The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1865-12-10

0nce N1Ili0l Z rear. favor or paFElallGy
which oath shall be filed by the clerk il
his office for safe-keeping. In the absence
or one or both of the justices of the peace
so elected, than any justice of the county
may sit in said court, with or without thu
presence of the probate judge. In the alb
sence of the probate judge the justices il
attendance shall designate which of then
shall be presiding justice for the term. II
| they cannot decide, the clerk of the cOur
J shall designate the presiding judge-in
| either case noting the facts in his minutes
| The opinion of majority of the court
| shall be the decision, order or judgment
of the court, if the members of the cOur
are not unanimous. When composed o.
only two members, both must agree in
any order or judgment. Ifthey disagree
L mistrial shall for that reason be entered
and the case continued to the next
term. If any member of the court shall
be absent at any regular term or any day
| thereof, there shall be entered as matter
of course q fine of, twenty-five dollars,
which shall not be pemittel, unless at the
next or some subsequent term, good and
sufficient excuse is rendered to {. the court
for said absence. And if from any cause
the organization of said county court
should not take place, on the first Monday
in January, 1886, and annually thereafter,
in any county of this State, il Shall be- the
duty of the probate judge, and any justice
of the peace of said county. may issue the
notice herein required, and proceed to or
ganize the said county court. at the earli-
est day practicable, according to the pro-
visions of this act. RS fsa lse
SEC. IL. Be it further enacted, That the
chief presiding judge and associate Judges
shall each receive five dollars for every
days attendance as judges, and ten cents
per mile going from and returning home,
u1Ie clerk anu sheriff three doilaHs, aud
any constable or baliff three dollars per
day, for each days regular attendance on
allowed by the court and paid out OF the
county treasury.
SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That the
county court in term time, or the pres1d-
ing judge in vacation, may grant wits q
hdbeds corpus, and hear and Determine the
same in term time, or In vacation, IN all
matters of offenses over which they have
by this act any Jurisdiction, as is provided
by law for the granting Of such writs and
the hearing thereof in other cases by the
circuit Judges, or in the circuit court,
from whose decision an appeal may lie to
any circuit Judge or court, as is provided
nv law for such appeals from circuit courts
to the court of errors and appeals OF this
State Provided, that any writ of hGbeus
coyD,ts sued out within five days before the
next term of the said county in which the
prisoner may be triable, shallsbe made re-
fnrnable to such term and shall be heard
and determined by the court. -
SEC. Is. Be it further enacted, That at
each regular term of the county court,
there shall be drawns as now provided by
law for drawing jurors inthe circuit. from
the Jury box, the names of twelve persons
who shall be summoned asa venire to the
next term of said county count and all the
laws now in force in reference to petit juries
in the circuit be and the same are made
applicable to the county court aud except
that the tails jurors need not be household.
ers Or fFseholdsys ana 20 exception shah