Litchfield enquirer., 1870-10-06
CHAPTER LXxXvII. An act to create and establish court of commo

CHAPTER LxxXvII.
 An act to create and establish court of common
 pleas in New London county.
 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- resentatives in General Assembly convened:
 Sec. 1. There shall be court in the county of New London, to be known and designated as '.The court of common pleas" to be held at the times and places hereinafter mentioned, by Judge re- siding in said county, and appinted and commis- aoned for that purpose.
 Sec. q. The sessions of said court shall be held in the order, and ut the times following, to wit at New London on the first Mondays of September, November, January, March and May, and at Nor wich, on the first Mondays of October, December, February. April and June, in each year, and ali causes brought to said court shall be tried or oth- erwise disposed of at the term of the court held next after that to which they shall have been brought, unless continued by special order of sine die, except as herelnafter provided until every cause on the docket thereof shall have been tried, disposed of or continued or until the close of the third week ofthe term.
 Sec. 3. Said court have exclusive original juris- dicton over all civil causes which shall be brought before it according to law, and in which the debt damages or matter in demand exceeds the jurs- ceed the sum of five hundred dollars if the plain tiff or defendant reside in said county, or if the property attached ill the action is situated therein or if the defendant not being an inhabtant of this State, is in said county when the action is com- msnced; and said court may try said causes by jury or otherwise, and proceed to final judgement and execution, exercising the same powers in the over causes within it's jurisdiction but said court shall have no jurisdiction over criminal causes or appeals from Probate or petitions for divorce
 Sec. 4. Said court shall also have exclusive oridina jurisdiction over all suits in equity where in the mailer in demand shall not exceed the sum of five hundred dollars, excepting suit for relief against any cause depending, or judgement rem dered in the superior court. and made by itself. or by committee, inquire into the facts, and pro- ceed to final judgment and decree according to the rules of equity; provided that in suits for the redemption or foreclosure of mortgaged premises the jurisdiction shall be determined by tho amount of the debt or liability secured described in the Sec 5, Appeals from all judg ments of Justices of the Peace in sad county, except criminal caus- es, from which an Appeal shall hereafter be allow ep, and talked exclusively to the next term of the court of common pleas, to be held in said county, on giving bonds as now required by law. Writs of error from judgments of justices of the peace for said county, shall also be brought to said court, within the time prescribed by law.
 Sec. 6. Motions in error, in arrest of judgement for new trial, or to set aside non-suit, may be made to the court of common pleas, and as well any questions of law arising in any case may be reserved for advice and consideration of the su- preme court of errors at it's next term to be held in the county, to which court. also shall be brought all wits pr errors upon final judgments and de- crees of the court of common pleas, and respect ts spch motions and writs, the course of proceed ings and the limitations by law prescribed for the enperor court shall be pursued and in force in the court of common pleas.
 Seer. The course of practice, and the man. ner of proceeding in the court of common pleas shall be condemned to that prevailing in the supe- rior court 60 far it is practicable and subject to the directin of the court of common pleas. in providing for any necessary modification of the same from time to time: and all rules of practice prescribed by the General Assembly or the Judges of the supreme court of Errors for the superior court shali apply nsstGtis nsutandis to the court of coinmon pleas, far as IS consistent with their nature and scope.
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