Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1810-01-05


Sec. z All causes which shall be de-
pending in the courts of c!lancery at
the passing of this act, shall be arraa-
ged by the clerks thereof, according
to the districts herein before descri.
bed, and the papers, with statement
OF the costs and copies of all orders
made in every such cause, shall be de-
livered by them to the clerks of the
different districts, where the first ma
meG defendant resides, before the
day of next, for which services the
said clerks shalt be allowed such com
pensation as the judges of the districts
to which they shall distribute causes
shall direct, to be paid out of the pub
lie treasury; and every clerk falling to
arrange and deliver the papers as "a
foresaid, shall forfeit and pay dol
lars, to be recovered by action Of debt
or information in any court of record,
for the use of the commonwealth.
Se:. 8. II either of the Judges of the
said courts be interested in any suit,
which in the case of any other person
would have been proper for the juris-
diction OF his court, it shall be lawful
to institute such suit in any adjacent
district court of chancery, and the pro-
cess from such adjacent court may be
served in the district in which s0ch
Judge may reside, and such proceed
ings shall be thereuPon had as in other
cases of chancery.
Sec. 9. All process to enforce the
execution Of any decree may be issu-
ed from any one OF the clerks Offices
OF the said courts, to the sheriff of any
county within this state, and shall be
executed and returned in the same
manner as if the same had issued from
the clerks Office of the district in which
the defendant may reside.
Sec. 10. Whenever there may be
more than one defendant in Il suit, the
plaintiff or plaintiffs, as the case may
be, shall have liberty to institute his or
their suit in that district where either
OF the defendants may reside, aud in
such case the clerk of the coart in
which such suit is instituted, shall is
sue process to the sheriff of the Coun-
ty out OF the district, where the other
defendant or defendants may reside,
which shall be executed, and the like
proceedings had thereon, as if the de-
PENDANT or defendants resided in the
district where the suit is instituted.
Sec. II. If from any cause, the
judge of any Of the said courts shall
not attend on The first day of such court,
the court shall stand adjourned from
day to day until court shall be made,
II that shall happen before four o'clock
IN the afternoon of the fifth day. If
court shall not sit in any term, or shall
not continue the whole term, or before
the end Of the term shall not have
heard and determined all matters rea-
ldy for decision, all such suits and things
depending in court and undecided, stall
stand continued to the succeeding
term.
Sec. p. The right Of appeal from
the county courts 10 the superior
courts Of chancery hereby established.
and from the superior courts to the
court OF appeals shall be allowed as
heretofore IN superior courts of chan
Gerry.
f" THAT the state shall be divided
into nine chancery districts, and q SUI
Perior court of chancery shall be hold
en- IN each district, at the times and
places and in the manner hereinafter
mentioned, that is to say The coun..
ties OF Hardy, Hampshire, Berkeley,
Jefferson, Loudoun, Fairfax, Fauaui-
er, Frederick, Cuipeper and Shenan-
doah shall compose one district, and
superior court OF chancery shall be hol-
den therefor at in the county of
on the day of and day
of in each year the counties of
Prince William, Stafford, Madison,
Orange, Spottsylvania, King George,
Caroline, King William, Hanover.
Henrico, Chesterfield, Louisa, Flu
wanna and Goochland shall compose
another district, and superior court
OF chancery shall be holden therefor az
in the county of on the dav
of and day of in each wear .
the counties of Patrick, Henry. Frank,
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