The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-02-23
AN ACT regulating the terms Of the Supreme
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Court.
Section / Be it enacted by the Geneal As
emily of the State Of Iowa, That the terms Of
he Supreme Court Of this State..shal be held a =
he capital of the state and at no other place.
Section 2. The first term of said Court shall.
re held on the frs. Monday in June next and
here shall be term commencing on the first
Monday of June and December Of each year
thereafter.
Section 3. II shall be the duty OF the clerk
Of the Supreme court to arrange the causes pen.
ding or which may probably be pending in elias.
SEES, SO that the causes from the first judicial
district shall be first heard and determined. and
so on BY judicial districts in their numerical or
der, giving such certain number of DAYS or weeks
for the causes Of each district. as in his iudr-
ment may be proper; and it shall further be
his duty, to arrange them, and publish the same
in some Newspaper published at the seat Of
GovernWent, at least four weeks before the
commencement Of said Court which notice shall
be published once week, until the sitting OF
said court.
Section a. Said court shall continue its ses-
sion, until all the causes before it are adjudi-
Gated.
Section s.. The clerk Of said court shall at
the end Of each term publish list Of the eau
ses determined and whether affirmed or rever.
sed-he shall also publish list of causes con-
tinued, and whether at the instance of the par
ties or Of the court, list of causes argued and
not determined, and how long the same have
been under advcement, and whether opinions
are filled thereon.
Section s. It shall be the duty Of the clerks
Of the Supreme Court held at O.tumwa, Dubu.
que and For Des Moines respectfully to deposit
all the records, papers and files belonging, and
appertaining to their offices with the clerk off the
Supreme court at Iowa City on or before the
first day Of April next.
Section Z All officers Of state are hereby
| expressly prohibited from auditing, allowing or
paying any sum of money for the contingent
expenses Of said court over and above the
amount for that purpose expressly appropriated
by the General Assembly.
| Section g. The court when in session shall
| be entitled to tie attendance of one Sheriff or
Baliff and no more. The sheriff of the county
where I! e COZ 1t is he'd ~ act in that capacity,
or he may select deputy.
Section 8. The written opinions of the Su
preme Court shall never be removed from the
clerks office when deposited there by the court,
or member thereof, or by any other person,
but any person shall be permitted to examine or
copy the same or demand copy from the clerk
upon paying six cents perfolo of one hundred
words therefor.
| Section 10. The state shall in no case be H.
able or pay tor the recording Of the opinions of
said court, nor shall the clerk of said court
b. entitled to any comparison for services in
suits where the costs are due from the state
Section IL. Sessions 1913, 1914, 1855, I446
l547, 1858, 1859, 1850, of the code, are hereby
repealed
Section IL All causes now pending in any
of the Supreme District Courts, and undeter.
mined Except the Iowa City District) shall be
returned to the January term 1854 Of said Su.
preme Court to be heard and determined.
JAMES GRANT,
Speaker Of the House of Reps.
w. E. LEFFINGWELL,
President Of the Senate.
i Approved Jan. 22nd, 1853.
! S. HEMPSTEAD.
SEcRETARY's OFFICE,
Iowa City, Jan. oath, 1853.
certify the foregoing to be true copy from
the original rolls ON file in this Office
GEO. w. McCLEARY,
Secretary of State.
AN ACT supplemental to an act regulating
the terms of the Supreme Court.
Section |. Be it enactrd by the Genera
Assembly OF the State of Iowa, that the frs
term of the supreme court of this State shall b,
held on the first Monday in June next, at low,
City and term shall be held on the first Mon
day in December next, and that hereafter tern
shall be held on the first Monday in June ant
December in each year.
Section 2. That the clerks Of the Supreme
court at Burlington, Ottumwa, Dubuque ant
Fort Des Mones shall file all papers, books ant
files in their office with the Clerk Of the Su
preme court at Iowa City, on or before the frs
Monday in June next, in place Of the time sta
led in the bill to which this is supplemental
Section 3. That all causes now pending ii
Supreme court at Burlington Ottumwa, Dubu
que and Fort Des Moines be set for hearing ane
trial at the June term 1853 of said court.
Section a. That the act regulating the term
ofthe Supreme Court to which this supplement
tol together with this act take effect and be il
force from and after their publication in tn
Iowa Capital Reporter, and Iowa Republican
newspaper published in Iowa city.
JAMES GRANT,
Speaker Of the House of Reps.
w. E. LEFFINGWELL,
:. President Of the Senate.
Approved January 10, 1859.
S. HEMPSTEAD.
SEcRETARY's OFFICE, J
Iowa City, Jan 24th, 1853.
l certify the foregoing to be true copy fron