Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-12-28
TENNESSEE.
SUPERINTENDENT.

dicial Circuit, and also a Chancery Dis
trict, to be known as the 7th ChanceTy
District of the State of Tennessee G.
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That
the present Circuit Court of Shelby cOun-
ty, the Law Court of Memphis, the Mu
nioipal Court of Memphis, the Chancery
Court of Memphis, and the Criminal
Court of Memphis be, and the same are
hereby abolished. r..e-.t
Sec. 8. Be it further enacted, That
there shall be, and there are hereby Gre
sted, three Circuit Courts and one Grim
insl Court in said county or circuit, and
two Chaneery Courts in said county or
Chancery District and the names of said
courts shall be the First and the Second
Circuit Courts of Shelby county, the
Criminal Court of Shelby county, and the
First and the Second Chancery Courts of
Shelby county.
Sec. f. Be it further enacted, That the
civil records of the present Circuit Court
of Shelby County be, and the same are
hereby transferred to the said First Circuit
Court of Shelby County; the records of
the Law Court Of Memphis are hereby
transferred to the Second Circuit Court of
Shelby County; the civil records of the
Municipal Court of Memphis are hereby
transferred equally between the said First
and Second Circuit Courts of Shelby
County; the records of the Criminal
Court of Memphis, and the criminal rec
Ords of the present Circuit Court of
Shelby County, and of the Municipal
Court of Memphis, arc hereby transferred
TO the said Criminal Court of Shelby
County, and the records of the Chancery
Court of Memphis are hereby transferred
to the First ChanceTy Court of Shelby
County, and the business remaining undis-
posed of in the said several records shall
he proceeded with in the courts TO which
they are hereby transferred, as if the
same had originated therein.
Sec. 8. Be it further enacted, That the
jurisdiction of said courts shall be as fol-
lows: The territorial jurisdiction of all of
them shall extend to, and include the en-
tire limits of the County of Shelby, the
two Circuit Courts COncurrently with
each other, shall have jurisdiction
of all civil matters within the jurisdiction
of Circuit Courts Of this State. The
Criminal Court exclusive jurisdiction Of
all crimes and offences under the laws of
Tennessee, ordinarily within the jurisdic-
ton of Circuit Courts of this State, and
the two Chancery Courts jurisdiction
conCuTently with each other, of all mat
tiers within the jurisdiction of the Chan
Gerry Courts of the State.
Sec. 6. BE il further enacted, That the
Judges of the said Circuit Courts may, in
their discretion, as soon after their election
and qualification as possible, apportiOn
the unfinished business of the present
Circuit Court of Shelby county, the Law
Court of Memphis, and of the said Mu-
nicipal Court hereinbefore transferred to
said Circuit Courts, equally between the
said Circuit Courts, and the said Chan
cellors shall, as soon after their election
and qualification as possible, apportion
the unfinished business of the Chancery
Court of Memphis equally between the
said two ChanceTy Courts and 20 effect
this apportionmeRt it is hereby made the
duty of the respective Clerks and Clerks
and Masters of said Circuit and Chancery
Courts, under the jurisdiction of their re
spective Judges and ChanccllOrs, to trans
fer original papers in cases which, by
this apportOnmcnt are taken from one of
these courts to another, and with Zach
case, a copy from the minutes and Rule
DOckets thereon and taxed as part of the
costs of such cases; provided that in the
appOrtiOnment of business between the
said Chancery Courts, andtO save expense
Of copies, the Rule Docket of the present
Chancery Court may be divided between
said two Chancery Courts, by transferring
to said second Chanccry Court as many of
the later volumes of said Rule Docket as
will be likely to accomplish an equal ap
portiOment Of business between the two
courts.
Sec. Z. Be it further enacted, That an
election fer two Judges, one for each Of
sid Circuit Courts, and one Judge and one
Attorney General for said Criminal Court,
two ChancelloTs, one for each of
said Chanccy Courts, shall be held
in Shelby county on the fourth
Thursday of May, 1870, and the
said Judges and Chancellors, and the said
Attorney General shall hold their offices
for the terms prescribed by the Constitu-
ton and general laws of the State for
such officers, respectively; and the first
officers elected under this act shall hold
their offices respectively until the next
regular election in this State for such Off
GERS respectively and until their successors
are elected and qualified.
Sec. s. Be it further enacted, That the
said Judges and ChancelloTs shall have
the same power and authority as other
Circuit Judges and Chancellors throughout
the State, including the right of inter
change with other Judges and Chanccllors,
and with each other, and TO sit upon their
own adjOurnments. The Clerks shall have
the same powers, perform the same duties,
be liable TO the same penalties, give the same
bonds, and receiyethe same compensation,
AS other Circuit Clerks throughout the
State.
Sec. 9. BE il further enacted, That
each of said Circuit Courtsand said Grim
inal Courts shall be held three times in
each year, COmmcncingOn the third Mon
DAYS in January, May and September, the
said Circuit Courts as near each other as
conveniently may be, but in different
rooms. The said Chanccry Court twice
in each year, commencing on the first
Mondays in April and October, as neal
each other as conveniently may be, but in
different rooms; and all of said courts al
the county seat of said county.
Sec. 10. Be il further enacted, That
all causes pending in the Supreme Court
of this State, which originated in cithel
of the courts abolished by this act, anC
which NAV be remandcd for further pro
caedinrs. shall be scycrally rcmandcd tC
one of the courts hereby established
which by the provisions Of this act ha
the custody of the original records il
such cases TO he finally proceeded witt
therein; and all bonds and Tccognizance
for the appearance of parties or Wit
ncsses in either of the courts abolished b.
the provisions of this act, shall be goo
and valid 10 compel the appearance o
said parties and witnesses in the court {
which the record in which they wen
given has by this act been transferred.
Sec. II. BE it further enacted, lha
the salaries of the Judges and Chance
lors of the several courts established b
this act shall be the same as for CirCu
Court Judges and Chanccllors as cstal
lshcd by law, each 30 be paid by ia
State as other Judges and Chancclors al
paid; provided, that the County Court c
Shelby county may appropriate sum sui
ficient TO increase the salaries of sal
Judges and ChanCcllurs not eXccedin
two thousand dollars each additional Their
10.
Sec. -. BE II furthcrcnactcd, That Il
several courts hereby abolished shall CoI
tinue in full force and operation as
present constituted, until the sever
Judges, ChanccllorS and ClCrkshCr pr
yilcd for shall have been elected and qua
flied, and Immediately after their clccti'
and qualification, each Of the said Cha
ce,lors shall appoint one Clerk and Mast
for his said court, and 50 soon as SUI
Clerks and Masters herein provided +
have been qualified according TO law,