The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-01-05
Our New Criminal Co.rs.

is hereby established in the counties
of Williamson, Maury, Giles and
Marshall, and the jurisdiction of said
Court i'm each County shall be cock
tenslve with the limits of the respect
i've Counties. g,rtIt5 a
Sec. I'd. Be it further enacted. That
the said Court shall have all the
jurisdiction given to the Circuit
Courts of this State for the trial and
presentment of crimes and Offenses
against the State, within the said
counties, to the exclusion of the
Circuit Court for said counties.
Sec. Sd. BE it furthef enacted that
the clerks Of the Asircuit. Courts . of
the said counties shall be clerks Of
said Criminal Courts, aud shall per-
form the duties required by law of
the clerks in relation tofhe Grim
nal business of the Circuit Court, of
this State, receiving the same COM
pensation therefore. ~ ~
Sec. 4th. Be it further enacted, That
the clerks of sad Court, shall pro-
cure suitable books in which to keep
the Docket and HfcOrds ofsaid Grim
inal Court, similzf 0those used in
the Circuit Courts of said counties,
which books shall be paid for in the
same way as those for the Circuit
Courts of this State, and the Records,
papers and proceedings of said Grim
nal Courts shall be kept selac lite,
apart and distinct from the Rs fds,
Papers, and proceedings Of sa Fir
cult Courts. ~ " q
Sec. 9Th. BE itfurther enacted, That
the Sheriffs of said Countieseshall at
tend the Terms of the Criminal Courts
and perform all the duties required
by the Sheriffs i'm relation TO, the
Criminal Business of the Circuit
Courts of this State, receiving the
same compcnsioh therefore.
| Sec. 9th. Be i further enacted,
That the Shefiffs lOf said Counties,
and the clerks of said Courts, shall be
Required to give bond and security
payable to the State in the sum OF
! twenty-five hundred dollars, each
conditioned for the faithful discharge
of his duties under the provisions OF
this act, and the laws Of this State
I defining the duties of Sherilfs and
clerks of the Circuit Courts. .5.i
Sec. 9Th. BE it further enacted,
That the Circuit Courts of said Coun.
ties shall certify to said Criminal
Courts transcripts of the entry and
findings of all Indictments, present.
ments, and Criminal proceedings
now pending in% said Circuit Courts
which shall be transcribed spsn the
records and minutes of$aid Crimira
Courts, and they shall hNsytlcnce il
all the Courts of; thiS1 sSttc of tho
matters therein contained and said
: entry of Records. rhall give the sale
Criminal Courts full and compioi,
Jurisdiction Of said Criminal matters
Sec. Sth. BE it further enacted
That the County CD Ets- Of said coun
ties shalLappoilt aFe,iire TO attend
the Terms of'tlla Gsiminal Courts il
J, thesalnc hammer Required by law
81 tosattend the TTlkeOf the CircSi
81 Sour S, and the - 6js OF said couh
Ties Shall summoh D Vcnirc in Oh,
same manner as ndselcquirca by law
| for the Circuit Cdufts of the State
and Grand Jury aiftl Traverse Jur,
shall be organized and formed from
said Venirc for the finding of Indict
ments, PresentmeHts, and the trial o
causes .as9 now provided by in TIN
. CircuitEeurts Of I'D State and shat
receive the me Cd pensation, an,
bc paid in the same Nay, as now pre-
vidcd by law in the. Circuit Courts o
this State. .. .-..s.5,a..ss
Sec. 9th. BE it further enacted
That the Judge Of. said CrimiBa
Court shall have the power aud Juris
liction of the Cilruit Judges ant
Chancellor; OF this State, and may in
tcrchange with thel Circuit Judges
Criminal Judges and Councillors o
tits State, when causes exist makin:
an inter change necessaryas for mutU
al convenience, and ia absence, dealt
or in ability Ofany Circuit OR Crimina
Judge or Chancellor, the Judge o
said Criminal Court may hold COur
!. lin his steal and shall have the SAM
powers and Jurisdiction as the Judg'
or Chancellor in whose place he il
| sitting.
Sec. 10Th. Be it further enacted
That Tor the pu3Rose Of carrying int
effect the full infant and meaning o
this Act all the powers and Jurisdic
ton vested in the Criminal and Cir
cult Courts of this State for the tria
and punishment of crimes and OF
| no ts4x he
and herein vested in the said Grimi
nal Court for said Counties. s.l
Sec. 11ih. BE it furthCfS. enacted
That all tic Indictments and Present
ments for crimes and offences agains
the State in said counties shall b.
found and presented by the Crane
Jurics of said respective counties OIL
said Criminal Cortland the power
, aud Jurisdiction of the Circuit Cour
of said counties TO empanel a Crane
Jury TO find Indictments and Pre-
sentiments and TO- empanel a Pcti
Jury to try crimes and Offences
against the State as now provided
by law, be and the same is hcreb,
. repealed, provided that the Cireui
Courts of said counties shall have al
: the powers in Criminal proceeding
they now have under existing law
until the election and qualifications
: of Judge of said Criminal Court al
provided for in this Act.
Sec. 18th. BE it further enacted
/ That the States Attorney elected OF
: the LIST Thursday in August, 1870 by
the qualified voters of the GouniieI
of Williamson, Maury, Giles, Mar
shall, and Lawrence shall attend tri'
said Criminal Courts Williamson
Maury, Giles and Marshall and pros
ecute all crimes and offences agains
the State in said Counties and at al
times to do and perform all Othel
duties. bv law reguireds0f Attorney
for the State and their compons atior
shall be the sameas fixed by law fol-
the Attorneys for The State.
Sec. 18th. BE it further enacted
That a Judge to preside in and holt
said Criminal Court, shall be elected
: by the qualified voters of said Coun
tics and be commissioned in tn,
same way and manner as now pro
; vided by law for the election anf
commissioning of Circuit Judges ani
ChancellOrs and the election for sale
Judge shall be held on the Is
Thursday in August 1872 and the
: Judge when SO elected shall hold his
Office until the next general election
, for'Judges and Chanccllors in this
State provided that there being Q
vacancy in the Office of Judge of SAID
Court, the Governor is hereby au'
thorized and empowered to appoint