The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-16

fenced by said court to hard labor for
 the county and received by said Treas
 urer of Marengo eopnty for the hire of
 said eonviets. shall be p:aced to the credit
 of said Marengo Law and Equity Court
 Fine and Forfeiture Fund, and said Clerk and Register shall make reports quarterly
 on the first day of July. October, Janu- ary and April of each year, commencing on the first day of October, 1909, wliieh
 said report shall show the number or convictions, the names of the persons con-
 victed, and the offense for which con vieted, the fine and sentence imposed the number of forfeitures taken. against whom and the amount thereof, together with the names of the parties plaintiff and defendants in civil cases at law and in equity, and the names of the defendants in criminal cases, and the amount of So- licitors fees taxed. together with tho i amount and items in each case and the name of each defendant and the disburse- ment of said Solicitors fees which may i have been made and accrued in said fund during the preceding quarter. and shall at such time pay over to the Treasurer or Marengo County all such moneys coming
 
 which shall remain in their hands and all such moneys shall be placed by said Treasurer to the credit of said Marengo Law and Equity Court Fine and Forfei- ture Fund.
 Sec. 42 That upon the appearance Of 1 any defendant in civil cases commenced in said Marengo Law and Equity Court i by summons and complaint or attach ment, or which' has been transferred into said court from the Circuit or Chancery Court, which has been brought into l said court by appeal, certiorari, or 1 otherwise, said case shall be set down for hearing and settling of the pleadings said case, and after the pleadings shall 1 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 1 the complaint other pleadings, after 1 the same has been settled, when in his opinion the ends of justice require it. 1 Sec 4S. That it shall be the duty of the 1 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 1 causes their respective sides of the | dockets of said court to be paid for out of i 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 County Commissioners of Marengo County.
 Sec. A That all laws of a general ture now or hereafter fin force in this State giving Jurisdiction to the Circuit, | CnaDCtrV 70 deemed and held to extend and apply to the said Marengo Law and Equity Court. although said court may not be therein mentioned or referred to, unless the con trary shall be expressly provided in such law, or unless such law be in conflict with the provisions of this act or tlte rules of procedure and practice which the judge of said court may have adopted under the authority given him in this act
 Sec. 45. That in all criminal cases in 1 which conviction is had, the same solici- tors fees shall be taxed up and collected 1 as are taxed up and collected in the cir | cult courts of this State, and said fees | shall be collected in the same manner as in the circuit courts, and when collected shall be placed to the credit of Marengo Law and Equity Court Fine and Forfei- ture Fund herein provided for. r. Sec. 46 That all cases at law or .n equity, brought in the Northern Divis- ion of said Marengo Law and Equity Court, except those cases in which Jury is required or demanded shall be tried by the judge of said court in the City of Demopolis, at the place designated and se- | lected by the judge of said tou!l Tor holding court in said Northern Division; | and in all cases at law or it eeldAy in which jury trial is required or ueaand- ed, brought in the Northern Division # said Court, the issues of fact shah be de- l termined before jury at the court house 1 in Linden, but the pleadngs shall be set i tied and the issue made up before the | judge of said court at the place desig rated by said jury for holding court In l the Northern Division of said court l Sec. 47. That all criminal cases, grow 1 ing out of ofenses committed within tho l territory embraced in the Northern Di- vision of said court, in which jury trial Is not required or demanded, shall be tried before the judge of said court at Demopois but all criminal cases grow ing out of offenses committed within the territory embraced in the Northern Di- vision of said court. in which a jury trial l is required or demanded and all criminal cases growing out of offenses committed | within the territory embraced in tho 1 Southern Division of said court, shall ue tried at the court house in Linden. Sec. 4S That on the first day of Janu- ary of each year it shall be the duty or the Treasurer of Marengo County to transfer from the Marengo Law and
 
 and place to the credit of the general fine and forfeiture fund of Marengo Coun- ty, all funds to the credit of said Ma rengo Law and Equity Court Fine and Forfeiture Fund, after paying all claims that may be registered against the samo at that time
 Sec. 49 That if any Section or pro- vision of this act shall be held to be void unconstitutional. it shall not de- stroy the validity constitutionaity of any other section provision which IS not in and of itself void and unconstitu- tional.
 Sec. 50 That all laws, general special or local in conflict or inconsistent with the provisions of this act be, and the same are hereby repealed.
 Approved August 26, 1909.
 Official:
 Frank N. Julian,
 Secretary of State.
 No. 12S) AN ACT (S. I2. To amend Article 5 of Chapter Al of the
 Code, relating to printing and binding If
 the Alabama reports.
 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Alabama, That Article of Chapter 141 of the Code of Alabama be and the same