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An Act to regulate Patrol Detachments, and to enforce the performance of Patrol duty in this State. 1835 21 (1835)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsal0199 and id is 1 raw text is: p  o.!                    AN ACT
'Tformthe NIn*hi Juiediciaircuit of thetatuteofAlhara, and foAnther purposes.
SEc. %, lie it enacted by the Senate'and House I/lepresentatives
of the Stale of Ilaband 0. General ./1vternbly conrened, That the
cointies of St. Clair, DeKalb, Cherokete, Randolph, TaIladega and 13oBen-cut
ton shall, hereafter compose a separate Judicial Circuit to be called..tlc Posing P.
Ninth Circuit of the State ofAlaban.
Sic. 2. AIndhe it farther enacted, That the Circuit Courts of the
Ninth Circuit shall be holden at the times, and for the petiods hereinafter
usentioned. - The I;ircuit Court for the county of St. Clair, phall com-
nience on the fourth Mionday in March and September, mid continue one rime oJa
week. DeKalb on the first Monday after the fourth Monday in March iu uourts.
nnd September, and continue one week. Cherokee, on the second Mon-.
day after the fourth Monday of Illarch and September, and continue one
week. Randolph, on the third Monday after the fourth londay of
March and September, and continue one week. Talladega, on the
fourt Monday after the fourth, of Mtarch and September, and may con-
tinukwo weeke. Benton, on the sixth Monday after the fourth Mon.
day of March and September, and continue until the business is
disposed of.
Sza. J. dnd be it further enacted, That 'the county of Jefferson Jetterson.
-shall be taken from the Seventh Judicial Circuit, and shall hereaftar be attached to.
attached to the Third Judicial Cireit ; and the Circuit Courts for said 3rdcircuit.-
county ofJefferson shall'commence on the third Mondays in. April and.
October, and continue until the business is completed.
SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That all writs, recognizances
and subpaenas, and process of every description, civil and criminal, now ftaturn of
or hereafter made returnable to any of the Courts in this act mentioned, Write.
as heretofore regulated by law, shall be deemed-and taken to he return-
able to said Courts as now altered and established by this act.
SEc. 5. And be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws
contravening the provisions of this act be, and the same are hereby re-
pealed.                             Approved, January 8, 1836.
[No. 11.3                   AN ACT
o regulate Patrol Detaehments, nod to enforce the perfomnance of Patrol duty in thin State,
Sic. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representative& Junices of
of the State of Ailabaina in General Assembly convened, That here- i'ence to
after it shall be the duty of Justices of the Peace to appoint and regulate Apoint ptro
patrol detachments in their respective beats throughout this State, and it
shall be the duty of the Justices of the Peace in each beat to meet once in
each and everyyear, which shall be done within the first week of Marcl
of each year,' arid make a complete list of all male owners of slaves, of
every age, and all other persons liable to patrol duty, which list they
shall divide into patrol detachments, consisting of not less than three, nor
more than five men, beside their leader-appointing some discreet per-
son as leader of each detachment; and the detachments so appointed
shall be compelled to perform patrol duty according to the patrol laws
now in force in the State, but shall have the privilege of sending a sub-,
stitute.
SEc. 2. And be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of te
Justices of the. Peace, immediately upon making out the list of patrol de-
tachments in each and every year, to finish the Constable of the beat td;

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