Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1859-06-24

mo. 2l4. AN ACT
To amend sections seven, eight, nine and
ten Of an net entitled an act to Relieve
the District Courts, and TO give greater
Efficiency to the Judicial System Of the
State, passed April IL, 1858.
Sec. l. Be Il enacted By the General As
ssm6iy of the State Of Ohio, That section
seven of an [act] entitled an act to relieve
the district courts, and to give greater eff
cheney to the judicial system Of the state,
passed April 18th, 1858, be so amended as
to read as follows: Section Z. 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
holding the courts of common pleas and dis
trict court, in each and all Of the counties
in their respective districts, in the manner
following: The said judges, or majority
of them, in each common pleas district, on
or before the first day of November in every
year, shall issue their written order to the
clerk of the court Of common pleas Of each
and every county in their said district, spec
flying precisely the commencement Of the
term Of the district court, and of the sever
al terms of the court of common pleas in
said county, and in all the counties in said
district: Provided, that not less than three
terms Of the common pleas court shall be
appointed for any county for which three
terms arc now by law provided.
! Sec 9. That section eight OF the above
recited law be so amended as to read as fol
lows: Section 8. That Immediately after
the times of the terms of the common pleas
and district courts have been fixed as afore
snid, an accurate list of the Same shall be
furnished to the secretary Of state, and the
secretary of state shall forthwith thereafter
cause copies of tho list of the times of hold
inr the common pleas and district courts SC
fixed for each judicial district to be made
out, and ono copy thereof to be forwarded
to each judge of the court Of common pleas
of the district.
Sec. 8. That section nine of said act be
so amended as TO read ms follows: Sec: 9
That tho judges of the court of common
pleas or majority of them in each common
pleas district, on or before the second Mon
day in January, of each year, shall ISSUE
their written order to the clerk Of the eour
of common pleas, of each and every county
in their said district, specifying precisel.
the commencement Of the terms Of the com
mon pleas and district courts.
Sec. 4. That section ten Of said act b,
so amended as to read as follows: Sec. 10
Whenever said order so issued shall hav'
been received by the clerk Of the court o
common pleas in any county, ho shall i'm
mediately enter the same upon the Journals
of the court Of common pleas and distric
courts in Ms said county in the same man
ner as other entries when required are made
upon said journals during vacations Of saiC
courts, and said entries shall be full and SUI
ficient evidence as to the legal terms fo
) holding said courts as therein ordered
The said clerk shall also cause copy o
said order certified by him, to be publish
ed for four consecutive weeks in one or NOR
newspapers of general circulation in his sai'
county. The first publication of the sam
, shall be in the first week in the month mex
ensuing the date Of said order.
Sec S. That on or before the first Mon
, day of October Of each year. the judges o
the supreme court shall divide the state in
to five districts, and assign to each membe
of the court one Of said districts, in whicl
district so assigned, it shall be the duty Q
the Judge to whom the same is assigned, t
attend at the sessions of the district cour
therein.
Sec. 0. That the said original sections
seven, eight, nine and ten of said act ar
hereby repealed, and this act shall take ei
feet upon its passage.
WILLIAM B. WOODS,
Speaker of House of Representatives
MARTIN WELKER,
President of The Ssnak,