The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-03-24
HOLDING OF COURTS
Change Made Necessary by
Redistricting the State.
The Governor Will Appoint Judges in End, 9th
18th and 16.h Districts and Solicitors in
a,. 4th, 9Th, 1874, and 18th Districts.

as-, 4th, 9th, 18Th and 18th Districts.
The act to provide for the division Of
the State into Judicial districts and for
holding the courts therein.
The General Assembly of North Caro-
lima do enact:
Section L. A Superior court shall be
held by a judge thereof at the court
house in each county. The State shall
be divided into sixteen judicial districts,
and the Superior courts in the several
counties shall be opened and held at the
times hereinafter set forth, and each
court shall continue in session one week
or more, as hereinafter provided, unless
the business thereof shall be sooner dis
posed of, namely:
FIRST DISTRICT.
The First district shall be.scomposed
of the following counties. and the Su-
perior courts thereof shall be held at the
following times, to-wit:
Beaufort County-Third Monday be-
fore the first Monday in March, to con !,
tinue two weeks; sixth Monday after the
first Monday in March, for the trial Of
civil cases exclusively; tenth Monday af-
ter the first Monday in March, for the
Monday after the first Monday in Sep
TENDER, to continue two weeks, the second
week for the trial of civil cases exclu-
sively; thirteenth Monday after the first
Monday in September, to continue three
weeks, the last two weeks for the trial
of civil cases exclusively.
The Board of Commissioners of the
county of Beaufort is hereby authorized
not to draw a jury for the second and
third weeks, or for either of the Decem-
her terms of thes Superior court herein
proyided for, when in ftheir opinion the
business of the court does NOT require 1T.
Currituck County-First Monday before
the first Monday in March; first Monday
in September.
Camden County-First Monday in
March; first Monday after the first Mon
day in September
Pasquotank County-First Monday af-
ter the first Monday in March, to con-
tinlle two weeks; twelfth Monday after
the first Monday in March, to continue
two weeks. the last week for the trial
of civil cases exclusively; second Mon
day after the first Monday in Septem-
Der; eleventh Monday after the first
Monday in September.
Perauimans County-Third Monday
after the first Monday in March and
September.
Chowan County-Fourth Monday af-
ter the first Monday in March and
September.
Gates County-Fifth Monday aft AZ
the first Monday in March and Septem-
Der.
washington County-Seventh Monday
after the first Monday in March; eighth
Monday after the first Monday in Sep
tember.
Tyrrell County-Eighth Monday after
the first Monday in March; ninth Mon
day after the first Monday in Septem-
Der.
Hyde County-Ninth Monday after
the first Monday in March; twelfth
Monday after the first Monday in Sep
TENDER.
Dare County-Eleventh Monday after
the first Monday in March; tenth Moh-
day after the first Monday in Septem-
Der.
SECOND DISTRICT.
The Second district shall be COM
posed of the following counties, and the
Superior courts thereof shall be held
at the following times, to-wit:
Halifax County-Sixth Monday before
the fifth Monday in March; 9Th Mon
Gay after the first Monday in March;
second Monday before the first Monday
in September; twelfth Monday after
the first Monday in September; each to
continue for two weeks.
Northampton County-Fourth Mon
day before the first Monday in March.
to be for the trial of civil cases ex-
clusively, except Jail cases on the Grim
inal docket; third Monday after the
first Monday in March, tos continue for
two weeks; first Monday in Septem-
Der, to be for the trial of civil cases
exclusively, except Jail cases on the
criminal docket; eighth Monday after
the first Monday in September, to con-
tinue for two weeks.
Warren County-Third Monday be-
fore the first Monday in March: tenth
Monday after the first Monday in
March; second Monday after the first
Monday in September, to continue fol
two weeks.
BERTHE County-Second Monday be-
fore the first Monday in March and tho