Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1801-05-25

lively appointed and they 1aI haze ecgnissrce il
perlonai demands to tie value Of twenty dollars
ciuve OF COTS which fun they lhal not exceed, any
law TO the contrary notwithstanding and they Ghall
be entitled for their feryces the fees allow Cd
Tor like fervct by the laws herein before adopted zHd
Continued IN the eatern part Of faid dihrid.
Sec. Il. dsd Be Jrtbey saasi That there 11all be
appointed in and for each Of the fsd eounes res-
ter OF wills, and judge be called the Judge Of the
orphan court. who lhal each take an oath for he
faithtni and impartial dlchsrgc Of the duties OF his
ONCE and ihah have all the powers. perfo all the
dusies, and receive the like fees, exerced per
formed aud received, by the reg ers Of wills and judges
ot the orphans Court within the tare of Maryland,
and appeals from the fsid court s he 60 the circuit
court OF fad diRre. who fiaI therein have al TIE
pewsTs OF the chancellor Of the iaid fate
Sec 8 dad Be S fsyf5e rsst7sS That in al cafes
where judgments DEGREES have been ObisinId, on
tuis no" depending any of the courts Of the
nonwealth OF Virginia. IL the Rate OF Maryland,
where the defendant rehdts has property within he
dArid Of Columbia, it fali be lawful for the pauusf
10 iuch cafe upon fling exemphcasiUh Of the re-
cord and proceedings in ueh fus, with the Clefk Of
the courts for the county where the defendant rtdes
o his properly may found TO fue wrts thereon
reurnahls to iaid court, which zll be preceded
VI the fame manner il the judgment decree had
originally been Obtained in faid court.
Sec "a fsd x Il fayfbsr sa57sS, That al a6tOEs,
TUFTS, proofs, psSiugs and other proceeding OF what
nature Or K nd foeyer, depending or exiting IN the
courts OF hutngs for tho towns Of Alexandria and
Georgetown, iha be, md hereby continued over
to the circuit be holden by virtue Of this act
within the diilTia OF Columbia. in following
that fay al luch lla then be depending and
undetermined. before Il of hungs tor the town
OF Alexandria, the circuit court hereby directed
10 be holden ID the town OF Alexandra and all fuch
as iha4 then be depending and undetermined before
the court Of huings for Georgetown 20 he circuit
court hereby Greeted 70 be holden at the CRY of
Wilmington Provided nevertheless that where the
perlona demand luch cafes executive Of eoa, does
not exceed The value Of twenty dollars the juhiccs OF
the peace within their repeG(iye counties, fhai have
cognizance hereof.
procehes whatever which fhSi hereafter iiIue rom
The courts hereby slablfh within the dinr Ct. hau
be teites ia the name Of The ch.r judge Of the dri9
Of Columbia
Sec. Is. IND e il Gsof6s ma 4 That nothing in
this act contained fbal in any wife alter, mpeach or
impair the rights granted ~ CT derived from The acts
of incorporation OF Alexandria and Georgetown or Of
any other body corporate polite within The faid df
tret except 70 far relates he judicial powers of
the corporations Of Georgetown ,yid lic1andrla.
THEODORE SEDGWICK,
Speaker Of The Ho4E efRtbrcfdlatirD.
TIL: JEFFERSON,
Vire Pr5fSent Of he United Sfgfsf,
and PrsGaent Of lbs Gsagt;.
approved, Feb, ~, 4. D. 1901.
JOHN ADAMS,
Pr5fdrnt Of H. Unir9 Stafss