Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1853-07-26

lion and proceedings before Justices, and in
,-respec, 10 which no special provision is
made by staIute. are applicable TO the pro-
ceedings before Justices of the Peace.
Sec. 903. Every Justice of the Peace
must keep book denomnaled docket
which shall be furnished by the trustees Of
the proper township, which must be entered
by him;
THE lille Of every action In which The
writ is served Or when The parties voluntarily
appear;
2-The date OF the writ, the time Of its
re,urn and if an order 10 arrest the defend.
ant or attach property was made, such lact
mus, be stated, together with the affidavit
upon which such order was made:
3-The filing OF the bill Of particulars o
either party and nature thereof, and when
not of TOO great length, The same shall be
entered al length upon The docket;
5-W hich Of the parties, if either o
them, appear al the trial:
5-Every adjournment, stating on whose
application, whether on oath, or consent
10 what time.
6-When Trial by jury is demanded, the
demand must be stated, and by whom
made The names Of the jurors selected,
and The time appointed for the trial:
THE names Of The Jurors who appear
and Of those sworn, The names of the wit.
nesses sworn, and al whose request.
8-The exceptions 10 the ruling of the
Justices on questions Of law taken by either
par,y
9-The verdcI Of the jury, aud when re-
ctiyed; if the jury disagree and are dis
charged, that fact musl be s,aled:
l0--The judgment Of the justice, spaci-
flying The items OF costs included, and then
the lime when rendered:
1.-THE issuing OF execuli IN and orders
TO sell when issued, and 10 whom, the re-
wards thereof, if any, when made, The re-
,urn and when made. and statement Of any
money paid 10 the Justice, and by whom:
l2-The giving Of transcript, 10 b.
filed in the clerks office, and when given:
1911 appeal be taken, the undertaking
and the time Of entering into the same,
and by which party taken:
l4-rhe undertaking for stay of execu-
lion, and lime Of giving the same:
15-The satisfaction of the judgment, and
The time of salts Tying the same.
Sec. 204 The several particulars in The
tho last section specified, must be entered
under The lille of lhe ac'ion 10 which they
relate, and al The lime when occurred-(e ex-
Cept that bills Of exceptions in regard 10 The
ruling on questions OF law or evidence. need
not be entered until after the judgment un,
less required by The Justice or one Of the
parles.) Such entries in JUSTICES docket,
or transcript thereof. certified by the Jus.
lice or his successor IN office, shall be oyi.
dencc 10 prove The facts stated therein.
Sec. 2O5. A Justice must keep an alpha
boIcaI index to his docket, in which must
be entered The names Of the parties TO each
Judgment. with reference 10 the page or
The entry; the names OF the plaintiffs must
be entered in The index in the alphabet.
cal order Of the frsI Ieller Of the family
namcs he shall number The cases pro.
gressivoy upon his docket, and shall cores
pondinsy number the papers in such; he
shall keep The entire papers in each action
log nhet, and in packages of u proper and
convenient slz4, AMI in Inc order in which
the cases are numbered on his docket.
See. 2O6, 1t is the duty OF every Justice
upon the expiration of term of office, 10 de.
posl with his successor, his official docket,
as we'll his own as those Of his predecessors,
which may be in his custody, together with
all files and papers, laws and statutes, per.
tanning 10 his office, there 10 be kept as pub.
lie records and properly. If there be no
successor elected and qualified, or il the Of
flee become vacant by death, removal from
the township or otherwise before his success.
sor is Il clcd and qualified, the docke,s and
papers in the possession Of such Justice must
be deposited with the nearest Justice in the
township, if any there be, and if there be
none, then with The nearest in the county.
there 10 be kept until successor shall be
chosen and qualified, then to be delivered
over 10 such successor on request.
Sec. 207. A Justice receiving by success
sion, or on deposit, any such docket. papers
and laws, shall, if requested, give a receipt
therefor 10 the person from whom he re.
ceives the same.
SEC. 208. The Justice with whom the
docket Of another may be deposited, either
during a vacancy, or as the successor, is
hereby authorized, while having such dock.
OF legally in his possession TO issue execu-
lion on any judgment there entered and un,
satisfied, and not docketed in the court of
Common Pleas inthe same manner, and
with The same efTect MS tho Justice nv whom
The judgment was rendered, might have
done; to take bail in appeal, or for stay of
execution to issue certified transcripts Of
judgments on such docket, and proceed in
all cases in like manner, as If the same had
been originally had or Instituted before
him.
Sec. 269. When TWO or more Justices are
equally entitled 10 be deemed the successor
in office Of Justice. the trustee of the
township shall designate which Justice is to
be deemed The successor Of the justice going
out Of office, or whose Office has become
vacant, and shall enter certificate in the
last docket of The Justice going out of office,
or whose office is vacant, Of their determi.
nation, before the same is delivered 10
such successor.
Sec. 2l0 In case Of the sickness or 9th.
or disability or necessary absence Of jus.
tice at the time appointed Tor trial, another
justice of the same township may, al his
request, attend in his behalf, and shall
thereupon become vested with the power
for the time being of the justice before