Chap. 229.—An ACT to amend and re-enact section 3059 of the Code, as amended
by an act approved December 26, 1903, entitled ‘an act to repeal sections 3063,
3065, 3066, and 3067 of the Code of Virginia, and to amend and re-enact sec-
tions 3056, 3057, 3058, 3059, 3060, and 3062 of the Code as heretofore amended,”
and as further amended by an act approved February 23, 1904, in so far as the
same applies to the Fifth, Seventh, Thirteenth, Fifteenth, Twentieth, and
Twenty-first judicial circuits.

Approved March 15, 1904.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That section
three thousand and fifty-nine of an act approved December twenty-six,
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 Vir-
ginia, and to amend and re-enact sections three thousand and fifty-six,
three thousand and fifty-seven, three thousand and fifty-eight, three
thousand and fifty-nine, three thousand and sixty, and 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, in so far as that section relates to the fifth, thirteenth, fif-
teenth, twentieth, and twenty-first judicial circuits, be, and the same is
hereby, amended and re-enacted so as to read as follows:

§3059. Commencement and number of their terms.—Unless other-
wise herein provided, there shall be held in each of the cities of the
Commonwealth two terms of the circuit court of such city im 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. At any such terms all
criminal and chancery causes shall be tried. But the judge of the court
may, m 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 times for holding the said terms
in said cities and counties 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 adjournment until after the be-
ginning of a term of the court for any other county or city of such cir-
cuit, but no term of the court shall be so continued beyond the day fixed
by law for the beginning 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 county—The first Monday in January, February,
March, April, May, June, Julv. October, November, and December.

Princess Anne county—The third Monday in January, March, May,
July, September, and November.

Portsmouth city—The fourth Monday in March and September.

Second Circutt.

§ 3059b. Isle of Wight—On the first Monday in March, June, Octo-
ber, and December

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

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

‘City of Norfolk—On the second Monday in February, April, June
and November.

Third Ctrcutt.

§ 3059c. Prince George county—Third Tuesday in January, March
May, September, November, and J uly sixth.

Surry county—Fourth Tuesday in January, March, May, September
November, and July twelfth.
Sussex county—First Tuesday in January, March, May, September,
November, and July first.
Greensville county—First Tuesday in February, April, June, October,
md December.
Brunswick county—Third Tuesday in February, April, June, and
)ctober.
Fourth Circutt.

§ 3059d. Amelia—Fourth Thursday in January, March, May, Aug-
st, October, and December.

Chesterfield—Second Monday in February, April, J une, September,
ind November.

Dinwiddie county—Third Monday in January, March, May, August,
October, and December.

Nottoway county—First Thursday in January, March, May, August,
October, and December.

Powhatan county—First Monday in February, April, June, Sep-
tember, and November.

City of Petersburg—June fifth and December the fifth.

Fifth Circutt.

§ 3059e. Appomattox countv—First Mondav in February, second
Monday in May, fourth Mondav in July, and second Monday in No-
vember.

Buckingham countv—Tuesdav after the second Monday in February.
April, June, and October.

Charlotte county—First Mondav in January, March May, July, Sep-
tember, and November.

Cumberland countv—Tuesdav after fourth Monday in January, April
June, and November.

Prince Edward county—T!'»7 Mondav in March, May, September
and November.

Sixth Circuit.

§ 3059f. Lunenburg countv—Second Monday in April, June, October
and December.

Mecklenburg countv—Third Mondav in February, April, June, Aug
ust, October, and December.

Halifax countv—Fourth Mondav in Januarv. March, May, July
Sentember. and November.

Camnbell countv—Second Monday in January, March, May, July
September, and November.

Citv of Lynchbure—Third Monday in January, March. May, Sep
tember, and November.

Seventh Crrcutt.
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§ 3059¢. Pittsvlvania countv—Second Monday in February. thir
Mondav in Anril, third Mondav in June, second Monday in Angust
fourth Monday in October, and third Monday in December.
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Franklin county—March tenth and first Monday in June, Septembe
tenth, and December fifth.
_ Henry county—Second Monday in January, first Monday in April
second Monday in July and first Monday in October.

Patrick county—Tuesday after the fourth Monday in February, May
August and November.

City of Danville—March twenty-fifth and September twenty-fifth.

Eighth Curcuct.

§ 3059h. Amherst county—Third Monday in February, April, J une
August, October, and December. |

Nelson county—Fourth Mondav in January, March, May, July, Sep.
tember, and November.

Albemarle county—First Monday in February, April, June, August
October, and December.

Fluvanna county—Fourth Monday in February, April, June, August
October, and December.

Goochland county—Third Mondav in January, March, May, July
September, and November.

Ninth Circuit.

§ 30591. Rapnahannock—Second Monday in February, April, June
August, October, and December.

Culpeper—Third Monday in January, March, May, July, September
and November.

Madison—First Monday in February, April, June, August, October
and December.

Greene—Third Monday in February, April, June, August, October
and December. .

Orange—Fourth Monday in January, March, May, July, September
and November.

Louisa—Second Monday in January, March, May, July, September
and November.

Tenth Circuit.

§ 3059}. Henrico—First Monday in January, April, July, and Octo
ber.
City of Richmond—First Monday in February, May, and November.

Eleventh Circutt.

§ 3059k. Accomac—First Monday in January, March, May, July
September, and November.

Northampton—Second Monday in January, March, May, July, Sep-
tember, and November.

Elizabeth City—Third Monday in January, March, Mav, July, Sep-
tember, and November.

City of Newport News—First Monday in February, April, June, Aug.
ust, October, and December.
§ 30591. Richmond county—First Monday in January, March, May
July, September, and November..

Northumberland—Second Monday in February, April, June, August
October, December.

Lancaster—Third Monday in January, March, May, July, September
November.

Westmoreland—Fourth Monday in February, April, June, August
October, December.

Essex—Third Monday in February, April, June, August, October
December. |

Thirteenth Circutt.

§ 3059m. Gloucester—First Monday in January, March, May, July
September, November.

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

King and Queen—Second Tuesday in February, April, June, August
October, December.

King William—First Tuesday in February, April, June, August.
October, December.

Middlesex—Tuesday after the fourth Monday in January, March.
May, July, September, November.

Fourteenth Circut.

§ 3059n. New Kent—Second Thursday in January, March, May, July,
September, November.

Charles City—Third Thursday in February, April, June, August.
October, December. |

York—Pirst Tuesday in February, April, June, August, October, De-
cember. . |

Warwick—Second Mondav in January, March, Mav, July, September,
November. ,

City of Williamsburg and James City—Second Monday in February,
April, June, August, October, December.

Fifteenth Circuit.

§ 30590. King George—-First Thursday in January, March, May,
July, September, November.

Stafford—Second Monday in January, March, May, July, September,
November.

Spotsylvania—First Monday in February, April, June, August, Octo-
ber, December. ;

Caroline—Second Monday in February, April, June, August, October,
December. ,

Hanovet—Third Monday in January, March, May, July, September,
November,
§ 3059p. Fauquier—Fourth Monday in January, March, May, Ju
September, November.

Loudoun—Second Monday in February, April, June; third Monc
in August; second Monday in October and December.

Prince William—First Monday in February, April, June, Augu
October, December.

Fairfax—Third Monday in January, March, May, July, Septemb
November.

Alexandria—Fourth Monday in February, April, June, August, Oc
ber, December.

City of Alexandria—TFirst Monday in May and November.

Seventeenth Circuit.

8 3059q. Frederick—First Monday in February, April, June, Augt
October, December.

(larke—Fourth Monday in January, March, May, July, Septemb
November.

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

Page—Third Monday in February, April, June, August, Octob
December.

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

Erghteenth Curcutt.

§ 3059r. Rockingham—Third Monday in January, March, May, Jt
September, November.
Rockbridge—Second Monday in February, April, June, August, Oc
ber, December.
Augusta—Fourth Monday in February, April, June, August, Octot
December.
Nineteenth Circuat.

§ 3059s. Alleghany—February first, April firet, June fifteenth, S
tember fifteenth, December fifteenth.
Bath—Twentieth day of March, May, July, November.
- Botetourt—March first, June first, August twenty-fifth, December fi
Craig—Twentieth of February and tenth of May and October.
Highland—Fourth Tuesday in April, July tenth, November tenth.

Twentieth Circuit.

8 3059t. Bedford—First day of March, September, and December, 2
tenth day of June.

City of Roanoke—Fifteenth day of March, May, September, and |
cember.
Montgomery—February fifth and firet day of May, July, October.
Roanoke—January first, April first, June firet, November fifteenth.
Floyd—The eighteenth day of February, sixteenth day of April, July
ctober.

Twenty-first Crrcutt.

§ 3059u. Wythe—Second Monday in January, April, August, firs
onday in November.

Pulaski—Second Monday in February, first Monday in May and Sep
mber, third Monday in November.

Carroll—Tuesday after firet Monday in March, Tuesday after the firs!
onday in May and September, Tuesday after the first Monday in De
mber.

Grayson—Tuesday after third Monday in March, Tuesday after first
onday in June, Tuesday after second Monday in October, Tuesday afte
cond Monday in December.

Twenty-second Curcurt.

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

Bland—Second Monday in March, July, and third Monday in October
Tazewell—Third Monday in February, fourth Monday in May, August
id November.

The judge may designate one of the terms of court of Tazewell count}
which only criminal] cases shall be tried.

Buchanan—Tuesday after fourth Monday in March, July, and Tues.
after second Monday in December.

Twenty-thurd Circuit.

§ 3059w. Washington-—Fourth Monday in January, March, May, No.
mber, third Monday in September.

Russell—Tuesday after the first Monday in January, March, May, Sep-
mber, November.° ,
Smyth—Third Monday in February, April, August, October, Decem
r.

Twenty-fourth Curcut.

§ 3059x. Scott—First Monday in February, May, September, fourth
onday in November. .

ee ard Monday in February, May, September ; second Monday in
Wise—First Monday in January, April, August, November.
Dickenson—Third Monday in March, July, October ; fourth Monday iz
nuary.

2. There being an emergency for this act, it shall take effect from ite
ssage.