Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1841-07-27
STATE OFFICERS; &C.

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Government Of TTiss5sSippis
A. G. AicNbTT, Governor, till 1912.
THos. b. WOODWARD. Secretary, ofStat
A. B. SAUNDERS, Aud. of Pub. Accounts
J. s. CURTIS, State Treasurers
T. f. COLLINS, Alto. Gen. till Nov l64s.
JUDICIARY.
Judges ofthe High Court Of Errors dHt
AppealS.-Wm. l.. Sharkey, James +. J'rot
fer and Edward Turner. Clerk-Robert A
Patrick.
The high court Of errors and appeals has nc
Jurisdiction, except what properly belongs to
court of errors and appeals; IFS sessions are
holden on the first Monday of January ano
July, at Jackson; being virtually. but one session
per annum.
Chancellor of The Stats-R. H. Bnchner.
Clerk.-R. L. Doxon:
The superior court Of chancery has JurlsdIc-
ton over all matters, pleas and complaints
whatsoever, belonging to, or cognIzable IN
court of equity; it holds two sessions an
nually.
CIRCUIT COURT.
Il This court has organized jurisdiction II civil
cases, in which the sum 10 controversy ex-
, ceeds S5J. For each of the eleven circuits
2 Judge and attorney are elected quadrenniaLyi
from November.
This court has also exclusive criminal juris-
diction.
RB-oRG 9NIzATIoN oE THE JUDICIAL DISTRICTS.
[As per Act, approved Feb. IS, l64O.]
LIST Judicial District, composed ofthe cOung
ties of Warren, Claiborne, Washington and
{ Bohver.
y I'd Judicial District, composed of the coun-
y ties af Yalobusha, CARROLL Choctaw and ITALIA
hatchie.
e Sd judicial Dis,ric,, composed Of the
IL counties OF Adams, Wilkinson, and JeIer-
son.
a 4ih Judicial District. compased ofthe coun-
e ties of Smith, Copiah, Simpson, Scott Newton
Us and Neshoba.
r 5th judicial District, composed Of the coun.
10 ties of Jones, Jackson, Green, Perry, Wayne
l. Jasper, Clark and Lauderdale.
9Th judicial District, composed ofthe coun
a ties of Noxubee; Lowndes, Kemper, Winston
lls and Octibbeha.
OF ties of Kinds, Madison and Rankin.
er 9Th Judicial District, composed of th'
le- counties of Monroe, Itawamba, Tishemlngo
II Pontotoc, Chickasaw and Tippah.
the 9th Judicial District, composed of tn
Ear. counties of Yazoo, Holmes, Alfalfa, an
Is Leake.
ave 10Th Judicial District, composed nj tn
ave counties of Lawrence, Coyington, Hancoci
yed Marion, Pike, Amite and Franklin.
ULES,
we OF THE HIGH COURT OF ERRORS AND APPEAL
VINO ADOPTED AT ITS JANUARY TERM, lS4O.
we Ordered, That hereafter, when case
one reached on the docket, il no council appears
lish. on either side, or when no council be mark
at on the docket, the case shall be dismIsse
ates Provided, horerer, That such dismissal nj
IS IN be sent aside, on good cause shown, support
Gu OF BY affidavit; but no case will such DISMISSAL
SUD- sent aside unless the affidavit also shown u
De there are probable merits.
ured When any defendant in error Shall be q
have satisfied with the security taken IN any
pro- of error bond, he NAV move the court tol
and ruIe upon the plaintiff in error TO show eau
st SO on day to be named, why the suppressed
nave should not De discharged. or other secnl
we given; a copy of which rule shall be served
noers the plaintffn error, at least five days oei
we the expiration ofthe same.
'epre- The motion for the rule must be iuhn
'hlons upon an affidavit of the INSULT Iency OF the
IS, ex- curitv lakeland the affidavit OF person
thou terestcd in the judgement below, may be
in support of the application. 1t the coul
to the satisfied from the affidavit that there IS c
ndant 10 interpose. the rule viii be entered.
it Is showing eau e, affidavits taken by either
urcha- NAV he read TO show the sufficIency or Ini
D. nor cheney Of the security taken, provl6ed re;
county able notice be given Ct the taking of the s
Of sub The afIidavit of the security may be rece
18th re- IF the security is adJudged insufficient
in the additional security must be approved D
id war court
nd mo- Ordered, That hereafter when a re-
ment is ordered, the re-argumeDt shall D
lie Mir at the same term at which it IS grantee,
acterin cause to be place at the end Of the docl
ombin- tho district to which it belongs.
We have Test: R. 4. PATRICK, Cl
c, beau 4The Act does not take take effect IN
graphy. LET of Julv 1910.
a work Next tern to be held as heretofore
b it has da5 br law.