The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-29

No 691.) AN ACT (H. B. 1271. To amend an Act entitled an Act to
 establish the Morgan County Law
 and Equity Court; to create and de-
 fine its jursidiction; to provide It's
 officers, their powers, duties, and
 said court; and to prescribe rules
 and procedure for said court, ap-
 proved February 25, 1907; by ad-
 ding Section S7, providing that the
 judge of the said Morgan County
 Law and Equity Court be authorized
 and empowered to direct the Sheriff
 of Morgan County to appoint sufft-
 cjent number of deputies to serve
 the process of this court, and perform
 other necessary and proper duties,
 and to provide for the compensa-
 ton of the Sheriff, deputies and jan-
 itor for said Court; and by adding
 Section 38 providing for the trial
 of all causes removed to the Morgan
 County Law and Equity Court from
 any other Court in Morgan County,
 and by adding Section 39, providing
 that session of said court may be
 held at any time and for such pur-
 pose as the Judge of said Court may
 determine, and for which petit and
 grand jurors may be summoned and
 empaneled; and by adding Section 40.
 providing for rendering final judg-
 ment upon forfeited bonds; and by
 adding Section fl, providing for the
 investigation of charges against any
 defendant in the County of Morgan,
 Ala, by the grand jury of the Nor
 gan County Law and Equity Court.
 Section l. Be 1t further enacted that the said act, entitled an Act to estab- fish the Morgan County Law and Eq- uity Court: to create and define it's jurisdiction; to provide it's officers, their powers. duties and compensation; to fix the terms of said court, and to prescribe rules and procedure for said court approved February 25th, 1907, be amended by adding thereto Sections 37, 3S, 39, 40, and Al, which said Sec tions. respectively, read as follows; Sec 37. That the Judge of the Morgan County Law and Equity Court be, ana he is hereby authorized and empowered to direct the Sheriff of Morgan County to appoint a sufficient number of dep uties to serve the processes of the Morgan County Law and Equity Court and perform such other duties as may be necessary, and proper for the admin lstration of the duties of said Court provided that no more deputies be ap- pointed than the actual necessities or the Court require; that each deputy shall be to 1t, reputable, sober ana man, and the Judge of this Court is to be the sole judge of such fitness ,sobriety and competency; that each deputy shall receive for each day that he actually serves said Court dur ing any of its terms, whether regular Or special. the sum of two dollarsl; and the Sheriff shall also receive the sum of two dollars for each day he actually waits upon said Court; that the said deputies and the said Sheriff shall be paid out of the general funds in the treasury Of Morgan County, Ala, in like manner as other debts are now paid; that 1t shall be the duty of the Commissioners Court of Morgan Coun- tv. Ala. to order the treasurer of said County to pay out of the funds in his hands the amounts due the sheriff, the identities and the janitor; that said Court may have janitor whose duties shall be to wait upon the Court dur Ing any of it's terms, and whenever nec- essary. and for such services shall re- ceive the sum of two dollars per day as compensation. to be paid out of the general funds in the treasury of Nor gan County Ala, the same as other debts are now paid
 Sec. 3S. That this Court shall have and exercise Jurisdiction over all caus- es removed to this Court from the fol- lowing courts of Morgan County, Ala, to-wit: The Chancery Court, the Cir  tices' Courts, and the Mayors Court of any municipality in said county; that the causes transferred from the said Circuit and Chancery Courts shall be placed upon the trial dockets of this Court in the numerical order which they occupy on the trial dockets of said Circuit and Chancery Courts. re- spectively, and have the same right of precedence and priority that they had in the said Circuit and Chancery Courts.
 Sec. 39 That at any time during the vacation or during any regular term of said court if, in the opinion of the Judge of this Court, a session of the Court shall be held,~the Judge of this Court. upon making a minute entry therefor is hereby empowered and au- thorized to declare this Court In ses- sion for such purpose or purposes that he may deem proper, and the Judge of said Court be and is hereby author ized to order a grand jury summoned and empanelled to consider matters that may come before 1t. and which said grand jury may be summoned inn mediately and in whatsoever manner the Judge may direct in said minute entry: that such grand jury shall have power and authority and 1t shall be Its aItv Ia investlRate all matters and