Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1853-07-14
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of ConstaJles and their duties.

Of ConStd6LeS and their duties.
Sec. 1872. Constables shall be elected
for the term of one year, and shall con-
tinue in Office until their successors are
elected and qualified.
Sec. 1873. Every constable, before
he enters upon the duties of his Office,
shall take an oath, or affirmation, be-
fore person authorized to administer
the same, to support the constitution of
the State of Ohio, and faithfully to dis
charge his duties as constable during
his continuance in Office, according to
the best of his skill and ability.#
Sec. 1874. Every constable, within
ten days after his election, and before
he shall take the oath of Office, shall
give an undertaking to the State Of
Ohio, in a sum not exceeding two thou
sand dollars, nor less than five hundred
dollars, with one or more sureties, resi-
dent in the proper township, such as
the trustees thereof shall approve, con-
ditioned for the safe-keeping, and pay
ing over to the proper person, or au-
thority, all moneys which may be col
lected or received by him, or which may
otherwise come into his hands by virtue
of his Office, and for the due, honest
and faithful discharge, and performance
of all and singular, his duties as such
constable according to law, during his
continuance in Office.
Sec. 1876. When such undertaking
shall have been given to the satisfac-
ton of the township trustees, the town
ship clerk shall make an entry of the
same, and file the same in his office.
Sec. 1876. Whenever a vacancy shall
occur in the Office of constable in any
township by death, removal, resigna-
ton, or non-acceptance of the person
elected, or where there shall be fail
ure to elect, the township trustees shall
appoint suitable person to fill such va
cancy until the next annual election fol
constable, and until a successor b.
elected and qualified.
Sec. 1877. The constable so appointed
shall take like oath and give like
undertaking as is required in Other
cases of constables.
Sec. 1873. A Justice of the Peace
may appoint a constable or constable:
for special purpose, either in civil OF
criminal cases, whenever such appoint
ment may become necessary, in the
following cases:
Where there is no constable in tn,
township:
e-In the case of disability of one o
the regular constables in the township:
5-Where the constable therein is ;
party to the suit:
EWhen from the pressure of oficia
business, the constables therein are no
enabled to perform the duties required
BY the Office.
The Justice making the appointment
shall make memorandum thereof OF
his docket, and shall require the persor
appointed to take an oath, as required
In other cases.
Sec. ,189. The person so appointei
by the Justice, after taking such oath
shall have the same authority, be sub
ject to the same penalties and entitled t
the same fees as other constables.
Sec. 100. Such Justice shall stand a
surety, and shall be in that characte
liable, he and his sureties, for any neg
lect of duty or any illegal proceeding
on the part of such constable SO by hin
appointed.
Sec. 191. All constables shall b
ministerial officers in Justices courts, i
their respective townships, in civil cases
and IN their respective counties, i
criminal cases, and civil process NAV b
executed by them throughout the coun
ty. under the restrictions and provision
Of the law.
ssee Ant XIV, Sec. I, Constitution.