap. 272. An act additional to an act regulating damages on inland bills of exchange. Chap. 273. An act additional to an act fixing the compensation of the council, senate and house of representatives. Chap. 274. An act establishing the salary of the secretary of state. An additional act respecting the inspection of beef, pork, butter and lard, and for other pur- An act providing for the government of the state prison, and for the punishment of convicts. Acts passed in the year 1825. Chap. 285. An act in further addition to an act concerning foreign attachment. |