, 1854-05-20

Tat the Quanneo voters OF eacn electloD
orecinct, in the several organized counties
q this Territory, shall at the time and
olsce Of holding the annual election, elect
one or more justices Of the peace.
soe. 2. Each precinct shall be entitled
10 one justice of the peace, but the board
Of county commissioners, at the time Of
organizing such precinct, or ut any time
afterwards may if they deem proper, 0u-
thori1e an additional justice of the peace
70 he elected therein.
Sec 3. No person shall he eligible to
the Office of justice Of the peace, who is
not a qualified voter, and who has not been
q resident of the county in which hc is
elected, six months neXt preceding his cleo
ton nor shall any sheriff coroner, or clerk
Of the district court, be eligible to, or hold
such Office
Sec 4. The election Of justice of the
peace shall be conducted, and return OF
such election made in the same manner, as
other elections and every person duly
elected shall be entitled TO certificate Of
election, and shall take an oath Of office !;
which oath shall be endorsed on the back
of the certificate of election, and together
with the certificate, fled in the Office of the
clerk of the district court for the proper
county.
Sec. 5. Every person elected justice
Of the peace, shall at the time of filing his
oath of Office in the Office of the county
auditor, enter into a bond with the board
Of commissioners Of the proper county, with
two or more sureties, residents Of the coun-
", to be approved by the said auditor, in
the sum Of Ave hundred dollars, condition
ed that be will faithfully pay over, accord
ing to law, all moneys which shall come into
bis hands by virtue Of his Office as justice
Of the peace said bond may be in the fol-
lowing form:
Know all men by these presents, that we,
J. p, A. B., and G. D., are held and firm
u bound, INTO the board Of commissioners
Of the county Of -, in the Territory Of
Washington, in the sum of five hundred
dollars, for the payment Of which, We joint
y and Severally bind ourselves, our heirs,
executors, and administrators.
Sealed with our seals. Dated this -
day Of -, A. D. ls
I. Whereas, the said j. P. has been duly
elected justice Of the peace, in and for
theprecinct Of -, in the county Of,
A. d. Is Now the condition of the
above obligation is such, that, if the said
Up. shall faithfully pay over, according to
law, all moneys which shall come into his
hands by virtue of his Office as justice of
the peace, then this obligation shall be void,
otherwise, in full force. j. p, L. S.
it .4-.. A. b., L. S.
CD, IL. s.
Sec. 9. Such bond shall be filed in the
once Of the county auditor; and every per-
son aggrieyed by breach of the condi ion
thereof may, by an action upon the bond,
have Judgment against the justice, and his
surcties, for such sum as he may show him
sef entitled TO, with costs, and interest at
the rate Of twenty-five per cent per annum !;
and upon any such judgment, stay Of exc
cution shall not be allowed.
Sec. I. Every justice OF the peace shall
hold his Office for the term of two years,
and until bis successor is elected and quail
fled and every justice heretofore elected
and qualified, shall continue to act as such
until bis term Of Office expires, and until
bis successor Is elected and qualified
Sec. 8. All vacancies existing in the
oiice Of justice Of the peace, whether hap
pening by death, resignation, or otherwise,
may be 6lled by appointment by the board
of commissioners Of the proper county
Every person so appointed shall hold his
Office until the next election and is re-
quired to qualify in the same manner. as if
be had been duly elected to the office Of
Justice Of the peace, under the provisions Of
this act.
Sec. O. The Jurisdiction Of justices of
the peace, elected in pursuance Of the pro-
visions Of this act, shall be co-extensive
with the limits Of the county in which they
are elected, or appointed and no other or
greater, whether said county be attached to
any other county for judicial purposes, or
not. But every justice of the peace shall
continue to reside in the precinct for which
be was elected, or appointed, during bis con-
tnuance in Office.
Sec. 10. When a precinct shall be divi.
ded, and any justice of the peace of the
original precinct shall fall into the new one,
be shall continue to discharge the duties OF
. justice Of the peace, until his term of Of
Gee expires, and his successor is elected and
qualified.
Sec. IL. If any justice of the peace
shall die, resign, or remove out Of the pre-
einct for which he may be elected, or his
term Of Office be in any other manner ter
minated, the docket, books, records, and
papers, appertaining to his Office, or relating
toany suit, matter or controversy, commiI-
ted to him in bis official capacity, shall he
delivered to the nearest justice in the pre-
cinct, who may thereupon proceed to hear,
Try, and determine such matter, suit, or con-
troversy, or issue execution thereon, in the
same manner as it would have been lawful
for the justice before whom such matter or