Fremont weekly freeman. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1850-1853, 1852-02-14
AN ACT,
Jan. 16, 1852.


To provide for the election. qualification and
removal from Office of the Clerks Of the
Courts of Common Please, and to prescribe
the manner of filing vacancies in said Of
fee. " 81. sra-.
Sec. 1. Be IL enacted by the General As
sembly Of the State Of Ohio, That there shall
oe elected in each sounty in this State. by the
qualified electors thereof, on the second Tues
day of October, in the year eighteen hundred
and fifty four, and triannially thereafter on
said day, one clerk of the court of common
pleas, who shall hold his Office for three years.
if he so long behave well, and until his success
sor shall be chosen and qualified.
Sec. 2. That each of the clerks of The courts
of common pleas, who we're elected in this
State on the second Tuesday of October, in
the year eighteen hundred and ffty-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
| be By law required to enter and record, and
faithfully and impartially discharge and per-
form all the duties of his said Office, according
to the 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 com
missonsrs 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 dollars conditioned
that he will truly and faithfully pay over al
money that may be by him received in his of
! fetal capacity, and that he will enter and re-
cord all the orders deerees judgments and
proceedings of said courts, which he may by
| law be required to enter and record, and faith,
| fully and impartially discharge and perform
all the duties of his said Office; which bond
shall be lodged with the county treasurer.
Sec. 8. That the said clerks of the courts
of common pleas shall, within their respective
counties, do and perform all the duties which
the clerks of the Supreme Court and courts o
common pleas are now by law required or au,
thorized to do and perform, except so much
of said duties relating to>the said last named
courts as may not be applicable to the several
courts of which they may be the clerks, and
shall be liable to the same penalties and for.
! FIXTURES that said last named clerks are now BY
law liable to for malfsnsancc in office, and
shall receive the same fees and emoluments
for the performance of the said dutiet as are
now allowed by law for the same.
Sec T. That said clerks may each appoint
one or more deputies, to bo approved by then
respective courts; and the appointment of ev-
cry such deputy shall be evidenced by Ger.
ti6ca,e 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 shall in all cases be answer
able for the neglect of duty or misconduct in
| office of his deputy.
Sec. 5. That every such deputy shall, pre-
vious to entering on the duties of his appoint
mcn', take an oath or affirmation, faithfully to