Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1853-04-26
VOL. .a5-N0. Is.

uchSuISI 'UI tH6l ndyHIeuti VI ll0 shUIo'-
The said Judge or Justice (as The case may
be) shall receive one dollar per day, and
such Gree'holders, one dollar per day; and
the witnesses and sheriff or canslable their
awful fees as in olher cases.
Sec. II. Tha, whenever any person is
elecled 10 the office Of Justice Of The Pence
and receives commission from the Cover
nor, he shall forthwith lake the necessary
oath or affirmation, apperaning TO such Of.
fee before the Clerk Of The Court of Com
mon Pleas of his proper county (who is
hereby authorized to administer the same)
or before any Justice Of the Peace
Of the proper county, who shall, with
in ten days certify the same 10 the clerk
aforesaid. who shall, in either case make
record Of il, in book provided for that pur
pose. and every Justice Of the Peace so quail
flied before he shall be legally authorized TO
discharge any Of the duties Of his Office,
shall within ten days alIer The taking Of said
oath or affirmation, en,er into bnnd, 10 be
approved by the trustees Of the township,
payable to the State of Ohio. with at least
Two sufficient securities, with q penalty Of
not less than one thousand dollars. nor more
Than five thousand dollars. al the discretion
OF the trustees, TO be deposited with the.
township treasurer, unless The township
treasurer should be the Justice elect. then
with The township clerk. conditioned that
The said Justice, shall we'll and nuly pay
over, according TO law, all moneys which
may come into his hands by virtue Of his
said commission and also conditioned. that
he will well and nuly do and perform every
ministerial act that is enjoined upon him by
law, on which bond suit NAV be brought,
and The penalty thereof recovered by any
person injured by the neglect or refusal Of
any such Justice, in the same manner as on
lands given by sheriffs; and ON refusal or
neg lect 10 enter into such bond, the trustees
shall give noice Of now election TO fill
The office Of such Justice.
Sec. 12. Whenever in the opinion Of The
trustees of any township The security re.
quired 10 be given by any Justice oil the
Peaces under this act, shall be or shall be.
come insufficient for any cause, such irus.
lees shall give notice 10 such Justice in wri.
Ting ,ha, he is required within ten days 10
give additional security 10 The satisfaction OF
such trustees; and on neglect or refusal OF
any Justice 10 enter into any bond with ST.
curly, as required oc. them by this ACT. The
office shall be deemed vacant. and the .rus'
tees shall give notice of new election ,c
fill such office.
Sec. 49, That every Justice Of lhe Peace
hereafter commissioned shall in thi,ly days
thereafter transmit the date thereof 10 ihe
clerk of The township, who shall make ar
enIry thereof in book by him 10 be pro.
] vided for that purpnse, and al least sixty
days previous TO the expiration OF such COM
mission, the clerk shall give written no.
lice to the trustees when such Justices com
mission will expire, and the trustees on re-
ceiving such notice shall notify The electors
of such township TO meet and elect JUS
lice Of The Peace, TO fill such vacancy, in
The manner poin,ed out, in The section ol
this act, and said trustees may hold an elec.
ZION before the said vacancy actually hap
pens.
Sec. IA. That all elections under the pro-
visions of this act, shall be conducted in the
same manner as is required in the election
!, of members Of the General Assembly. anc
The Judge of election shall be entitled 10 re.
ceiye ten cents per mile from The place oI
holding the election 10 The seat Of justice
} TO be paid out Of The county treasury.
Sec. Is. That all designations OF Justices
Of the Peace shall be made to the Clerk oI
, the Couu of Common Pleas Of the proper
J county, and the Justice SO resignng shall a
the same time give notice 10 The clerk OF The
township of his resignation. and the town
ship clerk shall within three days after such
, notice 10 him, certify The same to the rus
lees of the township, who shall proceed
, therein as in other cases of vacancies.
| Sch. 16. Thai should there be no trus
tees in any such township. the township
, clerk shall give the notice TO electors re-
3 quired 10 be given by this acI. ..
/, Sec. II. That if any officer or other per
( son shall neglect or refuse to discharge Of
. perform any of ,he duties enjoined or re-
: quired by The provisions of this act, sucl
officer, person, or persons so offending shal
S be fined in sum not less than FIVE nor more
q than fifty dollars, 10 be recovered before any
4. Justice of the Peace oil The proper township
f in an action of debt for the use Of common
/. schools, in The township, which action may
D be commenced and prosecuted by the treas
urer Of The township, on complaint OF any
r citizen thereof
Sec, 18. That the act providing for Iht
q election and resignation Of Justices of hi
, Peace passed Janupry 3lst, 1881, the ac
/ entitled ian act 10 amend The ACT 10 provide
. lor the election and resignation of Justices
of the Peace passed March 2l, 1910, ant
i. an act 10 amend an acl 10 provide for The
/ election and resignation Of Justices of the
Peace" passed February 20. lS49, be an
the same are hereby repealed; provided tha
said repeal shall not in any way or mNnne
affect any righ. which may have accrued
under any Of said ocis .te.
q Sec 10. This act shall take fleet and b,
in force from and alter The first day o
! March, one thousand eight hundred ant
|, fiIly-lhee. ,....
JAMES C. JOHNSON.
3 Speaker Of The House Of Reps.
~ WILLIAM MEDlLL,
d President of The Senate.
! March IL, 1858. ,a