Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1853-06-22
CHAPTER II.
ORGANIZATION OF THE COURT.
Official Oath.

Sec. any Probate Judge shall enter upon the dis
aen to the OF The ed ae pat t o
Constitution Of the State of Ohio, and that he wfaithuly
Judge skin ability. He shall also give
undertaking to the State Of Ohio with sufficient security
county, in the absence Of two of said commits
sioner from the county, by the auditor and recorder of the
proper county, less than FIVE thousand dollars
to the effect that he wi truly and faithfully pay all
he will of all orders Judgments and proceedings
Of said court and faithfully m and discharge and
his oath affirmation endorsed the shall lodged
dertakng may required by county from
judge from time to mc the state business
in his Office may render necessary.
Judge not to practice Lag.
No Probate Judge shall practice or be associated
with another as In the practice Of law of the
Of i on %
nothing in this section contained shall prevent any Probate
prior to the passage of this act not connected with
his official business. -N 7''s '-@>zS9
Not to act as Executor Administrator or Guar
dian.
Secs. No Probate Judge act Executor or Ad-
mnistrao of any estate or as Guardian 1r any minor idiot
iunac; and he shall be interested heir, egatee
qued to be settled in h county where resdes ul such
estates and accounts of guardianship shall be settled by
Judge who acting Executor, Administrator Guardian
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tied 'fS' ''s e0s'a "ua set
:. official Seal. Es 55@aa &
Sec o. The Probate Court shall have seal to be provided
device as the seals Of the pleas except there
shall be around the margin thereof in addition
instead the words s'eommen lsasn All wtits and pro
s be- dated n By M ssnng s he
all transcripts issuing from said under the seal thereof
and signed the judge thereof shall be eceivedas evidence
the therein contained in all the courts of this State.
Judge to haze the care. &C., Of papers, books dc.
sne TO- The judges Of said courts shall have the and
custody of all fes papers, books and records belonging
Prlbate Office hereby
perform the duties of clerks of their courts Every
clerks, Of whom shall previosy upon
duties of his appointment take an oath or faith
qualified said deputy do and perform any and all the @
Judge may take such security from deputy
deem necessary to secure the faithful of the
duties of his appointment. ts 4E-. r. t.zs, f.
- .s...4 Official Records.
H. The following books shall be kept the Probate
court and Blank Books for the purpose shall by
the county Auditor, at the expense of the county
Criminal Record
LA criminal record, in which shall be made fair
entry of all criminal actions instituted in said
with the proceedings had therein z-. - 1
CiuI Docket.
"a civil docket which shall noted the of par
ties all actions and proceedings and the of the
ceased person. in insane person, idiot llnac the
Of whose estate the said coar shall exercise urisdc
mencement Of proceedings, filing the
papers relating to any matter in such court and also brief
and the time of entering the same: -st-=-
Journal.
"a Journal in which shall be kept minutes of all official
transacted in the probate by the probate
judge in all civil actions and proceedings: - SOS
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"A record of wills in which shall be recorded all wills
in such court with certificate of the probate thereof
copies of which have been admitted record
| by said COURT Etf1 - .z-z Il
Final Record Of Causes.
5-A final record, which contain a complete
of all petitions, demurrerS
notions returns reports vercts, awards orders and ud
mens; which record shall be made up and completed
within ninety days after the final order judgment salllaye
of the matters aforesaid and he shall aso
within thirty days after the return of the same, record all in
ventores bills and allowances to widows, in book to
be provided for that purpose: 4
r. Record of Accounts.
GA na record accounts which shall contain entry
the appointment Of executors administrators and
dians partial final accounts of executors admin
guardians and the orders and proceedings
courts thereon:
s.Sr- -'5- Execution Docket.
7An execution docket in which shall be entered memo
of all executions issued the probate judge both in
civil and criminal stating the of the parties
of person whom delivered and his return there
shall also contain the date Of issuing the
the amount ordered to be collected stating the
y from the fine damages, and all tnereoh anu ~
satisfaction thereof when the same is satished'
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,c 10 To aocb of said book shall be attached an ndtx
bound in the volumes @ to such entries alphabet
The Of the parirs in which is on
ginaily entered indicating the page Oh he pooh wee inc
JV5e,e office kept and how provided Nth Books
''''''S and Stationery.
g. r. The probate Judge must keep Office at the
onty seat open all reasonable hours suitable for
business for the deposit and safe keeping Of the
books ARD % papers