The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-04-18
Tho Intermediate Court Act.
An Act to facilitate the trial Of causes in the
Supreme Court at Knoxville Jackson and
Nashville.

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Sec. /. BE it enacted by the Genel a
Assembly of the State Of Tennessee
That the Judges Of the Supreme Court
are hereby authorized to appoint in eacl
grand division of the State, three per
sons, one from each grand division Oh
the State, learned in the law, who shall
not be less than thirty years Of age,
who shall compose commission Of ref.
erccs, to whom said court may, BY rule
made in vacation or term time, refer
such civil causes except revenue causes
as are now pending, or may be pending
in said court at any time prior to the
hrst day Of January, 1885, at Jackson
Knoxville and Nashville, as said judges
may select, by order made either at
jackson, Knoxville or Nashville, for in
vestlgation, and report upon the fact.
and law, such reports to be in writing,
and be signed by at least two Of said
referees, and which reports shall be
made to the court for such action there
upon in open court as they may deem
proper
Sec. 2. BE it further enacted, That
said referees, before entering upon the
discharge Of their duties, shall take an
oath Of office similar to that prescribed
by law to be taken by Judges Of the Su.
Iprcmc Court, and they shall sit for the
Investigation VI causes in the Supreme
Court room ut jackson, Nashville and
Knoxville, and shall give notice in the
order in which they shall hear causes in
one newspaper published at the place
where said commission will sit at least
two weeks before entering upon the
discharge Of their duties. Said commits.
sion may sit during the term of the SUI
preme Court; also, if necessary, the
clerks OF the Supreme Court are author
lied to provide rooms and accommodate
tons for these sittings other than those
used by the Supreme Court.
Sec. 3. be it further enacted, That
the clerks Of the Supreme Court at
jackson, Knoxville and Nashville, ei.
Their in person or by deputy, shall wait
upon said commission, and the said
commission shall appoint a marsha! to
attend upon said commission while in
session, who shall perform the duties
prescribed by law to be performed by
'hcrliis in attendance upon the courts Of
the State, said marshal to receive same
compensation now paid to the officer
now waiting upon the Supreme Court,
and who shall be paid in the same
manner us said officer is paid.
Sec. !. Said referees shall have pow
cr to make rates and regulations for the
maintenance Of order and conduct of
business, and shall have all the powers
Of the Supreme Court Of Tennessee to
enforce order and punish for comtcmpt.
See. D. That in case of disqualifca-
ton of any one Of the referees to act in
any case submitted to them by the
court, the place Of such disqualified ref
cree may be supplied by the temporary
appointment made by the Supreme
Court If in session, and if not then by
by majority Of the Judges thereof,
and IN case OF any vacancy occurring by
resignation or otherwise, such vacancy
shall be filed in the same manner.
Such appointment to be only for the
term, and all such appoint
mcnts, whether to serve in place Of one
disqualified or to Gil vacancy, shall
take the oath as heretofore prescribed.
Sec. 4. Said referees shall file written
reports Of the facts and law in each case
determined by them with the clerk of
the Supreme Court, who shall endorse
thereon the date of filing the same, and
who shall III once mail notice to the .
counsel Of record, if there be such, of
The fact Of filing such report, and the
OF such notice to the address of
such counsel shall be sufficient notice.
II no counsel be Of record in the SUI
'rcme Court, no notice shall be ncccssa.
y, and for fifteen days thereafter either
,arty shall have the right to file with
he clerk specific exceptions thereto,
vomiting ont definitely the error or cr-
'ors complained Of and accompanying
such exceptions there shall be filed
)rlel, citing in most concise manner the
pccllic testimony relied upon, designa-
ing page of record as well as all au-
horIlleS, and no exception shall be ta- :
zen to such report unless filed as above
provided. The reports of such referees (
nall not be reported in the reports of
he State, and shall have no force or eff =,
'ct as presidents Said referees shall -"
paid salary Of two hundred and ff: Il
dollars per month while actually en- g g
ged in the discharge of their duties, !"
De pad in the same manner in which
e Judges of the Supreme Court are
Id, and any referee to take the place
any referee or referees disqualified,
to I'LL vacancy or vacancies, shall
o be paid for the time in which they NJ
actually engaged in discharging the g..
ues OF the office at the rate of 50 900 ~
annum, and the same manner in VI,
nch the regular referees arc paid. The w. w.
'idehtal expenses Of the commission J 0L
MI be paid in the same manner that Oh
oh expenses of the Supreme Court are (,
" pad, and the term of office of the IL L.;
etees herein provided for shall not -.
ntnne longer than twoyears from the op
tie of their appointment, and shall ter w. w.
nate sooner il the business referred to ~,
en- shall be sooner finished. The ~!
ne disqnalificatohs shall apply to a ~, ,I
eroo rs now apply to n Supreme vi, wv
dgo. m'
Sec. I. This act shall take effect from W
after It's passage, the public welfare ~, ,Ii
uiring it. WI
'usScd Mnrah 20 1892 WI