Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-08-04
AN ACT

To amend Sections Seven, Eight, Nine and Ter
of an act entitled an act TO Relieve the Dis
triet Courts. and to give greater Efficiency to
the Judicial System Of the State, passed April
IL, 1858.
SECTION 1. Be Il enacted By the General As
serably of the STATE of Ohio, That section seven
of an (actl entitled an act TO relieve the District
Courts, and to give greater efficiency to the Ju-
dicial System of the State, passed April 18th,
1865, be SO amended as to read as fellows: Sec
tion 7. That the Judges of the Court of Com
mon 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 District Court, in each and all Of the eoun-
ties in their respective districts; in the manner
following: The said Judges, or a majority of
them, in each common pleas district. on or be-
fore the first day of November in cvey year.
shall issue their written order TO the clerk of
the Court of Common Please of each and every
county in their said district, specifying precise
ly the commencement of the term of the Dis
trict Court, and Of the several terms of the Conrt
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 are now by law provided.
Sec. 2. That section eight of the above recit-
ed law be SO amended as toread as follows: Sec
tion 8. That Immediately after the times
Of the Terms of the common pleas and district
Courts have been fixed as aforesaid, an accurate
list of the same shall be furnished to the Secre-
tary Of State, and the Secret Try of State shall
forthwith thereafter cause copies of the list of
the times of holding the Common Pleas and
District Courts SO fixed for each Judicial district
to be made out, and one copy thereof to be for
warded to each Judge of the Court of Common
Pleas ofthe district.
Sec. 8. That section nine of said act be so
amended as to read rs follows: Section 8. That
the Judges of the court of common pleas or a
a majority of them in each common pleas dis
trict, on or before the second Monday in Janua-
ry of each year. shall issue their written order
to the clerk of the court of common pleas, ofeach
and every county in their said district, specify
ing precisely the commencement ofthe terms OF
the common pleas and district courts
Sec 4. That section ten of said act be so
amended as TO read as follows: Section 10
Whenever said order so issued shall have been
received by the clerk of the court of common
pleas in any county, he shall Immediately enter
the same upon the journals Of the court of COM
mon pleas and district courts in his said county
in the same manner as other entries when re-
quired are made. upon said journals during va
cations of said courts, and said entries shall be
full and sufficient evidence as to the legal terms
for holding said courts as therein ordered. The
said clerk shall also cause copy of said order
certified by him, to be published for four con-
secutive weeks in one or more newspapers of
general circulation in his said county. The first
publication of the same shall be in the first week
in the month next ensuing the date of said or
der.
Sec 5. That on or before the first Monday
of October of each year, the judges of the su-
preme court shall divide the state into five dis
tricts, and assign 10 each member of the court
one of said districts. in which district so assign
ed, it shall be the duty of the judge to whom
the same is assigned. to attend at the session CT
the district court therein.
Sec. 6. That the said original sections seven
eight. nine and ten of said act are hereby re-
pealed, and this act shall take effect upon its
passage.
WILLIAM B. WOODS,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
MARTIN WELKER,
President of the Senate.
April 6, 1882