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

Tile saline SHALL VIC hcdTu, trieu, ana determine
in the Circuit Court. eu'
First. All cases wherein the title to rc,l
perty shall come in question r"
!. Second. All cases of assault and battery i.
der, lible, false imprisonment, and m,i;s sa
prosecution, replevin, trover, ejectment trasr.'
quare clausum fregit PAN,
Third. All actions of debt, asssumps;t ~.
matter of account, where the amount in COW vi
versy shall exceed orc hundred dollars A0'
Sec. 81. Andbeh furthe enacted, That tb,.,
justices shall in like manner, be, appointed uS'
shall reside in Georgetown, or in that mar, ~ :,
Washington county lying on the West s;Ja "
Rock creek, who shall have the same powers ~. VI
discharge the same duties, as are herein hss'
prescribed for the three justices to be anD0ms g
for the city of Washington, and the other mart -
Washington county, who shall be styled be n,
tees Of Georgetown Court, any two of vtos
shall hold Court in Georgetown on the ser ~,I
Monday of every month; which court shall b,x'
the powers, and discharge the duties. prescr;HsJ
in the proceeding section for the Court at W,YS
ington City, in all such cases as are therein NJ
vided for, wherein the defendant or deleDdlpnr.
shall reside or be found in Georgetown or The .,J
herein prescribed part of Washngtoncounty
Sec. SO. find be il further enacted, thattb,.
justices shall be appointed and authorized !.
like manner, and similar court established ,rj
held on the third Monday of every month, in 4.
town of Alexandria, for the said town and con,
ty, to be styled the Justices of the Alexapdc,
Court, having the powers, and dschargny i.
duties, herein before prescribed for the court
Washington City, mall such cases as are then.
in provided for, wherein the defendant Or defg
dants shall reside or I've found in the town .
county of Alexandria.
SEC. SO. find be IL further enacted. Tha, rss.
shall be an appeal, in all matters of law. BY BIZ,
of exception or statement of the case, to be .irs
by the justices, or motion in arrest of juIqemr,,
or writ of error, in all cases exceeding tEen-r
dollars in amount, from the decisions Of esrbd
the said courts to the Circuit Courts of the d.
trict of Columbia for the counties Of Washntr
and Alexandra respectively,to be heard and DE-.
termined by the said Circuit Court at the ten,
next after such appeal; in all which cases, if d,
judgment of the said inferior courts shall be r.
versed, the said Circuit Court shall proceed FINAL.
y to try and determine the said cause as The sa
inferior court should have done, and to give sud
final judgment between the parties as the aid
inferior court ought to have given: and bond
with sufficient security, to be approved BY aA
justices, for prosecuting such appeal with eFst.
shall be required in case of any such appeal
Sec. 40. find be 1t further enacted, That ts
aforesaid courts thus constituted for the ciyd
Washington. and the part of Washington county
adjacent thereto, and lying on the cas-, side
Rock Greek; and for Georgetown, and the par
of Washington county ad jacent thereto, and ".
ing on the west side of Rock Greek; and for lie
city and county of Alexandria, shall have elcla
sive cognizance of all such criminal offences
are not punishable capitally, nor by cOnfnenai
in the penitentiary, which may be COMMITTED
within the limits of their respective Jurisdictions
as herein prescribed; and shall have and exercise
all the powers now held and exercised by theCT.
cult Court of the District of Columbia for thsut
al and punishment of such offences.
Sec. Al. find be ii further anacted Thateaa
of the said courts shall prescribe and direct el
therefor, and shall appoint clerk, who shall 81.
bond in the manner prescribed BY law for clerks
of the Circuit Court, and who shall discharge :ud
duties as are now required from the clerks fts
Circuit Court, and who shall be entitled therein
to one-half the fees which are now allowed to he
clerks of the Circuit Court for the counties d
Washington and Alexandria, respectively
such services.
SEC. 20. find be IL further enacted, That there
shall be appointed, annually, sheriff for eathe
the said courts, who shall give bond with I'D
cicnt security, to be approved by the jq;nGSsa
said court, in the sum of five thousand desa
conditioned for the faithful discharge d the QUE
of his office, who shall serve all the Pr"es
said court, and discharge all duties In relt'Av
said court that are now discharged by the nl'
shall of the District of Columbia in relation !" ~
Circdit Courts, with power to such ,henh"'f
point deputies, for whose acts he shall be rr,PG
sible, with the like remedies against such 'll
and deputies as the law now pre'cnIote' gam II.
the marshal of the District of COLUMBIA an! in y,
deputies, and who shall continue IN Once j.
successor is appointed; and such apPol''mitnn
such sheriff: shall be made by the CcrPOIaaG!a,,
Washington, Georgetown, and Alexanunt
spectively, by joint ballot of the two p :Ig.
each Of the said Corporations and the .,lG ;,
lifts shall receive, as compensation iOI usn
vices, one-half the fees and compensation u.
lowed by law to the marshal for slmlar r'. .
Sec. As. find be ii further enacted ias
writs and process issuing from the Glen s,,S,
of said courts respectively, shall be dlls rev.
the said sherifs respectively, and be feIm[
the first day of the next succeeding TERN
nth cu,b ehoIl In mt and sSl'S~