About the Book
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1848 edition. Excerpt: ...$ 10 per day. Clerk of House, $ 10 per day. Lemuel Shaw, Samuel S. Wilde, Charles A. Dewey, Theron Metcalf, Richard Fletcher, Luther 8. Cuahing, Charles R. Train, John H. Clifford, Ezra Wilkinson, William Porter, Jr., Asahel Huntington, Samuel D. Parker, Judiciary. Supreme Judicial Court. of Boston, Chief Justice, $3,600 of Boston, Justice, 3,000 of Northampton, " 3,000 of Boston, " 3,000 of Boston, " 3,000 of Boston, Reporter, 300 of Framingham, District Attorney, N. Dist. 1,000 of New Bedford, " S. 1,000 of Boston, " Mid. " 800 of Lee, " W. " 800 of Salem, E. " 800 of Boston, Attorney, Co. of Suffolk, 2,000 The Supreme Court consists of five judges, who hold office during good behaviour. It has exclusive cognizance of all capital crimes, and exclusive chancery jurisdiction, so far as chancery powers are given by statute; and concurrent original jurisdiction of all civil cases, where the amount in dispute exceeds $ 600, in Suffolk, and $ 300 in the other counties. It holds law terms in eight of the fourteen counties of the State, and mm prius terms in all the counties. Court of Common Pleas. of Greenfield, Chief Justice, $ 2,100 of Wayland, Associate Justice, 1,800 of Stockbridge, " 1,800 of Boston, " 1,800 of Salem, " 1,800 of Lowell, " 1,800 Daniel Wells, Edward Mellen, Horatio Byington, George Tyler Bigelow, Jonathan C. Perkins, Thomas Hopkinson, The Court of Common Pleas is held for the trial of civil cases above $20, and, except in Suffolk county, has criminal jurisdiction in all cases not capital. In Suffolk, the criminal jurisdiction is surrendered to the Municipal Court. There are six judges, and frequent terms are held in every county. Police Court of...
