Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1870-07-16
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To establish % Criminal Court in the
County of Montgomery.

SECTION ]. Be 10 enacted by The
General assembly Of the State Of
Tennessee, That Criminal Court be,
and the same is hereby, established
Mt GAINESVILLE, in the county of Mont
gomery, and the jurisdiction of said
court shall be coextensive with the
limits of said county.
SEC. 2. BE 10 further enacted, That
the said Criminal Court, for the coun-
ty of Montgomery, has all the juris-
diction given to the Circuit Courts of
the State; the trial and presentment
OF crimes and ofienses against the
State within the said county of Mont
gomcry, to the exclusion Of the Cir
cult Court of snid county.
SEC. 3. BE IL further enacted, That
the Circuit Court OF said county of
Montgomery, shall transfer all bills
of indictment and present, and all
papers and proceedings appertain-
ing to criminal matters, now pend
ing in said court, to the Criminal
Court for trial and proceedings
therein, and all the powers and
Jurisdiction that the Circuit Court
had in and over said indictments, pre-
sentiments, papers and criminal pro-
ccedings, are hereby vested in the
said Criminal Court.
SEC. t. BE 10 further endtGd, That
the clerk of the said Circuit Court, OF
the county of Montgomery, shall be
the clerk OF said Criminal Court, and
shall perform the duties by law RE-
quired OF clerks in relation to crimi-
nal business of the Circuit Courts OI
the State, receiving the same COM
pensation therefor.
SEC. 5. BE IL further enacted, That
the Judge Of said Criminal Court shall
from time to time, appoint n grand
jury and two petit iuries to attend Its
regular and special terms.
SEC. 9. BE II further enacted, That
the sheriff of said county of Mont
gomcry, shall attend the terms o
said Criminal Court, and perform all
the duties required OF sheriils in rrla-
ton to the criminal business of Cir
cult Courts of the State, receiving
| the same compensation therefor.
SEC. !. BE II further enacted, Thai
the records and proceedings of sale
| Criminal Court shall he kept sepa'
rate from the records and proceedings
/ or all Otnef courts.
SEC. s. BE II further enacted, Thai
, the sheriff of said county, and Tho
clerk of said Criminal Court, shall
/ be required TO give bond and security
payable to the State, to the satisfac
, ton of the judge of said Crimina
! Court, In the sum of five thousauI
/ dollars each, for the faithful discharg,
of their duties under the provision
-uf this act and the laws of this Statt
defining the duties of shcritls and thu
clerks Of the Circuit and Crimina
Courts Of the state.
SEC. o. BE II .6IHhcr enacted, Tha
the bond of the said clerk shall no
only ho conditioned for the faithful
performance OF the duties of his O.licC
but also the payment, to those cnti
tied, of all fines, fortcitures and othe
moneys which may come to hi
hands, as such clerk, and Toe liable on
said bond, by motive or otherwise, n
Circuit Court clerks.
i SEC. 10. BE IL firthcr enacted, Tha
the Circuit Court for MOntgomer.
county shall certify 10 said Crimina
Court, transcripts of the entry AM
} finding of all indictments and pre-
, sentiments now pending in said Cir
. cult Court, which shall be transcribc,
upon the records and minutes Of sai,
Criminal Court, and shall bc cvidcnc
, ia all the courts of the State of ia
matters therein contained, and SAT
entry Of record shall give the sal,
Criminal Court full and cumplet
jurisdiction IT said criminal matter.
SEQ. II. H. fUTfhtr rpu"frd, Tim
the judge ofsaid Criminal Coug, shai