The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-02-04
An Act to Establish Chanoery
Court and q Law Court at john
son City in the County ofWash-
Ingtcn. and to Fix the Term
for Holding Them,


he Clerk and Master OF said ChanceTy
Court at johnson City, and shall T.!
himself or deputy keep an Office in the
TO vn of johnson City for the transac
ton OF all business pertaining to ssid
court, and shall keep the same opt II
and shall have and exe'.
else all poN ere, and receive all fees
and emoluments that are common
all Clerks and Masters Of tbs Chancerl
Courts Of this State.
Sec. 8 Be it further enacted, Tha
the Sheriff of said Washington count,
and his deputies shall serve as otiic-r'
OF said court, and shall obey all ord r.
and execute all process as now r.
quired by law to'do, by the orders oi
said Chancery Court OF said Washing
ton county, and shall attend the ait
tings OF said court, and shall by him
self or deputy perform all the dutitr
pertaining to raid Chancery Court
and have all the fees and emolumenI
that are now allowed by law for tn
various Sheriffs OF this State.
Gee 4. Be it firth enacted, That
the finrs AID i0rtitures arising "
rowing out Of any business in IA d
court shall he dispns.d of HI the finer
and fnrfeitnrts which ARE now coll, CT
~ in the Chancery Courts OF thi'
state.
Nee. 5. Be- it furhe enacted, Thu
any suits now pending ar hereafter IL
h. hr ,ught in the Oh 'ncery Court at
Jnntsb 70 ma. by cunsent of partite
br transf. rrpd 10 The Chancety C"uft
NJ johnson City That upon applica.
tinn ~ The parties for removal, u.
aiore-ai', the Clerk and Master 3
Jonerboro shall transmit all pap r. in
the care, Toy, ther with copy of ,li
orders and decrees. "a hp & I'd 1T the
Chancery Court at Johnson ity, an
also bill Of coats sccrued in th,
Chancery Court ut JnppsborO.
sec 6. Be IL further enacted, Thai
the citizens of the S'h, 10Th ane
l1th Civil Districts OF slid Wash
ington county may bring theil
suits in equity in raid CHANGER,
Courts at johnson City against any
citizens residing within said Civil Dis
tficts, but no citizen residi z Nithou
said 9Th, 10th and nth Civil District
shall be sued iu said courts, unees th'
: subject matter OF said suit il situated
in said Civil Districts
Sec 7. Be it further enacted, Tha
no citizens Of The said 9th Civil Di'
trict OF said county shall be sued il
the Chancery Court at Ionesboro 10
said county, unless it be local actin,
OF which said last mentioned cour
has exclusive Jurisdiction by reason o
the location OF the property ahun
which the action NAV be brought o
the action be transitory one.
Sec. 8. Be it further enacted, Tia
counterparts Of writs may issue from
said court against joint defendants r.,
siding or living beyond the limits o
said 9th Civil District in VII 'aee
where the court has the legal or right
ful jurisdiction Of the subject matte
OF the legislation.
Sec. 9. Be it further enacted, This
the expenses OF erecting or providing
court house and all necessary Office
for said court shall be pal by the Gil
liens OF the town u. Johnson City, an,
none of the citizens Of Washington
county r, siding out Of the limits G
the town of Johnson City shall eyt
he taxed To pay any portion 81 the eS
pense OF erecting or providing any q
sal public buildings at Johnson Cit,
See. 10 Be it further enact d. Ths
there shall be held in johnson Cit, i
the county of Washington a La'
= court f0r the 9Th Civil District of raj
y county, 10 he called the Law Court {
Johns III City, and to c"rs' tnte on
( the courts OF the First Judicial Gil
0 cuii, aud Ia he h. Id ny the judy
III, real, common law jurisdiction, ori,
unsl aud appellate, over all causes Of
{ civil nature arising within said Mint
n Civil District.
= &c. IL. b. il further enacted, Ths
- the citizens Of the Sth, 10Th and Ill
}. diptricia III said county may hrln
J, their actions in said Law Coul
e against citizens OF the said 9th OH. To-
aud 11th istricts Of said county,
they 80 desire. aud said Law Cou'
shall have aud receive juriSdiciio
! over the same, IA il al the parties n
sided in the aa'd 9th Civil District, nj.
all civil causes heard and determine
before any Justice or .InstireS 81 tn
Peace Of said 9Th, 9th 10Th and lit
Civil Districts may he appealed {
brought up by writ Of certiorari t
said Law Court, provided the plaiuti
or defendant resides In said Sth, Oil
10Th and 18th Districts, and either {
them demand such appeal or writ :
certiorari, said Law Curt shall hay
and exercise jurisdiction over all sue
cases as ii tue same had been hear
: and determined by Justice or Ju'
! tees Of said Nj, tn Civil District, an
between citizens Of said Ninth Civ
q District.
I Sec. ~ Be II further enacted, Ths
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