The Literary echo, and Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1851-1854, 1853-10-13

CIVIL OF CIlIIIludl piooeculnps peuulng
before said Court, to the next or future
term of said Court for the same causes
and for the same reasons, as actions and
proceedings criminal and civil are ad-
journed in the higher courts of this
State.
See. 7. Said Court shall have power
to adopt a seal, and may issue writs of
Habeas Corpus to bring before them any
person in the Jail in said County of
Providence, for trial of any criminal case
lawfully pending in said Court, or to
bring in such person to be examined as
u witness in any suit or proceeding, civil
or criminal, pending in said Court, that
the end of justice may be attained and
for no other purpose whatever.
Sec. s. Original writs in civil cases
returned to said Court, shall be signed
by the clerk thereof, under the seal Of
said Court in blank or otherwise, and
bear test of the presiding justice of
said Court, and when either member Of
said Court shall be party to any suit
before said Court, the writ shall bear
test and be signed by the other member
Of said Court. Summonses to witnesses
may be signed by ether member of said
Court, and all executions and other civil
processes issued from said Court shall
be signed by the clerk under the seal of
said Court, and shall also bear test of
the presiding justice thereof
Sec. 9. The form of write in civil ca
ses rcturnable to said Court shall be sub
stantially the same as those returnable
to justices Court and all the proceed
ings in said Court, in the hearing and
determination of all actions or complaints
pending before them, und in all matters
relating thereto, shall be substantially
the same as the proceedings in like cases
,efore Justices of the Peace And the
Court shall have all such powers as may
be necessary or proper for the discharge
Of their duty in the same manner as
Justices of the Peace might do in the
like cases.
Sec. 10 The said Court shall be
allowed the same fees that are or may
be by law allowed to Justices of the
Peace in similar cases, except as in here
matter provided. Such fees shall be
divided equally between the members OF
said Court, or in such other manner as
they may agree.
Sec. IL Appeals from the judgments
of said Court in civil and criminal mat
ters, may be made in the same manner
as is Or may be by law provided for ap.
peals from judgments rendered by Jus.
tices of the Peace.
Sec. ~ The clerk Of said Cour,
shall collect five cents for each wit by
him signed in civil actions, which sun
shall be taxed for the plaintiff, if he re-
cover Judgment and in all such actions
that shall hereafter be brought befor,
said Court, there shall be an entry fee
of seventy.fve cents, to be paid to the
clerk of said Court, or to the person ac.
ting as clerk thereof at the time of the
entry of said case, and no action shall be
considered as entered, nor shall it be re.
ceived by said Court, until said entry fet
shall be paid; and no fee shall be taxed
in said Court, for the rendition of judg
ment in any civil case
zee. l3. Either member Of sale
Court shall be quorum for oil purpose,
OF business during the temporary absenc,
or inability of the other to perform tn,
duties of his Office, and in such cases th
duties assigned to each member of th
Court respectively shall be performed
for the time being by the member pre-
sent, and i'll case Of the absence or ina
bility Of both members Of said Court
to be present at any term Of said Court
then any Justice of the Peace residin
in their the afore described limits, ma
adjourn said Court to the next regula
term thereof, and continue all busines
then pending in the same manner as sal
Court might do if present
Sec. IA This act shall 90 into or
GRAFTON on the second Monday in Octo
. Der next but nothing herein containe
shall be construed to hinder or prever
any Justice of the Peace in the afore dc
Scrbed limits from proceedings in hea,
r ing or determining and issuing execution
, in any suit, civil or criminal, which ma
be pending b, fore him on said secor
e Monday of October next, in the san
h manner as if this act had not been pa
= sed.
r Sec. 49, The Town Council of sa
# town Of Cumberland shall at their me
: ting on the first NJ onday in Octob
e next, designate and appoint the men
o bers Of sald Court from among the Ju
l. tees of the Peace residing within sa
!. limits, who shall hold their said offic
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