The Arkansas advocate., 1836-12-02
NO. 2s,
AN Acr

To REGULATE THE 0gFler OF SsERIrFs.
 Sle. l. Be Il eadoted ty he General .asseaJtg oflts Siate q .lfhaasas That every Sheriff shall be com mssioued by the Governor and vithn fifteen days af. ter he has received his eommsson shal execute bond to the Governor and his successors in office, in sum not less than tve thousand dollars nor more than Gfy thousand dollars, with two or more securities approy cd of by the county court, conditioned for the faithful discharge of the duties of Lis office which bond shall De hed h he office Of the clerk ofthe county court; ana any aheri shall ail to give such bond within the ilme prescribed the office shall be considered yncaed and such bond may be taken by the clerk of the copntv court n vacation, and fl so taken, shall be approved or dsappfoved by the county court al Inc next form, and such bond sh be valid until dsapproyed nor shall is obligations be impaired by the disapproval of said county court and thy Sheriff shall before he enters the duties of his office, take an oath 10 snpor the constitution of the United States aaa of this state. and to demean himself faithfully in office; and his bond. with the approval of the county court thereon 10 Dc TO- corded, a hls expense, the office of tho record er of the county.
 sEe. 2. Be t thriller enacied, That any Sheriff may appoint one or more deputies, with the appreciation of the circuit or county court; and every such appoint nent, With the paths of office endorsed thereon shall he fled ia the office of the e!e.k f .; s.,::s ;-: the county; and every deputy Sheriff shall possess all tic powers, and may perform any of the duties pre- seflbed by law to be performed by the sheriff. Eve " sheriff shal keep the peace, and cause ali offenders aganst the law, n hs view hearing enter into re- eognzanee, with security to keep the peace, and ap- pear ut inc next term of the circuit court of the county and to commit to jail in of flure all such 'onend- CTS. The sheriff shall certify and return all such re- cognzanee 10 the clerk of the circuit court. Every sheriff shall quel and suppress assaults and batteries aifays and instructions he shall apprehend and com init to jail all lelons traitors, and execute all process to him directed and delivered by legal authority; and shall attend upon all the courts of record at every term and if at any time the office of both sheriff and coroner be- vacant, the clerk of the county court shall imme diaeiy inform the county court thereof, who shaI with out delay, appoint sheriff pro tepore who shall per- form all the duties of sheriff unl a sheriff or coroner shall be qualified, and who shall gye bond and secu y, and take oabs sheris are required and 1t shall moreover be the duty of the clerk, immediately upon the death, resignation, removal from office, Of any sheriff coroner, to notify the governor of such vaca- ey.
 sEc. 3. Be | further enccfed, That if any sheriff shall fail or refuse 10 perform a each and every of the duties herein prescribed, shall amount to forfeiture of his efiee.
 SEc. 1. find De 4 fatter eaactcd, That il shall be the duty ol every sheriff. when he executes writ of ca Pias, upon any defendant in any criminal or penal case wheh by the laws of this stale, are made hallahle 10 take bail bond from such defendant, with good and sufficient security, to the state, in any sum not less
 than fifty, nor more than five thousand dollars Propi- ded, Such bond shall be offered by such defendant, COIL dltoncd that he will well and truly be and appear be-
 fore the judge of the circuit court on the first day of the next court thereafter 10 De holden
 Approved October 26, 1856.