Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1831-03-03
THE CIRCUIT COURT AND CHAN
Gerry COURT BILL.

ing through I IS sections. The reader viii
see from the bare mention Of these facts, the
utter impes,ibility OF our publishing it; the
less necessary however, as we have no idea
/ that the bill as il stands will become a law.
The excessive length OF the bill, was a matter
OF necessity. Mush o: il consists Of tran-
| scripts from existing statutes, defining the
jurisdiction and prescribing the msdes Of PRO
eeeding in the present Chaucery and Su-
perior Courts Of law. necessary TO be incor-
porated IN an act which embraces everything
ia relation 10 those Courts. now aheut to be
organized Much of the bill reported by Mr
Leigh, is therefore already known 10 the rsa-
der. We republish those sections referring
more particularly, to the new relation in
which the Superior Courts Of Law & Chan
Gerry are to stand 10 each other, as all in
which the public can feel an immediate in
terest, except the new Circuits, which we al !.
SO annex. and which are as follow:
LIST Circuit--Norislk, Nansemond, South
amptsn, Isle OF Wight, Surry, Prince George,
Except the part lying in the tswn of Peters
burg,) Sussex, Greensyille, Brunswick, Din
widdie and Petersburg
3D. Accomack. Northampton, Elizabeth
City, Warwick, York, Jane, City, (the part
Of Williamsburg in each OF those last cson-
! ties to belong to the jurisdiction Of James
City, Charles City, New Kent, King VIII
| liam, Essex, King and Queen, Middlcsex,
Gloucester and Matthews
Sd. Lancaster, Northumbt Rand, Rich
mond. Westmoreland, King George, Stafford,
Prince William, Fairfax, Fauquier, JeGcr.os,
and Loudsun.
4th Halifax, Caspbell, Lyncbburg, Prince
Edward, Charlotte, Nottsway, Lunsnburg s
Mecklenburg.
5th. Chesterfield, Amelia, Powhatan, Flu
wanna. Goschland, Louisa, Spottsylyaaia,
Caroline, Hanover and Henrice.
9th. Bedford. Botetoart, Roanoke. Mont
gomery, Floyd, Grayson, Patrick, Henry,
Fraukln and Pttsylyania.
7th Orasge, AlDemarle, Nelson, Amherst,
RockbridSe, Allegheny, Bath, Pendleton, s,
Augusta.
sth. Culpepper. Madison, Rockingham.
Shenandoah. Hardy, Hampshire, Morgan,
Berkeley s Frederick.
9th. Lee, Scsu, Russell, Washington,
Tazewell aId Wythe.
10th. Giles, Monroe, Gresnbrier, Nicho-
las, Pocshentas and Randolph.
18th. Logan. Cabeil, Mason, Wood, ka-
| nawha and Lewis.
| l2th. Preston, Monongalia, Brooke, Ohio,
| Tyler, and Harrison.
| Such are the new Circuits proposed by the
Bil-I2 Circuits and d Judges We annex
three sections which will explain the mode
Of proceeding, &<c.-and which viii give all
the information the public are Immediately
curious about.
| IL, For holding the said Circuit Superior
| Courts of law and Chancery, each OF the
twelve judges Of the general court and assis-
tant chancellors OF the circuit superior courts
Of law and chancery, shall be, at each and
every term of the general court, by the juds-
es attending the same, whether a sufficient
number TO form quorum shail attend or not,
allotted to sns Of the said twelve circuits;
or if not allstted, otherwise SO assigned
thereto respectively, tina. no one OF tie said
twelve judges shall be assigned to the same
| circuit Tor any two terms of the courts there
sf IN succession.
| 1s. And there shall be elected and appoin-
ted twelve other Judges, ese for each OF the
said twelve circuits, who shall each reside
within the circuit, and be permanently as
signed to the circuit Superior courts Of the
circuit, for ard to which he shall he elected
| and appointed; and the said twelve judges
in this sectien mentioned, shall be, each o.
them respectively. commissioned chancellor
Of the first or other circuit, for and to which
| nc sIdti bS cifCttu 3lIO dppoiItSss GU dSsc'i'
| ate Judge Of the circuit superior courts oil law
and chancery Of the same circuit
| 10. The Judge Of the general court, and
assistant chancellor of the circuit superior
courts, who shah be, an manner aforesaid,
| allotted OF otherwise assigned TO each Of tina
said twelve circuits, and the chancellor of
each circuit and associate judge Of the cir
cult superior courts thereof, shall hold the
said circuit superior courts of law and
ehancery. Either of them, alone, shall
bs competent TO hold the court for trying,
hearing and determining, all causes and
matters therein pending. But the said jucgc
| of the general court and assistant chaneel-
! lor, who shall be allotted to each circuit, shall
be specially charged with the exercise OF the
common law jurisdiction of the said circuit
superior courts: and the said chancellor oil
the circuit and associate judge, ssah be sPe-
cialiy charged with the exercise OF the jurs-
! dietisn thereof, in causes in chancery And
they may, in their discretion, hold the said
courts, and sit therein, together; or seper-
ately at the same time; and, in case they 81,
separately, either may call the other to hi,
assistance, fer the decision Of any question
or cause arising before him; or they may O.
therwisc so arrange the business of the saic
courts, as shall be, in their opinion, or shall
be found in practice, most conductive 10 the
convenient, regular, orderly, advised ant
speedy dispatch of business. And if from
any cause. the Judge of the general court
assistant chancellor shall be unable or fail t.
! attend any Of the said courts oil the circui