The Belmont chronicle, and farmers, mechanics and manufacturers advocate. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1848-1855, 1853-04-22


county, who shall within ten days certify the
same to The CLERK aforesaid, who shall in either
case make record Of it, in book provided for
that purpose and every Justice of the Peace so
qualified before he shall be deemed legally au-
thorged TO discharge any Of the duties Of his of.
ice shall within ten days after the taking OF said
path or Btlirnution, enter into bond TO be appto:
vod by the trustees Of tho township, payable to
Tho State uf Ohio, with at least two Sufficient Sc.
curities with penalty of not less than one thou.
sand doll ,rs, nor more than five thousand dollars
at the discretion ol the trustees TO be deposited
with tho township treasurer, unless the township
treasurer SHOULD be the Justice elect then with
the township clerk conditioned that the said Jus.
ticr shall well and truly pay over, according TO
law all moneys which may conc into his hands !
BY virtue Of his said commission, and also condi !
toned, that he will well and truly do and per.
form every ministerial act that is enjoined upon
him by law, on which bond suit may be brought,
and the penalty thereof recovered by any person
injured by the neglect refusal Of auV such Jus
| ticc, in the samc manner rs on bonds given by
sherif'i & On refusal or neglcttto enter into such
bond, the trustees shall give notice Of "a new eec-
iUn to ill the Office of such Justice.
| SEE II. Whenever in the opinion Of the trus.
tees ofany township the security required to be
given by any Justice OF the Peace, under this
| act, shall be or shall become insufficient for any
cause such trustees shall give notice TO such
Justice in writing that he s required within ten
!
ton of such trustees; and on neglect refusal
Of any Justice to enter into any bond W tn sccu'
rity, as required Of them by this act, the Office
shall be deemed vacant, and the trustees shall
give notice Of new election TO fill such office.
SEc. l3 That every Justice Of the Peace here.
after commissioned shall in thirty days thercaf.
ter transmit the dato thereof to the clerk of the
township, who shall make entry thereof in u
book by him 10 be provided for that purpose, and
at least sixty days provious to the expiration OF
, such commission, the clerk shall give H. written
notice to the trustees when such Justices com.
mission will expire and the trustees on receiving
, such notice shall notify the electors Of such
township To meet aud elect II Justice Of the
Peace, to fill such vacancy, in the manner point
ed out, in the scctinn Of this act and said trus
tees, may hold an election before the said vacGn
I ry actually happens.
= Sac. H. That all elections under the proyis
c ions of this act shall be conducted in the same
b manner as is required in the clcston Of member.
!. of the General Assembly, anC the Judge of clcc
= ton, taking IN the return Of such election, shal
= he ed to receive ten cents per mile from The
u place Of holding the election to the scat of jus
% tlce to he paid out OF the county Treasury.
i, SIC. ID. That all designations of Justices o
c the Peace shall be made to the clerk ofthc cour
or common pleas of the proper county, and th,
10 Justice so resigning alrnll at the same time gv
notice to the clerk Of the township OF hs resig
j. ntinu. mud the township clerk sha II within three
;r the trustees of the township, who shall prcccc
a. therein ~ in other cases of vacancies.
Of SIC u That should there be 10 trustees il
~ any such township, the township clerk shhl
III give the notice to electors required to bc give
be by this act.
ia SIC. II. That il any officer or other porao
shall neg l"ct or refuse to discharge ur pCrlorr
nd any Of the duties cnloncd required by tn
BE- provisions Of this act, such officer, person pei
~ sons offending shall BE- fined in sum not les
in than five more than fifty dollars, to be rcco,
to cred before any Justice Of the Peace of the proI
o. cr township in an action Of debt for the use
Is common srhonis, in the township, which uctiu
or may he commenced aud prosecuted by the trca
ed urcr OF the township, on complaint Of any cit
It. zen thereof.
he SEC. Is. That tho act providing for the Gle,
he ton and resignation of Justices of the Pcac
te passed January 3lst, 1881, the act entitled "a
n. act to amend thcact TO provide for the clccto
he and resignation of Justice oitiIo Peace pusse
or March Il, lSiO andan act to amend an act
pro, idc for The election and resignation of Justc,
Of OF the Poac'," used February %, 1912, be IN
ID the saine are hereby repealed; provided thi
hc sad repeal shull not in any way or manner u
N feet any right which may have accracd und,
he any of said acts
ys SEc ~. This act shall take effect and be
on force ircm and tier tho first day of March, Vi
&C. thousand eight hundred and fifty three.
to JAMES G. JOHNSON,
ms Speaker OF the House of Representatives
ne WILLIAM MEDll.L,
-r. President OF the Senate.
~, March II, 1853.