The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-14

Blount Is hereby divided as follows. Be ginning at the point on the east line of Blount County in the State of Alabama. three or four miles northwest of the town of Walnut Grove, Etowah County. Ala bama, where the main or Locust Fork of Warrior River enters Blount Comfy. thence dowa this main or Locust Fork of Warrior River with It's meanderings 10 the line dividing the counties of Blount and Jefferson, thence westwardly with this county line to the southeast corner of Walker County, thence north with the line between the counties of Blount and
 Walker to the southern line of Cnliman County in Mulberry Fork of Warrior River: thence east and northeast with the i line between the counties of Blount and Cullman to the line of Marshall County thence southeast and south with the line
 between the counties of Blount and Mar shall and on east line of Blount County to the point of beginning. and that the Jurisdiction of said Court shall embrace all that part of Blount County within the lines described being also described as all that part of Blount County lying north
 west of said main or Loj ust Fork of War rior River and shall be nown as Western Division of Blount Cou lty, Alabama, the | remainder of said oo1 ity to be known and called the Eastern Division of Bloant County.
 Sec. ?. That all causes of action both civil and criminal, within the jurisdiction of a Circuit Court and arising within said county, west of said Locust Fork of Warrior River, shall be cognizable heard and determined at the said court at Blountsville.
 Sec. 8. That all processes shall be is sued by the Clerk of the Circuit Court of said Blount County and executed as now provided for by law In said county, and that the process issued In all suits or proceedings of every kind and nature arising within the territory west of sad line shall be returnable at the Court House at Blountsville.
 Sec. 4. That the grand and petit iuries for the court hereby established shall be drawn from those qualified to serve with in the territory described and embraced by this act and they shall be exempt from jury service in any court outside the ter rltory herein described.
 Sec. 5. That all sales of lands lying west of the said dividing line made under legal process shall be made in front of the Court House at Blountsville.
 Sec. 6. That there shall be held two terms of the Circuit Court in each year, in the Western Division of Blount County, at the Court House at Blountsville That the first term in each year shall con- mence on the second Monday in June and may continue two weeks, and the second term shall commence on the second Mon day in December, in each year and may continue two weeks. That the civil bus mess in such court shall be taken up and disposed of during the first week of each term of said court. and the crim- inal business shall be disposed of during the second week of said court. Provided, That in the opinion of the Judge at any term of the court the business. both civil and criminal, can abe tried and disposed of in one week at the next term of the court, then it shall be his duty to make an order on the minutes of the court fix ing a day during the first week of the term of the court in which the civil bus mess and the criminal business shall be taken up and disposed of, and the Judge in and by Said order shall direct that Q petit jury shall be drawn and summoned for such first week only of said court.
 Sec. T. That the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Blount County shall keep his office as now provided by law, at One onta, in said county, and that he shall also keep separate dockets and records of the business of said court, and of the causes pending for trial in the Western Divison at Blountsville and he shall att tend the sitting of said court at Oneonta and Blountsville.
 Sec. 8. That the Clerk of the Circuit Court of said county of Blount shall ap- point deputy Clerk of the Circuit Court, who shall keep his office in said town of Blountsville and in the manner as Is now required of clerks of said Circuit Courts in this State. That 1t shall be the duty of said deputy in the name of the clerk to sign and issue all processes In causes arising in the Western Division of Bount County. and in said court of every na- tlira and kind in the same manner as the principal or Clerk of said Circuit Court could do himself. That it shall be the duty of said deputy clerk to take charge and keep all papers, books and records belonging to said Circuit Court. in said Western Division, which shall be open and subject to inspection, as Is now provided for by law, in cases of papers and re- cords of the Circuit Court of this State That such deputy shall in the name of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Blount County have, perform and execute all the powers for said Western Division, and in the name of the clerk which the clerk could do if present.
 Sec 9. That the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Blcunt County shall be liable on his official bond for all the wrongful or Illegal acts and doings of such deputy clerk while in the discharge of such du- ties. That before entering on the duties of his office such deputy shal be re- ouired to take an oath and file the same in the office of the Probate Judge of Blount County. as required of officers in this State; and the clerk of the court aforesaid shall re- quire such deputy, before entering on the duties of such office. to enter into bond payable to such clerk. in a sum not exceeding s50O0 with conditions faithfully to discharge the duties of such deputy ac- coratno to law so long as he performs any of the duties thereof. and to pay to his principal all such damages as prin- cipal may sustain by his wrongful or ille- gal acts. or on account of a failure to discharge such duties or any one thereof.
 Sec. 10. That the Commissioners Court of said County of Blount. are authorized and empowered to cause to be erected co,,rt house and jail to cost not less than sf9 Oa0. on the lands of Blount County in the said town of Blountsville, Ala.
 Sec. il. That this act shall take effect subject to the following provisions: That the same shall be submitted to an election of the qualified voters within the terri torv hereinbefore described. said election to be held at the various precincts there In on the Tuesday after the second Mon- 1av in December, 1903. under the same rae,,lations as general elections through out the State are held.
 seo 70 That it Is the duty of the Coun- tv officials of Blount County, whose duty If is to order and prepare for regular eIections to so order and prepare said election. to appolnts proper officers for boldlng same and provide ballots therefor as follows: On each ballot shall be nr,nted "For proposed Court house. and directly opposite and to the left of such words a space shall be left. and those fa-