The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-01-14

day ct March, and the 9Th day of In,v.
at Haymarket the 10th day Of September,
me 10th day OF January, and the leth day OF
May; at Fredericki5urgh the 1T day of Gao.
Der, the III day of February, and the m d,y
or June at Charlottesville the 22d day of Ofo-
Der, the Ped day of February, and the e2d GAY
or June at Staunton the leth day of N, vem-
GER the 18th day of March, and the twelfth
day of July;
Der, the 10th day of January, and the 10th day
of May; at Franklin the LIST day of October,
the LIST day of February, and the LIST day Of
june; ut the Sweet Springs the 2od day of
Ca'ooer, the ped day of February, and the 22d
day OF June; at Warrington the 18th day of
November, the l4th day Of March, and the eth
day of July.
AT WincheRer the 10th day of September,
me 10th dav of January, and the 10th day of
way; at Hardy the ist day of October, the
81 DAY OF February, and the lst day of Tune {;
at Monongaa the 22d day of October, the 22d
day OF February, and the 22d day of lane.
Each coHrt ihall be a court of record and
man M, 1t buiinefS require il, eighteen DAYS
iurceively, unlefs fuch f,tting mall int IF, re-
with Tome Other diltritt court in the fame cir
cult.
ne ui'tr'et courts org aaized by this law fhalI
nave full power TO hear and determine all Urea.
IONS, Murders, Feonics and other crimes ard
Ninccmcanors committed within their dftri6
and brought before them.
ne courts hereby organized and eftab,ifhed
ana each of the judges thereof in term time
as wen as IN vacation, fhall hive and exsrcile
."e lame iuriidietion and powers aud he fuhied
10 ."e lame rules and regulations within their
'e.pee'ive diilriets in all and every matter and
.h,hg, which the high courts of chancerv or the
thereof r.,
including the mode of arranging the bu6pefs
IN the laid courts of ifInng procefs, Tending and
returning the fame, entering and enforcing de-
crees, granting and receiving appeals general
ano lpeciai, wrts of ne excat, inianEtions, bills
or review general aud fpeciaT, appointing clerks
and officers fubjsa only to the came confti.
tu'ionai and legal rsitretions aud limitations
winch the fald courts of chaneery are now
BOUND ny, provided nevertheless that the caufes
now depending in the chancerydiftrit courts
lhaii not be fnbje6 TO the control. or come
WITHIN the Jurfdiction of the dfritt courts Or
canned by this law except in the caG. br,ein
after ipecIally provided for.
The powers of the chanccry diaria courts
now exiting, flialI ceafe from the nal1,or of
TINS law except 70 far as they may be nee eGarv
10 complete the bufinefs at prefent depending
nthe courts.
Inc prefent judges of the chancery dihriet
or Williamsburg and Staunton, fhall receive
conrin'iilons as judges OF the general court. and
be velted with the powers and entitled 70 the
'a'ar'es OF judges OF the general court, whenever
a vacancy occurs in that court, according to the
| following rules
During the recefs of the legilature, the Exc.
cu'Ne '''"'' grant commif1ion AS judge of the
seners' court 10 that chancellor in whole diff.
trict fuch vacancy ihall &c cur, and If ,he W,
cancy ihould occHr in as diftrie comprehend
ed within the Richmond chancerv difria tbs
COMMUNION hall be given to the Judge in chan.
Gerry whom the executive may fele9 and tn,
cauies depending in the difra over which bs
prehded, fha be transferred to the Ricbmond
Chahcery dIitriet. In the event OF the death.
Iehgnation or removal of the chancellor of tbe
Richmond ditrid, before the Judges of the
Stannton and Williamsburg chancery dihria
'hal nave received commiiIions as Judges ofthc
general court, the executive ihall frleS one
vi mole judges to complete the huEnefs of tina,
oitr'ct. The judge 70 feetted fl,all hold q
| court IN Richmond three times year, inme.
over which ne preides, and for the additional
duty thus impofed on him, ihall receive thr
ia!ary aligned by law to the chancellor of the
J lIhmond d'ltricf, until the caufes depending
III the laid dIitricf fhall be finally decided.
III inc event OF the death, refg,ation or re-
moVai OF all the judges of the prerent chancerv
court, before the canfes now depending in the
ia'd courts ihall be finally decided, the papers
ana cauies HAIL be transferred to the different
di'tret courts organized by this law, in con.
form,ty to the provifious, as far as they are ap-
Pfcabe, OF the a6t supplemental of the aGt in.
'nulea an act, concerning the high courts of
chaneery," and it is hereby declared that the a.
boge recited act and an at1 concerning the higb
courts of chancery, where their proviHons are
not contrary to this law, lball he Of force to re-
gulate and define the powers, authorities and
Jnridietons of the chancery diarict courts or
ganized by this law.
| ihe leeii!ature fhall proceed t, ballot for ten
Judges in chancery, and ihould the prefent
Judges OF the general court he appointed, they
ihAII receive from the executive commilIions to
exerciie chancery powers, and flnall receive in
compensation for the additional duties impofed
dollars annually il addition
70 their prefent falary. Should any Judge re-
iuie to accept commiliion to exercife chan.
Gerry powers, then the chancery cafes which NAV
arlfe in his circuit, fial be tried in fiIch circui,
as the general court may prefsibe, and the
judge OF fuch circuit ihaII receive the adt,iti.
onal falary allowed by this law.
Every judge of the general court who NAV
hereafter be appointed, fhall receive comnif,i,
| on to execute common law, and chancerv
power; and before he enters upon the duties
of Office, fhall in addition to the oaths pre-
icrIbed at prefen', fwear to exercife common