The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-16


 said eonvicts, shall be placed to rns credit of said Marengo Law and EQulty | Court Fine and Forfeiture Fund, and said Clerk and Register snail make re- ports quarterly on the first day of July | october. January and April of each year. commencing on .he frst day Of october. 1903. which said report shall show the number of convictions. Che names of the personss convicted, and the ofrense for which convicted. the | nne and sentence imposed. the number l of forfeitures taken, against whom and the amount thereof. together with the names of the parties plaintiff and defendant In civil cases at law and in equity. and the names of the defend- ants in criminal cases. and the amount | of Solicitors fees taxed. together with | the amount ana items in each case and the name of each defendant and the | disbursement of said Solicitors fees which may have been made and ac- crued in said fund during the pre- | ceding quarter. and shall at such time pay over to the Treasurer of Marengo County all such moneys coming from any of the above mentioned sources | wh hich shall remain In their hands and | all such moneys shall be placed by said Treasurer to the credit of said Maren- go Law and Equity Court Fine and Forfeiture Fund. Sec. 4s. That upon the appearances of any defendant in civil cases com- menced in said Marengo Law and Equity Court by summons and com- plaint. or attachment, or which has been transferred Into said court from the Circuit or Chancery Court, or which has been brought into said court by appeal. certiorart, or otherwise. said case shall be set down for hearing and settling of the pleadings in said case. and after the pleadings shall have been settled such case must be tried upon the issue which has been made and formed therein; provided. that the pre- siding judge may allow amendments to the complaint or other pleadings, af- l ter the same has been settled. when In his opinion the ends of justice require 1t.
 Sec. 43. That 1t shall be the duty of the Clerk and the Register of said Marengo Law and Equity Court to procure the necessary and suitable books. records. files. stationery and furniture for said court and for the preservation of the books. records and files pertaining to the causes on their respective sides of the dockets of said court; to be paid for out of the said Marengo Law and Equity Court Fine and Forfeiture Fund. herein provided for, on their respective orders as pro- vided by law. and after the same have been approved by the Board of Coun- " Commissioners or MarenEo county.
 Sec. 44. That all laws of . general nature now or hereafter In force In this State giving Jurisdiction to the Circuit Chancery and City Courts shall be deemed and held to extend and apply to the said MarenEe Law and Equity Court, although said court may not be therein mentioned or referred to. unless the contrary, shall be ex- pressly provided in such law. or un- less such law be In conflict with the provisions Of this act, or the rules of procedure and practice which the judge of said court may en him in this act.
 Sec. 4s. That in all criminal cases in which conviction is had. the same solicitors fees shall be taxed up anG collected as are taxed up and coliect- ed in the circuit courts of this State. and said fees shall be collected in the same manner as In the circuit courts and when collected shall he placed ts the credit of Marengo law and Euuf- tv Court Fine and Forfeiture Fund herein provided for. 5
 Sec. 4s. That all cases at law or IT equity. brought in the Northern Divis- ion of said MRrengo Law and Equity Court. except those cases in which . jury Is required or demanded, shall he tried by the judge of said court In the City of Demopolir. at the placs designated and selected by the judge of said court for holding conrt in<said Northern Division: and in all cases at law Or in equity in which Jury trial is raauired or demanded. brought in iths Northern Division of said Court 1 the issues of fact shall be determined hefore c jury at the court house in Linden, but the pieadinRB shall be settled and the issue made up before the judge of said court at the place a. R n. court in the Northern Division of said court. fmANs
 Sec. 1T. That all criminal cases. growing out of offenses committed within the territory embraced in the Northern Division of said court, in which jury trial is not required or demanded. shall be tried before the judge of said court at Demopolis: but all criminal cases growing out of of- lenses committed within the territory embraced in the Northern Division Of said court in which jury trial is re- qhired or demanded, and all criminal cases growing out of offenses ccrn- in the Southern Division of said court, shall be tried at the court house in Linden. ZIG
 Sec. 4s That on the first day of January of each year 1t shall be the duty of the Treasurer of MaranEo County to transfer from the Marengo Law and Equity Court Fine and For feiture Fund and place to the credit of the general fine and forfeiture fund of Marengo County. all funds to the credit of said Marengo Law and Eaui- " Court Fine and Forfeiture Fund, after paying all claims that may be registered against the same at that time.
 Sec. 4s. That if any Section or pro- vision of this act shall be held to be void or unconstitutional. it shall not destroy the validity or constituttonal- ity of any other section or provision which is not in and of Itself void and unconstitutional.
 Sec. 50. That all laws, general. special or local. in conflict or incon- sistent with the provisions of this act, be, and the same are hereby repealed. Approved Aug. 26, 1909.
 Official
 Frank ". Julian.
 Sec'y of State.
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