Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1882-05-11
CHAPTER CxxxIx.
An Act relative to the jurisdiction and practice Of

An Act relative to the Jurisdiction and practice Of
district courts in this state.
]. Be it enacted by the Senate and General AS
sembly OF the State Of New Jersey, That from
and after the passage of this act the jurisdiction or
each and every district court established by law IN
any city Of this state whether by general or special
statute shall be and the same is hereby extended to
every suit of civil nature at law in which the debt,
balance, damages or other matter In dispute, does
not exceed, exclusive Of COSTS the sum or vaue OF
three S) hundred dollars; provided, that this act
shall not be construed to extend to or embrace any
suit action where the title to lands and real estate
q And be It enacted, That in all suits where the
debt, balance, damages or other matter IN dispute,
is claimed to be above or exceed the sum or value
of two hundred dollars exclusive Of COSTS that all
wiits of summons or attachment warrant, execu-
tion, venre other process, in any such suit or
action, shall issue to the sheriff Of the county
wherein the city Is located, in which any such dis.
trict court is established, and shall be issued out Of
said courts and returned thereto in like manner
90 writs out Of the courts Of common pleas IN ths
state.
8. And be it enacted, That the peadings to be
filed in said district courts, in any suit where the
debt demanded, or damage claimed, actually exceeds
the sum or value Of two hundred dollars, shall De
the same as those In the circuit courts OF the sew
era counties Of this state, and the declaration IN any
such quit shall be fled within ten days affer the re-
turn day named in the summons, and the plea or
demurrer Of the defendant shall be filed within ten
DAYS after the time limited for the filing Of the
plaintiffs declaration, and each succeeding plead
ing, until The cause Is at issue, shall be filed within
ten days after the time for pleading by the opposite
pdrtyt ana every CAuee WFeu az ISSUE SHdii DC lu-
ifced for trial BY the plaintiff at day not more
than ten nor less than five days from the last day or
the time for fling the pleading that put the cause at
issue and the costs 10 De taxed in any such cause
shall he the TO the attorney. court clerk and
sheriff rs taxable In the several inferior courts
OF connon pleas In this state; provided. however.
that id case the plaintiff shall upon the return day
l OF the summons file his declaration and serve a
copy thereof on the defendant his attoney, that
! the defendant shall plead or demur Thereto within
ten days from the date Of such service, and In de-
| fault OF the fling OF plea or demurrer BY o de-
| fendant duly served with summons within the time
limited, the plaintiff may appear at any day after
| such expiration and prove Ills cause ex parte in
| open court, and have Judgment therein.
4. And be it enacted, That at any time hereafter
IN docketing any Judgment from district court, y
I shall only be necessary to file with the clerk Of
i the court Of common pleas, statement signed by
the clerk OF the district court under the seal OF the
/ court, which statement shall only be required to
contain the name of the court, the name OF the
parties, the amount and date Of Judgment and date
OF issue and return OF execution, II any, which,
\ when hled with the clerk Of the common pleas,
shall have the same force and effect as transcript
"A Of Judgment from district court now has by law
the fee to the clerk or the court Of common pleas
FOR filing sad statement shall Ne two dollars and %
4 the clerk of the district court oT certifying GA
nas FIFTY cents.