Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-03-10

Christopher Neale, Jas. n. nooe'
Newton KeeDe, Phineas 9anhey'
Hugh Smith, William sie'cn'
Jonathan Swift. Douglass Simms,
Given under my hand this 9th day of
March. 1890.
JACOB HOFFMAN,
Mayor.
Conclusion of the Bill respecting the J''d'c'-
ory of the District.
a. The Circuit Court to award ten per
cent damages in all appeals for delay.
5. The Circuit Court in all cases OF ap-
peal 10 render such Judgment OF decree as
the District Court OF Chancery Court ought
10 have rendered in case of revisai
6. Autborises executions onjudgments and
DEGREES.
7. That judgments and DEGREES TO bind
real estate.
8. Provides for the clerk Of Washington
county transmitting the papers in the suits
which are 10 be transferred to The court OF
Maryland county, and OF the Clerks OF
Washington AID Alexandria counties, to.
transmit all the papers in the suits which are
70 be retained in the Circuit Court, to the
Circuit Court at Washington.
! 9 A Grand Jury of twenty-tour men to
attend each District Court, the Jury to be
taken from the county where they reside
They are to attend the court, and not to re-
ceive any compensation whatever.
Petit Jurors, to the number of twenty, to
be summoned from The county in which the
court is held, TO attend the court.--They are
not TO receive any per diem allowance, but
they are to be pald two dollars for each case,
in which verdict shall be rendered to be
paid by the party in whose favorsthe verdict
is rendered. and which shall be taxed in the
bill OF costs.
10. Provides for the case of the resident
District Judge being unable to attsnd to hold
.he Court, by authorising one OF the other
Judges to hold it.
II. Authorizes special sessions for the trial
Of criminals.
IL. Authorizes the Judge of the District
Court and of the Chancery Court TO appoint
clerks and other officers OF the court, in case
ofvacancies.
Is. Fixes the compensation which the
clerks and cgiers iof the District Courts OF
Washington and Maryland counties are TO re-
ceive for their serrices.-And what com.
pensaton the clerk of the Circuit Court is to
receive.
Ia. An assistant attorney in each OF the
counties in the District 10 be appointed by
the attorney for the District. And if the
District attorney fails to make the appoint
ment, the Judge of the District Court may
from time to time appoint one.
Is. Provides that the Levy Court of each
county, shall for the present resident
Judge of each county respectively, and up
on every new appointment of any Judge of
such county, levy upon said county any sum
not exceeding one thousand dollars per year
for each and every year such Judge shall con-
tinue in office, to be paid quarter annually
20 such Judge, ias compensation for the adj
ditional and increased labours which will be
required of him, under this law, which shall
not be diminished during the continuance of
the Judge iB office.
Is. Fines and forteitures recovered in each
of the counties to be paid TO the Levy Court
of the county, to be applied towards the
county charges.
II. AS further fund towards defraying
the expences imposed upon the several coun-
ties. There shall be paid on the following
process and proceedings in the SAID District
and Chancery Courts, TO wit, on every writ
of electment, partition, denier, trespass, qua
rum cldusEa fregit, action of assault and
battery, libel for words, the sum oftwo dol
lars on every other oiginal writ, so cents
on every Habeas Corpus cum causa, two
dollars on every appeal other than from
Justice of the Peace, one dollar; on every
bill in Chancery, two dollars; on every
commission to make and bound or prove the
oounus OF lands, or for the sale or division
oil ishos, 6o cents which are TO be taxed
tue OH OF costs, and collected by the
cieiA e' tas court, and by him 10 be paid
over suarter'annually To the Treasurer of