The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1857-06-11
LAWS OF ONO.
No d. ,r, AN ACT rs rfr-
ftBilsiiED ~ AUTHORITY.

To rsiore to the Court Of Common Pleas the juris
diction of minor offences.
SEQ | Be it enacted by the qeuerd Assembly
OF the State of Otto, That the Court Of Common
Pleas in addition to the jurisdiction it now has
shall have original jurisdiction of all crimes
offences, and misdeneanors, the coanizance o
q which ia now, Or heretofore has been, vested in
y the Plohste Court. ..,l4. .sn.I.I
Sec. 2. All prosecutions for said crimes of
fences, and lAisdemeanors, shall be by Indictment
in The court Of common pleas in the county il
(which the efizDe, offence, or misdeineanor shal
have been committed, except where il is otherwise
provided in the several acts for the punishment oil
crimes.
Sec. 3 AL Hnes collected under said prosecu
tom shall be paid into the treasury OF the county
where the prosecution is ield aod all persons
inprisoped under said several prosecutions sh all
be,imprisoned in the Jail Of the proper county.
an, Sec l. All recogpizanees which shall hereafter
, be taken by Justices Of the Peace and other Off
GERS authorized to take the same; aud all tran.
porpts in criminal cases within the jurisdiction Of
the Common Pleas Court, shall be returned to said
court forthwith after the commitment Of person
charged with an offence, or the taxing of arecog-
nizance 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 infermatons filed in the court OF common
pleas of the proper county; and the Probate Judge
OF each county is hereby directed to transmit to
said Common Pleas Court all informations aud
pecognizauee now on file in his Office and not dis
posed Of.
Sec. 6. That no bill Of Indictment for any
offence specified in the act entitled an act for
the punishment Of crimes" passed March 8, 1881,
shall be found true bill by any grand jury, un-
less the OF the prosecutor be endorsed there
on, except such bill be found upon testimony
sworn and sent to the grand jury by order of the
court, at the request of the Prosecuting Attorney
or the foreman OF the grand jury, in which cases
the fact that the bill was found upon testimony
sworn and sent to the grand. jury by order Of the
court, shall be endorsed on the bill instead OF the
name of the prosecutor.
Sec T. Tint in all cases where the prosecutors
name is endorsed on the bill, and the same is
found true bill by the grand jury, and upon trial
the defendant is acquitted the prosecutor shall be
liable for COSTS and the court at the term at which
such acquittal shall take place or at any subse
quent term, shall render judgment against such
prosecutor for such COSTS unless the court shall
be Of opinion that there were reasonable grounds
for iIstituting the prosecution.
Sec. 5. That chapter four, containing from Sec
tion twenty nine to- and including, section fifty of
an act defining the jurisdiction and regu atng the
practice OF the Probate court. passed March IA,
1853; also, an act amendatory of the same, passed
APrd. 20, 1851; also the act entitled ian act to
restore to the Court of Common Pleas the julis- !
dc ion OF minor offences, in certain counties in
tuI- ate" passed April g. 1885; and also, an act
tn amend the last named act passed, be and tbs
same are hereby peeled
Sec Nothing il this act shall be construed
10. '!isct or take away the jurisdiction Of police 1
judges or police courts of petty larceny aud other
.Gin2r offences under the provisions of the act to
Prcvids for the or,sizaion Of cities and incorpo.
ls,ed villages. passed My 8. 1853. and the scEs
hii.hdctory ard supplementary thereto; and said
Ioice judges ard lohce courts shall have f,a
POKER cuururrentiy with TIE courts Of common
peas 10 ler, try and determine all such ca es
and ti'a same may be prosecuted upon The infor.
mai }n uf tae Prosecuting Attorney OF the Police
c.t-t ...
SIC 10 This act shall take effect on its pas
sage.
iLL N. II VAN WORRIES,
Speaker Of the House of Representatives.
.Hu.f THOMAS II. FORD,
President oi the Senate.
April IL, 1857.