Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1853-07-13
ARTICLE XIII.
OF Constabies and their duties

ARTICLE XIII.
Of Consta5ies and their duties.
SEQ. 182. Constables shall be elected for the
term of one year. and shall continue in Office un-
I'll their successors are elected and qualified.
Sec. 183. Every constable, before he enters
upon the duties of his Office, shall take an oath or
affirmation, before person authorized to admin
lister the same, to support the Constitution of the
State of Ohio, and faithfully to discharge his du-
ties as constable during his continuance in office,
according to the best of his skill and ability. *1
Sec. 1884, 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, il sum not exceeding two thou
sand dollars, nor less than five hundred dollars.
with one ormore sureties, resident in the proper
township. such as trustees thereof shall approve
conditioned, for the safe-keepng, and paying over
TO the proper person, or authority, all moneys
which may be collected received by him, or
which may otherwise come into his hands by vlr-
tue of his office, and for the DUE honest and faith
full discharge, and performance vfall and singular,
his duties as such constable according to law,
during his continuance in office.
Sec. 1856. When such undertaking shall have
been given to the satisfaction of the township
trustees, the clerk shall make an entry of the
same, and file the same in his office.
= Sec. 1856. Whenever a vacancy shall occur
in the Office of constable in any township by
death, removal, resignation, or non-acceptance of
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ure to eleetthe township trustees shall appoint a
suitable person to fill such vacancy until the next
annual election for constable and until success
or be elected and qualified. s.e-:..
Sec. 1877. The constable so appointed, shall
take like oath and give like undertaking as
il required in other cases of constables.
>. Sec. 1873. A Justice of the Peace may ap-
point constable constables for special pur-
pose, either in civil or criminal cases whenever
such appointment may become necessary, in the
following cases: "a
l-Where there 10 no constable in the town
ahip:
2-In the case of disability of one of the regu.
lar constables in the township:
9--Where the constable therein is party to
the suit: -
a4--When from the pressure of official business
the constables therein are not enabled to perform
the duties required by the office. 49,. ....
The Justice making the appointment, shall
make memorandum thereof on his docket, and
shall require the person appointed to take an oath
as required in other cases. =:s-..
Sec. 1S9. The person so appointed by the
Justice, after taking such oath, shall have the
same authority be subject to the same penalties
and entitled to the same fees as other constables
Sec. 100. Such Justice shall stand surety,
and shall be in that character liable, he and his
surites, for any neglect ofduty any illegal pro
ceedings on the part of such constable so by
him appointed.
u. conSta0leS
in their respective townships in civil cases. and
In their respective countless in criminal and civil
hs rsssstO1s and
and execute all warrants writs precep executions and
other him directed and delivered, and in all re
spec whatever to do and perform all things pertaining
Sec le3 In dschargng their duties eonstabies may
their aid the Of the county, such assistance
Sec 49, It shall be tho duty of every constable to make
due return of to him directed and Delivered at the
In dOcketSd Common Pleas.
stayed which he has execution, notice to return
Sec. 1t shall duty every constable the
receipt wrt Or other process suepa m s eSePea &
in his return the same the time and
Sec 1885, No constable any process
ofNot found, deen dant, unless he shall have
fsndant if such defendant have any in the county.
97 shall be the duty ofevery constable to appre
surDsrs vioate of criminal laws this State
come to his knOSlsse. and generally keep peace
See l9s. In serving process either civil criminal
and In doing his duties generally when not otherwise restrict
ed Dy law the authority Of constable h shall extent n
executing serving issued Justice of Peace
goods chates, persons parties
law to coroner under like process issued from
Sec. 1873. when it shall become the duty of
Ss shall dsvsr to the ss or jailor csrHed copy Of til
executions commitment other process, whereby he hold
who issued the same: copy shall author
the sheriff ior to Keep the prisoner III Jail unit
oG L to Da the party
d.mand be made by such party, his agent or
amy before he returns the writ which he has re
seised it, not paid over by that time ne shall pay the sam
to the Justice when he returns 1 the writ. on.,
entered against failing make rearn, making
o. in their ocial Capacity and
include in addition to the damages and COSTS the penat