The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-25
THE AGEHERALD, MONDAY, MARCH Is, 1907

lations thereof by the railroads of the
State.
Sec. Q. This act shall go into effect and
be operative at the expiration of thirty
days after its approval by the Governor
OF the State
Sec. 10. That all laws and parts of laws
in conflict with the provisions of this act
be, and the same are hereby. repealed.
Approved March ., 1907.
Official
Frank n. Julian,
Secretary of State
No. 1862 AN ACT. (H. es5.
To establish Law and Equity Court
For Madison County.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of
Alabama:
1. An inferior court of law and equity
is hereby established for the County of
Madison, to be called the Law and Equity
court of Madison County.
.. This court and the judges thereof
shall have and exercise all the jurisdic-
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the judges thereof, and of the chancery
court and chancellors.
g. This court shall also be vested with
full power and jurisdiction to hear and
determine all civil causes at law and
criminal causes and causes in equity that
may be transferred thereto from any
other court of Madison County, by
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parties or otherwise, and to issue and
execute all process therein.
T. The judges shall be appointed for
this court by the Governor, to hold UNI
til the general election in 1910. and I'M
til his successor is elected and qualified.
The judge of this court at the time Of
his appointment, or election shall have
been a citizen of this State for five
years next preceding his election, and
shall be not less than twenty-five years
of age and learned in law. The term of
the judge shall be six years, and until
mis- successor is elected or appointed
and qualified; and a judge shall be elect
ed at the general election in 1910, and
every six years thereafter. The Judge
quired of circuit judges Vacancies in
the office of judges shall be filed by APP
pointment OF the governor the appointee
to hold office until the next general cleo
ton of circuit judges and until his sue
cessor is selected or appointed and quail
fed, at which election a Judge shall be
elected to hold office for six years and
10 alaata1 mr.. npnoiDt T.
ed and qualified. The judge shall be a
resident of the county of Madison at the
time of his appointment or election and
during his continuance in office. The sal
airy of the judge shall be twenty-five
hundred dollars per annum, to be paid
out of the County treasury monthly at
the end of each month upon the order OF
the judge to the treasurer. Such claim
shall be a preferred claim against the
county.
s. Causes may be transferred from
the chancery or circuit courts of the
county to this court and from this
court to the chancery or circuit courts
upon the written agreement of the
parties filed in the court where the
NduSt Is PSllullS, anu Nllch ~ lC-
moved, cause shall stand for trial in
the court to which they are moved as
if originally filed therein.
6. All laws relating to the failure OF
circuit judges to attend court, penalty
for failure to hold court by such judges
and appointment of special Judges so
far as practicable. All laws relating to
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selection of competent judge to act,
shall apply to this court and the judges
thereof, SO far as practicable. Special
judges shall have and exercise all the
jurisdiction and power of the judge of
this court and shall receive five dollars
per day while actually engaged in hold
lug court, payable out of the county
treasury on their order to the treasurer.
7. This court shall be held on the sec
ond Monday in January and may COIL
tinue until the last Saturday in June In
each and every year or until the bust
ness Is disposed of, and on the third Mon
day in September and may continue until
the last Saturday in December in each
and every year or until the business is
uisposeu oi' anu AT SUCH terms shall
transact all business, civil, criminal or in
equity, in such order as the judge may
direct or see fit.
s. Grand juries shall be organized at
the January and September terms, whose
sessions shall be limited to two weeks at
each term, unless the Judge shall enter