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[77 STAT. 494]
PUBLIC LAW 88-000—MMMM. DD, 1963
[77 STAT. 494]

494

PUBLIC LAW 88-241-DEC. 23, 1963

[77 STAT.

CHAPTER 13—SMALL CLAIMS AND CONCILIATION BRANCH OF COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS SUBCHAPTER I—CONTINUATION AND ORGANIZATION See. 11-1301. Continuation of Branch. 11-1302. Service of Court of General Sessions judges; rotation. 11^1303. Sessions. SUBCHAPTER II—OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES 11-1321. Clerk. ll-1322i. Separate docket; entries. 11-1323. Records and reports. SUBCHAPTER III—JURISDICTION 11-1341. Exclusive jurisdiction of small claims; limitations. ll-1342u Settlement of disputes by arbitration and conciliation. 11-1343. Certification of cases by Court of General Sessions judges; i recertitlcation.

Subchapter I—Continuation and Organization § 11-1301. Continuation of Branch The Small Claims and Conciliation Branch of the District of Columbia Court of General Sessions shall continue as a branch in the civil division of the court. § 11-1302. Service of Court of General Sessions judges; rotation One or more judges of the District of Columbia Court of General Sessions shall serve in the Small Claims and Conciliation Branch for such periods and in such order of rotation as the chief judge of the court determines. §11-1303. Sessions The Small Claims and Conciliation Branch of the District of Columbia Court of General Sessions, with a judge in attendance, shall be open for the transaction of business on every day of the year except Saturday afternoons, Sundays, and legal holidays, and shall also hold at least one night session during each week. Subchapter II—Officers and Employees § 11-1321. Clerk The District of Columbia Court of General Sessions may aasign a deputy clerk or other assistant to the clerk of the court to serve as clerk of the Small Claims and Conciliation Branch. §11-1322. Separate-docket; entries The clerk of the Small Claims and Conciliation Branch shall keep a separate docket for the Branch, in which ho^ shall record every proceeding and ruling had in each case. § 11-1323. Records and reports The clerk of the Small Claims and Conciliation Branch shall maintain a daily record of all transactions had therein and shall prepare and transmit to the Attorney General of the United States a monthly report in detail showing the number and nature of all such transactions.