Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1806-01-17

en- TIE S2h day OF October, on the S96
| day OF February, and on the 22d day Of
June, and shall sit each time until the bu-
sness before them shall be dispatched.
Upon the death. resignation, removal,
sc. OF any of the present Judges, no
successor shalt be appointed until the
number of judges is reduced TO three.
The compensation OF the Judges Of the
court Of appeals shall in future be
dollars. and the president Of
the court (who shall in future be ch0sen
by joint ballot OF both houses OF the Il gis-
lature) shall receive an additional salary
of five hundred dollars.
The commonwealth shall be divided
into twenty districts, OF which each two
shall form a circuit; tn each circuit a
Judge Of the general court shall be assign
cd by the legislature, which as.ignmep,
shall continue in force forever after Gun.
less two, or more Judges shall! be d-sirous
to interchange their circuits; in which
case the general courtmay author ze and
drect such interchange.) Ii shall be the
duty ofthe Judges of the general court 10
attend the district courts IN their r.spec.
lsw: One judge shall constitute court
for the district, and where any Judge.
from sickness or other causes, shall be
unable To attend the courts aliotted 10
him, he shall notify such inability To the
Judge of the adjoining circuit, ~hose olu-
ty it shall be To hold such courts in the
place of the unattending Judge.
a superior court shalt be holden i'm
each district, three times in the year. al
the times and places herein after men,i-
oDcd: fN
Towit: at King and Queen the 10th
day of September, the 10th day -of Janu.
airy, and the 10th day of May; a, Rich.
mond on the LIST day OF October, the lst
day of February, and the LIST day Of June /;
at Northumberland the I'd day of Oeto-
her, the 22d day of February. and The 2ad
day of June at Accomac the i2ih dav
of November, the l4lh day OF March, and
the 9Th day OF July;
Al Biunswic the lo,h day Of Septem.
her, the 10Th d,y Of January, and the 10, h
day Of May; a, Petersburg The st dav OF
/. October, the Is, day OF February, and the
Is day of June; at SnHoik the 22d day
OF O6iober, tie 2 I'd day of ebruary & The
22d dav of June a, Williamsburg the
/ l2th day oi November, the 18th day OF
! March. and The iath day of July.
At flay'uaFke the lo,h day of Septem
Der, the loih day OF January, and the 10Th
day of May; at Fredericksburg The Is,
day ofOctober, the ist day Of Fs bruary
add the Isl day ct June a, CHARITIES.
vile The 22d day of October, the 22d day
of February, and the 22d day of June a,
Staunon the 18th day ct November, the
li,n day Of March, and The l2lh day OF
/ Jul,
| At Prince. Edward the 10th day Of Sep.
| tember, the 10th day of January, and The
10th day OF May a, Ffsnki;n the LIST day
Of O ;toher, the Ist day of Februsry, and
the lst day OF June; at the Swee, Springs
the cad day ci October, the 22d day Of
February, and the 22d day Of June; a,
| Washington the l2,h day % November
the 18th day CT March, and the 18th da,
of Juiy.
Az Winchester the 10Th day Of Sen
(, 'cmhtr, the 10th day of January, and the
10Th day Of May; at Hardy the Isl da,
of October, The ;.t day ct FEBRUARY, * III.
lst day of June (; at MonnngaIa the %.
day Of October. III. 2ad day of February
and the Cad day Of June.
Each court shall he court Of record
and shall sit. if business require II, e,gh
teen days successfully, unless such SIT,
| tirg shall interfere with some other dis
| trict court is the same circuit.
The district courts o,ganiz,d by hi.
/ law shall have FIJI power; TO hear and oe.
lermine all Tresso,s, Murders, Feionie.
and other crimes s, Mlsdetnesnors com
mitted wi'hin their district and bFouch,
before them.
( The couns hereby org anized and es.
tablish.d and each, of The Judges thereof
in te'm time as veil as in vacation, shall
have and exerci'e tie same jurisdiction
and powers and be st,blec TO the same
! rules aud regulations within their rrspec.
live ds,ric.s IN all and every matter and
! Thing, wh,clrihe high courts oil chancety
! or the judges thereof now possess aud
are subj q tn, including the mode of ar.
| ranging The business in the saiJ courts Of
issuing process, sending and returning
the same, entering aud enforcing de
cters, granting and receiving appeals &c.
neral and special, write OF ne exest, in.
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