The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-07-09

lone or attempted within the counties
respectively, and of causes of civil anq
said county courts shall have, and they
and each of them are hereby invested
with and may exercise all the Jurls-
fore Conferred upon or lawfully exer-
cised by any or all of the courts men
toned in the first section, Of this aet,
and on appeal; and for the purpose Of
properly hearing and determining the
matters and causes of action committed
and to Facilitate the. administrator by
such matters and causes OF acton, 4
shall be lawful for said id co aoeard II pro to
the methods. rules and prSctce here-
tofore provided. established and pre- re,
yaiLng in any Of the So o9e or h1 nrac-
p 5esa anal n this ri o aet ! pr otherwise. ac;
eording to law and al safdpp roc sach County aty
forse and Effect as if the same were had
and taken prior to the passage Of q o rnaT
and erminer and general Jaa deiVsty
and general quarter sessions OF en s
peace and the, courts OF cem thSs spata.
and every judge of a county COURT sha.
have and may exercise all the rignls
and powers which have heretot9rS pee on
iaW Judge or president or presiding
Judge or by the judges Of any OF tn n
saiSd co.. courts na as5ing al Fl t sat.'n duties here.
tofore Imposed on or required OF any
such Judge or judges; provided, ina. .
Justice of the supreme court snail Pr
side at the trial of any presentmeht h or
Indictment for a crime punishable py
death.
I. And be it enacted, That wheneyer
ALL ~ ohoroad 11n0n OAIl
or affirmation with any offense cognl ~
able before such county courts, ana tns
person SO charged shall in writing signeu
by oyos him or q per II a plaas ao Of the county.
waive indictment and trial by jury and
request to be tried Immediately before
the county court of the county IN WhlcH
If is Charged that such offense was com
mitted, 1t shall be the. duty OF the pross-
cu-or to apply ii the Judge Of the eountX
court Of such county to ap tee nu a spec Of
trying such person, and such ludse -
hereby authorized to appoint such ses-
sion and try the person SO charged win
s. And be it enacted. That all proceed
ings of whatever kin that shall have
been commenced before the first Mo nidt
abolished by this act chaH. on SAID Mon,
day Of December be transferred to and
continued in the county courts or n ,ne
ceedings shall have been eommenced
ana shall be proceeded with as If com
menced originally in the county courts;
have beer commenced. and all orders
and all orders and judgments that shall
have been made or entered in any OF tpe
courts hereby abolished prior to the said
Monday of December next, shall be con
tinued and enforced by said county
courts as if originally made or entered
hereby abolished. and all papers. and
on file in the Office of the
clerks Thereof relating to said courts or
to proceedings therin snail. on ana aye a[eef
treated and regarded as records OF me
county courts respectively, and the same
or eo2ies thereof may be e snd eiar GF e af
said courts respectively in the manner
provided or required by law.
9. And be it enacted. That the judges
of the county courts respectively may
adopt and settle rules of practice, in al
matters not regulated by statute for the
government of said county courts ana Of
proceedings therein, and may. from tin"
to time. alter, repeal and modify the
same as occasion may require.
10. And be it enacted, That ths, terms
in each county at the time and place o.
beginning the terms of the circuit courfs
therein. and they may adjourn from time
deemed necessary; all writs and pre-
cesses issuing out of any county court
shall be tested in the name of the judge
thereof. or IN the Name Oh a Iu11 az.
fhorized to hold such court; and It shall
be lawful for said county courts. in
their discretion at n time when the
general panel OF Jurors s lnta not De =. =,
summon a jury for the trial OF any
cause that may be pending therin on the
application of either of any party there
to.
u. And be it enacted, Thatany. nal
Judgment of a county may be re-
moved into the supreme by writ OF error
-, - IN tina IN 9nn6T as H.
nal judgments of the courts of common
pleas, courts of oyer and terminer and
general jail delivery. and general quar-
IL. And be it enacted, That all acts
and parts of acts inconsistent, with this
pealed; provided that the several courts
mentioned in the first section of this act
shall continue to exist and exercise their
jnrisdietion and powers as hne geedSgs
Passed Tune IS. 1895.
CHAPTER CCCCXX.
An act relative to the fees collected by
the secretary of state for tn e use Of
the state.
General Assembly of the State of New
Jersey, That all feees and other moneys
received by the secretary of state for the
use Of the state from corporations ane
al CAA&R ~ IN L - ltl1 a1S[ -
ceived by him as clerk or register, shall
be by him reported to the comptroller
for audit and registry at the close of
each month, with a full and detailed
statement thereof, giving the dates and
items, and showing the names of the
corporations or persons from whom said
moneys were received, which statement
shall be examined and audited by the
comptroller and filed in his Office. and
the secretary of state shall thereafter
forthwith pay over the amount of such
fees and other moneys to the state
treasurer under a penalty of five nun
dred dollars for each days neglect to
file such statement and to pay over such
moneys, to be recovered in the name
of the treasurer of the state of New
Jersey for the use of the state in an ae-
ton of debt in the New Jersey supreme
court.
2. And be It enacted, That hereafter
no moneys received by the secretary of
state in any capacity for the use of the
state shall be by him retained and ex-
pended, but the gross amount thereof
shall be returned and paid to the state.
8. And be 1t enacted. That ali acts
and parts of acts inconsistent with this
act be and the same are hereby repealed
and this act shall take effect immediate
ly.
Approved June 10. 1895.
BOARD or FINANCE.
fOficial Proceedings.1