authorized by law to be taken exclusively to the courts of common pleas, the same shall hereafter be taken to the circuit courts.

1390. (1338.) Certifying records of common pleas.-87. The several judges and clerks of the circuit courts to which the records and business of the common pleas courts shall be transferred by this act, shall have power to certify all transcripts and records necessary to be authenticated from the records and files of the said courts of common pleas.

[1871, p. 54. In force Febuary 15, 1871.]

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1391. (1339.) Judge incapacitated-Judge pro tempore. Whenever the judge of any circuit court in the state of Indiana shall, from sickness, mental incapacity, or otherwise, be rendered incapable of discharging the duties of his said office for a term of nine consecutive months, the governor of the state, upon the certificates, under the seal of their office, of the clerks of said court of the several counties composing said circuit being filed in the office of the secretary of state, setting forth the fact of the failure and disability of said judge to discharge the duties of his office as aforesaid, shall appoint some practicing attorney within said circuit [as] judge pro tempore of said circuit court during the continuance of the disability of the judge-elect of said circuit to discharge the duties of his said office, or until the expiration of his term of office, should the disability so long continue.

1392. (1340.) Duties of judge pro tempore.-2. Said judge pro tempore shall take the same oath of office as a judge elected to said office; and shall discharge all the duties of the office of circuit judge for and within the circuit for which he is appointed; and shall be invested with the same powers and authority as though elected to said office.

1393. (1341.) Salary of judge pro tempore.-3. Said judge pro tempore shall receive for his services at the rate of nineteen hundred dollars per annum for the time he serves, payable out of the state treasury, in the same manner that circuit judges receive their salaries; which sum shall be deducted from the salary of the judge of said circuit.

1394. Judicial circuits-Terms of courts.-As the judicial circuits and terms of courts are subject to such frequent changes by the legislature, it is deemed advisable to give only a statement as to the circuits and terms as they now exist.

First Circuit-Vanderburgh and Posey counties.

Acts 1873, p. 87.

Terms: Posey county, last Monday of August, 2d Monday of November, 4th Monday of January, and 1st Monday of April, 4 weeks. Vanderburgh county, on Mondays succeeding courts in Posey county, 6 weeks.

Second Circuit-Warrick, Spencer and Perry counties.

Acts 1883, p. 7.

Acts Reg. Ses. 1877, p. 31.

Terms: Warrick county, 1st Mondays of March, June, September and December, 4 weeks, except June term, which is 2 weeks. Spencer county, 1st Mondays of January, April and October and 3d Monday of June, 4 weeks, except June term, which is 2 weeks. Perry county, 1st Mondays of February, May and November and 3d Monday of August, 3 weeks, except August term, which is 2 weeks.

Third Circuit-Harrison and Crawford counties.

Acts 1889, p. 5.

Acts Reg. Sess. 1877, p. 31.

Terms: Harrison county, 3d Monday of February, 2d Monday of March, 2d Monday of May, 1st Monday of September and 3d Monday of November, 5 weeks. Crawford county, 1st Monday of January, 3d Mondays of March, June and October, 3 weeks.

Acts 1891, p. 53.

The judge of this circuit is required to hold the January terms of the Dubois circuit court.

Fourth Circuit-Clark and Jefferson counties.

Acts 1891, p. 135.

Acts 1893, p. 359.

Terms: Clark county, 1st, 12th, 23d and 40th Mondays in each year, 6 weeks. Jefferson county, 7th, 18th, 35th and 46th Mondays of each year, 5 weeks.

Fifth Circuit-Abolished.

Sixth Circuit-Ripley, Jennings and Scott counties.

Acts 1893, p. 359.

Acts 1893, p. 359.

Acts 1879, p. 35.

Terms: Ripley county, 1st Monday of February, 4th Monday of April, 1st Monday of September, and 3d Monday of November, 5 weeks. Jennings county, Mondays succeeding courts in Ripley county, 3 weeks. Scott county, on 3d Mondays after beginning of terms in Jennings county, 2 weeks.

Acts 1891, p. 5.

Seventh Circuit-Dearborn, Ohio and Switzerland counties.

Acts 1891, p. 13.

Terms: Ohio county, 1st Monday of February, 4th Monday of April, 1st Monday of September and 3d Monday of November, 2 weeks. Dearborn county, on 2d Mondays after beginning of terms in Ohio county, 5 weeks. Switzerland county, on 5th Mondays after beginning of terms in Dearborn county, 3 weeks.

Eighth Circuit-Rush and Decatur counties.

Acts 1891, p. 13.

Acts 1883, p. 60.

Terms: Decatur county, 1st Monday of February, 4th Monday of April, 1st Monday of September and 3d Monday of November, 5 weeks. Rush county on Mondays succeeding courts in Decatur county, 5 weeks.

Ninth Circuit-Bartholomew and Brown counties.

Acts 1883, p. 60.

Acts 1873, p. 87.

Terms: Bartholomew county, 4th Monday of February, 2d Monday of May, 4th Monday of September and 2d Monday of December, 7 weeks. Brown county, 1st Monday of February, 3d Monday of April, 1st Monday of September and 3d Monday of November, 3 weeks.

Tenth Circuit-Lawrence and Monroe counties.

Acts 1889, p. 427.

Acts 1889, p. 189.

Terms: Lawrence county, 1st Monday of September, 3d Monday of November, 4th Monday of January and 1st Monday of April. Monroe county, 2d Monday of October, 3d Monday of December, 1st Monday of March and 1st Monday of May. The terms in each county may continue until court commences in the other county, except the May term, which is 4 weeks.

Eleventh Circuit-Dubois, Gibson and Pike counties.

Acts 1891, p. 12.

Acts 1891, p. 342.

Terms: Dubois county, 1st Mondays of September and January, and 4th Monday of April, 1st and 2d terms in each year 3 weeks, and 3d term 2 weeks. Gibson county, on Mondays succeeding courts in Dubois county, 1st and 2d terms in each year 6 weeks, and 3d term 5 weeks. Pike county, 2d Mondays of November, March and July, 4 weeks.

Acts 1891, p. 342.

The judge of the 3d circuit is required to hold the January term of the Dubois circuit court.

Twelfth Circuit-Knox county.

Terms: First Mondays of January, March, May, November, and to continue as long as necessary.

Thirteenth Circuit-Putnam and Clay counties.

Acts 1891, p. 135.

Acts 1885, p. 119.

September and

Acts 1887, p. 10

Acts 1873, p. 87.

Terms: Putnam county, 2d Monday of February, 4th Monday of April, 1st Monday of September, and 3d Monday of November, 5 weeks. Clay county, on Mondays succeeding courts in Putnam, ex

cept the term after the November term in Putnam county shall begin on the 1st Monday of January, 5 weeks.

Acts Reg. Sess. 1875, p. 41

Fourteenth Circuit-Greene and Sullivan counties.

Acts 1883, p. 13.

Terms: Greene county, 2d Monday of February, 4th Monday of April, 1st Monday of September, and 3d Monday of November, 5 weeks. Sullivan county, 1st Monday of January and other terms succeeding the courts in Greene county, 5 weeks.

Fifteenth Circuit-Morgan and Owen counties.

Acts 1885, p. 124.

Acts 1883, p. 13.

Terms: Morgan county, 1st Monday of September, 3d Monday of November, 1st Monday of February and 4th Monday of April, 6 weeks. Owen county, on Mondays succeeding courts in Morgan county, 4 weeks.

Sixteenth Circuit-Johnson and Shelby counties.

Acts 1883, p. 14.

Acts 1873, p. 87.

Terms: Johnson county, 1st Monday of February, 4th Monday of April, 1st Monday of September, and 3d Monday of November, 4 weeks. Shelby county, on Mondays succeeding courts in Johnson county, 7 weeks.

Seventeenth Circuit-Wayne county.

Acts 1873, p. 91.

Acts 1873, p. 88.

Terms: 1st Monday of February, 4th Monday of April, 1st Monday of September and 3d Monday of November, and to continue as long as necessary.

Eighteenth Circuit-Hancock county.

Acts 1873, p. 92.

Acts 1889, p. 29.

Terms: 1st Monday of February, 4th Monday of April, 1st Monday of September and 3d Monday of November, and to continue as long as necessary.

Nineteenth Circuit-Marion county.

Acts 1889,

p.

29.

Terms: 1st Mondays of September, November, January, March and May, and to continue as long as necessary.

Twentieth Circuit-Boone county.

Acts 1889,

p.

50.

Acts 1883, p. 58.

Terms: 1st Mondays of January, March, June, September and November, and to continue as long as necessary.

Twenty-first Circuit-Fountain and Warren counties.

Acts 1883, p. 58.

Acts 1885, p. 174.

Terms: Fountain county, 1st Monday of September, 3d Monday of November, 1st Monday of February and 3d Monday of April, 5 weeks. Warren county, on Mondays succeeding courts in Fountain county, 4 weeks.

Twenty-second Circuit-Montgomery county.

Acts 1885, p. 29.

Terms: 1st Mondays of January, March, May, September and November, 8 weeks. Acts 1885, p. 29.

Twenty-third Circuit-Tippecanoe county.

Acts Spec. Sess., 1877, p. 31.

Terms: 1st Mondays of January and April, and 4th Monday of September, and to continue as long as necessary, except April term ends 3d Saturday of June.

Twenty-fourth Circuit-Hamilton county.

Acts 1893, p. 8.

Acts 1889, p. 11.

Terms: 1st Mondays of February, April, September and November, and to continue as long as necessary.

Twenty-fifth Circuit-Randolph county.

Acts 1889, p. 11.

Acts 1885, p. 50.

Terms: 1st Mondays of January, March, September and November, and to continue as long as necessary.

Twenty-sixth Circuit-Adams and Jay counties.

Acts 1885, p. 50.

Acts 1885, p. 37.

Terms: Adams county, 3d Monday of January, 2d Monday of April, 2d Monday of August and 1st Monday of November, 5 weeks. Jay county, on Mondays succeeding courts in Adams county, 6 weeks.

Twenty-seventh Circuit-Wabash county.

Terms: 2d Monday of January, 10 weeks; 2d weeks, and 2d Monday of September, 12 weeks.

Acts 1885, p. 38.

Acts 1889, p. 21. Monday of April, 10

Twenty-eighth Circuit-Wells and Blackford counties.

Acts 1889, p. 21.

Acts 1893, p. 313.