The Chipley banner. (Chipley, Washington County, Fla.) 1893-1943, 1903-08-20
CHAPrFR 612a-lNo- Isl

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An Act to amend Section 1910 Revised Stat.
utes so as to Prescribe Regulations for
Calling Circuit Judges into the Supreme
Court to Hear and Determine Matters
Determine Matters Pending Before that
Court in the Place Of Justices Thereof,
Who Shall be Disqualified or Disabled
From Interest, Sickness, or Other Cause;
Judges Shall or May be Called Into the
Supreme Court to Hear and Determine
Matters Therein Pending.
Be Il ENACTED BY The Legislature of the State of
Section i. That Section 1910 Revised Stat
utes be and the same is amended so as to
read as follows;
1910. Substitution of Circuit Judges For
preme Court shall be disqualified or disabled
on account Of interest sickness, or any other
cause whatever, to hear and determine any
cause or. matter pending in said court or
brought before IL, the Justices OF said Court
not disqualified shall have power to c'll in a
Circuit Judge or Circuit Judges, in the place
disabled, and the Clerk of the Supreme Court
upon the suggestion of said justices not dis
qualified shall notify such Circuit Judge or
Circuit Judges and request his or their atten-
dance in said Supreme Court at the time 70 be
named when the said cause or matter may be
heard; and it shall be the duty of such Cir
cult Judge or Circuit Judges upon receiving
such notice to attend at the time designated
Judge or Judges shall be invested with full
authority TO hear and determine such cause
or matter as a member of said Supreme Court
When the curt shall consist Of more than
three Justices, and shall be working in a body,
and four OF more of such justices are not dis
qualified or disabled as aforesaid, il shall not
be necessary to call in a Circuit Judge or Cir
cult Judges, but the remaining Justices all
participating may hear and determine the cause
or matter, provided three of them concur
in the decision or opinion rendered, hut IL
three do not so concur, at least one Circuit
Judge shall be called in; and in all cases the
Justices not disqualified may in their discre
ton call in Circuit Judge or Circuit Judges
in the place of any Justice or Justices disquali-
fed or disabled as aforesaid, in any cause or
matter pending in said Supreme Court When
the court shall consist Of six Justices and shall
be working in divisions, any cause or matter
wherein a Justice or Justices on one division
is are disqualified or disabled as aforesaid
may be considered and determined bv the
Court working in a body as hereinbefore pro-
vded under like regulations as to calling in
Circuit Judges, or it may be referred to and
determined by the other division, il no mem
Der thereof is disqualified or disabled as
aforesaid, but il any member thereof shall be
so disqualified or disabled, or shall dissent
upon any question, the cause or matter shall
be referred to the court working in a body
for hearing and determination, under like reg
ulations as TO calling in Circuit Judges These
provisions shall be applicable 10 causes and
matters now pending, as well as those 10 be
hereafter brought before the Supreme Court
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect immediate
ly upon its approval bv the Governor,
Approved May 20, 1903.