The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1868-07-09
LAWS OF IOWA.
PUBLISlfEU BY AUTHORITY,
CHAPTER Sc.

AN ACT establishing Circuit aud Gener-
al Term Court, and to define the DOW :
ers and Jurisdiction thereof.
l. BE Henacted by tic General As
sembW Of the State Of Lowo. That
Circuit courts are hereby established
throughout the State, and each judicial
District, as now or hereaf ter constituted
by law for the election Of District Jung
es, shall be divided into two circuits as
hereinafter more particula rly described
in each Of which there shall be elected,
by the qualified voters thereof, at the
general election In Novs.nber, 1868. and
every fourth year thereafter, q Circuit
Judge, the votes for whom shall he on
the same ballot with that for State Off
Gers, shall be canvassed, returned and
certified in the same manner, and GER
tificates Of election issued the same, AZ
In cases Of District Judge
3 3 Said Judges shall hold office for
the term Of four years, and until their
successors are elected and qualified, but
In case of vacancy occurring in any
circuit, the governor shall appoint q
Judge who slfali hold office until the
next general election, and until his sue
cessor is elected and qualified.
10. Each of said Judges shall hold
at least four terms of court at each
county of his circuit in each year, which
court shall have original and exclusive
jurisdiction in each county, severally,
of the following actions and proceedings
viz: all matters relating to the probate
of wills, the appointment and supervis-
ions Of executors, administrators and
guardians of minors, idiots and lunatics
the settlement Of dccedent's estate,
and the care of the estates Of minors and
insane persons, and all others under
guardianship and all proceedings for
the examination or settlement of the
accounts Of executors, administrators
and guardians, all applications for the
sale of real estate belonging to minors
or persons under guardianship; the is
suing Of marriage licenses, and of all
action and proceedings under article !,
| chapter 81 Of the Revision Of 1860, and
Of all other actions and proceedings of
which the county Judge or county court
now has jurisdiction.
4. Said court shall have jurisdic-
ton concurrent with the district court
iH all civil action at law and of foreclos-
ures of mortgages, trust deeds and con-
tracts for sale of real estate, and to try
and determine equitable issues arising
In action at law pending in this court
and also in all actions Of partition, or
for the assignment Of dover, all applica-
ton for the writ of nd gmOd dananuna,
and of all appeals in special proceedings
for the assessment of damages on the es-
tablishment or location OF highways,
railroads and other public Improvements
or the taking Of private property for
public use.
5. Said court shall have exclusive
Jurisdiction Of all appeals and writs ofer-
ror from justices courts, mayors courts
and all other tribunals. either in civil
or criminal cases, and all provisions of
law now in force respecting such ap-
peals and writs of error shall apply to
this court with the same effect as if the
name thereof were subitituted where
ever the word district court now occu re-
in the statutes relating thereto.
IS. No grand jury shall be empan-
neled in this court; but when an indict-
ment for misdemeancr has been found
in the district court, and the defendant
is in custody or on bail, the district court
with the consent of the defendant, may
order the trial to be held at the next