The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1852-02-20
mo. 6.]
AN ACT

Toprovde for the election, qualifcatio and
removal from Office Of the Clerks of the
Courts Of Common Pleas, and to prescribe
the manner of filling yacanciesin said office.
SEcTioN 1. Be il tenacted by the General As
semblyof the State of Ohio, That there shall
be elected in each county in this State, by the
qualified electors thereof, on the second Tues
dayof October, in the year eighteen hundred
and ffty-four, and triennially thereafter on
sand day. one clerk of the court of common
pleas, who shall hold his office for three years.
If he so long behave we'll, and until his sue
cessor shall be chosen and qualified.
SECTION Q. That each of the clerks OF the
courts Of common pleas, who were elected in
this Stateon the second Tuesday of October,
in the year eighteen hundred and fifty-one, or
who shall hereafter be elected or appointed as
hereinafter provided, shall, before entering
upon the duties of his said office, take an oath
or affirmation before some person qualified to
administer such oath or affirmation, that he
will truly and faithfully enter and record all
orders, DEGREES, judgments and proceedings Of
the said court Of common pleas, and OF such
other court or courts of which he may be clerk
by virtue Of his said Office, which he may be
by law required to enter and record, and faith
fully and impartially discharge and perform all
hhG dUtlCo VI HIS odlu OllltCt dCCUIulIR W lUc
best of his abilities and understanding; and
each Of said clerks shall also give bond, with
sufficient sureties, to the State Of Ohio, to be
approved by the board Of county commission
ers of the county in which he shall have been
elected or appointed, in the penal sum of not
less than ten thousand and not more than forty
thousand dollurs, conditioned that he will tru-
ly and faithfully pay over all money that may
be by him received in his Official capacity, and
that he will enter and record all the orders,
decrees, judgments and proceedings of said
courts, which he may by law be required to
enter and record, aud faithfully and impartial
ly discharge and perform all the duties Of his
said office; which bond shall be lodged with
the county treasurer. 81
SECTION 8. That the said clerks of the
courts Of common pleas shall, within their re-
spectiye counties, do and perform all the du-
ties which the clerks Of the supreme court and
courts Of common pleas are now by law requi-
red or authorized to do and perform, except so
much Of said duties relating to the said last ma
med courts as may not be applicable to the sew
eral courts of which they may be the clerks.
and shall be liableto the same penalties and
iorleitures that said last named clerks are now
by law liable to for malfeasance in Office. and
shall receive the same fees and emoluments for
the performance Of the said duties as are now
allowed by law for the same.
SEc. 4. That said clerks may each appoint
one or more deputies, to be approved by their
respective courts; and the appointment Of eve
ry such deputy shall be evidenced by a certif-
cate thereof, signed by his principal, and en-
tered on the journal of the court Of common
pleas, and shall continue during the pleasure
Of the principal; and every principal may take
such bond and security from his deputy as he
shall deem necessary, to secure the faithful
discharge Of the duties of his appointment;
and the principal shallin all cases be answer
able for the neglect Of duty or misconduct in
Office Of his deputy.
SEc 5. That everysnch deputy shall, pre-
viousto entering on the duties of his appoint
ulent, take an oath OF affirmation, faithfully to
perform all the duties thereof; and when so
qualified the deputy may do and perform any
and all Of the duties appertaining to the Office
Of his principal. ls
SEC g.. That each and every clerk Of the
respective courts, shall keep his Office at the
seat ot lusticein his proper county; and every
clerk failing 80 TO do, shall be deemed and Ia
ken to have resigned the same. And in case
vacancy shallhappe in the Office of clerk in
any county this State, BY death, resignation
OF Otherwise, the commissioners Of SAID count,
are hereby authorized to appoint clerk PFC
tempoSe, who shall hold his Office until The DC.
topeL election next ensuing nch appointment
aunui nus successor shall be elected anc
beennade at least fifteen days prior 10 mia q y
tober election otherwise said clerk Al anno;nt,
edshall continue in Office under and by virt,,s
Of his said appointment until the October elee.
ton to he held in the year next Thereafter. ans
until his successor shall be elected and malta