The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-03-11

Fifty-second circuit court shall be held
the second Mondays in May, September,
January and March.
House 39l, by Voigt, fixes the terms
OF court in the Fourth district at the first
Monday in February, third in April. first
in September and third in November
Senate 81, by H1bbell amends the laws
governing city judges 30 as to apply 10
cities of 5000 Inhabitants; gives CITY
judges jurisdiction over criminal as well
az civil matters OF which justices OF the
peace have jurisdiction gives them juris-
dicliOn in civil cases where the amount is
less than $500, except in actions of Sian
der, libel, force cosure of mortgages, or
where the title OF real estate is involved !;
excepting all mat ers pertaining to de-
cedents estates, appointment of
guardians, etc. causes shall stand for is
sue three days after summons or thirty
days publication, and extends jurisdic-
ton in criminal cases TO the entire coun-
ty; emergency.
Senate 2OS. by Grifiths, provides that
Jefferson county shall constitute the Fifth
judicial circuit, and court shall be held
therein the first Mondays in January
Apri', September anil November. Dear
born, Ohio and Switzerland shall cOnsti-
tute the Seventh circuit; terms shall be
held in Ohio the first Monday in Febru-
airy, fourth in April, first in September
and third in November; in Dearborn
the second Monday succeeding the begin
ming in Ohio, and in Switzerland the fifth
Monday after the beginning in Dearborn !;
emergency.
Senate l46, by Lynn, fixes the time of
holding court ia the Third circuit as fol-
lows: Harrison county tn rd Monday in
February, second in May, first in Septem-
Der and third in November, and in Craw-
ford the first in January, third in March,
third in June and third in October.
Senate 81, by Holland, fixes the time
OF holding courts in the Sixth circuit as
follows: In Ripley county the first Mon
day in February, fourth Monday in April,
first Monda in september and third Mon
day in November; in Jennin.s the fifth
succeeding Mondays; and in Scott the third
Monday succeeding Jennings; emergency.
Senate $50, by Lynn, requires the judge
of the Third circuit TO hold the January
terms of the Dubois circuit; emergency.
Senate 30, by Holland, provides that in
leases where certified copy OF the de-
cisions of the supreme court OF the state
of Indiana would be competent evidence
in any of the courts of the state, the de-
cisions OF said court, as published in the
Indiana Reports" shalt be competent
evidence; emergency.
House 26l, by Curtis. provides that in
counties OF $4,000 population the Judge of
the circuit court may appoint probate
commissioners.
Senate 167, by Fulk. fixes the time of
holding court in the Tenth district: emer-
gencY.
House 394, by Cullop, amends the Jury
law go as TO provide that either party to
an action in a circuit or superior court
may demand struck jury. The clerk
shall give four days notice to both parties
of the time OF the striking OF the same and
the jury commissioners shall then select
forty persons to serve on the Jury and then
the party demanding such jury shall strike
off one OF the names and then the op-
posite party, until each shall have struck
out twelve. In the absence OF either party
the jury commissioners shall act i'm bis
stead. The remaining sixteen shall
Immediately he summoned to serve there
on. Two days notice by the sheria shall
be deemed sufficient. The jury shall be
called as they stand upon the panel and
the first twelve of them who shall ap-
pear who are not challenged for cause or
Get aside by the court shall be the jury and
unless one-half such jury shall have been
summoned and be in attendance when
such cause is called for trial, the case
shall be tried by the regular petit jury.