The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1856-05-01
March 29th, 1856.

mo. 46.l AN ACT.
To authorize the Judges Of the Court Of
Common Pleas of each Judicial District
to fix permanently the times for holding
the Courts of Common Pleas and District
Court therein.
SECTION i. BE IL enacted bv the Gener6
Assembly Of the State of Ohio, That the
Judges OF the court Of common pleas in each
and every common pleas district in this state,
are hereby authorized, and it shall be their
duty, to fix permanently the times for hold.
ing the courts Of common pleas and district
court, in each and all of the counties in
their respective dlstricts in the manner fol-
lowing:
SECTION 2. The,said judges, or majority
OF them, in each common pleas district. on
or 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 district,
specifying precisely the commencement of
the term of the district court, and OF the sew.
eral terms of the court OF common pleas in
said county and in all the counties in said
district. Provided, that rot less than three
4 terms of the common pleas court shall be
appointed for any county for which three
terms are now by law provided. They shall
also Immediately thereafter transmit certi.
fled copy of said order to the Secretary OF
State. who shall preserve the same among
the files Of his office. tt
SECTION 8. That said judges, when theY
shall be of opinion that the statutes in
force fixing the time of 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 time of holding said courts but the same
shall be held in pursuance OF said statutes.
as though this act had not been passed.
SECTION 4. Whenever said order so issued
shall have been received by the clerk of the
court of common pleas in any county,he shalt
Immediately enter thesam upon the jourH.
al OF the court of commi n pleas, and also
upon the journal of the district court, in his
said county, in the same manner as other
entries, when required, are made upon said
journals during vacations of said courts and
said entries shall be full and sufficient eti1s
dence as TO the legal terms for holding said
courts as therein ordered. The said clerk
shall also. cause copy of said order, certifi.
ed by him. to be published for four consecu4
tive 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 in the month OF December nexs
ensuing, the date OF said order.
SECTION s. The courts named in this act
shall be held for every year, in each judicial
district, at 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 shall have refer.e
ence to or control the holding of court in the
year onethousand eight hundred and fftys
six.
Section 9. No change OF alterationshaii
be made in the times of holding said courts
Of common pleas or district court, in any
common pleas districts OF Id any county
thereof. after the same had been fixed a.
aforesaid, unless the judges Of said district,
,r majority Of them, shall be Of the opinion
hat such change or alteration 10 required By IN
he public interests or convenience, and No
uch change or alteration shall take effect
Turing the year in which the order therefor
hallbe issued. Whenever changes or altef-
tions are deemed necessary. "a aforesaid.
hey shall be made in the same manner, and
he same requisites shall be observed III IRE
rovided for and required, Ia sections fhfse
nd four Of this act, FOR iixina The times at
olding eaidseourts ina<IIs hfst instance -
Provided, that no pubiicsli60 of such chanees
I alterations shall bereauired II Any cn.lI,s
OF counties not included . the ssms. n