Democratic banner., 1849-08-20
For the Banner.
ACTS OF THE LEGISLATURE.
COUNTIES.

COUNTESS
We have four counties added to the list
for all purposes Observation-Disclosures
Ter. Laclede, Mcdonald and Dodge, and
a change of the name of Van Buren, to Cass.
This is the second county whose nam We
have had to change in this State, and as
long as the man-worshipping spirit is SO
prevalent we shallhave others. This thing
of naming counties, towns, children, or any
thing else but dogs, after living politicians,
often brings about repentance when tits too
late. Query. What are our Democratic
fathers who have called their Sons after Old
Bullion to do? / know of at least one, who
would like to have an act of the Legisla-
ture passed for his boys benefit. Change
his name by all means, for it will hang like
a milestone around his neck as long as he
lives, and let others profit by your folly.
We have then a number of acts chang
ing and defining the boundaries Of counties.
COUNTY WARRANTS.
The act requires the Treasurer TO redeem
warrants in the order Of time they are is-
sued-beginnlng with the Oldest. Interest
is not allowable IN warrants after she mo-
.ney is in the treasury to redeem it. Pike
has no share nor lot 10 this law. 1t was in
tended for counties in which the treasury is
not 50 well supplied as ours.
SUPREME COURT.
Two sessions of this tribunal are now to
be held annually at St. Louis, OF the third
Mondays of March and October. Causes
from the 9Th, 10th, Sd and 4th [MontgOme-
'ry county excepted. Judicial Circuits are
also taken to st. Louis. Three hundred
dollars are appropriated ont @Me treasury
|g 81. Louis county, to pay the Judges for
this additional expense to which they are
subjected by reason of this change. Thus
speaks UeN for the great State Of Missouri
don't It? The business Of the st. Louis
branch of the Court is now about three
|fourths of that of the whole State-busi-
ness in which too the suitors Of the whole
State are interested-and yet st. Louis has
TO foot the bill for the Traditional expenses
of the Judges. By another act, the Judges
appoint the Clerk of the S. G. held at St.
Louis.
JUSTICES o
In cases of breach of the peace, tried be-
fore Justices, they ore required to make out,
certify and deliver, within ten days after the
date of the judgment, to the County Trea-
surer, q statement of the case, amount Of
fine, and name ofthe constable charged with
its collection. Appeals may be taken by
any person convicted, on the same terms and
within the same time, as in civil cases tried
before Justices. The number Of Jurors be-
fore Justices, in cases ofbrsach of the peace,
shall not be less than four nor more than
six, unless the defendant demand a larger
Jury, when it shall consist of twelve com
|petent men.
Justices of the Peace now have jurisdic-
ton Of causes for the recovery Of personal
property ~wrongfully detained, where the
amount in controversy shall not exceed $25.
GRIMES AND PuNIsHMNETs.
The only amendmentto the criminal code,
is in relation to gaming. By the amends
tory act, "sny person who shall knowingly
and wilfully aid or abet, or furnish moneytc
any other person to bet at OF upon, or play
at any gambling device, or who shall in any
manner be interested in any such playing or
betting at such Device" is placed upon the
same footing with him who bets at such
gambling device, when the fine is not less
than ten nor more than twenty-five dollars.
DEAF, DUMB AND LINZ.
By The set Of ls47, persons Of the abovs
description, between the ages Of s and 90
years, upon satisfactory evidence produced