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RE-oRGANInA rIoS OF THE DIsrRIcr op 70.
ivHeiA JUDICIARY SYSTEM 1t will bs recoI-
eeted that on the 20th ultimo. Mr. Nav :.
Per ed from toe House judiciary Commitia. |.
bill io7 the entire Reorganization of the D;s-
-btTicts Judiciary. It has Just been nr;n,.d
and we hasten to lay before our read rs a an y,
mary OF Us PROVISIONS, rs follows, viz.
Section one repeats existing laws under which
the district orphans, circuit and cr;m;roI
Courts exist, and abolishes ali Offices connected
| with them
secnon TWO establishes q court of common
Pleas with one judge, and invests il with the
powers and duties of the presen. circuit court.
Except as afterwards specified. 1t Is to hold
three lerms-on the first Mondays of March,
September and December makes the first Mon.
day Of each month a rule day for IL. ereent IN
the days when a term commences, when the
preceding Monday is to be the rule day: the
rules may continue three days; establishes
doeket Tor that court, and provides how tina
rules shall be disposed of by declarations.
pIsaaings' rsriies, rejoinders, Office judge
Section three establishes court of aap;,v
| with one Jadge, and gives il the present emit
jurisdiction Of the circuit court with those Of n
i orphans court; provides that il Sd all be onen
Oh Sii ludiciai days for business, and makes
y ~Hs ana processes returnable on the first
OF each month and also governs IL
~ tie rules Oh circuit courts of the United
adopt. - a
Section four establishes a criminal canrt
with one judge, to hold four terms a vsarNnn
iHe thlrd Monday OF January, ApriI Julv
and November, and gives it the power in
criminal cases now exercised by the present
criminal anu district courts in all criminal
i cases.
Section FIVE abolishes the registersbin Of
wills, and transfers his duties to The e,erk NJ
the equity court. "a
Section SIX transfers the existing suits and
records OF the present circuit court to the court
Of common pleas, and makes the clerk of the
latter the Keeper OF the chattel, land, and
other records OF the said district; transfers
the proceedings and records in all ease, and
J those IN the orphans court also, to the keen.
ing of the clerk Of the equity court: and also
transfers thoslmilar papers, &C., of the Grim
insl court to the clerk of the proposed new
criminal court.
Section seven gives the common pleas Judge
the jurisdiction and duties of the district court
on = the admiralty or civil side thereof franz.
fers to the new criminal court its records and
Proceedings Of criminal nature: and all of
clyn nature to the court of common pleas
section eighth, establishes q court of an
feai', composed Of the three Judges Of tho
other courts, the judge of equity to preside: of
common pleas 70 De senior associate; gives the
equity court full appellate Jurisdiction in ali
cases over the business of ali the others; allows
Vits OF error In favor of the United States in
ScImlnai cases; makes 80 ,00e the minimum sum
IN controversy to admit of an appeal TO the q.
B supreme court, excep: where an U. S. su
preme court judge may certify in favor of such
i proposed appeal or writ Of error provides for
ii fEn 0f ha of
on the first Monday of January and june
provides that no judge shall cit in this court
on any case from his, &c; in civil cases where
Judges desire it, the supreme court to decide the
point Of difference; bond and security to be re.
quired to stay Judgment on appeal to this
court; no extended copy CT record to be re-
CURED in an appeal to this court, but instead
thereof "shortcopy" and entry, for which the
clerk of court appealed from. Is to get 81 only.
Section nine-each Judge to appoint the
clerk of his own court.
Section ten-when either judge may be pre-
vented from holding his court, one Of the other
shall discharge his duties temporarily.
Section eieTen-all cases now from thu, u,..
Grt, pending before the supreme court, 70 be
pa.hs disposed OF there, and the result to be
eeIuhec 70 the new court of common pleas.
| Section twelve dovolves on the Judge of the
equity court the duties Of the chief Judge of
Inc circuit court, except in cases of fugitiyes
RON justice, which dcVolve on the Judge Of the
| criminal court ~
Section thirteen sends all appeals from JUS
uces o' the peace, with or without a Jury, to
the common pleas, and subjects them to the
/ present circuit court rules; prohibits furthar
Z appeals; authorizes either judge to grant ha.
| peas corpus writs; judge of common pleas, in
tne absence or lncapacity Of equity Judge, to
grant inJunciions and ne ereut writs; equity
ooui' 10 grant divorces for adultery, &c., when
present Maryland laws would authorize such
>sfuon, also to grant testamentary orders and
Lfppoint receivers, at the instance Of creditors
with or without judgment, on demands due
} and payable or not, in case of fraudulent con.
9eyance, and to grant new trials in such
cases, 20.
Section fourteen authorizes one charged with
acrme not capital or otherwise infamous"
n~aiVer OF jury trial, to be tried by the
JMge OF criminal court only, and specifies the
proceedings necessary IN such cases; author.
lies criminal trials by jury without indict.
ment, IN case prisoner shall move for il: gives
such cases priority over all others, except Jail
cases; and allows the United States one half
me persmptory challenges to which the other
party may be entitled.
Section fifteen authorizes trials before a |
jury oi non-residents when oath is made by |
party that he does not believe, on good grounds |
sPeciled, that jury, in whole or in part Of |
CITIZENS of the District will do him justice.
section seventeen provides for the appoint |
mentof three coroners for W ashington, George |
own, AID the county respectively, by the |
resident and Senate; each coroner TO furnish |
me jury list for his beat; the Marshal 10 pub |
ilsh 1t; jurors TO be between the age Of Is and |
" years Of age; to serve in number from each |
eeat according to ratio of population; jurors |
names to be drawn in presence Of judge; no !
more to be drawn to serve, beyond the requi- |
ME number; provides also other specifications |
eoncerniDg juries.
Sections eighteen, nineteen and twenty, pro- |
VIDE for a thorough revision and codifcation /
q the laws Of the Distric. of Columbia and |
or their thorough distribution within it.
section tWenty-one repeats all laws in:on-
sstsnt with this act
IHE Doc LAw.-The corporation has at last |
furnished the police officers with the means to |
despatch dogs found running at large in the
streets. The poisoned meat has already proved |
fatal to some, though we have heard that for |
others which were sick, the strychnine effected
azure. The instantaneous death of the cur
n;er swallowing the morsel, was looked for |
but seldom occurred, scarcely one dying under |
tHo or three hours. This leads us to believe
hat the strychnine is adulterated, or there
must be some mistake in the statement Of one
Of our learned physicians, who spoke of the
s7ea: strength Of this poison He stated that
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