Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-03-13

TIE MUNICIPAL CeURT OF MEMPHIS.
The law creating the Municipal Court of
Memphis, recently passed by the Legis-
lature, provides that the fifth, thirteenth
and fourteenth civil districts of Shelby
county, in which Memphis, Chelsea AMI
Fort Pickering are situated, shall con.
stitute judicial district, with the court
having law and criminal jurisdiction
within the civil districts aforesaid, said
court TO be Styled and known as the
Municipal Court of Memphis. Said
court shall have law jurisdiction con-
current with the Law Court of Memphis,
of all civil cases arising out of or from
contract wherein the amount sued for
does not exceed the sum of three thou
sand dollars and also appellate jurisdic-
ton of all cases taken to said court by
appeal or certiorari from any of the JUS
tees of the peace in the said dis
tricts. Said court shall also
have the exclusive jurisdiction heretofore
exercised by the Law Court of Memphis,
of all cases appealed from the Recorder s
or Police Commissioner Court of Mem
phis. Said court shall have and exercise
exclusive jurisdiction of all INSIDE
meanors, and of all crimes and ofenses
for which the maximum punishment does
not exceed five years Imprisonment in
the penitentisry, committed within the
limits Of the districts aforesaid; and the
Criminal Court of Memphis shall retain
exclusive jurisdiction of all felonies for
which the maximum punishment is
greater than above specified. The NUM-
cipal Court shall also have exclusive
jurisdiction of all the appeals from the
judgments of Justices of the Peace in
said district wherein fines are levied,
under the provisions of the code relating
to small oifenses."
There shall be appointed by the Gov
ernor Judge of the Municipal Court,
who shall hold his Office till the regular
election in 1870 for the election of judges
and other officers as provided by law,
and who shall receive a salary Of two
thousand five hundred dollars per an
mum. An Attorney General, Clerk and
Marshal are also to be appointed and
hold Office until the same time.
The Municipal-Court shall hold a term
each month in the year, commencing on
the frst Tuesday in each month. The
terms of said court for the months of
February, June and October of each
year, shall be for the transaction of bust
ness upon the criminal side of the court
exclusively, and the remaining terms in
each year shall be devoted to the business
Of the law side of the court exclusively.
All causes on the law side Of said court
shall be tried by the judge thereof, I'M
less either party to the suit shall insist
upon jury trial. in which case
the trial shall be by jury as in
the Law Court Of Memphis; PrOrided,
Tha; all appeals from the Recorders or
Police Commissioned Court Of Memphis
shall be tried by the judge Of the court
The Judge of the Municipal Court shall
issue venire for twenty five jurors to
attend each term of the law side Of said
court, and shall appoint a grand jury and
two petit juries to attend each term upon
the criminal side thereof; he shall have
power to enforce the attendance Of jurors
aud witnesses BY fine and otherwise, as
in the Circuit Courts; aud shall have all
the powers granted to judges Of other
courts necessary to a prompt transaction
Of the business Of the court, to compel