Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1856-05-01

| To restore 10 the Court Of Common Pleas the juris
dicion of niiaur offences, in certain counties il
| this State.
SsrrIox l. Re il enacted by the General Assem-
bly OF The State Of bio, That the Court OF Common
Pleas in addition tn the criminal Jurisdiction il now
has shall have original jurisdiction OF all crimes. of
| fences, and msdemeanors. the cognizance OF which
| is now vested in the Probate Court.
| SEc. }. All prosecutions for said crimes, oif5n
cps. and mislemr ranars, shall he by Indictment, II
| sal court in the county in which the crime Of
| fence or miSieneanor shall have been committed,
Except where 1t is otherwise proyi led in the sever
| al acts tor the punishment nj crimes.
SIC J. All fines collected ulller said prosecu-
tirns shall De pri into the treasury OF the county
where the prosecution is held, and all persons i'm
pri-oned under sal several prosecutions, shall be
imprisoned in the jail o! the proper county.
Sc 4. All Trcognizances which shall hereafter
I've taken bv Justices OF the Peace and other officers
authorized TO take the same. and all transcripts in
criminal cases. within the jurisdiction OF the Cogl-
mon Pleas T. )uri shall ba returned 10 sail court
ged with offence, the taking oi re;ognlz iGce
for lis appearance hefore sIid court.
Sic. >. That all prosecutions pending IN the
Court of Prnbat ot any county, at the time OF the
taking effect of this act, shall be continue upon
the informatians now filed in the Court of Common
Pleas OF the pro I"r county. AMI the Probate judge
of each countv is hereby directed 10 transmit To said
Common Pleas Court. all in'nrnlatinns and recogni
lnces aOw on file in his Office. and nol disposed OF
SIC e. That no bill OF Indictment Tor anv Of
fence 1ecifel in tie act entitled An act o- the
punl Ilent OF Grim -, passed March S, 1881, snail
b, touEd trne bill by any grand jury, uilesS the
name OF the pros cutOr be endorsed thereon. except
such Till be found upon testimony sn orn and sent
TO the eranl iuryshy If the coult NJ the request
ui tha prosecuting attorney, or h. uTeman OF III }
Grand jurv, in which the fact that tlebll was
found upun testimony sworn and sent ID the grand
ury hv order OF tine court, shall be enorSeI onl the
bill instead OF the name of the prosecutor
STC. :. That in all cases where the prosecutors
name is endorsed on the bil and the same Is found
true bill BY the grand jury, and upon trial the de-
lend in is acquitted the prosecutor shall be liable
for costs and the court at the term at walch such
acqui tai shall take place at any subsequent
term, shall render Judgment against such pros ecn
tor for such unless tie court shall be o opinl1n
that there were reasonable grounds tor lnsltn;lng
the prosecution,
SIC s. That chapter four containing from Sec
iinns twenty to- and including section ttty-
six of an act defining the jurisdiction and regula
ting the practice OF the Probate Court lssed March,
Is, 1888; also an amenlatory of the sam tss
ed April 20, 1884; be and the same are hereby re
p,a,ed
Suc. 9. The provisions of this act shall not APP
ply To the Counties OF Jackson. Euton, Meig', Fay
cite, locking Lake. Irumbull, Harrison, Portage.
Seneca Adams, Putnam, Henry, Lucas, Pike,
Cuyahoga, Medina, Mercer, Lawrence, Galila
Miami, Summit, Delaware, Wood, Ottowa, Car
roll, Guernsey. Monroe. Lorain and Scioto: and
the rep herein of chapter four OF an act defining
the iuis;iicion and regulating the practice of Pro-
bate Courts passed March IA 1853, shall not apply
the counties named in this section but the IarlS-
dicii VI of the Probate Court i'll said counties shall
remain the same as If this act were not pissed
n Ii. VAN WORRIES,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
THOMAS ii. FORD,
President OF the Senate.