The Belmont chronicle, and farmers, mechanics and manufacturers advocate. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1848-1855, 1853-07-01
ARTICLE XIV.
Gem raj Provisions.


Sec 202. The provisions of the act entitled
"An act TO establish code Of civil procedure"
passed March ii, 1853, which are in their ma
turc applicable TO the jurisdiction and proceed.
ings before Justices, and in respect to which no
special provision is made by statute, are applca.
BILE to the proceedings before justices OF tho
peace.
Sec. 203. Every justice of the peace mnst
keep n book denominntud docket, which shall
be furnished by the trustees OF the proper town
ship, which must be entered by him:
]. TIE title ofevcry action in which the writ
is served or when the parties voluntarily appear:
2 The date Of the vii, the time of its return,
and il an order to arrest the defendant or attach
property was made, such fact must be stated, to-
gether with the affidavit upon which such order
was made:
g. TIE filing Of the bill of PARTICULARS Of eth
er party and nature thereof, and when not of
too great length. the sumc shall be entered at
length on the docket:
a. Which Of the parties, il either OF them, ap.
pear al the trial:
5. Every adjournment, stating or whose ap-
plcation, neither Oh oath, Ur consent, and 10
what time:
&. When trial by jury is demanded, the de-
mand must be stated and by whom made, the
names of the jurors selected, ap1 the time ap
pointed for the trial:
T. The names Of the orors who appear and
sworn, and at whose request:
| =. The exceptions to the ruling Of the Justice
on questions Of law taken by either party:
Q. The verdict Of the jury, and when receiv-
ed; il the jury disagree and are discharged, that
! fact must be stated
| 10. The Judgment OF the justice, specifying
the items OF costs included, and the time when
rendered:
! IL. The issuing Of execution and orders to
sell, when issued, and TO whom, the renewals
! thereof il any, when made, the return, and
when made, and statement Of any money puid
to the Justice, and by whom:
! IL. The giving Of a transcript, to be aled in
.he clerks office. and when given:
| l3. Ifnppcal be taken, the undertaking and
the time of entering into the same, and by which
party taken:
a. The undertaking for stay Of execution,
and time Of giving the same
! Is. The satisfaction OF the judgement, and the
time Of satisfying the same.
| Sec. 204 The several particulars in the last
section sp, :ii ID, m ist be entered under
the title OF the action To which they relate, and
ut tho time when il occurred-texcept thnt bills
of exceptions, in reg lrd tcthe ruling on question
of law or evidence, need not be entered until af-
ter the judgement, unless required by the jus.
tice or one Of the parties.) Such entries in a
Justices docket, or transcript thereof, certified
by the Justice or his successor in office, shall
be evidence to prove the facts stated therein.
Sec. 205. A justice must keep an alphabet
cal index to his docket, in which must be enter
ed the names OF the parties to each judgment,
with reference to the page Of the entry; the
names of the plaintiffs must be entered in the
index in the alphabetical order of the first letter
of the family names; he shall number the cases
progressively upon his docket. and shall cores
pondingly number the papers in each case; he
sha II keep the entire papers in each action to
gether, and in packages Of proper and a con
venient size, and in the order III which the cases
are numbered on his docket.
Sec 2O6. 1t is the duty Of every justice upon
the expiration Of his term Of Office to deposit
with his successor, his official docket, as well hi'
own as those Of his predecessors, which may bs
in his custody together with all files and papers
laws and statutes, pertaining to his office, ther'
: To be kept as public records and property. ]
there BIO no successor elected and qualified, or !
the Office become vacant by death removal IRON
' the township or otherwise before his suocesso
, is elected and qualified, the dockets and paper
! in the possession OF such justice must be depos
tod with tho nearest Justice in the township.
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