Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-03-09
Mr.. SNowpEN.

verv serious and radical changes IN the Ju'
d,cial system OF the District. Ii was pre-.
sen,ed to the Senate by Mr.. Lloyd, OF Ma
ryland, and has been referred to the COM
mi,tee on the affairs of the District ofCoium-
bia.--My object in sending it TO you, is 10
afford the people of Alexandria an opportu-
pity of knowing its provisions, and to enable
them, if.they think proper, to express to
Congress their wishes on the subject
Alb.
A BILL
To divide the county Of Washington into
Two counties, and to establish certain other
courts within the District of Columbia.
Gee. |. Divides the county of Washington
into two counties, one called Washington
and the other Maryland county.
&. A District Court and Court of Chance
~ established in each county, in addition 10
,hscour,s now established.
Sec. Q. Art. I. That the Circuit Court OF
me District shall be held at the city OF Wash
ington twice year. A clerk is to be aP-
pointed TO it.
2. Grand OF Petit Jurors to be summoned
as now praetised in Washington county 10
attend;,hey Circuit Court The Jury to be
taken proportionably from Washington, Ale$-
anGria and Georgetown.
3. The Circuit Court TO have exclusive
original jurisdiction in all civil causes OF what
nature or kind soever, arising under the laws
oftbe United States, passed upon general
subjects and operating in common upon OF
throughout the whole of the United States,
and not OF local nature or character, reiat'
ing merely to the District OF Columbia. and
in all offences created by, and not merely
punishable under, OF in pursuance OF such
general law. And also IN all cases OF Man
damus or Prohibition, in all cases where n
nal judgments, orders or DEGREES have here
tofore been made or rendered by the Cir
cut Court. and where the future proceeding
70 carry the same into full effect shall not be,
or be in the nature of new suit or action.
In all cases between corporation and corpo-
ration. county and county, within the said
District, and in all cases in which aremedy
cannot be had in the District Courts as be-
FIRE Justice of the Peace. Provided, that
in all cases where judgments, orders, or de-
crees have heretofore been rendered in the
Circuit Court for the county OF Alexandra,
the subsequent proceeding by execution OF
otherwise to carry the same fully iuto effect,
shall be had OF taken in the District Court,
: or Court of Chancery, hereby established OF
that county respectively. And the said Cir
cun Court shall have such appellate Juris-
dic,ion, civil and criminal, in the several
cases, matters and things hereinafter mem
toned, from the District Courts and Courts
OF Chancery, as is hereinafter provided.
4. The expence Of the Judiciary incurred
by reason of the said Circuit Court, with the
limited Jurisdiction aforesaid, the compen-
sation of the Judges thereof, and to the At
sorney and Marshal OF the said District shall
be borne and sustained by the United States.
Sec. s. Art. /. One of tie Judges of the
Circuit Court ofthe District shall reside in
each of,he counties of Washington, Alexsn-
dria aud Maryland. - rhe District Court to
be Court Of Record, and shall be held by
the resident Judge of the county.
2. The resident Judge Of the county Of
Maryland to appoint clerk, cryer, and O.
Their necessary officers of the District Court
of the said county.
That the clerks duties Of the District
Court for the counties of Washington and
Alexandra, respectively, shall be perform
ed by the respective clerks Of the Circuit
Court Of those counties, and they shall be
considered and deemed as clerks Of those
courts respectively.
8. The District Court, and the Judge
thereof, shall possess all the powers, juris-
diction and duties within the respective
counties in all common law cases as well of
a criminal as of a civil nature, sand in all
matters Of appeal from the judgement OF a
single magistrate which now are vested in,
OF required of, the Circuit Court tor the
counties of Alexandria and Washington re-