The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1857-05-28
April 18th, 1857.

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-ra2 assembly gtte StQte ef OAio, That
the Court of Common Pleas, in addition
to the jurisdiction it now has, shall have
original jurisdiction of all crimes, often
ces, and misdemeanors. the cognizanee
of which is now. or heretofore has been,
vested in the Probate Court.
SEC. 2. ALI prosecutions for said
crimes, offences, and misdemeanors, shall
be by indictment in the Court of Common
Pleas in the county in which the crime,
offence, or misdemeanor shall have been
committed, except where it is otherwise
provided in the several acts for the pun
isbment of crimes.
| Sec. 3. 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 i'm
prisoned 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 TO
take the same ; and all transcripts in
criminal cases within the jurisdiction of
the Common Pleas Court, shall be re-
turned lc said court forthwith after the
commitment of a person charged with an
offence, or the taking of recognizance
for his appearance before said court.
SEC. s.. That all prosecutions pend
ing in the Court of Probate of any coun-
ty at the time of the taking effect of this
act, shall be continued, upon the infor
nations now filed in the Court of Com
mon Pleas Of The proper county; and
the Probate Judge of each county is
hereby directed to transmit to said Com
mon Pleas Court all informations and re-
!. cognzance 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
8. an 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 there
on, except such bill be found upon testi-
mony sworn and sent to the grand jury
by order of the Court, at TIE request OF
the Prosecuting Attorney, or the fore
man Of the grand jury, in which case the
fact that the bill was found upon testimo-
ny sworn and sent to the grand Jury by
order of the court, shall be indorsed On
the bill instead of the name of the prose
cutor.
i Sec. 7. That in all cases where the
prosecutors name is indorsed on the bill,
and the same is found true bill by the
4 grand jury. and upon trial the defendant
is acquitted, the prosecutor shall be liza
BILE for costs and the court at the term
at which such acquittal shall take place,
or at any subsequent term, shall render
; Judgment against such prosecutor for such
costs, unless the court shall be- Of opinion
that there were reasonable grounds for
instituting the prosecution.
SEC. g. That chapter four, contain
ing from section twenty-nine to. and in.
: cluding, section fifty OF an act defining
5 the jurisdiction and regulating the prac
tice of the Probate Court, passed March
Ia. 1853; also, an act amendatory of the
same, passed April 26, 1854; also, the
r act enlitled an act to restore to the
!: Court of Common Pleas the jurisdiction
f of minor offences, in certain counties il
r this State,'' passed April 9, 1856; and
} also. an act to amend the last named ac
passed, be and the same are hereby re-
? pealed.
SEC. 8. Nothing in this act shall be
: construed to effect or take away the ju
! rsdiction of Police judges or Police
l courts, of petty larceny and other minor
offences under the provisions of the &C
} to provide for the organization of cities
: and incorporated villages. passed May 8
r 1852 and the acts amendatorv and sup
= Elementary thereto and said Police
f judges and Police courts shall have full
2 power concurrently with the courts o
S common pleas to hear. try and determine
e all such cases, and the same may be pros
D ecuted upon the information of the Prose
: cutting Attorney of the Police court.
! SEC. TO- This act shall take effect OF
4 its passage.
N. H. VAN VORHES,
: Speaker of the House of Representatives
THOMAS Fl. FORD,
! President Of the Senate
t April 11th. 1857.
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