Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1853-06-30

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Court of common Pleas of such county
but any Probate Judge who was acting
as Executor, Administrator or Guardian
on the 25th day of February, 1852, may
continue to discharge the duties thereof,
till said trusts can be duly closed and
settled.
| Official Seal.
! Sec. 9. The Probate Court shall have
aseal to be provided by the Commission
ers of the proper county, having the
same device as the seals of the court OF
common pleas except there shall be en-
graved around the margin thereof, in ad-
dition to the name of the proper county,
the words probate Court" instead of
the words Common Pleas" All writs
and process issuing from said court shall
be under the seal thereof, and shall be
dated and signed by the judge issuing
the same, and all transcripts issuing from
said court under the seal thereof, and
signed by the Judge thereof, shall be
received as evidence of the facts therein
contained in all the courts of this State.
Jwdge to hare care, dc, Of papers, books,
dc.
Sec. 10. The Judges of said Courts
shall have the care and custody of all
files, papers, books and records belong
ing to the Probate office, and are hereby
authorized and empowered to perform
the duties of clerks of their own courts.
Every Probate Judge shall have power
to appoint deputy clerk or clerks, each
of whom shall, previously to entering
upon the duties of his appointment, take
an oath or affirmation, faithfully to per-
form all his duties as deputy clerk, and
when so qualified, said deputy may do
and perform any and all the duties ap-
pertaining to the Office of clerk of said
court. Every Probate Judge may take
such security from his deputy, as he may
deem necessary to secure the faithful
performance of the duties of his appoint
ment.
Official Records.
Sec. II. The following books shall be
kept by the Probate Court, and Blank
Books for the purpose, shall be pro-
cured by the County Auditor, at the ex-
pense of the county:
Criminal Record.
IA criminal record, in which shall
be made fair and accurate entry of all
criminal actions instituted in said court,
with the proceedings had therein:
Civa Docket.
"a civil docket, in which shall be
noted the names of parties to all actions
and proceedings, and the name of the
deceased person, infant, insane person,
idiot, or lunatic, in the matter of whose
estate the said court shall exercise juris-
diction: 1t shall also contain minute of
the time of the commencement of such
actions and proceedings, and filling the
papers relating to any matter in such
court, and also brief note of all orders
made in such action, proceeding, or mat
ter, and the time of entering the same:
Journal.
3.-A journal, in which shall be kept
minutes of all official business transacted
in the Probate Court, or by the Probate
Judge in all civil actions and proceed
ings:
VII Record.
A record of wills in which shall
be recorded all wills proven in such
court, with certificate of the Probate
thereof, and all wills proven elsewhere,
with the certificate of probate, authenti-
Gated copies of which have been admit
ted to record by said court:
Final Record Of causes.
5.-A final record, which shall con-
tain complete record in each cause or
matter of all petitions, answers and de-
murrers, motions, returns, reports, ver-
diets, awards, orders and Judgments
and which record shall be made up and
completed within ninety days after the
final order or judgment shall have been
made in any of the matters Aforesaid
and he shall also, within thirty days af-
ter the return of the same, record all
inventories, sale bills, and allowances to
widows, in book to be provided for that
purpose:
Record Of accounts.
GA final record of accounts, which
shall contain an entry of the appointment
of executors, administrators and guardi-
ans, and all partial and final accounts of
executors, administrators and guardians,
and the orders and proceedings of the
courts thereon:
Execution Docket.
7.-An execution docket in which
shall be entered a memorandum of all
executions issued by the Probate Judge
both in civil and criminal cases, stating
the names of the parties, the name of the
person to whom delivered and his return
thereon. 1t shall also contain the date
of issuing the execution and the amount
ordered to be collected, stating the costs
separately from the fine or damages. and
all payments thereon and the satisfac-
ton thereof when the same is satisfied
Enderes.
| Sec. IL. To each of said books shall
be attached an index securely bound in
the volume, which shall at all times be
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