The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-29

disposed of and the Circuit Judge may recess the terms of court in Etowah County when necessary and to hold the courts of the other counties of the cir curit In the county of St. Clair at Ash vile non-jury term shall be held the first Monday in March and September and may continue one week and the Jury terms at Ashville in said county shall begin the third Monday in March and September and may continue two weeks. At Pell City, in St. Clair County. non jury terms shall begin the seventeenth Monday after the third Monday in Janu- ary and July and may continue for one week. Jury terms at Pell City in said county shall begin lne eighteenth Mon day after the third Monday in January and July and may continue for two weeks. In Blount County non-jury terms shall begin the first Monday in February and August and may continue one week. Jury terms in said county shall begin the second Monday in February and Au- gust and may continue for two weeks.
 Sec. 5. That the court herein estab- lished. Etowah County excepted. shall have and exercise all the powers and Jurisdiction which are now and may hereafter be conferred by law upon the Chancery Courts of ths State. provided that said Judge while in Etowah County shall nave and exercise all the powers and duties of chancellor as to mat ters arising in the counties of Bount and St. Clair. and said court shall when ex- ercising the jurisdiction and powers Of a court of ehancery conform to the rules of procedure and practice in the Chan cery Courts of the State.
 Sec 6. That the Registers in Chan cery for the counties of Blount and St. Clair shall be ex-officio registers in the Circuit Courts of said counties respective ly with the same powers. duties and liabilities. and entitled to the same fees and commirsons as provided by law. for Registers in Cha"eery. That separate dockets shall be kept for all matters pertaining to the equity side of said court in each of said counties, And provided that the official bonds of such registers shall extend to the duties and liabilities herein imposed Provided, that nothing in this act shall be construed to effect the tenure of office of the Circuit Court clerks in the several counties embraced in this Act
 Sec T. That all cases and court bus mess now pending In the Circuit Courts of the counties of Blount St Clair and Etowah, shall be and the same are hereby transferred to the court created by this act, in each of the respective counties named and shall be there dis posed of in the same manner and with like effect as if the same had been in- stituted therein.
 Sec. s. That at the non-Iury terms of court in said circuit In the respective counties, no cause in which Jury is required shall stand for trial except by consent. provided. however, that the pleadings in causes may be acted upon and disposed of
 Sec 3. That grand juries may be drawn and summoned in all the counties com prsine said circuit. except Etowah. at any time by order of the court or judges as provided by law.
 Sec 10, That all cases now pending in the supreme Court on appeal or otherwise or which may thereafter be appealed or carried to said court from the Circuit Court of said counties, shall if reversed be renlanded to this court in the respee. tive counties
 Sec II. That the equity docket in tho counties of Blount and St Clair shall ba called peremptorily at least three times in every twelve months and notice of the same be mailed by the register to the at torneys of record in all pending causes
 Sec 12 That the judge of said circuit IS authorized to fix the time of plead ing and to adopt such reasonable rules or practice as will facilitate the business or the courts in the respective counties
 Sec. l3. That in all civil causes Jury trial shall be demanded by the plain tiff on the filing of the complaint or by the defendant within thirty days from the date of service of the same. otherwise the cause shall stand for trial without a jury.
 Sec IA That all laws and parts of laws In conflict with the provisions of this Act be and the same are hereby repealed.
 Approved August IA, 1907.
 Official:
 Frank N Julian,
 Secretary of State