der it necessary; and may, in the same manner revoke the order, and in his discretion appoint another place in the same city or county, for holding the court.

§ 203. When a court is held at a place appointed, as provided in the last two sections, every person held to appear at the court must, appear at the place so appointed.

§ 204. Intoxicating liquors must not, on any pretence, be sold in the court-house of a county. A violation of this section is punishable as a contempt and as a misdemeanor.

ARTICLE VI.

PROCEEDINGS, WHEN JUDGES DO NOT ATTEND, TO HOLD A COURT.

SECTION 205, 206. Adjournment of court, for want of attendance of judges.

§ 205. If no judge attend on the day appointed for holding a court, before four o'clock in the afternoon, the court shall stand adjourned until the next day at nine o'clock; and if no judge attend on that day, before four o'clock in the afternoon, it shall then stand adjourned for the term.

§ 206. If less than a sufficient number of judges attend, on the day appointed for holding a court, or on the day to which it stands adjourned, as provided in the last section, the judge or judges attending must adjourn the court until the next day at ten o'clock; and may in the same manner adjourn it from day to day, not beyond the same week, until a sufficient number of judges attend.

ARTICLE VII.

SEALS OF THE COURTS OF JUSTICE.

SECTION 207. What courts have seals.

208. Present seals to be used till December 31, 1850.

209, 210. Secretary of state to procure new seals. Devices thereof.

211. Seals, by whom kept.

212. To what proceedings to be affixed.

213. How affixed.

§ 207. Each of the following courts, and no other, has a seal:

1. The court of appeals:

2. The supreme court:

3. The superior court of the city of New-York:

4. The court of common pleas of the city of NewYork:

5. The courts of oyer and terminer:

6. The county courts:

7. The surrogates' courts:

8. The courts of sessions:

9. The city courts:

10. The marine court of the city of New-York.

§ 208. The seals now used by these courts shall continue to be so used, until and including the thirty-first day of December, 1850. After that day, the seals devised as provided in the next section, shall be the seals thereof.

§ 209. At least thirty days before the first day of January, 1851, the secretary of state must procure and transmit, at the expense of the state, to the clerks of the several courts and to the surrogates mentioned in section 207, seals, with the arms of the state engraved in the centre thereof, and with the following inscriptions surrounding the same:

1. For the court of appeals, State of New-York."

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"Court of Appeals

2. For the supreme court, "New-York Supreme Court. County," inserting the name of each county.

3. For the superior court of the city of New-York, Superior Court of the City of New-York."

4. For the court of common pleas of the city of NewYork, "Court of Common Pleas of the City of NewYork."

5. For the courts of oyer and terminer, " Oyer and Terminer, County, N. Y." inserting the name of each county; and in the city and county of New-York, "Oyer and Terminer-City and County of New-York."

6. For the county courts, "County Court,ty, N. Y.," inserting the name of the county.

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7. For the surrogates' courts, Surrogate's court; County, N. Y.," inserting the name of the county. 8. For the courts of sessions, "Court of sessions, County, N. Y." or in the city and county of New-York, "Court of sessions-City and county of New-York."

9. For the city courts, "City court of the city of

N. Y., inserting the name of the city.

10. For the marine court of the city of New-York, Marine court of the City of New-York."

§ 210. The secretary of state must, at the same time and in the same manner, transmit to each county clerk, a seal for his county, with the device mentioned in the last section, and the following inscription surrounding the 66 same, County, State of New-York," inserting the name of the county; or, in the city and county of New-York, "City and County of New-YorkState of New-York."

§ 211. The clerk of each court mentioned in section 207, except the surrogate's court, must keep the seal thereof. The seal of the surrogate's court must be kept by the surrogate.

§ 212. The seal of a court need not be affixed to any proceedings therein, except,

1. To a writ specially ordered by the court:

2. To the proof of a will or the appointment of an executor, administrator or general guardian: or,

3. To the authentication of a copy of a record or other proceeding of the court or an officer thereof, for the purpose of evidence in another court.

§ 213. The seal may be affixed by impressing it on the paper, or on a substance attached to it and capable of receiving the impression.

TITLE II.

OF JUDICIAL OFFICERS.

CHAPTER I. Judicial officers, in general.

II. Their election, tenure of office, classification and compensation.
III. Particular disqualifications of judicial officers.

IV. Their removal from office.

V. Their incidental powers and duties.

VI. Vacancies in office, and the powers of certain special judges.
VII. Miscellaneous provisions respecting judicial officers.

CHAPTER I.

JUDICIAL OFFICERS IN GENERAL.

SECTION 214. Who is a judicial officer.

214. A judicial officer is a person authorised to act as a judge, in a court of justice.

CHAPTER II.

ELECTION, TENURE OF OFFICE, CLASSIFICATION AND COMPENSATION OF JUDICIAL OFFICERS.

SECTION 215. Election, appointment, and tenure of office of judicial officers. 216. Their compensation.

§ 215. Judicial officers are elected by the electors of the state at large, or of a county, city, town or district thereof; or, when their offices become vacant, are appointed in the manner prescribed by the constitution and by special statutes. The tenure of their offices, and their classification, are provided for in the same

manner.

§ 216. All judicial officers, except justices of the peace, receive, at stated times, for their services, acompensa[CIVIL CODE.]

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