The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-14
GENERAL LAWS
ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE
 OF ALABAMA.


 tiff or plaintiffs or either of them. or the defendant or defendants. or either of them, in any civil cause. either at law or in equity, now pending in the City Court of Bessemer, in the County of Jefferson in the State of Alabama, may, at any time within sixty days after the appro- val of this act. have such cause removed to the Circuit Court of Jefferson County, in said State, or to the City Court of Bir- mingham, or to any other court of com petent jurisdiction sitting in said city, in said State. by complying with the provis- ions of this act.
 Sec. ?. Be it further enacted, That the defendant or defendants, or either o them, in any civil action, either at law or in equity, which may hereafter be com menced in said City Court of Bessemer' may, within thirty days after service is perfected upon him. have such cause re- moved to the said Circuit Court of Jeffer- son County or 10 the said City Court of Birmingham, or to any other court to be holden in the said County of Jefferson of competent jurisdiction sitting in the said City of Birmingham. hy complying with the provisions of this act.
 Sec 8 Be 1t further enacted That in order for any party to be entitled under the provisions of this act to remove any cause from the said City Court of Bes- semer, as hereinabove provided, he shall file in the said City Court of Bessemer, a petition addressed 10 the Judge thereof. signed by himself or his attorney, stating his desire to have said cause so removed; /; and upon the filing of the said petition, the said City Court of Bessemer shall cease to have any other or further juris- dietion over said cause, and shall forth with enter an order removing said cause to the court mentioned in the said peti- ton, and shall direct the clerk of the said City Court of Bessemer to deliver to the court to which said cause is desired 10 be removed the books and papers hereinafter directed to be delivered by him to the clerk of the said court to which the said cause Is removed.
 Sec 4 Be 1t further enacted, That upon the filing of the said petition, the clerk of the said City Court of Bessemer shall forthwith deliver to the clerk of the court to which said cause is removed the origi- nal papers in said cause, and also a cer- tified copy of all docket entries and min ute entries in the said City Court of Bes- semer pertaining to said cause, including the entries upon subpoena dockets per- taining to said cause
 Sec. D. Be it further enacted, That the court to which said cause is removed. as hereinabove provided. shall have full power and authority to require tine deliv- cry by the clerk of the said City Court Of Bassemer to the clerk of the said court to which said cause is removed, all the papers and copies hereinabove directed to be made by the clerk of the said City Court of Bessemer to the clerk of the said court to which said cause is removed; and, further, to enforce. in all respects, the removal of said cause
 Sec 6 Be It further enacted, That upon the removal of any such cause from the said City Court of Bessemer the court to which the same is removed shall be vested with the same power, jurisdiction and authority as if said cause had been originally brought or instituted in said court; and the clerk of the said court to which said cause is removed shall also be vested with the same power and author ity in respect thereto, as if said cause had been originally brought or instituted in said court.
 Sec. '. Be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with the provisions of this act be, and the same are hereby, repealed.
 Approved Sept. 26, 1903.
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