Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1853-02-23
LAWS OF iowa,
AN ACT regulating the terms of the Supren

AN ACT regulating the terms of the Supreme
| Court.
Section L. Be it enacted by the General AS
sembly Of the State of Iowa, That the terms of
the Supreme Court of this state shall be held
ut the capital of the state and at no other place
Section :. The first term of said court shall
be held on the first Monday in June next, and
there shall be term commencing on the first
Monday of June and December of each year
thereafter.
Section 3. 1t shall be the duty Of the clerk
OF the Supreme court to arrange the causes
pending or which may probably be pending in
classes, SO that the causes from the first Judi
cIal district shall be first heard and determn-
ed, and SO on by judicial districts in their nu-
merical order. giving such certain number of
days or weeks for the causes Of each district
as IN his Judgment may be proper; and it shall
further be his duty SO to arrange them, and
publish the same in some newspaper publish
ed at the seat of government,' at least four
weeks before the commencement Of said court,
which notice shall be published once week
until the sitting of said court.
Section 4. Said court shall continue its SEES.
| sion until all the causes before it are adudica.
! tel.
| Section 5. The clerk of said court shall at
| the end of each term publish list of the eau.
| SEES determined and whether affirmed or rever-
sed-he shall also publish list of causes con
tinued, and whether at the instance of the
parties or OF the court, a list of causes argued
and not determined and how long the same
have been under Amusement, and whether
opinions are filed thereon
Section 6. 1t shall be the duty Of the clerks
of the Supreme Court held at Burlington, OF.
tumwa, Dubuque and Fort Des Moines respec.
lively TO deposit all the records, papers and
files belonging and appertaining to their Offices
with the clerk of the Supreme Court at Iowa
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Section l. 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 Tor that purpose expressly appropria-
ted by the General Assembly.
Section 8. The court when in session shall
be entitled to the attendance of one Sheriff or
Bailif and no more. The sheriff of the county
where court is held may act in that capacity,
or he may select deputy.
Section 9. The written opinions of the SUI
preme Court shall never be removed from the
clerks office when deposited there by the
court, or a member thereof, or by any other
person, but any person shalt be permitted to
examine or copy the same or demand a copy
from the clerk upon paying six cents per folio
of one hundred words therefor
Section 10. The state shall in no case be
liable or pay for the recording Of the opinions
of said court, nor shall the clerk of said court
be entitled TO any compensation for services in
suits where the costs are due from the state
Section IL. Sections l543, 1874. 1915, 1916,
1871, 1913. l5i9, 1850, Of the code, are hereby
repealed.
Section IL. All causes now pending in any
of the Supreme District Courts, and undcler-
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. F. LEFFINGWELL,
President OF the Senate.
Approved January %, 1853,
5. HEMPSTEAD.