Year: 1867

01 court from all Judgements and decrees of the dis tIct court in which the judgement rendered is for any matter or sum exceeding three hundred and fifty dollars, exclusive of costs; and such appeal shall be taken to the next term of the superior court which shall be held in that county wherein the judgement or decree shall have been rendered and shall have been rendered, and shall be allow ed, only upon the appellants giving sufficient bonds with surety, to the adverse party, conditioned that he prosecute his appeal to effect, and answer all damages in case he fail to make his plea good, and no appeal shall be allowed from such judgement | or decree in any other case whatever.

 Sec. 2. Appeals from all judgments ofjustices of the peace, from which an appeal is now allowed by law shall hereafter be allowed and be taken exclu- | sively to the next term of the superior court to be holden in the county wherein the judgement ap- | pealed from shall have been rendered, on giving | bonds as heretofore required by law. Wits of er- TOT from judgment of justices of the peace shall | also be brought exclusively, to the district court at the next term thereof which shall be held ! in the county in which such judgment was ren- l dered. ] Sec. 8. Motions in error in arrest of judgment l for new trial or to set aside a nonsuit may be made to the district court, we'll any question of law arising ln case reserved for the advice and consideration of the supreme of errors at it's next term to be holden in such district to which term also shall be brought all wrts of error upon final judgements and decrees of the district court and in motions and writs the course of proceed ings and the limitations by law prescribed for the superior court shall be pursued in force in the district court.

 Sec g. All actions which may be brought before the district court shall be brought to- and tried at term of the court holden in that county and dis triet wherein the plaintiff or defendant dwells if they or either of them, are inhabitants of this state but either of them are inhabitants of this state, then in that county and district where the defendant shall be when the suit is commenced; and if the defendant is not within the state, then in that county district wherein is situated the property which is attached.

 Sec. 10. All causes brought before the district court shall be tried otherwise disposed of at the term of said court held next day after that to which they shall have been brought in the county where in they may be pending, unless continued by spe- cial order of court or the agreement of counsel, and no term of said court shall be adjourned sine die, (except as hereinafter provided) until every cause on it's docket in the county where such term is held, shall have been tried, disposed of or continued, or until the Friday immediately pre- ceeding the commencement of the next term of said court

 Sec. Il. The course of practice and the manner ofsproceedings in the district court shall be con- formed to that prevailing in the superior court (so far is practicable, and subject to the discretion of the district court in providing for any necessary modification 1.-the same from time to time,) and all rules of practice prescribed of by the General Assembly for the supreme court of errors, for the superior court shall apply n,atatis m,utanis to the district court so far as is consistent with their nature and scope.

 Sec. 12. The forms of writs of summons and att tachment and of executions, in causes brought be- fore the district court may be the same with those duOW0U Uy ldW UO De uS6u III pfOCocQ1QRS D61Or6 the superior court, with the substitution of the word District for Superior" wheneves the latter term is used therein to designate the ceurt.

 Sec 13 The judges of said district court shall be annually appointed by the General Assembly in accordance with existing laws. from each of the judicial districts to hold said court within the same such judge shall reside during his term of office, in the shire town of the most popuous coun- try in his district, and shall receive salary of twenty two hundred dollars per annuYn, payable quarterly, and his travelling expenses necessarily incurred in the performance of his official du- ties.

 Sec A. The judge of said district court shall an- nually appoint for his district, clerk and an as- sistant clerk, each of whom shall before entering upon the duties of his office, take oath for the faithful performance of his duty, and givea bond e the sum of five hundred dollars similar to that required by law from clerks of the superior court Said clerk shall reside, during his term of office, in district, and said assistant clerk shall reside dur ing his term of office, in shire town of the other county thereof; each shall have within the county in which he resides, the same power and duties, and be entitled to receive the same fees as those pertaining to the clerks of the superior court sepa. rate dockets shall be made and kept in each ooun. ty of the causes brought therein, and the records of said court in each county shall be preserved dis tinct from those of the other, in similar manner

 Each district court shall have it's proper sea

 which shall be cut in duplicate, and one copy there of shall be kept by the clerk in his county and tht other copy by the assistant clerk in his county O. such dstrict be used under the direction of the court in all matters in which seal is requisite. II of the inability of either clerk to fulfil his du ties, the other may act in his stead with the same rights and duties in every respect until such ina bity ceases.

 Sec. 15. The Judge of each district court shal also appoint from time to time, one of the deputy sherifs, in each county of his district to attend upon the sessions of said court in each county.

 Sec. Is. The sessions of said district court shall be held in the several districts the order and times following to wit: In the first district at Hart ford, on the first Tuesdays of February, June, Au- gust and November, and on the second Tuesday of April; at Holland, on the second Tuesday of January, and on the first Tuesdays of May and October, in the second district, at New Haven, on the first Tuesday of February April, June, August October and December, at Middletown, on the first Tuesday of March and November, and at Haddanl district at Norwich, the third Tuesdays of June and December; at New London, on the fourth Tuesday of October; at Brooklyn on the first Tues Tuesdays of May and September; in the fourth district, at Bridgeport on the fourth Tuesday of January, the first Tuesday eff June, and the third Tuesday of November; at Danbnry on the third Tuesday of April and the first Tuesday of Septem- Der, at Ltchfeld, the first Tuesdays of January and March, and on the third Tuesdays of July and October.

 unable to sit at any term of court in his district, or shall be disqualified to sit at the trial of any cause pending therein any other judge of said court may take his place for the time being, and shall the same powers in the premises as the regu- lar judge of sad district world have and if from any cause, no judge of the district court shall be present to hold said court, at the time and place by law appointed, then the deputy sheriff in atten- dance on said conrt may adjourn the same to the next day unless the judge of the district shall have filed with the clerk assistant clerk, written der for it's adjournment, in different manner, in which case said deputy sheriff shall adjourn the court according to said order, and if said court shall be thus adjourned to any particular day, and uo judge shall be present to hold said court, nor shall have been filed aforesaid, then said depu- tv sheriff shall adjourn the term of court without day.

 sec. IS. The judges of the district court shall be appointed by the General Assembly, at it's dresent session. but shall not enter upon their duties nor shall this act in any other respect take effect until the first Tuesday of Oct. A. D. 1867, on and after which day. this act shall be in full force and effect and thls act shall not affect any suit now pending or that may be commenced prior to the day afore-

 Sec 19 The jurors, for the trial of causes in the the district court for each district shall be taken rom the inhabitants of the several towns in such dstrict chosen according to serve as jurors in the superior court and the clerk of the district court shall issue his warrant for the choice and return of eighteen jurors, of the county wherein he resides, for eachterm of said court to be held therein and the assistant clerk of said court shall issue similar warrants for the choice and return of jurors from the county wherein he resides, for each term of said court to be held therein in like man aa is