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THOMAS SWANN, ENQUIRE, GOVERNOR. 857
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question decided by the court to be reserved for the
consideration of the court in bane, and either of
the Judges of the said court shall be disqualified
to sit in such cause, then it shall be lawful for the
party at whose instance the point or question shall
be reserved, to elect to have such point or question
decided by the remaining Judges or Judge who
may be qualified to sit in such cause, or to have
the cause removed to some other court of a differ-
ent circuit for the decision of the Judges thereof,
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or of such of said Judges who may be qualified to
sit in such cause in bane, or to take an appeal to
the Court of Appeals ; and if such party or his
counsel shall fail to make and file such election in
writing within thirty days after the announce-
ment of such disqualification, or within thirty days
after the trial of the cause in case such announce-
ment shall have been made before the trial, then
such point or question shall be decided by the re-
maining Judges or Judge who may be qualified to
sit in such cause; provided that every point or
question reserved upon a motion for a new trial
shall be decided by the remaining Judges or Judge
who may be qualified to sit in such cause.
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Appeal.
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Sec. 2. Points or questions reserved for the court
in bane shall be taken by means of exceptions, to
be reduced to writing, and signed and sealed by
the Judges or Judge before whom the cause may
be tried, and so framed that the point or question
may be fully presented as to both law and fact in
case the cause shall be transmitted to the Court of
Appeals instead of being heard by the court in
banc.
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Exception.
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Sec. 3. Whenever any cause shall be removed to
any other court upon a point or question reserved
for the court in bane, as herein provided, the said
cause shall remain in the said court for trial as if
the same had originated therein.
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Removed.
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Sec. 4. And be it enacted, That this Act shall
take effect from the day of its passage.
Approved March 30, 1868.
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In force.
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