The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1854-06-09
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allowed 10 Justices for like services.

EEc. A. That section twenty-five Of
tho act entitled i'an &C. 10 amend an act
10 provide for the organization OF cities
and Incorporated villages" passed March
the eleventh, A. d. one thousand eight
hundred and fifiy-three, be so amended
as 10 read as follows; SEC. %. The po>
lice court shall always be open for the
dispatch of business, but may adjourn
from day to day, or from time TO time;
and the mode in which cases shall be
brought before the court, shall be fixed
by the ordinance Of the city council, ora
rule Of the police court; the jurors 10
said cour, shall have the qualifications Of
Jurors in the court Of common pleas, and
shall be summoned and impanneled
in accordance with an ordnance OF the
city council, or in case the city council
Z shall have failed 10 pass such ordinance,
In accordance with a rule of court, and
The said court shall have power TO COM
pel the attendance Of Witnesses, Jurors
and parties. The police judge shall adopt
such rules Of practice and procedure as
. will give all parties proper statement OF
nnv charge against them, and full oppor>
tunily Of being heard; but shall, at the
same fine, dispatch The business with all
convenientspeed and all rules ofthe court
shall be written or printed, and posted IN
the room in which ihe police court holds
lis si,iincs. There shall be a clerk OF
the police cour, who shall perform like
duties as the clerk Of the court of com-
mon pleas in like cases, and who shall
hold his office for the term Of three years,
and until his successor is elected und
qualified. Any clerk ofang police court
heretofore elected under the provisions
of the act TO which this is amendalory,
shall continue in. Office until the expira>
ton of the term for which he was elects
ed and until his successor is elected and
qualified, and the clerk Of said cour, shall
be elected on the first Monday in April
in every three years, under the same rules
and regulations by which other munici-
pal officers arc elected. lie shall, be-
fore entering upon the duties OF his Of
Gce, take an oath to support the consli-
tuition of the United States and Of the
State Of Ohio, and faithfully, diligently
tud impariially TO discharge The duties O.
his Office and he shall execute bond with
sufficient surety 10 the city, and 10 the
county commissioners Of the county in
which such court is stuated,in such sun
as the city council Of such city, and the
county commissioners Of such county
shal, prescribe, conditioned for the faith
full performance OF the duties of bis Of
fee. IIe shall receive for his services
in city cases, fixed salary or conpensa
tion, 10 be prescribed by an ordinance o.
the city council, and for state cases pros
ecutod in said court, such further allow
ance not to exceed eight hundred dol
lars as the county commissioners OF sucf
county shall deem right and proper. lie
shall bave power to administer oaths, ant
appoin. two or more deputies, to be ap
proved by the city council, who shall re-
ceiye such reasonable compensation, no
exceedidg eight hundred dollars per an
mum, as the City council shall prescribe
Ia case Of the temporary inability of The
clerk 10 perform the duties, where nj
deputy shall have been appointed, tn
police Judge may appoint some compe
tent person, who shall give bond TO IN
satisfaction of the Judge, and take tn,
oath prescribed in this section, aud shal
perform all the duties, and have all ih'
powers imposed upon the said clerk, an
be paid ou, OF the city treasury, on tn
order Of the city council, at the same rat
as the clerk is paid for similar services
Provided, That such appointment sha
be valid only, until the disability Of sue
clerk may be removed. The clerk
said court shall no! be concerned ascour
Gil or ageai,in the prosecution or defenc
ofany case before said court.
SEC 5. The prosecuting attorney {
any police court, heretofore elected, ,sha
hold his Office for the term for which h
was elected, and until his successor
elected and qualified, and there sha
hereafter be elected by The qualified W
ters Of any city in which police cou
has been established, on the first Mond'
in April, ,one thousand eight hundred al
fhy. five and on the FIRST Monday of Apl
every two years thereafter, a prosecuiir
attorney Of such police court, who sh'
hold his office for two years, and un
his successor is elected aud qualified
And in like manner there shall be elec
ed by the qualified voters of every CIT
in which police court may hereafter
established, under the provisions Of u
acts 10 which this is amendaiory, q pro
ecuting attorney for such police coul
who shall hold his Office for two yea
and until his successor is elected al
qualified. The prosecuting attorney
every such police court, that is or nj
hereafter be established, before enteril
upon the duties Of his office, shall ial
an oath TO support the constitution Of q
United S,atos, and Of the State Of Obi
and that he will faithfully and imparii'
" discharge the duties of his Office.
shall be his duty to prosecute oil CT
and State cases,brousht before said cou
md he shall generally perform like d