The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-23

tabulated by counties and circuits
 showing the work done by each cir
 cult judge by circuits and counties for | each year.
 3. The chief justice shall have
 authority and it shall be his duty to
 see that the business of the several
 courts Of the counties is attended to with proper dispatch, and that the
 cases civil and criminal, are not per
 mitted or suffered to become congested
 or delayed, and he shall take care that prisoners are not allowed to remain in
 the jails without a prompt trial. l 4. Whenever in the opinion of
 the chief justice the business in any
 or the courts is being delayed or is
 unnecessarily congested, or unneces- sari1y accumulated, it shall be his duty to order adjourned or special terms of
 court or the calling of the dockets of
 the cases for trial by sending a written
 order to the clerk of the court of the | county where ordered, which order shall
 be spread upon the minutes of the court as a part of the organization thereof. and he shall also have power and authority to direct the supernu- I merary judge or the judge of any cir cult at any time to call or order an ad- ! journed or special term of the court for l any county in the circuit of any such l judge for the trial of any county cases. and all cases, civil Or criminal, one, or all, and it shall thereupon be the duty I of such supernumerary judge or circuit I judge, to immediately make such or l ders and issue such process and notice as shall be made necessary for the call- ! ing, converting and holding of such terms of court according to law. That l If either the judge or solicitor of the l court shall be unable to attend said court. he shall notify the chief justice ! and the chief justice shall designate some other judge or solicitor, as the case may be, not then engaged in hold ing court elsewhere to attend and hold said court or discharge the duties of solicitor or judge. as the case may be. 5. That the chief justice shall have power and authority and it shall be his duty to direct and order in the
 same manner the attendance of any so- licftor upon any regular, adjourned or special term of the court for the prose- cution of any criminal case or the prosecution or defense in any case in which the state or any county thereof Is interested at any regular, adjourned or special term of court or to attend upon any preliminary trial or applica- tion for bail of habeas corpus either in
 or out of this circuit.
 6. That when any circuit judge or solicitor is ordered by telephone,
 telegraph or in writing by the chief
 Justice to attend and hold or assist in
 holding any regular, adjourned or spe- cial term of court out of the county for which he shall have been elected such
 judge or solicitor shall be entitled to his actual expenses in travelling to and attending such court and returning home not to exceed his actual expenses for transportation and &2 per day for
 hotel bills to be rendered in an itemized account within 10 days after his return
 home, sworn to and returned to the
 chief justices office in Montgomery and when approved by him the auditor shall
 draw a warrant in favor of such judge
 or solicitor for such amount as thus
 approved.
 T. That whenever in the opinion
 or judgment of the chief justice the
 public good requires more judges than
 are regularly provided by law for the
 holding and attending the courts in
 any county in this state he may order
 one or more judges living out of such
 circuit to attend and hold or assist in
 holding such court
 8. That in so holding or assist
 ing in holding such court no two judges
 shall try cases in the same room at
 the same time, but such court may be
 held in separate divisions and it shall
 De the duty of the sheriff and court of
 county commissioners or board of reve-
 nue of such county wherein such court
 Is ordered to be held, to provide rooms
 Tor the accommodation of holding such
 court by said judge and said courts and divisions of court may be held in any
 part of the court house, or in buildings
 near by the court house as fully and
 lawfully as If held in the court room regularly provided for holding such court. g. That the chief justice shall have authority and Is hereby directed to order and direct as nearly as prac-
 ticable the holding of circuits by the several circuit judges of the state at least one month of each year in other circuits than the one for which they
 are elected. it being the intent and pur-
 pose of this act to require the several
 circuit judges of the state to rotate in the holding of their courts under the
 direction of the chief justice.
 10. That for any failure of a
 judge to order such special term of court or to attend any such court after
 having called the same or having been
 notified by the chief justice to attend and to perform any of the duties re- quired of him by this act without a law full excuse being sick himself or sick
 ness in his family, or being engaged in holding court elsewhere, or being lawfully absent from the state, he shall forfeit $100 to the state to be recovered in the circuit court of Mont gomery county on motion of the attor- ney general in the name of the state on 10 days notice.
 Il. That any solicitor who fails, without sufficient excuse, to perform any of the duties required of him under this act shall forfeit to the state of Ala bama $100 to be recoverd by the attor- ney general on motion in the circuit court of Montgomery county on 10 days notice. 12. That if any section, clause or provision of this act shall be de- clared to be unconstitutional it shall not be held to affect any other section, clause or provision, but the same shall remain in full force and effect. Approved September IS, 1915.
 Official:
 JOHN PURIFoY,
 Secretary of State.
 AN ACT
 No. 7S0) (H. 1056. Copeland.
 In relation to the Alabama Home of Refuge, a state training school for white girls, and to further regulate and provide for It's powers, govern ment, enlargement and relocation; providing for change of name and authorizing judges of municipal courts or recorders of towns and
 cities to commit girls thereto; regu- lating the formation of the board of managers and the filling of vacancies 1 in the board; making appropriation for suitable grounds or land, and for 1 the erection thereon, and equipping suitable and adequate buildings for said training school; authorizing the 1 sale or exchange of present property of the institution, and the use of the proceeds; making it unlawful to in-