Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1856-04-24
AN ACT.

AN All.
To authorize the Judges of the Court of Common
Pleas of each Judicial District TO fix ornament.
w the times FOR holding the Courts OF Common
Pleas and District Court therein.
SErTIoN |. Be il enacted by the General As
sembly of the State of Ohio. That the judges OF
the court of common reas district in this State ,are
hereby authorized and it shall he their duty, 10 fix
permanently the Times for holding the courts Of
common pleas and district court, in each ana all
of the counries in their respective districts in the
manner following:
Sec 3 The said Judges. or a majority of them.
in each common pleas district. before the first
day of November next ensuing, shall issue their
written order TO the clerk Of the court Of common
pleas of each and every county in their said dis
irict specify ing precisely the commencement of the
term OF the district court and of the several terms
of tire court of common pleas in said county and in
all the counties in said district. Provided, thai
not less than three terms of the common pleas
court shall be appointed for any county tor which
three terms are now by law provided. They shall
also Immediately thereafter transmit certified
copy of said order to the Secretary OF State, who
shall preserve the same among the files of his Of
fee.
Sec. g. That said Judges, when they shall be Of
opinion that the statuIes in free fixing the time o
holding any of said courts will best subserve the
interests of their respective districts, need not make
any changes therein or give any notice OF the lime
of holding said courts, butihe same shall be held
in pursuance OF said statutes, as though this acl
had not been passed.
Sec. A. Wheneve sail order so issued shall
have been received by the clerk of the court OF
common pleas in any county, he shall Immediately
enter the same upon the Journal OF the court Ot
common pleas, AMI also upon the Journal oil the
district court, in his said county, in the man.
ner as other entries, when required. made upon
said journals during vacations of said court; and
said entries shall be full and sufficient evdenre as
TO the legal terms for holding said courts there.
in ordered. The said clerk shall, ALSO cause copy
of said order certified by him, to be published for
four consecutive weeks, in one or more newspapers
of general circulation in his said county. The first
publication of the same shall be in the first week
10 the month of December next ensuing the date
of said order.
Sec. 5. The courts named in .his act shall be
held for every year. in each judicial district al the
times fixed and ordered by the Judges thereof, in
accordance with the foregoing provisions: any act
or acts TO the contrary Notwithstanding: Provided
that nothing herein contained shai have reference
TO or control the holding OF courts in the year ono
thousand eight hundred and hfty SIX.
Sec 6. No change or alteration shall be made
in the times of holding said courts OF common pleas
or district court, in any common leas district, or
in any county thereof, alter the same have been
fixed as aforesaid, unless the judges OF said district
or majority Of them. shall be OF the opinion that
such change or alteration is required by the public
interests o. convenience, the year in which the or
der therefor shall i've issued. Whenever changes
or alterations are deemed necessary, as aforesaid.
thcy shall be made in the same manner, and the
same requisites shall be observed rs provided
for and required in sections three and four of this
act. for fixing the times of holding said courts in
the first ins lance. Provided. that publication OF
such changes or alterations shall be req ired in any
county or counties not included in the same, unless
the judges making such changes or alterations shall
SO order.
Sec. I. II, from any cause, there occur failure
IN hold tho nraoeribou the district
any county in any common pleas district 1t shall
be the duty of the judges OF said district TO appoint
and hold, within the same year, specinl term OF
the district in said county, at which they may
dispose of the business pending. And If, for the
want ofiime, or other good cause, the business OF
the district COURT in any county, cannotbe disposed
of at the regular term thereof, it shall be lawful
tor the judges of said court. whenever, in .heir
opinion, the business is Of sufficient importance to
appoint and hold special term of said court in
such county. Thirty-d previous notice OF the
holding of said special terms shall be given in the
county wherein the same are ordered TO be held