The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-30
GENERAL LAWS
Enacted By the Legislature of
 Alabama.

islature of Alabama, that there is here hv established in and for said County of Shelby an Inferior Court of Law and Equity. which shall be called the "Coun- ty Court of Shelby County and which shall have and exercise in said shelby County all the jurisdiction and powers which are now or may hereafter be con ferred by law on the several Circuit and Chaneerv Courts of the State. as well as those now conferred upon the present County of Shelby under the existing laws and statutes of this state. In exercising the jurisdiction and powers Of Courts oI law, said County Court of Shelby Coun- ty" shall conform to the rule Of proceed ire and practice in the Circuit Courts of the State and when exercising the pow CTS and jurisdiction of the Courts of Touitv 1t shall conform to the rules of procedure and practice in the Ghancery Courts of the State. except when such rules. procedure and practice are changed by this act. Provided. that the presiding Judge shall have the power to make and adopt such rules of practice not incon- sistent with the general rules of prae- flee and the statute of Alabama. as may be required by a proper system Of City Court practice, and he may amend the same as may be expedient. Such rules shall be entered upon the minutes of said Court and the same may be changed or amended by the Supreme Court of the State
 Sec 2 That a Judge of said County Court shall be appointed by the Govern or of the State within fifteen days after the approval of this act whose term Of office shall be six years from the date Of his appointment, and in like manner said .Judge,s successor shall be appointed eV- cry six years thereafter The Judge so appointed by the Governor, as herein provided, shall take the oath of office as required by law to be taken hy Judges of the Circuit Courts and shall he re moved from office for the same causes and in the same manner as Judges or the Circuit Courts. He shall have and eN- .ercise all the jurisdiction and powers which are or may be hereafter lawfully exercised by Judges of the Circuit Courts md ChanceIors of the State, including authority to issue writs of injunction, prohibition, certiorari, mandamus, hapea5 corpus. ne exeat and all other remedial writs returnable to any Courts in thls State.
 Sec. 3. That the judge of said County Court shall be a citizen of Shelby Coun- tv at the time of his appointment and during his continuance in office snail re- side in said County. and at the time of his appointment shall have been clu- zen of the State for period Of hVe wears next preceding his appointment,
 
 wears of age and learned in the law Vacancies in the office of the judge of said County Court shall be filled by the Governor. and the person appointed shail hold said office during the uneXplred term of his predecessor. and until his successor shall be appointed and qual- flied
 Sec. That a clerk of said County Court of Shelby County shall be ap- Dointed by the judge thereof who shall hold office during the term of the judge appointing him, and who shall. on the Equity side of said Court. discharge the duties which now devolve upon the reg isters in the Chancery Courts of this State. Such clerk shall have all the pow CTS and be liable to perform all the du- ties and shall be subject to the same pains and penalties as Registers In Cham cery in the State with regard to all bus- mess coming into said County Court or Shelby County" on the equity side there of and shall be entitled to the same fees as are or may be allowed the registers in chancery for like services. and the same shall be collected as such fees are collected in the Chancery Courts Such Clerk shall. on the law side of said County Court of Shelby County dis charge all the duties which now de- volve upon clerks of Circuit Courts. ana shall have all the powers and be liable to perform all the duties and shall be subject to all the pains and penalties as the clerks of the Circuit Courts of this State with regard to all business coming into said County Court on the law side thereof and shall be entitled to the same fees as are or may be allowed the clerks of the Circuit Courts of the State for like services, and the same shall be col lected as such fees are collected in the Circuit Court And such clerk so ap- pointed shall give bond in the sum of slOOO0 as such clerk, conditioned upon the faithful performance and discharge of the duties of said office during ms continuance therein.
 Sec K That the judge of said Court herein established shall receive as sal arv the sum of two thousand dollars per annum, payable on his order on the county treasurer of Shelby County monthly at the end of each month, and such claims shall be preferred claim against the County.
 Sec. 6. That there shall be appointed n solicitor for said County, whose term of office shall continue for six years and aIntu his successor is appointed and qual- flied, such solicitor shall be appointed by the Governor of the State within hf- teen days from the approval Of this act and the subsequent appointment shal he made by the Governor of the state on or before the expiration of the tern of office of the incumbent, to take ef- feet upon such expiration; such appoint ment shall not be made exceeding fif tean days before the time of office fol rhich the incumbent was appointed shai ,--nire Tn the event of the death O -uch solicitor, or his resignation, or re ,oval from office. the Governor shal ppoint his successor, who shall hold or
 oe during the unexpired term or th - )pointee Such solicitor shall be learned
 the law, and at the time of his ap
 intment shall be a citizen of Shelb'
 untv, and shall remain so during hi continuance in said office. Said solicito shall be charged with the performance o fbe same duties in said Court and sub 5ect to the same liabilities and penalue fn respect thereto as by law are imposes l,,non Circuit solicitors fin like cases Il ina Circuit Courts of the State, and sail solicitor shall receive for his compen sation for such services the sum of tw thousand dollars per annum. Provided that the same fees as are taxed by lay for solicitors fees in criminal cases Il The Circuit Courts of the State shall b taxed and collected in said County Cour of shelby County in the same manner auch fees are taxed and collected in Cir emit Courts, and such fees shall be pal into the County Treasury of Shelby Coun fy. The salary of said solicitor shall b payable monthly upon warrants draw hv inc fudge upon the County Treasurer and such salary shall be preleIre claim He Is to take like oath as Cir S,,,,t solicitors. In case of sickness, or i ,ase of any disqualification of said SC ,,oitor except as herein otherwise pro -aded the judge of said court shall ar
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