The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-04-26

and seventy thousand inhabitants, ac-
cording to such sensus, four thousand
Of two counties jointly shall p paid at
gate regulation Of the counties IN whi lch
counties shall pay in proportion to the
unmber of it's inhabitants according. 70
s siected fe IN tMo pcovl + when saaa the aggrs-
gate population thereof according to such
census is not more than forty-seyen
thousand dollars annually; such salar-
les shall be paid by the collector or treas;
urer Of the respective counties IN eguaf
all fees and other compensation whatso-
ever, and shall not be changed during the
S fsfm e les ant or appsointed;; and all fees
which are now by law divided among or
paid to the judges or to any ct
any of the courts hereby abolished, snail
not hereafter be taxed or collected.
S. And be it enacted, Thatthe JUSTICES
of the supreme court Of this STATE, o.
appointed in pursuance OF TINS act,
shall be judges of the county courts.
and n county, court may pe nela py
any Justice of the supreme court OF by
any Judge of any of the county courts
or by any such justice and judge SIT,
ing together; the clerks q Of TIE TIE s coTint1
courts therein respeetiweiy, ano S haan
payable heretofore for similar services gd
e~nnstables Of the several counties of this
state, for the time being, shall be the
ministerial officers OF the eonnt sy, eoness
and shall execute all writs, orders an9
processes issuing out of said courts ana
o them directed and de accerdlng anf 70 mf the
command of the same, and they snan
be entitled to the same fees as hereto
6. And be it enacted, That the county
courts In the several counties IN the
| state shall have jurisdiction and cog,
| nizance of all crimes, misdemeanors and
| Of this state are or shall be of an in
| dictable or presentable nature, when
| or within the counties res
| pectiveIy. and of causes of civA and
penal action arising therein; ana + me.
| and Zach of them are hereby invested
with and may excerise all the 1ur1sdlcl-
ion, powers and authority heretofore
any and all Of the courts mentioned in
| thefrst section of this act; both by way
Of original jurisdiction and on a dmia
and determining the matters and causes
| Of action committed to sad county
courts in and by this act n t to
said court of the avs applicable
| to such matters and causes Of action, 1t
| shall be lawful for said courts to pre-,
coed in the manner and according TO
the methods, rules and practise hereto
| fore. provided, established and prevailing
in any Of the courts hereby aboiiS Is sa
| act or otherwise. according to law and
| all. proceedings and acts mad anq taken
! same validity, force. and effect as II the
| same were had and taken prior to the
passage Of this sn act ter neiofs a ans gae enerai
Jail delivery and general quarter sese
sions of the peace, and the courts Ct
| his state; and every Judge of a county
| court shall have and may exercise all
| rights and powers which have hereto
Judge or law judge OF president or pre-
siding Judge or by the judges Of any, of
the said courts acting or sitting together
tofore imposed on or REQUIRED Of any
| such judge or Judges; provided, that a
justice of the supreme court shall pre-
| Indictment for a crime punishable by
| death. ~
! I. And be it enacted. That whenever
or affirmation with any offence cogniz-
! able before such county courts, and the
| person so charged shall in writing signed
| prosecutor of the pleas of the county,
waive Indictment and trial by Jury and
/ request to be tried Immediately before
| the county court of the county in which
| it is charged that such offense was COM
| mitted lit shall be the duty of the prose-
| cutor to apply to the judge of the county
I court of such county to appoint a special
| session of such court for the purpose of
I trying such person, and such Judge is
hereby authorized to appoint such ses-
| sion and try the person so charged Tor
| such offence.
/ s. And be it enacted. That all proceed
b z e e6 mnatsxff be Elna the mat ar sfa Moh ha5s
abolished 81 this act shall. On ssia Mon
| continued in the county courts Of the
respective counties in which such pro-
| eeedings shall have been commenced and
l shall be proceeded with as If commenced
suits and proceedings, that shall have
/ judgments that shall have been made or
/ entered in. any Of the courts hereby ah-
| olished prior to the said Monday OF De-
forced by said county courts as II origin
ally made or entered therein; and al
, records; Of said go courts hereby aboli Iih q
/ the offices Of the clerks thereof relating
| to said courts or to proce sdings therein,
! eember. be taken. treated and regarded
as records of the county courts respect.
ively., and the same Or copies thereof
| Judges and clerks Of said courts re-
| speetively in the manner provided or re-
s. And be it enacted. That the. Judges
| adopt and Settle rules Of practice in an
/ H1dIIeFS r. % lQl Wy
the government of said county courts
and of proceedings therein, and may.
from time to time, alter, repeal ano
I modify the same as occasion may require
10. And be it enacted, that the terms
of the county courts shall begin in each
county at the time and place OF begin
ing the terms of the circuit courts there.
in. and they may adjourn from time to
| time and hold special terms when deemed
necessary; all writs and processes issu-
ing out Of any county court shall be
tested in the name of the juoge thers
Of. Or In the name of a. Judge authorizes
to; hold such court: n 1t SHAH be law
full for said county courts, In their dis
erection at any lime when the general
. panel OF jurors shall not be in attend
ance. to issue a special venire to SUM
mon a jury for the trial of any cause
thai may be pending therein on the
~appuication Of either or any party there
to.
ii. Ard be it enacted, hat any final
Judgment Of a county court may be
removed into the supreme by writ
st. Ct ea e add SEdssf5s emaab u rs SIS 1f@easaqasWWss
s $50 aas g Rlsszil f SSa aef II s gs;sF ana saa general
quarter sessions of the peace have here
tofore been removed
u. And be it enacted. That all acts
and parts of acts, general, special or
local., inconsistent with the provisions Of
this act, be and the same are hereby