The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-08-10
COMMITTEE FIXES
9TH COURT TERMS
Five Counties Are Affected
by Arrangements Under
New Law

CORTLAND, August g. Especial. J
the committee, composed of the mem
bers of the different parts of the
Eighth judicial circuit, heretofore ap-
pointed by Judges Brickell and Kyle,
to fix the terms Of the different courts
OF the circuit, under the new law, met
at Decatur yesterday. Judge John c.
Eyster was elected chairman and
Judge Paul Speake, secretary. The
terms OF the courts for the different
circuits were fixed as follows:
Lawrence County-Third Monday in
March, two weeks; third Monday in
August, two weeks third Monday in
June. one week; second Monday in
December, one week. The June and
December terms shall be devoted to
nonjury and equity cases. and a grand
jury shall sit in each of said terms.
Limestone County-Second Monday
in January, two weeks, grand jury;
fourth Monday In April, two weeks,
with equity and nonjury cases. sec
ond Monday in July, two weeks, with
grand jury; fourth Monday in October,
two weeks, with grand jury.
Cullman County-First Monday In
February. four weeks with grand Jury.
first Monday in July, four weeks.
equity and nonjury; second Monday in
November. with grand jury
Madison County-Second Monday in
February, with two weeks, all chan
Gerry and nonjury: second Monday in
March, six weeks, with grand jury;
second Monday in october, six weeks.
with grand jury.
Morgan County-First week in
January, two weeks; second Monday In
April, four weeks with grand Jury;
fourth Monday in May, four weeks;
| first Monday in September, five weeks.
with grand jury; first Monday in De-
cember, three weeks. The last two
days of each term shall be set aside
causes.
The following rules of practice were
recommended: That all bills of excep-
tons, when presented to the Judge pre-
siding at the trial Of the cause shall
be accompanied by certificate of the
party offering the same or his counsel
that copy thereof has been served
upon the adverse party or his counsel.
That the docket Of all civil (but not
equity causes, both jury and nonjurv
be sounded on the first day of each
call of each county, for the taking of
judgments by default
That the option allowed by section
8. page Sill, of the act of 1913 be
availed of, to the end that there be not
established any special term or call
of any county, known as pleading
terms, for the hearing Of arguments
upon or the settlement of pleadings:
but that the practice relative thereto
prevailing in this court, be continued
without change, except when, in the
opinion OF the Judge presiding at the
several calls the necessity Of par
ticular cause warrants that the same
be set down. specially. for the set
Element of the pleadings therein.
That the opinion allowed by section
8, page S11, acts Of 1915, be availed of
to the end that each judge shall hear
and settle the pleadings in all cases as
signed to or to be tried before him, at
| THE call for which the same is set down
for trial, unless previously settled a,
| some other call.
| That the option allowed by section 2
page S11. acts of 1915, be availed Of
! to the end that witness in all cases
at issue, be subpoenaed to attend al
each call Of the court for which the
case is set, without regard to the
state of the pleadings therein; except
in such special causes as where, in the
opinion of the judge presiding at the
call for which the cause Is set for
trial, the end of justice will best be-
| served by pursuing a different course