The Arkansas advocate., 1836-11-18

SEc. 6. Pe II thriller enacied, Thai i. of the several counties shall be sher5s of .l sneff courts wftiffa their respective st5ifss 7 of the county in which the supreme court s bI Isnena be the sheriff of the supreme court. "e'0' sial
 SEc. 7. Be it fisriher eaacted That tho o jail of each county, shall be the ail of the gon tor the said county; Pfopided, That nothing - sOu contained snail prevent eisl officers. judges, and a. tlees ot tie peace, ffea transferring prsone.s s nearest jail which is deemed good aud sticea :. M the jail of the county where such prisoner na "'sa rested committed shail be consideted al'
 SEc g. Be Jurher enacted, That the rerasp's ss9' the respective courts within this sate for eacb ing day of the session. shall be read in open ea Ssu the morning of the succeeding day, and shah la 0a ed by the judge presiding ia said court: prsr;J,I That the last day of the tena the record signed OH the day of adjournment. 00
 SEc. 9. Be t fa34her enacted, That G af anu t;,o. il shall happen that Ion the period allotted to ,I erai circuit courts o this hold their terms if any ofhe said courts should be unable to ,s through all the business before said courts resnaes y, If any of the judges through sickness or ohs, unavoidable accident should fail to hold the reolas term of any of said courts. then, and in either ofSs aforementioned cases, 1t shall be lawful for he nres ing judge to hold intermediate and special term 6, the completion of all business on docket 10 which fy, jury shall be summoned io attend, adi aiso Vtnos es whose testimony may be required before said con and 1t shall be the duty of the jadge give the sheriff of the county in which such special term s o be held at least thirty days notice of the time of holding snb special term; and t shall be the duty of lHe sheriff ST notified, 10 publish the same throughout the county by puting up advertisements al three of the most nui iic places ia each and eyery township in said coun y.
 Sac. 10. Be t further enacfed That when any iudps of court sIi fail tt attend oii the first d5y of any term lhe court the business thereof shall stand adjourned until the second day; and if the judge shall fail to attend on the second day, the business shall stand adjourned until lhe third day and f the iuse does not attend before the hour of four o'clock in M eseAing ofthe third day. shall be the duty of the h ii 10 adourn all suits causes, and prosecutions, hee ID pendteg to the next succeeding term of the circuit court; and the clerk Of said shall enter on his docket continuance Of all suits and prosecutions and shall bind all witnesses in behalf othe stale 10 ap pear al the term ot next court, unless previously bound oyer.
 SEc. Be t further enacted, That the judges of inc circuit court shall have jurisdiction in all suits in chan eery, in the same manner as Is prescribed by law.
 SEc. 12. Be a f14fhsr enacted That whenever any person shall be n custody of any sheriff of any couu 9, charged with any capital offence, or any other of. fence not balable by law, 1t shall be the duty of such sheriff to give ni0fmaton thereof, in writing, to the judge presiding n the circuit, whose duty shall be to
 
 county, to summon tWenty-hree grand jurors, to at- tend a the seat of justice in said county, on day iheren mentioned, vhich shall not be less than heen nor more than thirty days from he date of such preeep
 Ssc. l3 Ee it further enacted, That 1t shall be the duty o the sheriff, receiving ts precept aforesaid, to give notice by advertisement set up al fine court. house o his county least ten days betfs the return oi said precep of the time of holding such special term ot the cifcun court, ln pursuance of this act and shall be the duty of the circuit judge, either personally TT In writing, to notify he attorney prosecuting for the slate III such county of the time of holding such special term but the want of such advertisements of the sheriff or notice 10 ihe attorney by the udge shall not impede lhe proceedings of the court; but in case of such omis. sion, the pecept aforesaid shall be considered legalno tee of the time of holding such court, and tho sheriff. fer emitting to advertise manner aforesaid, may be fined at the discretion of the in anysum ceedng fge hundred dollars: Pqopided, That there shall be such special term of the circuit court where the regular term of said court will De held within lhr- y days of the time of receiving such notice by the judge from the sheriff; but in all cases, the trial shall be deferred until the regular term of said court; and prouided aiso That 10 civil cases shall be tried such special term.
 SEC. l4. Be t further enacted, That the said circuit court, when met persuance of this act, shall have power to adjourn to any day which may be adJudged reasonable, for fair and impartial trial of any person who may be indicted before it; and the said court shall have power to have jurors summoned as in other cases.
 Approved, November 7ih, 1S36
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 From tho Natcbez Christian Herald.