Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1842-04-26
An Act,
To ESTABLISH AN INFERIOR
COURT OF CHANCERI

Tba, there shall b.. established in and
Cor the district rompoaed OF the coun-
ties Of Lowndes, Octibbeha, Noxubee
Winston, Kemper, Chickasaw, Pom |
totoc. Tippah, Tishemingo, ltawam-
ba Monroe, Lafayette, Marshall, De
Soro. Tunica, Coahoma, Ponola, Yal-
lobusba, Carroll, Holmes, Tallahatch-
ie Choctaw and Neshoba, a separate
Inferior Court Of Chancery which shall
consist Of one Judge, to he denomina-
red the Vice Chancellor Of the State of
Mississippi. who shall be elected by
he qualified electors Of said distrlct,as
hereinafter provided, and said court
shall be styled the District Chancey
Court ofthe State of mississippi.
Sec. ,. BE II faytIer eaHct'd, That
the Vice Chancellor tor said district,
shall hold two terms Of said Court in
each and every year for the counties of
Lovndes, Oktibbeha, Noxubee, Win
ston. Kempcr, and Neshoba, in the
town Of Columbus in Lowndes county,
commencing on the first Monday OF
May and November, and to continue
in session twelve Judicial days Gbusi-
ness so long require, and two terms Of
said Court in each and every year for
the counties OF Chickasaw, Pontotoc,
Tishemingo, ltawamba and Monroe, in
the town of Fulton in ltawamba county,
commencing on the third Monday OF
MAY and November, and to continue in
session twelve Judicial days if business
so long require; and two terms Of said
court in each and every year for the
counties Of Lafayette, Marshall, De-
SOTO, Tuuica, Coahoma, Ponola and
Tippah, in the town of Holly Springs
in Marshall county commencing on the
first monday in July and January, and
continue Twelve Judicial days, if the
business so long requi e;lnd two terms
of said court in each and every year
for the counties Of Gallahatchie, Car
roll, Choctaw, and Holmes, in the
town Of CarroIIto in Carroll county,
commencing on tue third Mondays of
June and December, and to continue
in session twelve Judicial days if bust
ness so long require; and process
against any person in said district shall
be returnable to this District Chance
~ Court holden for the county in
which he or she shall reside, when
there shall be two or more defendants
residing in different counties Of said
district, then to the court holden 70.
the county in which either may reside
and process against defendants residing
in any counties in this state, who may
be necessary to any person suit institu-
ted in any ofsaid courts shall be issued
from the S I'D c, 'tdiracted 10 the sher-
iT Of the proper 0unty, whose dut,
it shall be to execute and return the
same.
SEC. 3. BE Il further euactcd, That
said District Court Of c hdncery shal
have concurrent power and j'risd;"
ton within said district With the Supe'
rior Court Of Chancery of this State
when the amount in controversy shall
not exceed FIVE hundred thousand dol
lars; the said Vice Chancellor within
his district shall have like power anC
authority with the Chancellor OF lh'
state both in term and during vacation
he shall be a conservator of the peace
and all laws in force touching the pow
ers and jurisdiction Of the Suprem,
Court Of Chancery, or the powers, du
ties aud authority, Of said Chancellor
or in reference to any matter or thin!
connected Herewith, shall be held an,
construed to apply to said Distric
Court of Chancery, and to said Vic
Chancellor within said district, unIes
the same be inconsistent with this act
or manilestly inapplicable.
SEC. 4. BE Hfarther enacted, Tina
the said Vice Chancellor shall appoin
a clerk for each and every of tn
courts required by thl, act to be he'll
in said district, and each Of said clerk
shall hold his office for the term {
four years, and before entering upo
the duties of his office, shall take tn
oath prescribed in the constitution, an
enter into bond, in the penal sum {
i've thousand dollars, payable TO ii
Governor for the time being. and b
successors in Office, with the same COZ
d'Iion as is now prescribed by law f
the bond to e given by the clerk Oft
supreme Court Of Chancery, and {,
any breach of said condition, or d
lauU IN Office, or neglect Of duty. sa
clerk shall be liable TO the same pei
a'ue7' and may be proceeded again
III ''e same manner in every respec
as the clerk Of the Superior Court
Chancery.
SEC. 5. BE 6Er,Loy ena.7cd, Tn
tne clerks Of said District CEancer
Court, shall respectively exercise Il
same power and duty, and receive Il
same Compensation, as may be Iawl
10 IKE cases for the clerks and depu
Jerk ol the Superior Court of Cha
Gerry; and all laws now in force in I
iS"on to the clerk of the Superi
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