The Democratic sentinel and Harrison County farmer. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1851-1852, 1852-03-10
TO the organization of Courts 0
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Relating TO the organization of Courts of
Justice, and their powers and duties. i
SECTION /. Be it enacted by. the General
Assembly Of the State of Ohio, That it shall
be the duty of the Judges ofthe Supreme Court
OF the State of Ohio, to meet annually here
after, in the city of Columbus, on the first
Monday Of January. to hold term of the
iSupreme Court. I..r.... .r.....rr ...,re-
1 SEC, g. The Judge of the Supreme Court
having the shortest time to serve, not holding
his office by appointment or election to fill a
vacancy, shall be the Chief Justice, and as
such shallpreside at all :erms of the Supreme
] Court; and in case Of his absence, the Judge
having in like manner the next shortest time
to serve, shall preside in his stead saA
a SIC. B. If aquorum of said court shallnot
be in attendance on the first day of the term,
the clerk shall enter such fact on record, and
the court shall stand adjourned till the sue
Iceeding day, and so from day to day for ten
days; and if the court shall not be opened
within ten days, all matters pending in said
court shall stand continued until-the next
i term, and no action or matter shall abate or
be discontinued thereby.
Skc. 4. The Supreme Court, when in ses-
Islonr shall have power, in addition to the
original jurisdiction conferred by section 2,
article 4, of the Constitution, on GOOD cause
shown, to issue writs of erfor, cerliorari, SUI
Ipersedeas, ne-exeat, and all other writs not
specially provided for by statute, which may
be necessary to enforce the due adninistra-
ton of right and justice throughout the State /;
and either of the Judges of the Supreme
Court in vacation, shall, on good cause shown
have power to grant writs of error supcrse-
IDEAS, and certiorari and Also to grant writs
ofhabeas corpus; and the writs of error or
Icertiorsri directed to the Court of Common
Pleas, may, in the discretion Of the Supreme
Court, or Judge allowing the same, be made
yreturnable to the District Court Of the proper
county, or to the Supreme Court asra
SEC. 5, When any important or difficult
question shall arise in any proceeding pend
ing before the District Court in any county,
the Judges OF the District Court, or the Judge
of the Supreme Court sitting in said District
Court maySqn motion Of either party. cause
lthe same to be reserved and sent to the Su-
prcme Court for its deci ion; and all other
Questions as, to which thesJudges of.the, Dis
Itrict Court may be equally divided in opinion,
shall, on motionVf either party, in like man
iner be reserved and sent to the Supreme
Court for determination.
SEC. 6. The Supreme Court shall hayC
power to prescribe such rules for the regula-
ton 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 rcmanding the
same, as may not be Inconsistent with the
laws of this State. .... ....ss ,....s
SEC, Z, In all cases pending in the. Su-
n preme Court, oral arguments shall be heard
when either party shall request it; but the
arguments Of counsel may be transmitted tc
the Court, in which case they shall be placed
onile with the papers, and read by the Cour
in the investigation of, the cause,
SEe, 9, The Supreme Court shall appoin
n Reporter, whose term Of Office shall con
'tinue three years, whose duty it shall be tc
attend the sessions of said court, and to re-
port, under the direction ofphe court, its de-
cisons, together with such other decisions
as the court may direct him to report, and
to cause the same to be published as soon as
may be conveniently done; Provided tina
no arguments of counsel shall be published
with said reports, other than a brief contain
ing a reference to the points made and au
thorities cited and relied on by such counsel
unless specially directed by the court The
reporter shall receive such compensation a.
may be provided by lawi and the Judges 0
said court shall have power to remove said
reporter from office at any time, for sucl
cause or causes as they may deem, sufficient
4 to beoentered onrecord in the Journalistic
the court, ten days notice fisuch intention
to remove being, given to said reporter. ,s4
a. gSEc,.9, The records and papers pertaining
TO the business of the Supreme Court, sEal
be kept at the seat Of government, in a suit
ltableroomto beaprovided for the accommo
1Adation of the court, and mot be removed
,dtherelrom, unless by the special direction o
y the court, and then only 50 long as The bu
% siness Of the cou may necessarily require
! and the Supreme Court shall llappoint a crier
y whose duty it shall be to attend on the ses
sionS of the court, and take charge Of, tht
;laroom provided for the use Of the Court. >,
10. There shall be alspecial term o
llO NUuLpt liElSlEti ~
- commence on the first Monday Of March
- 1852; and the records and files Of the lat
4 Supreme Court in Bank, shall betraAsfenct
lto the present Supreme Court, and be undo
the control Of the latter court, in the same
r manner that its own records and files may
d be.
SEe.al1y For tile purposes ofsthe Distric
.r Courts. the nine common pleas districts shAl
be apportioned into five Judicial Circuits, a
stfollowss The second and third common
DISTRICTS composed of The counties o
eg Butler, Preble, Darke, Montgomery, Miami
Champaign, Warren, Clinton, Greene, Clark
Shelby, Auglaize, Allen, Hardin, Logan
~ 4fUnion, Marion, Mercer, Van Vert, Putnam
ed iPaulding, Defande,s Williams, Henry, iFul
It ton, Wood, Seneca, Hancock, Wyandot apc
4 Crawford shall constitute the first circuit
The, fourth and sixth. districts, composed o
4 the ebunties Of Lucas, Ottowa, Sandusky
n EiieJ Huron, Loraing Medina, 5Snfhniit, Guy
,sahogs, Wayne, Ashland, .Richland, Morrow
Y Knox, Delaware, 4 Licking Coshocton anc
Holmes, shall constitute the secolld circuit
The fifth and sepsnth districts, composed 0
j. the counties of Clermont, Brown, Adams
II Highland, Ross Fayette. Picksway, Frank
d lin, Madison, Fairfield, Perry, Hooking, Vim
u ton, Jackson, Pike, Scioto, Lawrence, Gallia
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