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

of each county TO De the onah-
cellor-and the Clerk of each District Court
shall be the Register of the said Court OF
Chancery within his respective county.
SEC. vi. A Levy Court established for the
county of Maryland.
ART, g. The poor Of the several coun-
ties shall be supported by their respective
counties, and the county charges shall be
betrayed by each county.
8. The Levy Court of Maryland to build
a court house, and each Of the counties OF
the District do build a work house, and
house Of correction. The money for this
purpose to be raised by tax on the respec-
tive counties. The gaoi for the county OF
Washington shall be used in common by the
county of Maryland.
SEC. VII. The justices of peace residing
in that part intended 10 be made the county
of Maryland, 10 be justices Of the peace Tor
the same.
Art. 2. In all cases Of petty offences & mis-
deneanors-any justice of the peace tor the
county in which the offence is committed
upon proof before him on oath, may Issue
his warrant against the person accused, ana
if on hearing the party and witnesses, he
shall be of opinion that the party is guilty,
he is to require him to give security Tor his
good behaviour, until the next District court
of the county; and appearance thereat to an
swer the charge against him, and for the
payment Of such fine as the court may i'm
pose, and such costs as may be imposed
and on failure to give the security, to order
the offender or offenders in commitment to
the work house and house of correction. OF
common gaol of the county for time not eX-
ceeding - for the FIRST offence, nor
-- for the second offence, or any other
offence of the same nature.
8. Justices of the peace to have exclusive
original jurisdiction in all cases of debtor
arising upon breach Of any contract here
tofore or hereafter made, where the sum de-
manded shall rot exceed fifty dollars. The
right of appeal is reserved in all cases where
the sum exclusive Of costs exceeds ten dol
lars, to the District court of the county
executions on magistrates judgment to is.
sue from the Clerks Office of the District
Court.
SEC. VIII, art ! In all criminal cases which
shall extend to llf, or member, after present.
ment foundin the county where the offence
shall be committed, the same shall, if the
Attorney of the United States require it, or
if the offender requires to be removed from
trial to the Circuit Court held at Washing
ington.
9, That in all civil cases, either of an e.
quitable nature, or where the District courts
shall exercise original jurisdiction, the par
ties Shall have the right to remove the same
from the District and Chancery Court re-
spectlvely by appeal or writ OF error to the
next Circuit Court aader The same regulations
as are now established by law in the cases
OF removal from the circuit court 10 the su
Ireme court o(the United States ! hat N
all cases where the matter IN demand ex-
ceeds FIVE hundred dollars, either party on
oath or Affirmation thereof, anu upon appli-
cation TO the resident Judge OF the cosnty
wherein the cause OF action accrued, shall
be entitled TO Habeas Corpus, cum causa
or certiorari for the removal OF the cause
with all the proceedings to the next circuit
court of the District held al W ashlngton.
). The right of repeal from the circuit
court to the supreme court is preserved as it
is nov exercsed-but no cause shall be car
ried to tae supreme court until it shall have
been passed upon by the circuit court.
To be Continued.
Three of the prisoners who escaped from
the gaol on Friday night last, have been re-
taken. Bait. finer.
COUNTERFEIT
Five iral. pieces are in circulation in this
city. The execution is admirable, and the
imposition can only be detected by the
weight, which IS about a twenty-cent piece
lighter than the genuine coin. Had.
The whole of Tuesday last was occupied
by the House of Representatives IN the consi-
deration of the Navy Appropriation Bill