The Literary echo, and Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1851-1854, 1853-05-26

adjourned in the higher courts of thi,
State.
Sec. l3. Original writs in civil
cases returnable to said Court, shall be
signed by the member of the Court per-
forming the duties Of Clerk thereof,
under the seal of said Court in blank or
otherwise, and bear teste of the member
of said Court performing the duties
of presiding Justice thereof, and when
either member of said Court shall be a
party to any suit before said Court, the
writ shall bear teste and be signed by
the other member of said Court. Sum-
monses to witnesses in cases before said
Court may be signed by either member
of said Court, and all executions or other
processes, issuing from said Court, shall
be signed by the member of said Court
performing the duties of Clerk thereof,
under the seal of said Court, and shall
bear teste of the presiding member
thereof, except in cases where either
member Of said Court is a party, the
process shall be signed and bear teste Of
the other member of said Court.
Sec. a. The form of writs in civil
cases returnable to said Court, shall be
substantially the same as those returna-
bic to Justices Courts and all the pro-
ceedings in said Court in the hearing,
trial and determination of all actions and
complaints pending before them, and in
all matters relating thereto, shall be
substantially the same as the proceedings
in like cases before Justices of the
Peace. And the said Court shall have
such powers as may be necessary or
proper for the discharge Of their duty,
in the same manner as Justices of the
Peace in like cases.
Sec. Is. Appeals from the judg-
ments of said Court in civil and criminal
matters, may be made in the same man
ner as is or may be by law provided for
appeals from judgments rendered by
Justices of the Peace.
Sec. l6. The member of said Court
performing the duties of Clerk thereof,
shall receive all fines and costs in Grim
inal cases that may be paid in pursuance
OF any judgment or sentence thereof,
and as often as once in every three
months, shall pay over all the same to
the General Treasurer of this State.
He shall on the last Monday in April,
and on the last Monday in October, in
each year, transmit to the General
Treasurer copy of the Cost book re-
quired to be kept by the sixth section
of this Act, together with such other in
formation as that officer may require to
enable him to make his report of the
receipts and expenses of said Court to
the General Assembly.
Sec. II. For any wilful neglect of
sad member of the Court performing
the duties of Clerk thereof to transmit
said copy and report as above provided,
or for any wilful neglect or refusal of
either member of said Court to pay over
all fines and costs by him received, he
shall forfeit and pay the sum of fifty
dollars for each offence, and also double
the amount of fines by him received and
so detained, to be recovered by indict-
ment in any Court of competent juris-
diction.
Sec. Is. The said Court shall tax
the same fees as may be allowed by law
to be taxed by Justices of the Peace in
similar cases, which shall be paid over
to the General Treasurer as is in this
act provided.
Sec. 10. The salary of each member
of said Court shall be the sum of one
thousand dollars annually, to be paid
out of the General Treasury in quarterly
payments of two hundred and fifty dol
lars each
Sec. 20. The records and papers of
the present Court of Magistrates, estab-
lished by the several Acts of the Gen.
eral Assembly, shall be placed in the
custody of the said member acting as
clerk, of the Court hereby constituted,
who shall have full power to issue ex-
ecutions and certify copies of, and in
general to do all things pertaining to
such records and papers, in the same
manner as he is authorized to do in re-
lation to the records of the Court hereby
created.
Sec. 81. All Acts heretofore existing
not inconsistent herewith, conferring
special powers upon single member Of
the Court of Magistrates with any other
Justice of the Peace or Judge of a
Court, shall extend to either member
OF the Court hereby established.
Sec. %. This act shall 20 into
operation on the first day of June next
when all acts and parts of acts incon-
sistent herewith arc dooI,roJ 20 bo ro