Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-03-31

Ior m;sbt or could do; and it is hereby made the
duty Of any Judge, when so called upon, !" exc
cute and perform the duties hereby designated.
Sec. Is. find be it further enacted. That the
register of the said Chapcery Court tor the coan-
ty of Washington, shall be allowed Ior MS ser
vices the same fees, compensation, aua e.hole,
ments. as are now allowed to the clerk OF said
Circuit Court for the county OF washington. iof +
the same or similar services; and the register oi
said Chancery Court for the county OF AieSah-
dria. shall be allowed for his services the same
fees, compensation, and emoluments, as are al
lowed to the clerk of the said Circuit Court tor
the county of Alexandria, for the same or similar
services. And the said register shall have he
same powers of appointing deputies, under and
subject to the same provisions as now exist, III
relation to the oath of Office duties, and respon-
sibilitles, as the said clerks, respectively, now
have.
Sec. a6. find be 1t further enacted, That the
chancellor to be appointed by virtue OF this act
shall reside in the cityo Washington, and shall
receive an annual salary of dollars, to be
paid quarterly at the Treasury OF the United
States.
Sec. q. find be it further enacted, That the
said chancellor shall have full power and authorl
ty to take the acknowledgment and proof OF deeds
and other instruments, in writing, to operate
within said District.
SEC. %. find be It further enacted, That the
marshall of said District shall have the same pow
err and authority to execute any writ process, Or
der, or decree, of the said Chancery Court, as
he has now in relation to the writs, process, Or
ders, and DEGREES, of the said Circuit Court, and
shall in all respects perform the same duties IN
regard to said Chancery Court, as ne IS now re-
CURED to perform in relation to the said Circuit
Court, IN the same or similar cases.
Sec. %. find be it further enacted, That ap-
peals from DEGREES. judgments, and sentences, OF
the said Chancery Court, shall lie to the Supreme
Court of the United States, under the same cir
cumstances, and subject to the same rules, regu-
latons, and restrictions now exist in reference
to the DEGREES, judgments, and sentences, OF the
Circuit Court.
Sec. so. find be it further enacted, That,
whenever an Injunction shall be dissolved by said
Chancery Court, it shall be the duty of the
chancellor, in the order or decree of dissolution
to ascertain and fix the quantum OF damages
which has been sustained by the defendant or de-
PENDANTS; payment of which may be enforced
against the complainant or compliments by the
process Of said Chancery Court, or by suit upon
the injunction bond.
Sec. 81. find be 1t further enacted, That the
sentences, judgments, and DEGREES. of said Chan
Gerry Court, shall have the same force and effect,
and the process of the same be executed III
the same manner, as is now provided by law in
relation to the said Circuit Court.
Sec. 80. find be 1t further enacted, That the
said Chancery Court shall be considered as al
ways open for the purpose of making and grant
ing such orders, rules, and DEGREES, as may be
necessary in the progress of any cause, and for
the hearing of any cause or motion, with the as
sent of parties.
Sec. 80. find be hfurther enacted, That I'M
til other provisions be made therefor, the said
Chaacery Courts shall be held in the buildings
now used by the said Circuit Courts; and the re-
gisters shall have their Offices in the buildings
now appropriated to tie Clerks of said Circuit
Courts; and the Marshall of the District is here
by authorized and required, under the direction
of the chancellor, to make such necessary and
suitable arrangements for the accommodation of
said Court and its officers, as may be proper; and
the expense thereof shall be paid out of the mo-
ney in the Treasury, not otherwise appropriated.
Sec, "a. .7ndJe IL further enacted, That the re-
cords of said Circuit Court, and of said Chancery
Court, duly exempliied in the manner now re-
quired by law for the exemplifcation of the re-
cords of State courts to enttle the same to be Civ
en- III evidence In the courts VI the otateS, snail
be, and the same are hereby made equally availa-
BILE as evidence in any court of the United States
or of any State, as such records of State courts
are now made
Sec. IS. find be it further enacted, That all
the powers now held and exercised by justi-
ces of the peace i'm the District of Columbia, of
hearing and determining civil cases under war
rants, and Of giving judgments in such cases, and
isStino executions and other prococS IN eucb
judgments, and of ordering juries for the trial of
such cases, shall cease to be so held and exercised
from and after the passage of this law, except as
excepted; and all laws comforting
such powers, shall be, and the same are hereby,
repealed.
SEC. Sc find be ufrther enacted, That, for
the trial of all such cases wherein the defendant
or defendants shall reside or be found in the city
of Washington, or in that part of Washington
county which lies to the East of Rock creek, there
shall be appointed, in the manner and for the
term that justices of the peace are now appoint
ed in the Districtof Columbia, three Justices who
shall reside i'm the said civ ar in tho sad mart ne