The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-03-06

alton the revenue arising under the sub
sequent provisions OF this Aef. and sh.'I
lew such amount only shall be
needed in addition TO such revenue to provide
a certain and sufficient fund for the payment
of said salries, and no fund created under the
provisions of this Act shall be appropriated
to any purpose other than those herein deslg-
mated
SEC s. Be it further enacted, That in order
that the expense of said courts may fall upon
the persons Immediately benefited thereby and
justly chargeabie Herewith, as far as may be,
the following fees and costs shall be paid by
| attorneys, litfgants and parties in said courts,
to be appropriated to defray ing the expenses
thereof as hereinafter directed, namely:
Each attorney practlcng IN said Circuit
! Court shall pay license fee of ten dollars
/ annually and each solicitor practIcing in said
/ Chancerv Court q license fee of like amount
annually the said fees to be due and payable
/ on or before the first day of May, A. D. 1878
| and annually thereafter, and any attorney or
| solicitor falling to pay the prescribed fee Wheh
/ the same shall be due and payable, shall ne
debarred from practicing in the court tor
! which such license fee is required, any attoT-
ney or solicitor who shall be enrolled as such
1 in either of said courts after the first day OF
| May in any year shall pay such fee at the
| time of his being enrolled for the remain
/ der of such year. The license fees payable as
| aforesaid snail be in lieu Of any license ices
| or privilege taxes required to be paid by such
attorneys or solicitors under The revenue
! laws of the State OF any city.
Upon each suit, petition, appeal ADMIN
| istration, guardianship or other matter
/ or proceedn of a civil nature brought OF
| opened in said courts or either of them, a
! docket fee shall be paid follows, namely
! When the amount sned for or the value OF
! the estate or property involved shall be less
! thar $3.50 81 50; when it shall be over Sl5u
/ ana not over 81 600 50; when IT shall be over
! 81 900 and not over $500, SlOi when 1t shall
! be over 81, 800 and not over $1,000, SO; when
it shall be over s. 600 and not over $1,000, sZo;
! when it shall be over $4,000, $50. When the
| matter in controversy shall not be OF pecu-
| MARY nature the docket fee shall be STU. ANA
where in any such suit matter or proceeding
| the amount sued for or the value OF the estate
! or property involed shall not appear on the face
! of the papers as necessary part thereon, the
/ plaintiff or other person bringing or opening
! such suit matter or other proceeding his agent
! or attorney shall make and file Herewith an
| affidavit stating the same as nearly as may pc
and the fed to be paid shall be determined
| thereby. But all fees paid as above required
! by any party, plaintiff or complainant, In any
| suit or other proceeding in which there shai
| be IA party defendant liable for costs, shall be
recovered by such party, plaintiff or complain
| ant as part of his costs II he recover costs
! and nothing in this Act contained shall pre-
| vent any person from bringing any suit or a c.
| ton who shall comply with the provisions OF
! section ST. of the Revised Code in relation tC
/ suits in fOrma paupersls. Each person con
| victed of any felony shall be taxed so, ana
| each person convicted of any misdemeanol
! shall be taxed IS, as part of the cost of con
| viction, and such person so convicted shall be
! adjudged to pay the same, together with the
/ other costs of prosecution
SEC. s. Be 1t Iurtner enacted, That the
| fees and costs of conviction in the preceding
section mentioned, shall be paid in currency
| to the Clerks of the said Circuit and Chancery
! Courts respectively, who shall be response BILE
| for the same their official bonds, and nc
cause, matter or proceeding shall be filed,
| docketed or opened in said Courts, or either OF
| them, and no attorney or solicitor shall be al
| lowed to practice in said courts, or either OF
| them, until the fees mentioned in last the pre-
| ceding section shall have been paid thereby
required, and the said courts shall have power,
by proper orders, to enforce the payment of said
fees, and to regulate and collect the assessment
and taxation thereof in a summary manner,
as in other matters of costs.
SEC. Z. Be it furthe enacted, That it shall
be the duty of the Clerks of said Circuit and
Chaneery Courts, respectively, to receive and
collect said fees and pay the same over to the
Treasurer of said county, who shall pass the
same to the credit of the special fund provid-
ed by this Act, thesaid Clerks to make monthly
settlements with said Treasurer. Each of
said Clerks shall keep book TO be styled
The Docket and License Fee Book, in which
he shall enter, under proper headings and di-
visions, record of all such fees collected by
him, specifying therein the amount, the style
and number of the case, matter proceeding
in which the same is paid, or, in case the fee
be an attorneys solicitor 5 license fee the
name of the attorney solicitor paying the
same and at the annual meeting of the Board
of Supervisors of said county, appointed by
law for the levying Of county taxes, shall
submit said book to said Board for inspec
ton, together with any other books papers
of his Office which they may require; and
shall also make and present to said Board a
transcript OF the entries therein, supported by
his affidavit that the said book has been cor
rectly KEPT, and5the entries therein truly made
and that the said statement is correctly tran
scribed therefrom, and justly and truly shows
all moneys wherewith he has become charge
able under this Act, and shall also exhibit to
said Board all vouchers for money paid over
by him to the County Treasurer in pursuance
of this Act.
SEC g. Be it further enacted That the sal
aries of said j Judge and Chancellor and said
District Attorne shall be due and payable
quarterly, on warrants to be issued by said
Board OF Supervisors, payable out of the spec
ial fund to be provided under this Act, in cur
rency
SEC. 9. Be it further enacted That no Grand
Jury shall be selected or summoned for the
terms of said Circuit Court designated for the
transaction of civil bushes.
SEC. 10. Be it further enacted, That the
Judge of said Circuit Court, whenever in view
of the number and condition of the prisoners
confined in the Jail of said county and of the
public health OF the city of Natchez, it shall
be in his opinion expedient and proper may
order special term of said Court for the
transaction of criminal business, to be held al
any time in the months of July, August or
September, ten days subsequent to the max
ing of such order, which shall be published
LOT tnat space OF time previous to such term
in some newspaper published in said city of
NatcheZ; and at such term, preference shall
be given to the cases of prisoners confined in
Jail and unable to give bail; and the
Court shall not be bound to sit longer than
may be necessary to dispose of such cases The
order for such specIpl term shall be made
and signed by the Judge and filed with the
Clerk, and shall be entered on the minutes of
such special term when convened bat no
failure irregularity in the publication
thereof shall effect the validity of any iudg-
ment or proceeding given or had at such term
In such order the Judge may if he think
proper, direct the Clerk to issue a writ or
writs of venire facias for a Grand Jury and
Petit Jury, one or both, to attend said term
or the Court, on converting, may order the is
suance of such writs, but such juries shall
be summoned for said term, unless ordered.
SEC. IL. Be il further enacted That nothing
in this Act shall be construed as to deprive
defendants of the benefits of an Importance
term; but the same shall be regulated accord
ing to the laws now in force.
SEC. II. BE 1t further enacted, That imme-
diately upon the passage of this Act the Gov
ernor shall proceed to fill the said offices of
Judge and Chancellor by appointment in the
same manner other Chancellors and Judges
are appointed the said Judge and Chancellor
to serve for the periods prescribed by the
Constitution for such offices. He shall also
appoint the said District Attorney, who shall
serve until after the next general election at
which District Attorneys are TO be chosen
under the laws of this State, and until his
successor, to be elected at such election, shall
have qualified
SEC. Ii. Be it further enacted, That all
recognizances, reports, pleadings, writs and
process, of every kind aud description, includ-
ing publications regarding nonresident de-
PENDANTS, which have been, or may hereafter
be issued and made returnabe to the terms of
the Circuit and Chancery Courts in said
county of Adams, as now established by law,
shall be held and regarded as returnable to
the first terms of said courts, as established by
the Act succeeding those to which the same
are, or shall be, returnable their face
SEC. a. Be it further enacted, That all laws
and parts of laws in conflict with the provis- |
ions of this Act be, and the same are hereby, SO
modified as net to apply to said county of |