The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1878-02-28

them. an8 no attorney OF solicitor shall be al
lowed t0 practice IN said courts, or either Of
them, until the fees mentioned in last the pre-
ceding section shall have been paid as thereby
required. and the said courts shall have power,
by proper orders, 10 enforce the payment Of said
fees, and to regulate and collectthe assessment
and taxation thereof in q summary manner,
as in other matters Of costs.
SEC T. Be il further enacted, That il shall
be the duty Of the Clerks of said Circuit and
Chancery Courts, respectively, to receive and
collect said fees, and pay the same over TO the
Treasurer Of said county, who shall pass the
same 10 the credit OF the special fund proEid-
ed by this Act, thesaid Clerks 10 make monthly
settlements with said Treasurer. Each Of
said Clerks shall keep book 10 be styled
The DOcketand 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 or proceeding
in which the same is paid, or, in case the fee
be an attorneys or solicitors license fee, the
name of the attorney or solicitor paying the
same and at the annual meeting Of the Board
of Supervisors of said county, appointed by
law for the leyying Of county taxes, shall
submit said .book to said Board for inspec-
ton together with any other books or papers
of his Office, which they may require; snd
shall also make and present to said Board a
| transcript Of the entries therein supported by
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rectly kept andIthe 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. 8. Be 1t further enacted, That the sal.
aries Of said Judge and Chancellor and said
District ATTORNEY shall be due and payable
quarterly. on warrants 70 be issued BY said
Board Of Supervisors, payable out Of the spec
ial fund to be provided under this Act, in our.
rency. ...
SEc. 9. Be it further enacted. Thatno Grand
Jury shall be selected or summoned for the
terms of said Circuit Court designated for the
| transaction of civil bushes.
SEC. 10. Be II 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 o SPECIAL term of said Court for the
transaction OF criminal business, to be held at
any time in the months of July, August or
September, ten days subsequent to the max
ing of such order, which shall be published
for that space of time previous to such term
in some newspaper published in said city Of
hatcher; 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
I Clerk, and shall be entered on the minutes Of
such special term VIXEN convened bat no
failure or irregnlarity in the publication
thereof shall effect the validity of any judg-
ment or proceeding given or had at such term.
In such order the Judge may, if he think
! flprk n rit
wrlts of venire facas for Grand Jury and
Petit Jury, one or both, to attend said oterm
or the Court, on converting, may order the 49,
suance of such writs, but no such juries shall
be summoned for said term, unless so ordered.
SEC. III. Be Ii further enacted That nothing
in this Act shall be so 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. IL. Be it 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 as other Chancellors and Judges
are appointed, the said Judge and Chancellor
to serve for the periods prescribed by the
i Constitution for such offices. He shall also
i appoint the said District Attorney, who shall
serve until after the next general election ut
which District Attorneys ara TO be chosen
under the laws of this State, and until his
successor, ts be elected at such election, shall
have qualified.
SEC. h. Be it further enacted, That all
recognizances, reports, pleadings, wrts and
process, of every kind and description, includ-
ing publications regarding nonresident de-
PENDANTS, which have been, or may hereSsesr
i be issued and made returnable to the teri
The Circuit and Chancery Courts in (
county of Adams as now established by
shall be held and regarded as returnsf
the first terms Of said courts, as establis
the Act succeeding those to which III
are, or shall be, returnable on their ia
SEC. Id. Be it further enacted, That
and parts of laws in Conflict with the
ions of this Actbe, and the same are b 6So
modified as net to apply to said county of
Adams, and that this Act take effect and be in
force from and after its passage. 5iAa
APPROVED, February 26, 1878.