The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-05-08
Ghe 1ailg Areats.
Time Of Holding Circuit Courts.

The following is the text of the bill fix
ing the time of holding circuit courts in
the State of Illinois under the new judicial
apportionment This is an emergency law
and goes into effect on the 18th day of
June next:
A BILL for an act concerning circuit
courts, and to fix the times for holding
the same in the several counties in the
Judicial circuits in the State Of Illinois
exclusive Of the county of Cook.
SECTION /. Be at enacted bu tie peozle
Of the State Of Illinois, represented in he
Generaa assembly, That hereafter the time
OF holding the circuit courts in the several
counties composing the various judicial
circuits in the State of Illinois, exclusive
Of the county of Cook, as said circuits have
been defined by law of the general as
sembly, approved March %, A. d. 1878.
be as follows:
Fifth Circuit the county of Rock
Island on the first Mondays of January,
May and September; in the county of
Henry on the second Mondays of February,
June and October; in the county of Mer-
Ger, on the third Monday of March, fourth
Monday Of November and second Monday
of August.
SEC. 2. When, in the opinion of the
judge of the foregoing circuits, it shall not
be necessary, for the speedy administration
OF justice, to summon a grand and petit
jury, or either Of them, he may, by an or
der to be made either in term time or va
cation, and to be entered of record in the
office Of the clerk of the circuit court of
the county effected hereby, dispense with
either or both of such juries, for any term
or part Of term of such circuit court. and
may designate what term or terms, or
parts thereof, shall be devoted to criminal
or chancery business, which order shall
stand until rescinded by the court in term
time, or by the judge thereof in vacation
SEC. 3. All summons, subpenas, writs.
notices, bonds, 'recognizances, venires. pa.
pers, and processes of any kind whatever.
made and served for, or returnable to the
several terms OF court, at such times as
said terms are required to be held by law,
IN force Immediately prior TO the time this
act shall take effect, shall be deemed and
taken, and shall have the same force and
effect as if the same had been made and
served for, or returnable to the first terms
OF court, to be held in each county, as fix
ed by this act and no action, suit. cause
or proceeding now pending in any of the
circuit courts shall be abated by force of
the provisions of this act
SEC. 4, All laws and parts of laws in
conflict with this act are hereby repealed
Whereas an election takes place for cir
cult judges on the second day of next
June, for the judicial circuits fixed in the
act dividing the state, exclusive of the
county of Cook, into twenty-six judicial
circuits; and whereas the old judges hold
courts In the old circuits until their success
sors are elected and qualified and whereas
several circuit courts in the state are held
in the month Of June, therefore an emerg-
ency has arisen requiring this act to take
effect during said month of June there
fore this act shall take effect and be in force
from and after the 18th day of June,
A. D. 1873.