Petition of James Hawes, and 79 others, that the Court of Common Pleas may be abolished.

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Author / Creator:	Hawes, James (Of Maine), author.
Imprint:	[Maine] : [publisher not identified], [1838]
Description:	1 online resource (6 pages, 1 unnumbered page)
Language:	English
Series:	[Document] / House ; Eighteenth Legislature, No. 6 Document (Maine. Legislature. House of Representatives) ; Eighteenth legislature, 1838, no. 6.
Subject:	Maine. -- Court of Common Pleas. Maine. -- Court of Common Pleas -- Administration. Courts -- Maine. Court administration -- Maine.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13548450

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Other authors / contributors:	Maine. Legislature. Senate. Maine. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Notes:	Online resource; title from PDF caption title (LLMC Digital, viewed January 20, 2023).
Summary:	Petition of James Hawes and seventy-nine others seeking the abolishment of the Maine Court of Common Pleas. Various reasons include the length of time taken for a judgment and the cost for bringing cases that were not heard during the term, resulting in nuisance settlements. Petitioners also sought to change the debtor's law, noting that the current process required suits from each creditor instead of a joint process. The petition is addressed to the Senate and House of Representatives in Legislature. Included is a memo dated January 31, 1838, from George C. Getchell, Clerk, House of Representatives, that orders that 1000 copies be printed for the use of the Legislature,

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