Plymouth advertiser. [volume] (Plymouth, Ohio) 1853-1988, 1854-07-22
May 1st 1854.
AN ACT


To ub. sh the "rjmlnal Court in the County Of Iiam-
ton and tu transfer the unhnishCd business Of said
Conrtto the Cout ,l Common Pleas in the First Dis,
tfCt.
Of the STATE of Ohio,
That all recoguizanccs taken or continued 50 as
to REQUIRE the appearance of the accused before
the Criminal Court in Hamilton County, at the
Jasluary term, eighteen hundred and fifty five,
be then removed to the Court of Common Pleas
Of the First District to be there tried and adudg-
cd as if they had originated or commenced by
indictment or otherwise, N the Court of Common
Pleas and to be in all respects subject to all the
power, and Jurisdiction Whateycr, vested bylaws
in the Coult last named; and al bonds and re-
cognizanccs taken and entered to before JUS
tico Of the Peace, or other examining Courtin the
county Of Hamilton, in any criminal matter
shall, after the jAnua.y tcrmi eighteen hundred
and ffty-fYc, be continued. for the appearance
ofpartcs and Witnesses, in the Court OF Common
Pleas in the First istr;ct
SEC. ,. That all such rccogn,z2nces be held
by the Clerk Of the Court Of Common Pleas.
without formal certificate, subject to the full
power and iutisdictio O. the said Court of ON
mon Pleas, IA though the said rec gu zalces had
been formally certified to such Court: and the
said Court shall have such powers and juliadic-
ton in criminal matters, i'll The county Of Ham
iton, as are conferred by law upon the Courts
Of Common Pleas in other counties il the State,
SEC g. Thatat least fifteen days prior to the
first Monday in every mont, the Clerks Of the
Court Of Common Pleas in said first district shall
proceed to draw from the Jury box, in the man
ner prescribed by law, the names Of twenty
seven Jurors, the first fifteen Of whom shall be
summoned to serve as grand jurors, and the re-
naming twelve shall be summoned to serve as
petit jurcrs for the trial Of criminal cases their
term Of service to commence on the first Mon
day Of the month next succeeding; and said Gle
shall forthwith issue d venire to the sheriff. ac-
cQrdir gly; Provided, that if, in the opinion of
the iudgcs Of said court, the criminal business
thereof will not require the pttendence Of a
grand Oh petitjury, upon the frsts Monday of
any month, they may give notice in writing, to
the clerk, who shall file and deposit the same in
his office, and which shall excuse the sheriff
aud clerk from drawing and summoninga grand
or petit jury for the next succeeding mouth.
SEC. 4. That the act entitled ''an act to
create a court Of criminal jurisdiction. in the
county of Hamilton" passed March IL, 1862,
also the act, 'furher to regulate the practice,
and ,ovide for the jurisdiction Of the criminal
court of Hamilton county, to direct the transfer
of certain business now remain ing in the court Of
common pleas for he first district from the asst
named couc. il to the first named passed April
60, IS, S52, also The act ''to eXtetd the juris-
diction Of he crimns! court of Hamilton coun
ty," parsed March ID, 1853, be and the same
are Ter, by rept aled
Sc 5 The act is 10 take effect and be force
fom'an4 arter the first day Of J'nuary, in lhe
year eirhteen hundred and fifty fve
n ID