Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1852-03-04
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AN ACT
Relating to the organization Of courts of jus
tie and fhei. r,c..rar. nd dnfies.
By AUTHORITY.

eenf0y OF ute Ot0tc OF O1ios nat - -
the duty Of the Judges of the Supreme NouI
of the State Of Ohio 10 meet annual'y nessai
ter, in the city of Columbus. on the nfsl non
5.1 ~ x.nn.r, to hold a term of the Suprem'
Court.
Sec. ?. The Judge of the Supreme Cour
having the shortest time to serve, NOT no'oinl
mis- ofiee nv appointment or eleelon 70 MI
y...rcv sbsII he the Chief ustice, and as sucs
.h.1I nrssida at all terms Of the Supreme Court
,,di5 r,se Of his absence, the Judge having
l., liz manner the next shortest time 10 serve
shall preside in his stead
Sec 2 TIA quorum Of said court shall moi
be in attendance on the first day Of the term
the clerk shall enter such fact on record, anC
the court shall stand adjourned till the succeed
ing day. and so from day TO day for ten days
and if the court shall not be opened within ter
DAYS, all matters pending in said court shall
Stand continued until the next term, and nj
action or matter shall abate or BE- discontinued
thereby.
Sec. 4. The Supreme Court when in session
Shall have power. in addition 20 the Original
Jurisdiction conferred ny section ?, article A
Of the constitution. on good cause shown. to
issue writs of error, certiorari, snpersedeas.
fe.exeat, and all other writs not especially pro-
sided for BY statnte, winch may be necessary
70 enforce fhe due administration of right and
Justice throughout the State; and either Of the
Judges of the Supreme court in vacation, shall,
IN good cause shown. have powe. to grant erits
of error, supersedeas, and certiorari, and alsn
to grant writs of habeas corpus; and the wrlts
of error or certiorar, directed to the court ri
common pleas, may, in the discretion of the
Supreme Court, or Judge allowing The same. be
made returnabIe to the district court Of the
proper county, or TO the Supreme Court,
lne -Urlf
question shall arise in any proceeding pending
bef re the district court in any county, the
Judges of the district court, or the judge of the
Supreme Couft sitting in said district court,
may, on motion of either party, cause The same
to be reserved and sent to the Supreme Court
for its decision; and all other questions as TO
which tine Judge OF the district court may be
equally divided in opinion, shall, on motion of
either party, in like manner be reserved and
sent to the Supreme Court for determination.
Sec. 6. Tie Supreme Court shall have pow
er to prescribe such rules for the regulation Of
its practice, the reservation of all questions,
and the transmission of cases from the district
court or court of common pleas, to the Supreme
Court, and remanding the same, as may moi be
inconsistent with the laws of this State.
Sec. Z. In all cases pending in the Supreme
Court, oral argnmen Is shall oe heard when Ell
of counsel may be transmitted to the court, in
which case they shall be placed on file with the
papors, md read by the coust in the investiga-
tion of the cause.
Sec 8. The supreme court shall appoint a
Reporter, whose term Of office shall continue
three years. whose duty i. shall be to attend
the sessions of said court, and to report, under
the direction Of the court, its decisions, togeth
er with surh other deci IONS as the court may
direct him TO report. and 70 cause the same to
be published as soon as may be conveniently
done: Provided, that no arguments of counsel
shall be published with said reports, other than
a brief, containing q reference 70 the points
made and authorities cited and relied on by
such counsel, unless specially directed nv the
court The reporter shall receive such com
pensation as NAV he provided by law; and the
Judges of said court shall have power TO rempre
said reporter from Office at any time. for such
cause or causes as they may deem sufficient, 10
be entered of record in the Journals of The
court, fen days notice of such intention TO
remove being given TO said reporter.
Sec g. The records and papers pertaining
TO the business Of the supreme court, shall be
kept at the seat Of government, in suitable
room o be provided for the accommodation Of
the court, and not be removed therefrom, un-
less by the special direction Of the court, and
then only so long as the business Of the court
NAV necessarily require; and the supreme
court shall appoint crier, whose duty il shall
he to attend on the sessions of the enurt, and
take charge of the room provided for the use Of
the court.
Sec. 10. There shall be a special term Of
the supre ne court held at Columbus, to COM
mence on the first Monday of March, 1852;
and the records and files Of the late Supreme
n M. 80, ba
sent Supreme Court, and he under the control
OF fhe latter court, in the same manner that
lis own recnrds aud files may be.
Sec. II. For the purposes of the District
Courts, the nine common pleas districts shall
he apportioned into FIVE judicial circuits, as
follows: The second and third common pleas
districts, composed of the counties Of Butler.
Preble, Darke, Montgomery, Miami, Cham
paien. Warren, Clinton, Greene, Clark, Shell
by. Auglaize. Allen, Hardin. Logan, Union.
Marion, Mercer Van Vert, Putnam. Paul
ding Defiance, Williams. Henry, Fulton,
Wood, Seneca Hancock, Wyandot and Craw-
ford, shall constitute the first circuit The
fourth and sixth districts. composed of the
counties of Lucas, Ottawa, Sandusky, Erie.
Huron, Lorain, Medina, summit, Cuyahoga,
Wuvne, Ashland. Richland, Morrow, Knox,
Delaware, Licking, Cosho ton and Holmes.
and seventh districts, composed Of the coun-
ties Of Clermont, Brown, Adams, Highland,
Ross. Fayette, Pickaway, franklin, Madison.
Fairfield, Perry, Hooking. Jackson, Vinfon.
Pike, Scioto. Lawrence, Gaia, Meigs. Athens
and Washington. shallconstitute the third CIR
cult The eighth and ninth districts, com
posed of the counties of Muskingum. Morgan,
Guernsey, Belmont, Monroe. Jefferson, Harri-
son, Tuscarawas. Stark, Carroll, Columbiana,
TrumbuIl, Portage, Mahoning. Geanga, Lake,
and Ashtabula, to which is hereby added, the
county of Noble, shall constitute che fourth
circuit And the county of Hamilton shall
constitute the fifth circuit.
Sec. H. At the sessions of the district
court. Judge Of the supreme court shall pre-
aide: but in case no Judge of the supreme
court shall be present, the judge of the court OF
.common pleas il whose subdivision such court
NAV be, shall preside; provided, that the jud-
yes of the district court in any district. may,
AT their first session. in heir said district, pre-
scribe by rule of court, entered upon the re-
cord. which one of said judges shnlI. in the ab-
.sence or disability Of the judge of the supreme
.c1urt, preside in any county or counties Of said
district
Sec. Is. The district court, in addi-
tion to the original jurisdiction confer
red upon it BY article 4, section 6, of
the constitution, shall have power, on
GOOD cause shown, to issue writs Of er
Tor, ceriiorari, supersedeas, ne exeat:
and all other writs not specially provi-
ded for by statute, whenever such writs
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