Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1852-05-03
LAWS OF OHIO.
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+ No 80. AN ACT -. - q
Authorizing Railroad Companies 10 change thei
/ q guage, or width of track, III certain cases.
/ Sec L. :Bssit enacted by the Genera
Assembly Of tile State Of OHIO, Tha
each Railroad company now existing, o.
that may besbereatter formed in this State
shall be required To make every railroad
constructed or controlled by said company
Of one uniform gunge or width Of track
from end to end. And whenever eilher o
/ the ronds aforesaid, shall connect with oI
cross any other road or roads, the com
panles owning OF controlling each or either
OF said roads, may adopt such uniform
guage or width of track as will enable each
lot said companies TO pass the same cars
over each OF snid roads respectively. -
/ sss JAMES C. JOHNSON.
Speaker Of the House Of Reps.
'sfs:3s WILL1AM MEDfLL, g .
President of the Senate.
March "a, 1852. &
mo 3f.] AN ACT.
by whom such courts shall be held, and the
manner of admitting to bail in criminal cases.
See.s /. Beit enacted By the General
Assembly of the State Of Ohio, Ihar
when any person shall have been commit.
ted to Jail charged wi.h1the commission of
any crime o. offence, and wishes to be dis
charged fromauch Imprisonment, the sheriff
orjailor shall forthwith give TO the probate
judge, clerk, and prosecuting attorney, of
the proper county, at leas, three days no.
tice Of! the time of holding an examining
court, whose duty it shall be to attend ac.
5cord,ng TO such notice, al the court house;
and said judge having heard the testimony,
shall, ai his discretion, discharge the &c.
cused, admit him or her to bail, or remand
TO prison; and said probate judge shall have
power to adjourn from day TO day, during
such examination, or for such longer period
as he shall deem necessary for the further.
ance Of justice, on good cause shown by the
Stale or the ACCUSED. Ia
Sec. p. said court shall adiudge said
prisoner ough. 10 be held to bail, il shall
recognize him or,her in such sum aud with
such security as he shall deem sufficient,
conditioned for the appearances Of such per.
son OF the nexi Iefsn of the court OF com-
mon pleas, in said county, or 10 such
cour, as shall have jurisdiction in the trial
of such cause; and in case such prisoner
fails to give security; he or she shall be re-.
manded to Jail; and in all cases where the
prisoner is remanded Or held 10 bail, the
court shall recognize the witness or wines.
ses onstile Pnrt Of the State, to appear at
the next court Of common pleas, 10 be hold
en- in and for the county where such spris-
oner is to be tried, or in such court as shall
have jurisdiction in the triai Of such cause
Sec g. The examining court if the
prisoner fails to give security, shall order
the clerk 10 enter on the journal Of the
court of common pleas, in what sum and
with what securities he or she may be recog.
nized; and at any time thereafter, upon
the prisoners giving such security as res
quirsd by tho examining court, any judge
OF the supreme court, court of common
pleas, or the probate judge Of the proper
county, may dischure him or her. s7s4
Sec. 4. In all cases where single.
judge or examining court mny recognize a
prisoner under the provisions Of this net, he
shall forthwith deposit with the clerk Of the
court.of common pleas, in said county, The
recognizance so taken, also q warrant di
rected to the jailor, requiring him TO dis
charge the prisoner 80 80 -. =
Sec. o. When any person charged with
the commission ofiany bailable offence,
shall be continedsinjai!, whether committed
by warrant under the hand and seal Of any
judge or justice Of the peace, or by the
sheriff or coroner, under any capias, upon
Indictment found, is.shail be lawful for any
Judge Of the supreme court, judge Of the
common. pleas within his district, or probate
Judge within his county. 10 admit such per-
son TO bail, BY recognizing such person in
such sum, and with such securities, as 10
such judge shall seem proper, condition.
cd for his or her appearance before the
proper court; to answer the offence where
with he, or she may be charged; aud for
taking such bail, the said Judge may, by
his special warrant, under his hand ard
seal, require the sheriff or jailor to bring
such accused before him at the court house
of The proper county, at such time as in
SUCH warrant Inc Judge may ulrecl; fro'
lyided. thai in fixing the amount Of bail, the
Judge admitting to The same, shall be gov.
erned in the amount and sqaali,y Of bail re-
quired, BY the directions Of the court Of
common pleas, in all cases where said
court of common. pleas shall have made
any order or direction in that behalf.
Sec. s., The Judge Of the cour! Of crim>
inal jurisdiction in each county in this
State, where such court is now or may
hereafter be established, shall have concur.
rent jurisdiction with the probate Judge Of
such county, in oil matters wherein, by this
act, jurisdiction is confe cp such probate
judge. sss,ees.s.. -. 81.
Sec. I. The first, second, third, fourth
and twehtisth sections Of The act directing
the mode Of trial in certain cases. passed
March seventh, eighteen hundred and thir-
ty.one, be, and the same are hereby re.
pealed.
JAMES C. JOHNSON,
Speaker of the House Of Reps.
WILLIAM MEDlLL,
sSs.s - ttss Ssiy rssilenf iof fhe Senate