State v. Leach
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
On exceptions to the ruling of Goddard, J., of the superior court for this county. Indictment founded upon R. S. of 1857, c. 7, § 18 (R. S., c. 7, § 12), consisting of five counts, respectively alleging substantially, 1. That the respondent, on April 2, 1868, at Portland, was and still is register of deeds for the county of Cumberland, duly elected and sworn, and had given his official bond approved by the county commissioners, with sufficient sureties in the penal sum of…
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On exceptions to the ruling of Goddard, J., of the superior court for this county. Indictment founded upon R. S. of 1857, c. 7, § 18 (R. S., c. 7, § 12), consisting of five counts, respectively alleging substantially, 1. That the respondent, on April 2, 1868, at Portland, was and still is register of deeds for the county of Cumberland, duly elected and sworn, and had given his official bond approved by the county commissioners, with sufficient sureties in the penal sum of two thousand dollars, conditioned for the faithful discharge of his duties as such register; that the respondent then and…
1Opinion of the CourtKent, J.
The indictment in this case is founded upon R. S., 1857, c. 7,-§ 15, and is against the respondent as register of deeds for Cumberland county, and was tried in the superior court and comes here on exceptions. That section provides that ‘ when on presentment of the grand jury, or information of the attorney-general to the supreme judicial court, any register of deeds, by default, confession, demurrer, or verdict, after due notice, is found guilty of misconduct in office, or incapable of discharging its duties, the court shall enter judgment for his removal from office.’ Provision is then made…
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