Litchfield enquirer., 1855-07-19

in, and shall give notice Of such order to the
clerk OF the supreme court ef the county in
which such causes are pending, at least two
weeks before the session Of said court in
such adjoining county and shall order such
further notice as he shall deem reasonable
to be given by such clerk, by publication or
Otherwise. And such order being made and
notice given, said court may hear and de-
termine such causes in such adjoining coun-
ty as of the county to which such causes
belong. And judgment shall be entered up
by the clerk OF such last mentioned county,
In the same manner as il the same had been
rendered therein.
Sec. I. The clerk of the superior court in
each county, shall, within one week after
the close OF the term of tine superior court
In such county, next preceding term of
the supreme court Of errors therein, trans
init to the chief judge Of the supreme court
of errors, list of the causes pending for
trial before said supreme court at its next
term, together with the names Of the attor-
neys Of record in each cause and such other
informationin regard to the number of trials
expected to be had at such term as he may
possess.
Sec. s. The supreme court Of errors as
hereby constituted, shall have all the pow
ers, and perform all the duties conferred or
imposed upon the supreme court of errors,
by the existing statute laws of this State,
except so far as the same are hereby repeal-
ed or modified. And the judges Of said court
in vacation, shall have the same powers, and
perform the same duties now belonging to
judges of the supreme court of errors in va
Cations
Sec. 8. The I1th section Of the LIST chap
ter of the Act relating to courts, and so much
of the 18th section of said chapter as pro-
vides that the supreme court of errors may
institute rules of practice for the regulation
of the superior court are hereby repealed.
Provided that the rules Of practice hereto
fore established for the superior court, shall
continue in force until rescinded or modified
by the judges Of said superior court as here
matter provided.
Sec. 10. The clerks Of the superior court
in the several counties shall, ex-otficio, be
clerks of the supreme court of errors in said
counties. Provided however, that the Sec
Rotary Of the State may give certified copies
Of the records Of the supreme court Of errors
in his office.
Sec. H. The superior court shall consist
Of nine judges. including the present Judges
Of the supreme court of errors. The judges
of the superior court shall be appointed from
time to time, by the General Assembly, but
when the whole number of judges Of the
superior court, who are not also Judges of
the supreme court of errors, shall amount to
six. no new judges shall be appointed to fill
any further vacancy in the superior court
occasioned by the termination Of the office
of any Of the present judges Of the supreme
court of errors. And when, by the termin-
alton of the offices of all the present Judges
of the supreme court Of errors, or by tl.eir
resignation as Judges of the superior court,
the number Of judges Of the superior court
shall be reduced to six said court shall there
after consist Of six judges only.
Sec. 10. The judges Of the superior court
who may be appointed under the provisions
of this Act, and all Judges OF the supreme
court of errors hereafter appointed, shall
hold their Offices as prescribed by the con-
stitution of the State. Provided, hotcerer,
that the tenure of office Of said Judges shall
be, and is hereby declared to be, subject to
the provisions Of any future amendment OF
the constitution in respect thereto, and the
acceptance of Office by any such Judge shall
be deemed to be a consent onhis part to any
change Of tenure which may be SO made.
Sec. IL. 1t shall he the duty Of the judges
of the superior court to meet at the court
room Of the county in which the Legislature
shall be in session, on the ii ird Tuesday of
May, in each year, at which meeting three
Of said Judges shall constitute quorum for
the transaction of business.
Said judges shall, at said meeting. make
all necessary and proper rules, not contrary
to law, for the trial Of causes and other pro-
ceedings in said superior court; and it shall
be their duty to make, and Of the court to
enforce such rules as shall promote dispatch
in the business Of said court, and secure, as
far as possible, at every term, the compile
ton of the business thereof; and all rules
SO adopted shall be published and recorded
in the same manner as the rules of the SUI
preme court of errors, as provided in the
18th section of the act relating to courts.
Said Judges shall also at said meeting, as
sign, or in case they do not agree, the pre-
siding Judge shall assign the judges to hold
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the several counties, for the year ensuing,
bur no Judge shall be assigned TO hold two
successive regular terms in the same county.
The senior Judge Of the superior court
may also, at any time, call meeting OF
said judges al such time and place as he
may deem proper, who. when SO convened.
may transact any business that might he
done at the annual meeting aforesaid; and
the senior judge present shall preside at all
meetings Of the said Judges.
Sec. IA. The superior court shall be hold
en- by one Judge, except for the trial Of cap
ital offences, and shall have all the powers
and perform all the duties Of the superior
court and of the county courts as now ccn-
stituicd, unless otherwise herein provided;
and the Judges Of said court in vacation shall
have the same powers and perform the same
duties as are conferred or imposed, by ex.
isiing statutes, upon Judges Of the supreme
court Of errors Except such as pertain to the
pro ceilings Of said supreme COURT Judges
Of the superior court and Judges Of the conn
~ courts in vacation, except as ID hereinaf-
ter provided.
Sec. Is. The salaries Of the judges Of the
supreme court Of errors and of the judges Of
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