Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-10-29
SUPREME CURT ORDER.
To Members Of the Bar, Clerks of
Courts and Others in Inter- 81

SOaA - INV OAnCA -.
CLERKS OFFICE, NASHVILLE, Oct. %,
lS74.-There are now on the docket of
this Court twelve hundred cases, and
number of Transcripts yet to be filed. OF
these twelve hundred cases, four hundred
and sixty-f were filed prior to Jan. l,
1873. If the Court, during the coming
term, can dispose Of six hundred cases,
(Ind this is as many as it has ever been
able to dispose OF a. enc term,) there will
remain on the docket seven or eight hun
dred cases undispOsed Of, including tran
scripts due but not filed.
From this it will be seen that after four
years Ofunprecedented labor, intwO sections,
the court az Nashville has been able TO do
but little, if any, more, than keepthe docket
down 10 the number Of cases which were
on it when the present court was organized.
For the approaching term the court have
sought ID adnp. a programme which will do
justice to ali the Circuits. OF the cases
filed prior to January |. 1873, there are in
the Fifth Circuit, Al; in the Sixth, AZ; in
the Seventh, o.; in the Eighth, lib; IN the
Ninth, -; in the Tenth, 20; and in the
Eleventh, 9; making total If 4Gj.
The CONT will have thirteen working
weeks within which to dispose of these
clUses, together with as many In1Fs AS may
be practicable. Therefore. in view Of all
tie circumstances, they hive concluded
that they can best do Justice 10 all by
making an equitable division Of the time
among the several circuits. as follows:
To the Fifth Circuit, two weeks; to the
SIKH Circuit, three weeks; to the Seventh
Circuit, three weeks; to the Eighth Circuit,
eleven weeks; 10 the Ninth and Eleventh
Circuits, together, four weeks, and to the
Tenth Circuit. three weeks.
As announced at the close Of the last tern,
the court will commence where 1t left oil,
that is, with the law docket of Smith coun-
ty, Fifth Circuit, and the equity docket of
Bedford, Seventh Circuit. The section
wnich will have Fifth Circuit, at the
end of two weeks, will take up the jOcket
of the Eighth Circuit, ami one or the other
section will continue on that circuit during
the residue of the term, giving the third
week Of that circuit TO felonieS in jail.
When the section in charge Of the bust
ness of the Seventh Circuit has given three
weeks to that circuit. it will then take up
the Sixth Circuit, and a the end of three
weeks therefrOln, the Ninth aud Eleventh
will be taken up together; and at the end of
the next four weeks the Tenth will be
taken up aud continued to the end of the
term.
The criminal cases, except where the par
ties are in Jail, will be tried as part Of the
business OF their respective circuits.
There will be no court from the 18th of
December to the LIST of JANUARY.
| am specially instructed to make per-
emptoTy order on Clerss of Courts below
to have all transcripts due this office filed
by the meeting of court, on pain of forfeit
uTe Of their costs.
A like order is made on all jailers having
prisoners to be tried before this court, TO
have them in the Nashville Jail before the
day fixed for their trial.
BY order of the Chief Justice.
1t. +. G. DUNNINGTON, Clerk.