The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1857-05-20
Columbus April 8, 1857.

Columbus, April 8, 1857.
mo. e3.l AN ACT,
To restore to the Court of Common
Pleas the Jurisdiction of minor of
fences.
Sec. l.. Be it enacted By the General
assembly Of the State Of Ohio, That
the Court of Common Pleas in addition
to the jurisdiction of all crimes, offences,
and misdemeanors, the cognizauce of
which is now, or heretofore has been,
vested in the Probate Court.
SEC. 2. All prosecutions for said
crimes, offences and misdemeanors, shall
DC by Indictment in the Court of Com
mon Pleas in the county in which the
crime, offence, or misdcmeanor shall
have been committed, except where it is
otherwise provided in the several acts
for the punishment of crimes.
Sec. 8. All fines collected under said
prosecutions shall be paid into the treas
ury Of the county where the prosecution
is held, and all persons imprisoned un-
der said several prosecutions, shall be
imprisoned in the Jail of the proper
county.
SEC. 4. All recognizances which shall
hereafter be taken by Justices of the
Peace and other officers authorized -
take the game and all transcripts in
criminal cases within the jurisdiction of
the Common Pleas Court, shall be re-
turned to said court forthwith after the
commitment of a person charged with
an offence, or the taking of a recogni-
zance for his appearance before said
court.
Sec. 5. That all prosecutions pending
IN the Court of Probate of any county
at the time of the taking effect of this
act shall be continued, upon the infor-
nations now fled in the Court of Com
Pleas of the proper county; and
the Probate Judge of each county is
directed to transmit to said Com
mon Pleas Court all informations and
recognizance now on file in his Office,
and not disposed of.
Sec. 6. That no bill of indictment for
any offence specified in the act entitled
San act for the punishment of Crimes"
passed March 8, 1881, shall be found a
true bill by any grand jury, unless the
name of the prosecutor be endorsed
except such bill be found upon
testimony sworn and sent to the grand
jury by order of the Court, at the re-
quest of the Prosecuting Attorney, or
foreman of the grand jury, in which
cases the fact that the bill was found
testimony sworn and sent to the grand
Jury by order of the court, shall be in
on the bill instead-of the name
IF the prosecutor.
Sec. 7. That in all cases where the
prosecutors name is Endorsed on the bill,
and the same is found a true bill by the
grand jury, and upon trial the defendant
s acquitted, the prosecutor shall be
liable for costs; and the court at the
at which the acquittal shall take
place or at any subsequent term, shall
'ender judgment against such prosecutor
or such costs, unless the court shall be
# opinion that there were reasonable
grounds for in: tituting the prosecution.
SEC. 8. That chapter four, containing
rom section t~wenty-nine to, and %inciu-
ling section fifty of an act defining the
Jurisdiction and regulating the practice
# the Probate Court, passed March IA,
-S53 also, an act amendatory of the
anne, passed April 90, 1854: also the
lct entitled Gan act TO restore the court
# Common Pleas the jurisdiction of
offences, in certain counties in the
passed April 9, 1856; also, an
to ameud the last ed act passed,
,e and the same are hereby repealed.
SEC. c. Nothing in this act shall be
to effect or take away the ju-
isdiction of Police judges, or Police
ourts, of petty larceny and other minor
fences under the provisions of the act
o provide for the organization of cities
nd incorporated villages, passed May 5,
S52, and the acts ~amendatory and sup.
thereto; and said Police
and Police courts shall have full
concurrently with the courts of
ommon pleas to hear, try and determine
IL such cases, and the same may be
upon the information of the
Prosecuting Attorney of the Police
curt.
Sec. 10. This act shall take effect on
n its passage.
N. H. VAN VOR HES,
pro tenn, Of the House Of Reps.
THOMAS H. FORD,
President Of The Senate.
April llth, 1857.