1822 - Edocs

Justices to attend
first term under
a penalty.
Clerk of Circuit
is Clerk ofCoun-
ty.
Court may fine 8c
imprison for contempt.
Where there is no
jail.
Number of justices
to each county 6ic.
When bail required.
Sheriff to attend
county court.
9i
in lieu thereof at the election of the person whose services
are required.
14. Be it further enact ed, That, it shall be the duty of
all the justices of the county to attend punctually at the
first term of their respective counties, of every year for
the purposes of laying such levy if necessary and attending
to the general interest of the county, under the penalty
of ten dollars, to be recovered before any justice of
the peace by warrant, one half to go the informer and
the other half towards lessening the county levy.
15. Be it further enacted, Tiiat the clerk of the circuit
court shall be the clerk of the county court, and he shall
keep a seperate record for all the business transacted in
said court—and he shall be entitled to the same fees for
the business performed therein, as for similar servicer
performed in the circuit court.
16. Be it further enacted, That, the said court shall
have power to fine and imprison for contempt of their authority,
provided said fine do not exceed twenty dollars,
nor said imprisonment the term of three days.
17. Be it further enacted, That, if any person or persons
shall be committed by a justice of the peace in any
county where there shall be no jail, ot place of safe keeping,
it shall be the duty of the said justice of the peace,
to direct the sheriff of said county, to deliver such offender
or offenders to the sheriff of the next adjoining county,
wherein a jail or place of safe keeping may be, therein
to be confined and to be dealt with according to law, and
said sheriff shall be authorised to summon a guard for
that purpose.
18. Be it further enacted, That, there shall, till hereaf-
ter otherwise directed, be appointed in the county of St.
Johns, eight justices of the peace, three of whom shall
reside in the city of St. Augustine; and in the county of
Duval eight justices of the peace—In the county of Escambia,
eight justices of the peace, three of whom shall
reside in the city of Pensacola, and for the county of
Jackson eight justices of the peace.
19. Be it further enacted, That, said justices of the
peace shall not hold to bail in any case which does not
exceed the sum of* five dollars.
20. Be it further enacted, That, it shall be the duty of
the sheriff of the county to attend at said county court to
execute the orders and process of said court, and he shall
be entitled to the same fees for services performed therein,
as for similar services performed in the circuit court.
EDMUND LAW,
President of the Legislative Council,
[Approved September 13th, 1822]
WILLIAM P. DUVAL.
Governor of the Territory of Florida
Test, EORERT MITCHELL,
Clerk of the Legislative Counc;]