Litchfield enquirer., 1855-07-19

court of errors, nor any Judge of the supreme
court of errors who is called to sit in the
superior court under any of the provisions
of this act be entitled to any additional COM
pensation therefor
Sec. l6. The superior court may admit
and cause to be sworn as attorneys, such
persons as are qualified therefor agreeably
to the rules established by the judges Of said
court; and all attorneys so admitted shall
have the right to practice in all the courts
of the State; and said Judges are authorized
to establish such rules as they shall judge
proper relative to the admission, qualiica-
lions, practice, and removal of attorneys.
Sec. IL. The superior court shall have
jurisdiction of all causes. civil or criminal,
and of all other matters and things now
pending in or cognizable by either the su-
perior or county courts, unless otherwise
herein provided, and may proceed with the
same as the law may direct, and render
judgment therein and award execution; and
all appeals that may now be taken to the
county court may hereafter be taken to the
superior court. And it shall be the duty Of
the clerks of the county courts in the seve-
raj counties TO transfer all the causes stand
ing open upon the dockets Of said courts at
the period when this law shall take effect,
to the docket Of the superior court at its next
term, to be held in said counties respective
ly; and all such causes, when so transfer
red, shall be so arranged with the causes
then on the docket Of said superior court, as
to stand in order of priority according to the
time when they were docketed in said courts
respectively; provided that nothing herein
contained shall be construed as affecting the
discretion of said court, or the provisions Of
existing laws as to the order of trial and
when this act shall take effect, the present
county courts shall cease to exist, and all
laws for the appointment and holding Of
said courts shall be of no further force, and
the same are hereby repealed.
Sec. Is. The clerks of the superior court
in the several counties shall have the GUS
tody ofthe records OF the county courts,and
shall have power to issue executions on
judgments rendered therein, and to certify
to copies of the records thereof, and to do
all other acts in relation to the files, records
and business Of the said county courts which
the clerks OF said county courts are now EN-
powered to do, and all powers and duties
now pertaining by law to the clerks of the
county courts are hereby conferred and inn
posed upon the clerks Of the superior courts
in their several counties.
Sec. 10. Any Judge Of the superior court
mayat any time hold special term of said
court at any place that he may choose, but
shall have no right at any such special term
to proceed to the trial or determination of
any cause, unless the parties thereto shall
consent TO the sarne and any judge Of said
court may hold any term or part of term to
which any other Judge had been assigned,
whenever snch Judge shalt be unable to hold
or to complete said term, and may try any
cause during term holden by any other
judge, where the Judge holding such term is
disqualified or shall decline to try the same.
Sec. 90 The following powers and duties
now apper,aining to judges OF the county
courts are hereby vested exclusively in the
several county commissioners Of the respec-
tive counties, viz -
All such as relate TO proceedings in forci-
BILE entry and detainer.
An such as relate 10 courts Of review un-
der the provisions Of the Seth section Of the
act for the settlement of estates, testate, in
testate and insolvent.
Sec. 81. The commissioners of the sew
tIdi couulleS Slidl have dHu tAeiCtSe ali lio
powers now vested in the county court,
relative to the appointment OF county treas
urers and county surv, yors, in their respec-
tive counties.
Sec. %. Tie judges Of the superior court,
a: their annual meetings shall appoint clerks
and assistant clerks Of the superior court
for the several counties for the year ensuing,
and each assistant clerk shall lIaye all the
powers, and may perform all the duties Of
clerks of said court, subject to the direction
Of said clerks.
Said Judges shall also appoint one attor.
ney for tie State in each county, whose term
of Office, powers and duties shall be In all
respects the same as those now prescribed
by law for attorneys for the State. And said
Judges may, at their discretion, at any time,
remove any attorney for the State, or clerk
or assistant clerk of said court, and may fill
any vacancy occasioned by such removal or
otherwise; and any vacancy that shall occur
from any cause in any of said Offices, and
which shall not be filled BY an appointment
by said Judges, may be temporarily filled,
until such appointment is made, by any
Judge Of said court. The attorneys for the
State and clerks and assistant clerks of the
county courts in the several counties shall
hold their Offices in the same manner as IL
appointed by the judges Of the superior
court, unlil others are appointed in their
places-and it shall be the duty Of such
Judges. at their FIRST meeting hereinafter pro-
yided for, TO make such appointments.
Sec. 90. In all criminal trials for offences
punishable by death, the judge holding the
court before which such trial is to be had,
shall call to his assistance one Of the judges
of the supreme court of errors, and such
trial shall be had before both said judges
aud snch judge Of the supreme court Of
errors shall preside upon said trial, and have
casting vote upon all questions necessary
to be decided by said court.
Sec "a. The supreme court Of errors shall
be held at the following times and places,
viz:
In the county Of Hartford at Hartford:
on the fourth Tuesday Of February, and on
the second Tuesday of September.
In the county Of New Haven at New Ha-
ven: on the third Tuesday Of February, and
on the fourth Tuesday Of September.
In the county of New London: on the