Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1857-05-28
Aprilsth, 1857
AN ACT


To restore to the Court of Common Pleas the Juris
dcton of minor offences.
sfcrIos l. Be it enacted by tAs Geaerol dsssmbly
Of the State of OAio, That the Court OF Common
Pleas addition the jurisdiction it now has shall
have original OF al crimes, offences, and
misdemeanors. the cognizahGe OF which IS now, or
heretofore has been, vested in the Probate Court.
SEC, 2 All prosecutions for said crimes. Offences,
and msdeme shall he by indictment in the Court
of Common Pleas in The county in which the crime,
offence or misde meanor shall have been committed,
except where il is otherwise provided in the several
acts for the punishment Of rimes
SEc 3. All fines collected under said prosecutions
shall be paid into the treasury oil the county where
the prosecution heidi and all persons i'm pr soned
under the said several shall be mprson
ed in the jail of the proper county
SEC. 4. All reeognzances which shall hereafter be
taken by Justice of the Peace and Othe officers au-
thUrized 10 lake the same and all anscrp IN crim-
inal cases within the jurisdiction of the Common
Pleas court shall be reIurued to said Court forthwith
after the commitment OF person charged with an Of
fence. the taking Of recognzance for his appear
ance before said Court
SEC S. That all prusce tions pending in the Court
OF Probate any county the tia of the taking Ell
iect OF this shall be continued, upon the norna
tons now nj ed IN the CouIt oil Common Pleas OF the
county; and the Probate Judge of eah County
is hereby directed mt TO said Common Pleas
Court all iniormsions and recognizances now on hie
in his Gfice, and not disposed oil.
Sac. 6. Thai bill ofindietment for any offence
specified in the act entitled IAN Aet for The punish
of Crimes, passed MarchS 1881, shall he found
true bill by any grand jury, unles, the name Of the
pros lie endorsed ther con, except such bill he
found upon testimony sworn and sent TO the grand
jury by order of the Court al the request OF tie Pros
ecuting Attorney the foreman OF the grand jury, in
VIII ch cases the fact that the bill Was found upon
testimony and sent to the grand jury by order
of the court shall he indOrscd the bill instead of
the name of the prosecutor.
SEC. 4. That in all cases where the prosecutors
name is indorsed on the bill, and the ssine Is found
true bill by the grand jury and upon trial the defen-
dani is acquitted. The prosecutor shall be Liable fo
costs: and the at the 81 which such acqut
tai shall take place, al any subsequent term, shall
render judgment against such prosecutor for 'uch
costs; unless the shall be OF opinion that there
reasonable grounds for institutng the prosecu
tion.
Sec. g. That chapter four. containing from section
twenty nine including section hy of All act de
fning the jurisdiction and regulating the practice Of
the Probate Court passed March a. 1855 Also act
amendat0ry OF the same, passed April 26 1854 50.
the act entitled ian 10 restore to the Court Of
Common Pleas the Jurisdiction Of minor offences, in
,euain counties in this State passed April o. 1856;
and also, amend the last named act passed,
| be and The same are hereby repealed.
SEc. g. Nothing in this act shall he construed to ef-
feet take away the jurisdiction Of Police judges
Police of petty larceny and other minor often
under the provisions of the act TO provide or the
Of cities and villages pass
ed May iS52, and the acts amendsiory and supple
meniary thereto; and said Police Judges and Police
courts shall have full power concurrentiy with the
courts Of common pleas hear, try and determine all
such cases. and the may be prosecuted upon the
information OF the Prosecuting Attorney OF the Police
court.
NJ. VAN WORRIES.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
THOMAS II. FORD.
April lIth 1851. President of the Senate,