The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-23

l supreme court.
 Sec. N. That all bills of exceptions re- lating to the trial of causes in said court,
 both civil and criminal, must be signed | by the judge of said court presiding on the trial of said cause, within sixty days
 after the day on which the issue or issues
 of fact, to which said bill of exceptions relates, was tried and judgment rendered,
 unless the time for signing such bill of | exceptions is extended by agreement of l parties or by order of one of the judges as now authorized by law respecting the
 signing of bills of exceptions in the cir- l cult courts.
 Sec. 2S That the sheriff. coroner and
 constable of the county of Jefferson shall l be required to attend said circuit court preserve order, and execute and return | its process and perform other duties, as | required by law, in all respects as in the
 circuit courts; and the fees of said off, | cers for services rendered. and the com- pensation of jurors and witnesses in said | circuit court. shall be the same as are
 now. or may hereafter be, allowed by l law for like services in the circuit courts, | and such olicers, and sureties on their l bonds, and jurors and witnesses, shall | be subject to the same penalties and lia-
 bilities, to be recovered by the same rem
 edies, and in the same manner as when
 acting under the authority of the circuit l courts.
 Sec. 2s. That it shall be the duty of the
 solicitor of Jefferson county to attend | upon the criminal division of said court | and to prosecute cases therein and to do | and perform in and for said division of said court all the duties and acts now re- | quired of him by law relative to prose-
 cutions in Jefferson county or which may l hereafter be required of him by law. l Said nd oil | the powers and perform all the duties,
 including the power to employ any assist ance he may require, including a stenog-
 rapher. which are now lawfully exercised
 and performed by him, such assistance
 so employed to be paid in the same man.
 ner as now provided by law. Any assist
 ant solicitor and stenographer employed
 by the solicitor may be and remain with
 the grand jury as now provided by law. | Sec. 30. That if a majority of the l judges of said court shall ascertain that l either one of the judges of said court is
 or will be absent from said court on &C., count of illness or for any cause will be
 absent or unable to attend or hold said court. and that said inability or absence will continue for more than one day, the
 said judges may thereupon forthwith ap-
 point a practicing attorney, learned in 1 the law, resident of Jefferson county, as | a judge pro tempore to act in and pre- | side in said court as judge with all the
 power and rights of the judges of said
 court to try and hear causes and to rem l der judgments therein, and such appoint
 ment and authority shall expire and
 cease when the regular judge shall re-
 turn and resume his duties as judge of 1 said court; and such judge pro tempore | shall be paid for his services out of the | treasury of Jefferson county on his war
 rant at the same rate per day as the | regular judges of said court are paid;
 provided that the salary of such regular | judge shall not be curtailed or lessened | during and on account of such absence
 or inability, but the same shall continue | unaffected by reason of such inability. Sec. 31. That the Stenographer provid- | ed for in section 29 of this act shall per-
 form the same duties In the trial of cases
 in the criminal division of said court and
 shall take the same oath and receive 1 the same compensation and be paid in 1 the same manner as the stenographer
 now provided for by law in the trial and
 prosecution of cases in the criminal court l of Jefferson county. Said stenographer l is hereby authorized to attend and be
 present before the grand juries of said | court for the purpose of taking the testi-
 mony of witnesses, but he must not be | grand juries.
 Sec. g. That the official etenographer of Jefferson county shall attend upon said
 court and shall perform the same | services as he Is now authorized | to perform for the Circuit Court
 of Jefferson County, and the City | Court of Birmingham and shall
 receive the same compensation therefor
 as provided for by an act ''To provide an l official stenographer for Jefferson coun-
 ty and to prescribe his duties and com- pensation." approved March the 4th. 1901
 Sec S. That 1t shall be lawful for the jurors summoned in said court to serve as jurors in said court for not exceeding three times in any one year.
 | Approved Oct. 9, 1903.
 Official.
 | J. THOS. HEFLIN, Secretary of State. | No. 443.) AN ACT CH. 720
 To amend Sections 171S. TIA, 1717 171S. 1719 and 1720 of the Code.
 Section 1. Be 1t enacted by the Legis- | lature of Alabama, That Section 17l3 of | the Code be amended so as to read as fol-