The weekly soliphone., 1915-02-05
AN ACT TO ESTABLISH A COURT
 OF COMMON PLEAS IN
GREENE COUNTY.

OF COMMON PLEAS IN .
 GREENE COUNTY.
 Be it enacted by the General Assem-
 bly of the State of Arkansas:
 Section 1. That court of com mon pleas be and is hereby establish ed in the county of Greene, to be held quarterly at the court house in said county, commencing on the fourth Monday in January, April, July and October of each year, and to continue in session until the busi- ness before said court shall be dis posed of; unless the continuation of said court should conflict with the term of some other court of record; i; then the judge shall adjourn the court of common pleas until some other day named and designated by him, or until the next regular term of said court.
 Section 2. That the said court shall have jurisdiction of all law ac- tions of contract, either expressed or implied; all actions of replevin and damages to persons, to property, or to both, where the sum and the amount in controversy, exclusive of interest shall not exceed one thou sand dollars, but the said court have no jurisdiction of any actions where the title to or possession of real estate is in controversy; nor of any criminal action, nor any action or matter where exclusive jurisdiction is by law given to either the county or probate court.
 Section 3. That the rules of prac- tice governing the circuit court, shall be the rules of practice in this court; and any pleading service, pro- cess, record or other proceedings which are required in the circuit court, shall be required and held suf- llNiCiAt III thio Sooi tJ uAASpS OehCi " loC expressly provided herein.
 Section 4. That all issues of law and fact, shall be tried by the court, unless a jury be demanded by either party, when in such case, the court shall order the sheriff or other off cer in attendance upon said court, to summon a jury of twelve men law fully qualified to serve as jurors as is required in circuit courts; unless the parties agree to a less number, who shall be forthwith summoned, empaneled and sworn to try the ac- tion, in the same way and manner, as juries are summoned, ,empaneled and sworn to try and determine an ac- tion pending in the circuit court; each party being entitled to three (3) peremptory challenges.
 Section ,. The jurors empaneled in said court, and the witnesses in attendance thereon, shall be entitled to the sum of one dollar per day, to be paid in all cases by the party liti- gant against whom judgment there for shall be rendered; and as in the circuit court, the said fees shall be- come and be considered part of the costs of the action, and be so collect ed.
 Section 6. The sheriff of the county shall be the ordinary officer of said court, and shall, in person or by deputy, attend at each session thereof, to whom all writs and other processes issuing out of said court shall be directed; but the same may be served by any officer in the coun- ty, authorized to serve process, des- ignated by the party suing out the process.
 Section z. That the sheriff, or oth- CT officer who shall serve any pro- cess issuing out of said court, shall be allowed the same fees as are now or may be allowed by law to sheriffs for similar services in the circuit court, to be paid as in section five of this act, provided for jurors and witnesses fees.
 Section 8. That the clerk of the circuit court shall be ex-officio clerk or the court or common pleas, and shall be entitled to the same fees as