Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-02-05

TIE BEGlSLATURE.-Yc.te !, ,y,I h
observed the Resolutions of the Committee of Can't.
OF Justice respecting the Judiciary wer5 lisposed NJ
tho House of Delegates by great moiorities odon,
ing the I'd and 81, uniting Eouity and Common I,,v
Justice III he same Judge, and CARRYING Cour, in.
TO each County. The whole subject with tho mod
hcatonS proposed by diferen, gentlemen is again
before tho Committee of Courts of Justice, for tho
purpose of arrangement BY bill
u We were yesterday in error in sayinr tim,
Mr. Morris was opposed 10 carrying Court ip,o
each County an error however of little consequence
as the prYe' submitted by him. corrected il. MIR.
MOTIFS Is IN favor of carrying Court into cocI,
''nn;y' but sub modo--w;h limitations upon m,
principle.
u We copied from the Enquirer Gen Br odr,v,
scheme for organizing the Circuit and Cborc.,v
Cour's, and therefore copied some errors made by
that paper. TINS being the case, we reprint N,
scheme in corrected form
REVOLUTIONS RELATING TO THE Junrc,4,y sr.
several counties aud corporations in this Commor
wealth shall he arranged into judicial ccui,s r.,
which two Judge shall elected and ot eaoh OF
ue OF the General Court and Judge of the Sunc
rinr Courts OF Chanceyth a. ChancclloS and
1!Tse OF the Superior Courts If Law N'' 1''0'a''
Inc Cnaneco shall reside thin circuit, 10 which he
shall be allotted, and exercise his judicial Gnc,ions - , m
u 1ne same circuit, wihou, change. wv ~
ne 'uusss OF The General Court shall annually he desrpa
" ny mat Court IN the several the
~ lot OF otherwise effect an exchange of ciIcmi,
chs, h OF Law, aud Superior Court Charccry
] we oTeh III eacn county corporation in the said Cir
cur IN winch Superior Court of Law now essbi,bed
me several Superior Courts Law as such and IN,
Judges thereof in vacation have and exercise IN.
lusuchon that now vested in the Superior Courts of Ia
ihe several Superior Courts Of Chancey and the Judge.
thereof IN vacation, shall have exercise the same r;s5
WHICH they may be established now vested in the sure
c,,ryer ~ 'cey; ana the Judges thereof in VACATION
ii'e!y 10 the several districts in which they are es,absbcJ
INC han eoI of each circuit the Judge Of line Gen
] wnn o' mat year may have been designated that
Court OF Equity, al such times, annually as NAV he @
the same term and different hours ana al
as convenience may dictate; which Judge of the tsns'
Court shall preside in the Superior Cour, Of Law ed '
Chancellor preside in 'hc Superior Court Equity s.naras
nut both may SIT together, III either of said Courts ~
Whsn any question shall arse IN either court di6cn
~ and Importance, IN the estimation OF the pres;d ,, JJ
I've saN be Authorised to call the associate jude NJ s
C"" 20 81 With HIM in IT'S ADJUDICATION whose duiv !, .ha
he TO attend for that poTpose consistently IA M. a
convenience OF both tribunals, their Officers and the parties
When either OF the Judges shall from any c,,o
who may attend shall exercise all the iun e Judge
IA" aud e1y that both should have b
"ul"eeh ,,e Two Courts as best promote ,r ,ene
raj interests Of the Commonwealth and the paTtie conc
Ana either OF the said Judges shall power and aS,ho
judicial act which the other lawfully might exercise or nc
~ wmcer Inc sane be peculiarly appropriate his pra
appeals n the Judgments Of the Superior Courts o
Law, and from DEGREES of said Superior CoI,s VI
Gerry shall lo directly to the Court of Appeals " "
IN cases where two parties defendant r,,, Ia =.
,: W. a' ~ eau 10 Cnancey and more Of such
parties dcandao' shall reside different county from ,la, ~
e S"pcnor Court OF Chancery for which the bill shall b,
hccn exhibited, on the petition Of any one mr. noe 80 Nv
sd non resident deIendantypiclcJred on his or Their 6r., ~
pearancc' ana alter reasonable of such arnca,a
he ohcf parties defendant the Court may re,noye hs
cause 10 Tie superior Court Cf Ciancery of such o,bo,
whether WHIn or without the cnrui, - 80 49,
generally. ~ l''"'' "e'chdant
He General Court shall he holden exclusively hy ,h g.
Judges commissioned nsJudsc thereof or a ma iorv NJ ,L
As NJ present and shall have and exercise In, no '
ton which that Count possesses '' J''''u'c-
INC seVeri! SIP COmts Of Chancerv shall ro, ,.
more man commissioners and Masters
cach OF The san Courts who shall keep his o tci, oo ~.
mites Nv "c 'o"Ilhouse ~ which suc, Court IL bolc, ~
sI'h other place - the said may indicate al ~ v"
n'VaD'a The pleasure OF such court The C.es r., o Io
=" SucII commissioners and masters, shall in ali caesh 80
Gt 70 hn P-Ty,n and correction Of tIr resnecIivs c
Nn," s'' aIIo" compensation Tor such time univ ne L,
t""' may doJl"gc The sad commissioner and maste o,,h
"d5'dUy 10 nave bsch engaged discharge Of his d,io
" c"cuhg nom computation such portions oCtjme ne NO.,
w "eeneu 10 nave been consumed cponr ;,,eley.,, -
unnecessary matter or IN correcting errors or Iunde If bj
own commission But cause I'm which :, ,,ay D.. II
Iyluteu IMPROPER Tor the regular commissioner to ac to-
neHon WIN any party interest the result M ,,h.,,n;'
inc sau superior court Of chancory mag appon, sn.cisI
mssonefs and masters, who shall he entitled to snrb c
''"n 'o 'hr evces rs may be allowed by lac IN h. ~
lar commissioners and masters y IN" 10 'ns feg'-