, 1861-02-21
LEGISLATIVE ESAcTMENTs.

Az Act to repeal an siet supplementary to and
amendatory Of an act passed Jan. 2lst, 1859,
entitled an act comforting jurisdiction upon the
District Court Of the County Of Pierce, and to
repeal all laws authorizing the holding Of said
court, and to provide for the Transmission of
the books, records, and papers belonging to
said Pierce County Court to the Clerk Of the
District Court Of the Second Judicial District
SIC. ]. BE it enacted by the Legislative As
sembly Of the Territory Of Washington, That the
act passed Jan. 3Oth, 1860, entitled an act sup
Elementary to aud amendatory Of an act passed
Jan. 2lst, 1883, entitled an act comforting iurS-
dction upon the District Court Of the County Of
Pierce, and all laws or parts Of laws comforting
such jurisdiction, be and the same are hereby
repealed, and that said Countyof Pierce shall be
and constitute Q part Of the Second Judicial
District
SEC. 2. All complaints, writs, and papers here
toiOre issued and made returnable to the District
Court Of Pierce County shall be, by the officer
with whom the same may have been lodged for
service, returned to the Clerk Of the Court for
the Second Judicial District, unless the same sha
have been returned, before the passage Of this
act, to the Clerk Of the District Court Of Pierce
County; and the District Court Of the Second
Judicial District shall have Jurisdiction Of and
try all civil cases heretofore commenced in said
county, either by publication or actual service,
and existing laws shall not be 50 construed as to
entitle any party to continuance because the
notice served or published required the party or
parties to appear and answer in the District Court
OF Pierce County; but il shall be the duty Of the
District Court Of the Second Judicial District, at
its next term to hear, try, and determine all cases
coming from said county as hereinbeiore prOvid-
ed, IL It shall appear from the papers or returns
that service has been had, or publication Of no.
tice made for the length Of time required by law
to have enabled parties to have determination
Of their action in the District Court Of Pierce
County, hac this act not been passed, unless q
continuance shall be granted for causes provided
in the civil practice act.
SEC. 3. The clerk Of the District Court Of Pierce
County, or the person in whose custody the books,
records and papers belonging to said District
Court may be, shall forthwith, either by mail or
other opportunity, transmit such books, records,
and papers to the clerk of the District Court oI
the Second Judicial District, and Il shall be the
duty Of the District Court far the id Second
Judicial District, at its next term, to hear, try
and determine all cases and issues that could
have been tried at the next March term Of the
Pierce County District Court, had this act not
been passed, unless continued for causes provided
in the civil practice act.
SEC. 4. All persons under reeognizanccs to ap-
pear at the next March term Of the District
Court for Pierce County are hereby required to
appear at the next March term Of the District
Court for the Second Judicial District, or be
liable to have their bonds fortified.
SEC. 3. This act to take effect and be in force
FROM and afler its passage