Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1861-06-07
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AN ACT

10 amend the act to amend an act emit
tied an act defining the powers and
duties of justices of the peace and con-
stables in criminal cases, passed March
9th, 1887, and the act amendatory
thereto, passed March 7th, 1842.
SECTION /. Be 1t enacted Ly the Cen
erat assembly Of the State Of Ohio, That
the justice issuing any warrant on tho
affidavit of any person for an offense not
punishable by confinement in the peni-
Tertiary, may at his discretion require
such complainant to acknowledge him or
herself responsible for costs in case the
complaint shall be dismissed, or in case
that an information shall not be fled and
prosecuted in. the proper court, or bill
of indictment be not found against the
person or persons charged with such Of
fenses, which acknowledgement Of secu-
rity for costs shall be entered on the
docket of the justice, and the justice on
dismissal is required to render judg-
ment against such complainant for the
costs made thereon; and in case that no
presentment is filed and prosecuted, or
bill of indictment found against the per-
son or persons held to answer for such
offense in the proper court at which such
person or persons are held to answer. the
clerk of such court shall certify that
fact to the justice Of the peace before
whom such person or persons were held
to answer, and thereupon said justice
shall enter such certificate on his docket,
and shall render judgment against said
party complaining for the costs which
have accrued upon the issue of such
warrant, unless the justice shall be of the
opinion that the complaint had reasona-
BILE grounds for instituting such prose-
cution; and in case said justice shall con-
slider such complaint wholly irresponsi<
BILE, such justice may in his discretion
refuse te issue any warrant, unless the
complainant procure some responsibis
security to the satisfaction of such JUS
tice for said costs, in case of such dis
missal, failure to file and prosecute such
complaint or find bill of Indictment in
the proper court before which said person
or persons are held to answer, and said
security shall acknowledge himself so
bound; and the justice shall enter it ON
his docket, provided, however, that in
no such case shall costs be paid out Of
the county treasury.
Sec. g This act shall be in force from
and after its passage.
ED. a. PARROTT,
Speaker pro tenn. of the House of Rep
resentatives.
ROBERT C. KIRK,
Drncidanf oF tho Sapota
Passed April 9, 1861.
No. 81 AN ACT
To oamend the 1st, I'd and Sd sections of an
act entitled "an act requiring annual
settlements by county officers" passed
March %, 1850
SECTION |. Be at enacted By the Gene
raj 4sssnbly Of The State Of Ohio, That
sections one, two, and three, of the above
recited act be so amended as to read as
follows:
SECTION l. 1t shall be the duty of tho
prosecuting attorney Of each county in
this state to report to the county COM
missioners, annually, on the first Mon
day of September, certified statement
of the number of criminal prosecutions
pursued to final conviction and sentence.
under his official care in the court of
common pleas, during the year nextpre-
ceding the time of making such state
ment, naming the party or parties to
each, and the amount of fine assessed by
the court in each case, and also the num-
Der of recognizances forfeited during the
same period, and the amount collectedin
each case.
| SEC. 2. The clerk of the court of COM
mon please in each county shall report
to the county commissioners on the first
Monday in September annually, certi-
fed statement of the amount of fines as
sessed by the court in criminal cases.
during the year next preceding the time
of making such statement, and also the
amount of fines collected during the same
period, naming the party or parties to
each case, together with the statement
of the amount of funds paid by him pur-
suant to law; into the county treasury,
naming the source or sources from which
such funds were derived, and he also
shall pay over to the country treasurer,
pursuant to the third section Of an act,
entitled "an act for the disposition of
unclaimed costs, passed March Is, 1889.
all unclaimed costs in his possession, and
he shall include in his statement the
amount of such unclaimed costs so by
him paid into the county treasury.
SEC g. The sheriff of each county
shall report to the county commission
ers Oh the first Monday in September an
nually, certified statement of all fines
and costs in criminal prosecutions, col
lected by him on execution or otherwise,
during the year next preceding the time
of making such statement, and the
amount of fines and costs so collected
and paid over to the clerk of the court
of common pleas, or to the county treas
urer.
SEC. +. ri That said original Sec
tions one, two, and three, are hereby re-
pealed, and this act shall take effect on
its passage.
ED. 4. PARROTT,
Speaker pro tenn. of the House of Rep
resentatives.
ROBERT G.. KIRK.
President Of the Senate.
Passed April 9, 1861.
No. So. AN ACT
Further to amend IAN act to provide for
the creation and regulation OF incor-
porated companies in the state Of
Ohio" passed May lst, 1852, and to
regulate railroad companies.
SECTION |. Be II enacted By the Gene
rat assembly Of the STATE Of Ohio, That
it shall not be lawful for any railroad