The age-herald., 1901-03-14
ERT P. McDAVID,
 Secretary of State.

To fix the time and regulate the holding
 of the Circuit Court in the Eighth Ju-
 dicial circuit of Alabama.
 Section 1. Be 1t enacted by the General Assembly of Alabama, That the Circuit Court in the Eighth Judicial circuit shall be held in the several counties composing said circuit, as follows:
 l. In the county of Morgan, on the third Monday after the fourth Monday in March and September, and may continue five weeks
 2. In the county of Madison on the third Monday in May, the first Monday In August, the third Monday in November and the first Monday in February.
 3. In the county of Lawrence, on the first Mondays in March and September, and may continue two weeks.
 4. In the county of Cullman, on the third Mondays in March and September, and may continue two weeks.
 5. In the county of Limestone, on the second Monday in January and the first Monday after the fourth Monday in Sep tember, and on the first Monday after the fourth Monday in March, and may con tinue two weeks.
 Sec. ?. That the court to be held in Morgan County in each year, beginning on the third Monday after the fourth Monday in March and September, shall be devoted for the first week of each of said terms to the trial of civil causes wherein a trial by jury has not been de- manded by parties litigant endorsing up- thaiy- rIa nart of the suit or the filing of pleas de- manl for jury trial, or in appeal cases where the amount involved is under fifty dollars.
 Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, That said Circuit Court for Madison County, Ala bama, shall continue in session two weeks at each May, August and November terms and four weeks at the February term. The May and November terms of said court shall be devoted entirely to civil business, except that the presiding judge of said court may at any term preceding set specially for trial any criminal case which shall have precedence of all other business for said term, and any defendant In a criminal case may plead guilty or be sentenced at either of said terms. The August term shall be devoted entirely to criminal business, and the first two weeks of the February term shall be devoted to civil business and the last two weeks to criminal business; but this shall in no way prevent the setting or disposal of any business, civil or criminal, at any special time during said court, in the dls- erection of the presiding judge. A grand jury shall be organized and sit during the February and August terms of said court, but there shall be no grand jury at the May and November terms thereof. Petit juries shall be organized and sit during the February, May and August terms but the November term of said Circuit Court shall be without petit juries unless the presiding judge at the August term of said court shall deem it necessary or best to have petit jury at the following November term of said court. If so, he shall enter an order in open court to that effect upon the minutes. of said court at the August term thereof, whereupon petit jurors shall be drawn, summoned, em- paneled and sworn in the usual way as is now provided by law to act during said November term of said Circuit Court
 Sec. That no jury shall be summoned