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| We have Just received, from our Riehmo"d
lesrespoas,cut. the following inportasss Al q
Assembly, Ia rria,io. 10 the Spring Terms Of tlr
Superior Courts az iA~ and Chaae~ry. BY ibis
set, IL will be seem, that JeaEes viii be deignst-
, ed, by joint resolution. to hold special terms
Our & liox-eitixcos Of Jehrrsoa may therefore
expect . special term Of the Superior Court Of
Law Co be held either ia May or Jun-. The
Winchester Chsueery Court vi i'll also b. held In
one OF the osher of these months.
AN ACT,
To provide more cfee,aaliy for the holding If
the rvm.ining Spring Sessions Of the existing
Superior Courts of Law, and for other pur-
poscs.-Psssci March 10, 1851.
! BE IL enacted BY the General .assenp-
bly,, That al the existing Superior
Courts of Law, the terms whereof, by
The laws now in force, are appointed
TO commence, or may be continued to
be held, in the interval between the
thirty-first day Of this month and the
ifteenth day after the termination of
the present session Of Assembly. shall
be for aud during the interval ssore-
said. aud are hereby suspended: but
all causes, matters and things, in such
Courts pending, aud all process touch
ing the same, shall stand adjourned
and continued over to the adjourned
or special terms herein after provided.
IL any Of the terms Of the said Supe.
rior Courts Of Law. shall have com
,menccd before the said thirty first day
OF this month. and Il the business there.
Of shall not have been completed and
tho term ended before that day, il shall
and may be lawful for the Judges Of
the said Courts in their discretion, res
pectively, to adjourn the same over Ia
some convenient day in the month OF
May next; aud such adjourned scs.
sion shalt be held by such one Of the
Judges of the Circuit Superior Courts,
who shall be appointed during the pre-
sent session Of Assembly, as shall be
designated 10 perform that duty by
joint resolution Of the two Houses.
And for such Of the Superior Courts
OF Law, the terms whereof, by the lam $
now in force. are appointed to com.
mence in and during the interval in
the first section herein above mention
ed. special term shall be held by such
one OF the Judges Of The Circuit Supe-
T rior Courts Who shall be appointed
during the present session Of Assem-
bly,. as shall be designated to perform
that duty by joint resolution Of the ,w O
House,; and such special terms shall
be held BY the Judges so designated TO
Periorm that duty, respectively, on
some convenient day in the month OF
May or June next, TO be by the Judge
appointed, By warrant under his han
and seal. directed to the Clerk Of the
Court. who shall give notice thereof Ia
the Attorney for the Commonwealth.
and to the Sheriff. and to all persons
IN custody charged with crimes; and
shall, moreover, cause public notice
thereoi tn be set up at the front door
OF the court house. And the Clerk
shall issue all proper process return
able TO such special term; which pro
cess the Sheriff shall be bound 10 exc.
cute, as also tn summon a Grand Jury
and other Jurics TO attend the said
Special Court, IN the same manner a.
IN the case Of regular Court.
AND all the terms Of the existing
Superior Courts Of Law, which by the
laws DOW in force are appointed to
commence subsequently to the fifteenth
day after the termination of the pre.
sent session Of Assembly, shall be held
by such one Of the Judges Of the Cir.
cult Superior Courts, who shall be an.
pointed ut the present session of AS
sembiy, as shalt be designated to per.
form such duty by joint resolution Of
the two Hoases.
Provided, That il any such adjourn.
ed session, or any such special term.
or any such regular term, Of any Supe'
rior Court Of Law, shalt not he held
pursuant to the provisions Of this se,.
all causes, matters and things therein
depending, shalt stand continued 10
the hrst term Of the Superior Court Of
Law aud Chaneery Tor the county or
corporation.
Be IL e,laeted, That Superior Court,
OF Chancery now appointed by law 10
De held at any period between the thir.
~ hrst day OF March, and the fifteenth
DAY alter the termination Of the pre.
sent session Of the General Assemble
shall be, aud the same are hereby aus.
pended. IN the same manner a. IS pro.
vIded for suspending the Superior
Courts Of Law 10 the first section here.
10 above mentioned, and the same shall
he held by such Judge ~ may he de.
s'gnated by joint resolution Of the lie.
nersl Assembly. on some convenient,
day IN the months Of sisy or June pext.
70 DC designated by the Judge so an.
pointed. by warrant under bis hand
ana seal, directed 10 the Clerk Of the
ssih Cbaneefy Court; end shall more. !
over cause public notice thereof In n.