Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1852-03-09
POMEROY, TUESDA MARCH 9. 1852.

preme Court, oral arguments shall be lear
when either party shall request IL; but III
arguments of counsel may be ira smited l
the Court, in which case they shall be place
on file with the papers, and read by III
Court in the investigation Of the cause.
SEC. g. The supreme court shall appoin
ia Reporter, whose term Of Office sha con
tinue three years, whose duty it shall be u
attend thJ sessions Of said court, and TO re
port, under the direction Of the court, il
decisions, together with such other deci
sions ss the court may direct him to repor
and 10 cause the same TO be published as
soon as may be conveniently done. Pro
vided. tha. no arguments Of counsel shal
be published with said reports, other than ,
BRIEF containing a reference TO the points
made and authorities cited and relied or
by such counsel, unless specially directed
by the coun. The reporter shall receive
such compensation as may be provided by
law. and The judges of said cour, shall have
power 10 remove said reporter from
Office ai any time, for such cause or acu.
ses as they may deem sufficient. to be ener-
ed of record in The journals Of the court, ten
days notice Of such intention TO remove
being given 10 said reporter.
SEC. 8. The records and papers pertain.
ing 10 the business Of the supreme court,
shall BIZ kept at the seat Of government, in
a suitable room to be provided for the ac-
commodalion Of The court, and not he re-
moved Iherelorm, unless by the special d.
rec.ion of the court, and then only SO long
as The business of the court may necessarily v
require; and the supreme court shall ap-
poin, a crier. whose duty 1t shall be 10 at
tend on The sessions of The court, and lake
charge of The room provided for the use Of
the court.
SEC. 10. There shall bea special term
of the supreme court held a. Columbus, TO
commence on the first Monday Of March,
1859; and the records and files of the leIe
Supreme Coun in Bank, shall be transferred
to The presen. Supreme Court, and be under
the control Of the alIer court, in the same
manner that It's own records and files may
be.
SEC. IL. For the purposes OF The District
Courls The nine common pleas districts shall
be apporiioned into five Judicial Circuits, as
follows:
The second and third common pleas dis.
Ificls, composed of the counties Of Butler,
Preble, Darke, Montgomery. Miami, Cham.
paign, Warren, Clinton, Greene, Clark. Shell
BY, Auglaize, Allen, Hardin. Logan, Union,
Marion. Mercer, Van Werl, Putnam, Paud-
ing, Defiance. Williams. Henry, Fulton.
Wood. Seneca, Hancock, Wyanjol and
Crawford. shall constitute the first circui'.
Z Hhc fourth and SIKH districts, composed
af The counties Of Lucas, Onawas sSandusky,
Erie, Huron, .Lotain, Medina, SuaAmn, Guy,
lhoga. Wayne, Ashland, Richlan6, Morrow,
Knox, Delaware, Licking, Cushocton, and
Holmes, shall constitute the second circuit.
The fifth and seventh districts composed
,f the counties of Adams. CIermonl, Brown
Highland, Ross, Fayeue. Pickaway. Frank.
in, Madison, Fairfield, Perry, Hooking. Jack
son, Vinton, Pike, Scioto, Lawrence. GalIiu,
Meigs. Athens and Washington, shall con-
,lilule The third circuit.
The eighth and ninth districts. composed
of the counies Of Muskingum, Morgan,
Guernsey. Belmont, Monroe, Jefferson, Har.
-ison, Tuscarawas, Stark, Carroll, Columbi.
ana, Trumbull, Portage, Mahonirg, Geauga.
Lake and Ashabula, TO which is hereby ad.
led the county of Noble, shall constitute the
our,h circuit.
And the county of Hamilton shall cons.i-
ule the fifth circuit.
SEC. 12. AT the sessions Of the district
court, Judge Of the supreme court shall pre-.
side; but in case no Judge Of the supreme
court. shall be present, the judge of the court
,f common pleas in whose subdivision such
court may be, shall preside; Provided, that
.he Judges Of the District court in any dis
rlcl, may al their irsI session, in their said
district, prescribe by rule Of court, entered
upon The record, which one oil said judges
shall, in the absence or disability Of tho judge
ol the supreme court, preside in any county
Or counties Of said district.
Sec. IS The disIrict court, in addition TO
he original jurisdiction conferred upon it by
article 4. section 6. Of the constitution. shall
nave power, on good cause shown, TO issue
Vrils Of error, terliorari, supersedeas, ne
,xeal. and all other wrtS not specially pro.
pided for by statute. whenever such wrils
nay be necessary for the exercise Of its Ju.
.isdiciion, in The due administration Of
right and justice throughout the Slase; and
he said disIric. court shall have appellate
under such regulations as may
De prescribed by law, from the court Of COM
non pleas, in all civil cases, in which the
court Of common pleas has origna' juris-
1icIion.
SEC. IA. The. secretary Of state shall
procure, at the expense Of the state, for each
1f The several counties. seal for the district
court, 10 be surrounded BY these wor1s "The
1sWicI court OF the stale Of Ohio;" and also
one seal for the supreme cour., surrounded
with these words 1.-The supreme court Of the
state oi Ohio" And the seals Of The court
OF common pleas, under the Iormer consIi-
luIion, shall be the seals Of the courts Of
pleas, under the present consliIu-
lion, in the proper counties respectively.
SRc. is. The court of common pleas
shall have original Jurisdiction in all civil
cases, in law and equity, where the sum or
matter in dispute exceeds the jurisdiction of
Justices Of The peace, and appellate jurisdic-
Ilon from the decisions Of county commits
sioners, Justices Of the peace, and other
inferior courts. in The proper county, in all
civil cpu ses,subjec. 10 the regulations provi.
ded by law. |, shall have oyignal juris Iic'
t,on Of all crimes and offences. except iD