The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1861-06-25
Approved February 25, 1861.

Az ACT 10 amend sections eisit, nine and sirtccn
and eighteen, Of chapter HiHdy,tour, Of The reUised
StatueS of eighteen huRdrcd and y-sir, The same
being chapter one hunfred and eighteen fthc com.
piLed aTS, relaHUe TO criminal proceedings before
justices Of The peace.
Sec. /. THE People of the State of Micht.
gan enact, That section eight, nine, sixteen
and eighteen, OF chapter ninety -four, of the
revised statues of eighteen hundred and forty
six, the same being chapter one hundred aud
eighteen of the compiled laws, shall be amen =
ded AS to read as follows:
SEC. 8. After the joining Of ISSUE and be-
fore the court shall proceed to an inyetigatlon
OF the merits Of the cause, the accused may
demand of such court, that he be tired by q
jury, which shall c""-i-, II sis l'crSour i"hcfc-
upon the court shall direct the sheriff, or any
constable Of the county, TO make list in
writing Of tie names of eighteen inhabitants
Of the county, qualified TO serve as jurors in
the courts OF record in this State, from which
list the compla nant and accused may each
strike out SIX rames.
Sec. 0. ln case the complainant or the ac-
cuSed shall neglecl 10 strike out such names
the court shall direct some suitable disinte.
rested person to strike out the names for
either or both the parties So negIcctng; and
upon such names being struck out, the jus.
tee shall issue venire directed To the she 1T
or any constable in the county, requiring him
to summon six PERSONS whose names shall
remaIL upon such list, to appear before
such court, at the time ana place to be nam
ed therein, to make jury for the Trial Of
such offence
SEC lG. Whenever the accused shall be
tried under the preceding provisions Of this
chapter, aud found guilty, either by the court
on by Il jury, OF shall be convicted of the
charge made against him upon plea of gull
ty, the court shall render Judgement thereon,
and iullict such punishment, either by fine or
imprisonment, or both, rs the nature of the
case may require, together with such costs Of
prosecution as the justice Of the peace shall
order, but such punishment shall In no case
exceed the limit fixed by law for the offence
charged.
SEC. Is. The Ierson o charged with, and
by any such justice OF the peace Of
any such offence, ny appeal from the Judge.
men, of such Justice of the peace to the clr-
cui. court: PyovjdeR, SAID person shall en-
ter into lecoguizauce to the people Of the
State Of Michigan, in a 'um not less than fifty
nor more than five hundred dollars, within
ten Gays after the rendition Of the judgement,
wi h one or more sufficient sureties, condition
ci to appear before said court, on the first
day cI the next term thereof, and prosecute
his appeal at said term to effect, anl abide
the orders and Judgement of said court; and
the justice from whose Judgement an appeal
is taken, shall thereupon discharge the person
so convicted or order his discharge, and shall
make a special return Of the proceedings had
before him, AMI shall cause the complaint,
the warrant and the return together with the
and the testimony taken by
him, to be flied in the said circuit court, on
or before the first day Of the circuit court
nexr, to be holden for said county; and the
and witnesses nay also be requir-
ed to enter into rcccgnizancca, with or with.
out surctics, in the discretion Of the court,
to appear at said circui. court at the time last
az rcsaid, and to abide the order Of the court
therein.
Approved February 2S, 1861.