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An Act to regulate the counties and establish county courts in the Territory of Florida. 1824 247 (1824)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsfl0038 and id is 1 raw text is: 247 AN ACT To regulate the counties and establish county courts in the Territory of ilovida. Be it enacted by the Governor and Legialative Coun- cil of the Territory of Florida, That there shall be or- ganizec in each of the counties or this Territory a county court to be composed of three Judges to be ap- pointed by the Governor and Legislative Council, and Compnscd of to hold their office during good behaviour, subject three judges. however, to he removed from office at any time by the Governor, and a majority of the Li-gislative Council; one of the said judges shall be designted by the Go- vernor to preside; any two of the said Judges shall be a quorum, and shall constitute a court.-The said judges shall respectively possess'and exercise all the powers, and perform all the duties of justices of the peere within their counties according to the limits, vWlich may be prescribed to the exercise of theirjuris- diction as justices afuresuid by the said judges, when sitting as a Lounty court. They shall befoic they en- ter on the duties of their office, take an oath to sup- Take an oath. port the constitution of the United States, and faith- fully to execute the duties assigned them without par- tiality, favour or affection. Sec. 2. dand be it further enacted, That the county Jurisdiction. courts, thus estabhished, shall within their'respective lals4ctin. counties exercise original jurisdiction over all suns above twenty and under one hundred dollars, and ap- pellate jurisdiction over the judgments of justices of the peace, and concurrent jurisdiction in all 6ivil cases above a hundred dollars with the superior courts, both in law and equity, saving to all persons the right of ap- peal or writ of error to the superior court. And that the said court s hall have no criminal jurisdiction ex- cept in cases, where the judge of the superior court shall be the party accused, or the said superior court for any other cause cannot take cognizance; then and in that case it shall be the duty of the prosecuting at- proviso, torney to give twenty (lays notice before the term to the jtdlges of the said county court, and the said judg- es shallcause a venire facias to be issued, and-a grand jtry organized for that special purpose, and the decis- ion of the said county court in all such cases shall be final; ProVided, that whenever any suit shall be insti- tutcd.i the oaid county courts) in which the judge of

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