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Berkeley And Jefferson Intelligencer
Martinsburg, Berkeley County, Virginia
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Letter from Richmond reports likely passage of bill to establish Superior Courts in each Virginia county, abolishing District Courts and creating 12 circuits with assigned judges. Martinsburg's circuit includes Loudoun, Jefferson, Berkeley, Hampshire, Hardy, Rockingham, Shenandoah, and Frederick counties. Anticipates measures to protect property from embargo effects via execution law adjustments, possibly replevin bonds.
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Extract of a letter from a gentleman in Richmond to his friend in Martinsburg, dated the 20th instant.
"There is no doubt of the passage of the Bill now before the House of Delegates, for establishing a Superior Court of Law in each County. It abolishes the District Courts, and directs that the State shall be laid off in twelve Circuits, to each of which a Judge of the General Court, shall by that Court be specially assigned, and that he shall hold a Court in each County of his Circuit twice a year, with all the powers and jurisdiction of the present District Courts. Your Circuit is composed of Loudoun, Jefferson, Berkeley, Hampshire, Hardy, Rockingham, Shenandoah and Frederick. Two Judges will of course be appointed.
On the Execution law, will not, I presume, be suspended, but something I am certain will be done to prevent the sacrifices of property-that the Embargo will otherwise produce. Perhaps the old system of twelve months replevin bonds."
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Primary Location
Richmond
Event Date
The 20th Instant
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expected passage of bill establishing superior courts and circuits; anticipated adjustments to execution law to prevent property sacrifices from embargo, possibly via twelve months replevin bonds
Event Details
Bill before House of Delegates to establish Superior Court of Law in each county, abolishing District Courts; state divided into twelve circuits with General Court judges assigned to hold court twice yearly in each county with same powers; Martinsburg circuit includes Loudoun, Jefferson, Berkeley, Hampshire, Hardy, Rockingham, Shenandoah, and Frederick counties; two judges to be appointed