Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-07-28
TENNESSEE.
PUBLIC LAws-0EFICIAL.

ty of Knox, to be holden IN the CITY OF hnoN-
lille.
Section l. Be it enacted by the Gen
eral Assembly of the State of Tennessee,
That from and after the passage of this
act, court shall be established in the
city of Knoxville for the county of
Knox, for the trial of all misdemeanors,
crimes and offenses committed in said
county against the laws of the State of
Tennessee.
Sec. 2. Be il further enacted, That the
STYLE of said court shall be "the Criminal
Court of Knox County," and said court
shall be composed of one Judge, learned
in the law, whose term of Office shall be
as prescribed in the Constitution of this
State. and shall be paid as compensation
for his services an annual salary of
eighteen hundred dollars, which is to be
paid by the treasurer of Knox county on
the warrant of the Chairman. 20.
Sec. 8. Be it further enacted, That
said Criminal Court of Knox county shall
hold three terms in each year at the court
house in said city of Knoxville, or in
some other building in said city if neces-
sary, beginning on the fourth Mondays in
January, May and September, and shall
continue its sessions as long as business
may require; and the Judge of said court
shall have power to adjourn from time
to time, or order and hold special terms
of said court whenever it may be neces-
sary for the trial of offenders or for the
public good, of which order public notice
shall be given at the regular term next
preceding the special term SO ordered,
and at such special terms or adjourned
terms he may make all orders and do
any and everything which he can do at a
regular term. 20
Sec. 4. Be it further enacted, That the
Judge of said Criminal Court shall from
time to time appoint Grand and Petit
Juries to attend said court at its regular
and special terms, and juries and witnesses
thus attending shall receive the same com
pensation and shall be subject to the same
regulations as now prescribed by law inthe
Circuit Courts of the State.
Sec. 5. Be it further enacted, That
said Criminal Court shall have all the
jurisdiction now held and exercised by
the Circuit and County Courts for said
Knox county, for the trial and punish
ment of all misdemeanors, crimes, and
offenses originating in said county, and
shall have and exercise said jurisdiction
exclusively, and that the process, forms
and modes of proceeding shall be the
same as used in said courts, except when
they may come in conflict with this act;
and appeals and writs of error, orappeals
in the nature of writs of error, may he
prosecuted from the judgments of said
Criminal Court to the Supreme Court, as
is now done in the other Courts of this
State.
Sec. 6. Be it further enacted, That the
Judge of said court shall, before he can
discharge his duties as such, take the oath
prescribed by law for judges, before
some Judge or justice of The peace, and
shall have power and authority when so
qualified, to interchange the holding of
courts with other judges as now provided
by law, and in the case of sickness or
absence of the Judge of the said Crimi-
nal Court, it shall be the duty of the
Chancellor or Circuit Judge of said cOun-
ty to hold said Criminal Court until the
regular Judge can sit; provided that mel
ther of said judges shall neglect his own
court to perform this duty.
Sec. 7. Be it further enacted, That the
Judge of said Criminal Court shall not be
disqualified by reason of said position
from practicing his profession in civil
causes in the other courts of this State.
Sec. 8. Be it further enacted, That
there shall be a clerk elected for said
Criminal Court, to be elected by the quail
fed voters of the county of Knox, IN the
manner prescribed by law, whose duties
shall be the same as now required or may
hereafter be required by law of like Off
GERS of other courts of similar grade in
this State, and it is further enacted that
the Attorney for the State of the third
judicial circuit shall perform all the duties
of Attorney for the State in said Criminal
Court, and in as much as the passage OF
this renders unnecessary the expense and
services of a county judge for said county
of Knox, it is further enacted that the
said Office of county judge be, and the
same is hereby abolished and the incum-
bent judge is directed to turn over all
proper papers to such Chairman of the
County Court of Knox county as may be
elected as heretofore provided by law, and
it is hereby provided, that the laws appli-
cable to other county courts in this State
having no Judges, shall revive and apply
to the County Court of Knox County.
Sec. O.. Be it further enacted, That the
Clerks of the Circuit and County Court
are hereby directed and required to return
fho mar
thereof, all bills of Indictment, present.
ments, bonds, recognizances and all other
papers in their respective offices partain-
ing to, or connected with the administers
ton of criminal law in said courts, and
all bonds, recognizances and other matters
so returned into said Criminal Court, shall
| be heard and determined as if issued from
and returnable to said court in the first in.
stance, and it shall be the duty of the
| Sheriff of said Knox county, to execute
all criminal writs in his hands and in Ike
| manner return them to said Crimina
| Court.
Sec. 10. Be it further enacted, Tina
all laws or parts of laws comforting juris
| diction of offences against the laws of thi
State upon the County Court of Kno1
county, be, and the same are hereby, re
pealed, and the Judge and Clerk of saiC
court are hereby directed and required Il
turn over to the Clerk of said Crimina
Court, all the records and official docu.
ments and papers pertaining to said mis-
demeanor Court of Knox county.
Sec. II. Be it further enacted, Tha
the Judge and Clerk provided for and con
stituted by this act, shall be elected OF
the first Thursday in August next, as pro
vided by the Constitution, and shall con
tinue in Office during the Constitutions
term, and the election for said officer
shall thereafter be held according to th
Constitution, and as prescribed by law.
| Sec. II. Be it further enacted, Ths
all laws, and parts of laws, in confliC
with this act, be, and the same are here
| by repealed, and that this act shall tax
| effect from and after its passage tn
public welfare requiring il.
| Passed July z, 1870. ..
| w. ON. PERKINS,
Speaker of the House of Representatives
D. B. THOMAS,
Speaker of the Senate.
Approved July s, 1870.
ID. w. G. SENTER,