Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1913-03-13
An Act to Establish a Circuit
and Chancery Court at
Tracy City.
Chapter 5.
Senate Bill No. 50.

An Act to esta bllsh a Circuit and
Chancery Court at Tracy City, Tennes-
see, to regulate the proceedings thereof;
to require the Judge of the Circuit
Court and the Chancellor Of the Chan
Gerry Court Of Grundy Comfy to hold
said Courts, and the Attorney Genera
OF the Grundy County Circuit Court to
discharge the duties OF his office for said
Tracy ity Circuit Court and to define
the jurisdiction of said courts.
Section /. Be it enacted by the Cen
eral Assembly of the State of Tennessee,
That Circuit Court be, and is hereby
established, and shall be held at Tracy
City for the sixth, seventh, eighth,
ninth, eleventh, twelfth and thirteenth
old Civil Districts OF Grundy County
being the same and co-extensive with
the present road districts, and shall be
called the Circuit Court Of Tracy City,
and shall be held by the Circuit Judge
of Grundy County, and the jurisdiction
OF said Circuit CourG, both law and
criminal shall be co-extensive with the
limits of said sixth, seventh, eighth,
eleventh, twelfth and thirteenth old
civil districts aforesaid.
Section O. Be it further enacted,
That said Circuit Court shall hold three
regular terms each year: first Thursday
after FIRST Mondays in March and July,
and first Thursday after fourth Monday
in November.
Section 3. Be it further enacted,
That said Circuit Court she'll have ex-
elusive general common law jurisdiction,
original and appellate, in all civil cases
at law or cases of criminal character
arising in such old civil districts OF
Grundy county, te-wit: 8, rs, 8, II, IL
and Is, counterpart writs may issue from
this court for joint defendants residing
out Of its Jurisdiction.
Section 4. Be it furthen enacted,
that said Circuit Court of Tracy City
shall have all the powers within its local
jurisdiction that belong to the Circuit
Courts of this state.
Section 5. Be it further enacted, That
the Judge holding said Court shall order
the empanel of grand jury, which
shall have the same power within the
local jurisdiction of this Court and
shall be governed by the same laws as
other grand juries. The Attorney gen
eral for the Circuit Court of Grundy
County shall attend this Court and
transact all the business appertaining to
his Office thereat; and the salary of the
| judge and encouragement shall not be
increased by reason of the additional
labor incident to the esta blishing of this
\ court.
Section 6. Belt further enacted, That
the Judge OF the Grundy County Cir
cult Court before the converting of the
Tracy City Circuit Court for its term,
during the year 1918, designate and
cause to be summoned by the Sheriff, OF
his deputies, a sufficient nun Der OF
jurors from the body Of the county tc
serve as Jurors for sad court, for said
terms, and that therea fter thevenire fol-
this court shall be selected in the same
manner and at the same time that the
venire for the Grundy County Circuit
| Court is now selected.
Section 7. Be itfurther enacted, Thai
the Clerk Of the Circuit Court Of Grun.
dy county shall be clerk of this court
and shall maintain and keep an Office
by himself, or deputies, at Tracy City
which shall be constantly open for tn,
transaction OF business.
Section y. Be it further enacted, Tha
the Sheriff Of Grundy county by him
self, or deputies, shall do and perform
all the duties appertaining to his Office
necessary to be done in the Tracy Cit
court as in other courts; shall serve a
officer of said court and perform tn,
duties and receive the emoluments al
such officer attending other Circui
Courts in this state.
Section,9. Be itfutther enacted, Ths
all cases now on docket of the Circui
Court Of Grundy County at Altamun
originating within the bounds Of th,
|. jurisdiction Of the Tracy City Circni
Court, now established, may BE- trans
fetfed By the Circuit Judge, upon hi