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Ardinance
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Mary. 21th 1846
Power to regulate
24. And be it further enacted and ordained, That it shall be lawful for the said SupremeCourt to make and prescribe such rules and orders,touching the times and place Sittings of the ourt, of holding the Court,form of prosess,pleadings, and other business and proceedings of the and to make rules said Court, and of the fees payable therein, as to the said Court shall seein fit, and such and orders. rules and orders, from time to time, to alter, amend, or revoke, as occasion may require; and also that it shall be lawful for the said Court to alter or revoke any rule or regulation, contained in this Ordinance, touching the aforesaid matters.
How many
25.-And be it further enacted and ordained, That there shall be four terms in each Sittings of the year for the despatch of the civil business of the said Supreme Court, and the said terins Court. shall be the months of January, March, May, and November,and shall commence on the Terms, and when to first, and terminate on the last, day of the said months respectively; Provided, that whenever be held.
it shall happen that any of the said months shall commence, or end, upon a Sunday, the term shall commence on the Monday following, or end on the Saturday preceding.
Sittings at
26. And be it further enacted and ordained, That there shall be four Sittings in every year for the trial of all civil causes and actions, and for the hearing and determining Prius, &c. of all inatters of complaint under the summary jurisdiction of the said Supreme Court, as hereinafter provided; and such Sittings shall commence on the 1st day of February, 1st day of April,the 1st day of October, and the 1st day of December, and shall terminate on the 14th day of each of such months respectively: Provided, that whenever either of the said days shall commence, or end, upon a Sunday the Sittings shall commence on the Monday following, and end on the Saturday preceding: Provided also, that if at any time it shall appear to the Chief Justice of the said Court necessary or expedient that the court should sit for the purposes aforesaid at any other or different periods, it shall be lawful for the said Chief Justice so to do, upon given reasonable notice thereof.
27. And be it further enacted and ordained, That there shall be four sessions in every year for the despatch of the Criminal business of the said Supreme Court; the said sessions to commence on the 15th day of February, the 15th day of April, the 15th day of October, and the 15th of December, in every year, and shall terminate on the last day of each of such months respectively. Provided, that whenever either of the said days shall happen to commence, or end, upon a Sunday, the sessions shall commence on the Monday following, and end on the Saturday preceding: Provided also, that if at any time it shall appear to the Chief Justice of the said Court necessary or expedient that afCriminal session should be held at any other or different perid, it shall be lawful for the said Chief Justice so to hold the same, upon giving reasonable notice thereof.
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Criminal Sessions.
28. And be it further enacted and ordained, That the Chief Justice of the said Sittings atchambers. Supreme Court shall attend at Chambers, at such times, and so often as occasion shall require, (except during the mouths of June, July, August, and September,)for the purpose of hearing parties upon suminonses, hearing applications for time, leave to amend, and such other matters as may be brought before him by any Rule or Order of the said Court; and that the mode of procuring the attendance of any party before the said Chief Justice at Chambers, shall be by snmons, to be taken out from the Registrar's Office, which summons shall state the names and description of the parties, and the object of the attendance, and shall be signed by the Registrar or his Deputty.
Office hours and
29 --And be it further enacted and ordained, That the Offices of the said Supreme Court shall be open every day during term, between the hours of ten in the morning, holidays. and four in the afternoon, and out of term, between the hours of ten in the morning, and three in the afternnon, except upon Sundays, and the holidays hereinafter mentioned, and the months of June, July, August, and September, for the issuing of processes, the filing of affidavits, petitions, declarations, pleas, answers, and other pleadings, and granting copies thereof, and for doing and performing all other necessary acts, duties, and things in the said offices; and the holidays in the said offices shall be New year's day, Good Friday, Easter Monday, Her Majesty's Birth day, Ascension day, Whit Monday, the anniversary of Her Majesty's Coronation, and Christmas day, and the day after.
Commencemen-
And be it further creted agd ordained Thas all quits-and-notions of A common law nature, shall be commenced the said SupremeCourt by stirnmons, or other of actions. process in the nature of a writ of summons; and that at the time of issuing such writ of summons the plaintiff shall lodge, with the Registrar of the Court, a short statement, or abstract, in writing, of the cause of action, and the Registrar of the Court shall indorse, on the back of such writ of summons, the amount of the debt or damages sought to be recovered, together with the sun due for costs; and in every suit or action which shall be hereafter commenced in the said Court, where the Plaintiff shall complain by Attorney, the Attorney of the party complaining shall, before any process is sued out to compel the appearance of any person to answer any complaint or demand, file his warrant or authority to sue, signed by the party complaining, with the Registrar of the said Court.
31.-Provided always, and be it further cuacted and ordained, That if any person shall have a claim, or ground of action, of whatever nature, against any other person who shall be about to leave the Colony, or who may reasonably be suspected of an
Warrant to sue.
Arrest allowed in case of debtors being about to leave the Colony.
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