Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1817-02-17
AN ACT.

minis,rstion of Justice in this
State of MARYLAND.
| 4 Be il enacted by the Gssera'
ssembIy Of Maryland. That lo''
state shall be divided into seven Ju
dieial districts. in the manoer ano
form following to Wit. st. Mays
Charles and Prince Georges coun.
l,ies, shall be the first district. Caee''
Hartford and Kent counties. shall be
the second district, Calvert, Anne
Arundel and Montgomery counties
shall be the third district. Caroline
Talbot and Queen Anne's couh'Ies
shall be the fourth district; Wash
|ington. Allegany and Frederick couh'
ties. shall he the fifth district. Wor
eester and Dorchester counties. shall
be the sixth district /; and Baltimore
county, shall be The seventh dis
trict.
Q And be- il eaacted. That there
shall be appointed and commissioned
for each of the said judicial districts,
person Of integrity aud SOUND ie
gal knowledge. who shall be styled
in the commission, Chancellor oil
the District for which he shall BE-
com nissioned. and who shall pre-.
vious to. and during his acting al
chancellor Of the judicial district
side in the same district for which
he shall, be commissioned and the
chancellor 50 AS aforesaid to he
commissioned. shall hold and exer
else 10 tie Judicial district TO:
which hc sh II he commissioned, all
and every the powers. authorities
an Jurisdictions, which the chan.
eellor Of this state nc1 has, or The
cuYnty courts of this state, as courts
of chancrry now have, or which
may hereafter be prescribed b, law.
and the said chancellor shall hold a
court OF chanccry, 10 be erected and
es,ahlished in the several counties OF
their respective judicial districts, at
such places. and a, such times, as
the legislature shall hereafter direct
and appoint
8. Aud be il enacted, That the
court Of appeals as now established
instead Of being composed OF tie
chief judges Of The several Judicial
districts, shall be composed OF the
chHpcelIor of the judicial districts
" bo shall. when sitting in the ccurt
of appeals. be styled judges OF the
conrt Of appeals.
=. Ard be il enacted. That ap.
pcaIs may be prosecuted frow the
DEGREES Of decisions Of The said chan
cpiIors TO the court Of appeals. In
the same manner that is now used
or prescribed for appeals from the
court of chancery 10 the osurt OF
appeals. or u. the Legislature shall
hereafter direct !; and the judge who
as chancellor may. have given fhe
decree or decision. shall Withdraw
from the bench in deciding The same
ease in the court Of appeals.
s. And be il euaeied, That The
clerks Of the several county courts,
except the clerk Of Baltimore county
shall be The register of the court of
chsncery in ,hei respective counties,
and that the chancellor Of The district
in which each Of the land Offices shall
be held, shall he the judgr thereof
8. And be il enacted. That The
chan ellor Of the third Judicial dis
triG' shall be the keeper ofthe great
seal Of this state. and act as such.
7. And be il enacted. That there
shall lie appointed ard commissioned
Tor each county Of the several Judi
cial districts. (cxcep, the seventh
judicial district. one person efin,egri
ty and sound legal knowledge. resi-
dent Of the judicial district for which
he shall br commissioned. who dur
ing his acting as judge shall actual,
reside in The count. for which he
shall be commissioned and the said
judges shall eomPos- the coant,
courts Of the judiciai district for
hich they shall be commissioned.
8 And I've il euse,ed. That each
OF The said judges shall respeciivcl,
be the chief justice Of the orphans
court Of the several counties for
which they shall respectively be com.
missioned.
9. And be il enacted, That there
he