Chap. 289.—An ACT to amend and re-enact section 3059 of the Code, as am-
ended by an act approved December 26, 1903, entitled: An act to repeal
sections 3063, 3065, 3066, 3067 of the Code of Virginia, and to amend and
re-enact sections 3056, 3057, 3058, 3059, 3060 and 3062 of the Code, as here-
tofore amended, and as further amended by an act approved February 23,
1904, and as further amended by an act approved March 15, 1904, and as
further amended by an act approved March 14, 1906, as to the times for holding
regular terms of the courts in the several circuits, and giving jurisdiction
to courts during recess, whether adjourned for the purpose of opening or
holding another term, or part or portion, there or otherwise, which the
judges of the circuit courts now have in vacation.

Approved March 14, 1908.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That section
three thousand and fifty-nine of the Code, as amended by an act ap-
proved December twenty-sixth, nineteen hundred and three, entitled an
act to repeal sections three thousand and sixty-three, three thousand
and sixty-five, three thousand and sixty-six and three thousand and
sixty-seven of the Code of Virginia, and to amend and re-enact sections
three thousand and fifty-six, three thousand and fifty-seven, three thou-
sand and fifty-eight, three thousand and fifty-nine, three thousand
and sixty, three thousand and sixty-two of the Code as heretofore
amended, and as further amended by an act approved February twenty-
third, nineteen hundred and four, and as further amended by an act
approved March fifteenth, nineteen hundred and four, and as further
amended by an act approved March fourteenth, nineteen hundred and six,
be and the same is hereby amended and re-enacted so as to read as fol-
lows:

§3059. The commencement and number of their terms:

Unless otherwise herein provided, there shall be held in each of
the cities of the Commonwealth two terms of the circuit court of such
city in each year, and in each of the counties there shall be held bi-
monthly terms of the circuit court of such county, four of which terms
in those counties in which more than four terms are provided, to be
designated by the judge thereof, shall be known as quarterly terms,
at which all civil cases for which juries may be required shall be tried,
unless the judge of any circuit shall enter of record that juries shall be
suminoned to other than the quarterly terms for the trial of civil cases.
‘At any of the sajd terms, all criminal and chancery causes shall be tried,
but the judge of the court may, in any county in which more than five
terms are provided, by an order to be entered on the common law order
book of said court, omit one of the terms thereof during each year, unless
the public business shall require that all of the said terms be held for the
proper transaction of business.

Until otherwise provided by law, the time for holding the said terms

in the said counties and cities shall be as follows:
* Provided that any term of a circuit court for any of the counties or
cities of any circuit may be continued by the judge thereof by adjourn-
ment, until after the beginning of the term of the court for any other
county or city of such circuit. And when such adjournment is until
after the beginning of a term of the court for another county, the judge
of said court shall have the same power during said recess to perform
any duty and to transact any business which is authorized by law to
be done by judges of the circuit court in vacation; but no term of the
court shall be so continued beyond the day fixed by law for the be-
ginning of the next regular term of the court for the county or city of
the circuit whose term is so extended.

First Circuit.

3059a. Norfolk.—The first Monday in January, February, March.
April, May, June, July, October, November and December.

Second Circuit.

3059b. Nansemond.—On the second Monday in January, March, May,
July and October.

Southampton.—On the third Monday in January, March, May, July,
October.

City of Norfolk.—On the fourth Monday in January, February,
March, April, June, October and November and third Monday in Sep-
tember.
3059c. Prince George.—Third Tuesday in January, May, Novemhe
and July sixth.

Surry.—Fourth Tuesday in January, March, May, September, N«
vember and July twelfth.

Sussex.—First Tuesday in January, March, May, September, Nx
vember, and July first.

Greenesville——First Tuesday in February, April, June, October, Di
cember.

Brunswick.—Third Tuesday in February, April, June, and October.

Fourth Circuit.

3059d. Amelia—The fourth Thursday in March, June, Septemb:
and December.

Chesterfield—The second Monday in February, May, August ar
November.

Dinwiddie.—The third Monday in March, June, September and D
cember.

Nottoway.—The first Thursday in March, June, September, and D
cember.

City of Petersburg —First Monday in April and October.

Fifth Circuit.

3059e. Appomattox.—First day in April, June, October, and D
cember. ;

Charlotte —First Monday in January, March, May, July, Septemb
and November.

Cumberland.—Tuesday after the fourth Monday in January, Apr
September and November.

Prince Edward.—Tuesday after the third Monday in January, Ma
September and November.

Powhatan.—Tuesday after the fourth Monday in February, Ma
July and October.

Siath Circuit.

3059f. Lunenburg.—Second Monday in April, June, October a
third Monday in November.

Mecklenburg.—Third Monday in February, April, June, August, O
tober and December.

Halifax.—Fourth Monday in January, March, May, July, Septemh
and November.

Campbell.—Second Monday in January, March, May, July, Septemh
and November.

City of Lynchburg—Second Monday in February, third Monday
May and September, second Monday in December.
3059g. Pittsylvania—Third Monday in January, March, May
eptember and November.

Henry.—First Monday in January, April, June, October.
Patrick.—Fourth Monday in February, first Monday in June,
fonday in August and fifth Monday in December.

City ef Danville—April twenty-fifth and October the twenty-f

Highth Circuit.

3059h. Albemarle——First Monday in February, April, June, .
ictober, and December.

Madison.—Second Monday in January, March, May, July, Sep
nd November.

Greene.—Third Monday in February, April, June, October,
ember.

Ninth Circuit.

3059i. Culpeper—Third Monday in March, June, Septemh
rst Monday in December.

Goochland.—Second Monday in February, April, June, Augus
er, and December.

Orange.—Fourth Monday in January, March, May, July, Sey
nd November.

Louisa.—Second Monday in January, March, May, July, Se
nd November.

Tenth Circuit.

3059}. Henrico.—First Monday in January, April, July, and
City of Richmond.—First Monday in February, May, and N«

Eleventh Circuit.

3059k. Accomac.—The first Monday in February, April, Jt
rust, October, and December.

Northampton.—The second Monday in January, March, Mé
September, and November.

Elizabeth City—The third Monday in January, March, Ms
September, and November.

City of Newport News.—The first Monday in January, Mar
July, September, and November.

' Twelfth Circuit.

30591. Richmond.—First Monday in January, March, Me
September, and November.
Northumberland.—Second Monday in February, April, June.

October, and December.
Lancaster.—Third Monday in January, March, May, July
od November.

Westmoreland.—Fourth Monday in February, April, Ji
ctober, and December.

Essex.—Third Monday in February, April, June, Aug
nd December.

Thirteenth Circuit.

3059m. Gloucester.—First Monday in January, March,
eptember, and November.

Mathews.—Third Monday in January, , March, May, July
nd November.

King and Queen.—Second Tuesday in February, April, J
rectober, and December.

King William.—First Tuesday in February, April, J
etober, and December.

Middlesex.—Tuesday after the fourth Monday in Jam
lay, July, September, and November.

Fourteenth Circuit.

3059n. New Kent.—Fourth Tuesday in January, March
september, and November.

Charles City —Third Thursday in February, April, J
)etober, and December.

York.—First Tuesday in February, April, June, Aug
nd December.

Warwick.—Second Monday in January, March, May.
ember, and November.

City of Williamsburg and James City.—Second Monday
\pril, June, August, October, and December.

Fifteenth Circuit.

30590. King George——First Monday in January, Marcl
September, and November.

Stafford.—Second Monday in January, March, May, Jul
ind November.

Spottsylvania.—First Monday in February, April, June, .
yer, and December.

Caroline.—Second Monday in February, April, June, Au;
ind December.

Hanover.—Third Monday in January, March, May, Jul
and November.

Sixteenth Circutt.

3059p. Prince William.—First Monday in February, Ap
sust, October, and December.

Fairfax.—Third Monday in January, March, May, Jul
and November.
Alexandria.—Third Monday in February, April, June, October
second Monday in December.

City of Alexandria.—First Monday in January, March, May,
fourth Monday in September and first Monday in November.

Seventeenth Circuit.

3059q. Frederick—First Monday in February, April, June, A
October, and December.

Clarke——Fourth Monday in January, March, May, July, Septe
and November.

Warren.—First Monday in January, March, May, July, Septe
and November.

Shenandoah.—Second Monday in January, March, May, July,
tember, and November.

Eighteenth Circuit.

3059r. Rockbridge-—Second Monday in January, first Mond
March, May, July, September, and November.

Augusta.—Fourth Monday in January, March, May, July, Septe
and November.

Nineteenth Circuit.

3059s. Alleghany.—February first, April first, June fifteenth,
tember fifteenth, December fifteenth.

Bath.—Twentieth day of March, May, July, November.

Botetourt.—March first, June first, August twenty-fifth, Dec
first.

Craig.—Twentieth of February and tenth of May and October.

Highland.—Fourth Tuesday in April, July tenth, November tent

The City of Clifton Forge—January fifteenth, April fifteenth,
the first, and October the first, of each year.

3059t. C. Twentieth Circuit.

3059t. City of Roanoke.—Fifteenth day of March, May, Septe
and December.

Montgomery.—February fifth and first day of May, July, Oc
and December.

Roanoke.—First day of January, April, June, September, an
vember.

Floyd.—The eighteenth day of February, sixteenth day of April,
and October.

Twenty-first Circuit.

3059u. Wythe-—Second Monday in January, April, August
November.

Pulaski—Third Monday in February and November, first M
in May and September.

Carroll.—Tuesday after the third Monday in March and first M
in December, ‘Tuesday after third Monday in May and September.
“Grayson.—Tuesday after first Monday in March, Tuesday after first
Monday in June, Tuesday after second Monday in Octeber and De-
cember. ,

Twenty-second Circuit.

3059v. Giles.—First Monday in February, second Monday in May.
fourth Monday in September.

Bland.—Second Monday in March and July, and third Monday in
October.

Tazewell.—Third Monday in February, fourth Monday in May, Au-
gust, and November.

The judge may designate one of the terms of court of Tazewell county
at which only criminal cases shall be tried.

Twenty-third Circuit.

3059w. Washington.—Fourth Monday in January, March, June, Sep-
tember, and November.”

Smyth.—First Monday in January, March, September, and No-
vember, and third Monday in May.

Twenty-fourth Circuit.

3059x. Lee.—Second Monday in February, and first Monday in May.
September, and December.

Wise.—First Monday in January and April, and second Monday ir
July and October.

Dickenson.—Tuesday after second Monday in March, first Monday
in July, Tuesday after the fourth Monday in September, and secon¢
Monday in November.
Twenty-fifth Circuit.

3059y. Rockingham.—Third Monday in January, March, May, July
September, and November.

Page.—Third Monday in February, April, June, August, October
and December. ,
Twenty-sixth Circuit.

3059z. Fauquier.—Fourth Monday in January, March, May, July
September, and November.

Loudoun.—Second Monday in February, April, June, August, Octo.
ber, and December.

Rappahannock.—Second Monday in January, March, Mav, July, Sep.
tember, and November.

Twenty-seventh Circuit.

3059aa. Scott.—Tuesday after fourth Monday in January, Tuesdai
after third Monday in March and June, and Tuesday after fourth Mon:
dav in September.

Russell.—Tuesday after third Monday in February, Tuesday afte
first Monday in Mav, September, and December.
Buchanan.—Tuesday after third Monday in Apri
uurth Monday in July, and Tuesday after third Mon

Twenty-eighth Circuit.

3059bb. Isle of Wight.—First Monday in February, .
er, and December.

City of Portsmouth.—Fourth Monday in February
ber.

Princess Anne.—Third Monday in January, March
2»mber, and November.

Twenty-ninth Circuit.

3059ce. Amherst.—Second Monday in February, ©
ust, October, and December.
Fluvanna.—Fourth Monday in February, April, Ju
er, and December.
Nelson.—Fourth Monday in January, March, May,
nd November.
Buckingham.—Tuesday after the second Monday
uly, and November.
Thirtieth Circuit.

3059dd. Bedford.—January tenth, March first, Ma
\etober first, December first.

Franklin.—Firet Monday in February, Api, Jun
ember.

2. All acts ‘and parts of acts in conflict with thi
xtent, hereby repealed.

3. An emergency existing on account of conflict
olding courts in some of the circuits, this act shall
ts passage.