Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1808-02-09
[1a 1-2 Gents .S;agle.J

year. and for the counties of Campbell York; pitsyivnia
IN the month OF June, instead OF May, every year.
Be further enacted That from the of this act
the general court shall consist of Twelve Judges.
BE further enacted That additional Judges
shall be appointed and qualified pursuance OF this act the 60
with the advice council shall proceed one Judge
general court to each of the circuits hereby Is
shall perpetuay hold the superior the same herea
er and whenever thereafter shall happen in the p-
neral the person appointed supply the same shall after
MS appointment reside IN the circuit which his predecessor
shall have been allotted
Be it further enacted soon as the allotment aforesaid
shall be made the shall inform the several Judges to
which of the circuits they shall been severav allotted and
each of the said Judges shall hereupon proceed bv deed under his
hand and SEAL apponta clerk for superior within
his circuit except the superior of that county, which
district may been within the same the clerk
whereof shall be the clerk of superior court of that county in
which such district shall have holden And the ap-
pontnents be SHALL the first dav of March
next be certified by the Judges the county courts who
shall proceed take such bond from clerk and administer
such oas him, heretofore required the case of the
clerks OF district courts
Be further enacted That the clerks of the several courts
hereby established shall power appoint deputies b the
appreciation OF their several who shall qualified de-
pues OF the county clerks usually qualified and ereupon
such deputies shall have full power authority do and
all the several and duties enoncd upon their
principals.
Be further enacted That Judge of the general court shall
have power motion made and for good
superior within his circuit change the vnire anv
cause depending in either OF the hereby established
ms circuit that such change be other within
same circuit But the general shall power
lore, to change the venre from circuit to circuit.
BE 1t further enacted That all judgments in the dis
rct before the first of January next shall on that
day. be wholly unexecuted, shall be the
respective superior of those countless the same
shall have been rendered And every Judgment rendered by the
court OF appeals after the said first day of January any
peal writ of suPerseeas law certified to the
superior OF that which the
have been rendered And the power duties of the said last
mentioned and of the clerk thereof shall the same in
relation to such Judgment power duties of the district
court and the clerk thereof would have been
been passed.
Be further enacted That every in which the venire hath
been, shall be changed by the
first day of January and which remain ntied on that da
shall be tired by the superior of that county, which the
same shall have been removed And the
countess which the respective district holden
shall have jurisdiction all such causes a of
January shall remain thereof and which shall
this
Be further enacted That the papers hereby directed to be
certified by the clerks OF district the
hereby established shall be delivered menont clerks
before the first day of March, year one thousand
eight hundred and who shall hereon proceed TO prepare
dockets for the first of their respective courts.
BE At tTther enacted That 1t shall be lawful for
the district issue all such original process there
lon, until the first day of March aforesaid directed to the several
sheris within their respective districts as they might
heretofore have lawfully ssued but all or process
thereon, as would have been runable the
shall by several sher and corone returned into their
several superior manner as if the same had bee
made there returnable.
BE it further enactea That town and borough co, Of Pc
teburg shall be under the jurisdiction of the superior of
Dnwddie and the city and borough Williamsburg shall
be under the jurisdiction of the superior lanes Civ
county and the clerk of the district williamsburg shall
be the clerk of the last mentioned superior court.
Be further enacted That all parts acts heretofore
passed and in force respect district courts their
ceks and other officers shall be in force superior courts
thereby established and their clerks officers and their
respective powers, duties and rules Of proceeding the
same.
All parts of acts coming within the puryiew of this act
shall be, and the hereby repealed.
This act shall and be in force from after the FIRST
day of January