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An Act defining the judicial circuits of this State, and prescribing the time of holding the courts therin, and for other purposes. 1840 117 (1840)

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An act defining the judicial circuits of this State, and prescribing the time
of holding the courts therein, and for other purposes.
SECTION.                        SECTION.
1. Counties composing the several cir.  4. Failure of judge to hold court at the
cults.                          proper time, how provided for.
2. Courts of the first, second, third,  5. Act how to be construed.
fifth, and seventh, circuits, when  6. County courts of Yell county, when
held.                           held.
3. Recognizances returnable, how pro.  7. Act to he published in newspaper.
vided fur.                  8. Slaves declared to be real estate.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State  Arkansas,
That the counties of Mississippi, Crittenden, Phillips, St. Francis,
Poinsett, and Monroe, shall compose the first judicial circuit. That
the counties of Chicot, Desha, Bradley, Arkansas, Jefferson, and Union,
compose the second judicial circuit. That the counties of Inde.
pendence, Green, Lawrence, Randolph, Jackson, Izard, and Van Bu-
ren, shall compose the third judicial circuit. That the counties of
Pulaski, Saline, Hot Spring, White, and Perry, shall compose the
fifth judicial circuit. And that the counties of Crawford, Scott,
Franklin, Johnson, Pope, Yell, and Conway, shall compose the se-
venth judicial circuit.
SEc. 2. Be it further enacted, That the circuit courts within and
for the respective counties of the first, second, third, fifth and seventh
judicial circuits, shall hereafter be begun and held in each and every
year, by the proper judges, as follows, to wit:-In the county of
Monroe, on the first Mondays of March and September; in the county
of Poinsett, on the third Mondays of March and September; in the
county of St. Francis, on the fourth Mondays of March and Septem-
ber; in the county.of Mississippi, on the second Mondays after the
fourth Mondays of March and September; in the county of Critten-
den, on the third Mondays after the fourth Mondays of March and
September; in the county of Phillips, on the third Mondays of May
and November; in the county of Desha, on the last Mondays of
March and September; in the county of Arkansas, on the first Mon-
days of April and October; in the county of Jefferson, on the second
Mondays of April and October; in the county of Union, on the third
Mondays of April and October; in the county of Bradley, on the
fourth Mondays of April and October; in the county of Chicot, on the
first Mondays of May and December; in the county of Green, on the
last Mondays of March and September; in the county of Randolph,
on the first Mondays of April and October; in the county of Lawrence,
on the second Mondays of April and October; in the county of Izard,
on the fourth Mondays of April and October; in the county of Van
Buren, on the first Mondays after the fourth Mondays of April and
October; in the county of Jackson, on the third Mondays after the
fourth Mondays of April and October; in the county of Independ-
ence, on the first Mondays of June and December; in the county of
Hot Spring, on the third Mondays of February and August; in the
county of Saline, on the fourth Mondays of February and August; in
the county of Pulaski, on the first Mondays of March and September;

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