The weekly Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1865-186?, 1865-12-30

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said court, he shall be entitled to the
same fees as provided by law for like
service in the circuit courts. He may
be legally represented in the county
court by his legally appointed and
qualified deputy, and shall be liable
upon his official bond as clerk Of the
circuit court for any liability, neg
lect, failure or duty or malieasance
in Office, as efficio clerk thereof, and
shall be subject to all the fines and
penalties, duties and responsibilities
to which he would by law be subject,
in like cases in the circuit court. He
shall issue and place in the hands of
the proper officer of his county, or
if for another county, in the post Of
gee, postage paid, and duly directed
to the officer of the proper county, in
this State, within three days from the
date properly issuable, or after the
close of each term of the court, all
process of every kind, returnable to
the next term of the court, and shall
enter such issuance and delivery,and
the date thereof, in book to be kept
by him for that purpose. ft
S 6. Be it further enacted. That
the sheriff of each county shall be the
sheriff of the county. court of his
county, and shall possess all the pow
ers and authority, discharge all the
acts and duties, and be alike obedi-
ent and amenable to said county
court, as provided by law in the case
of sheriff in aud to the circuit courts
in such matters, cases and things,
and for any neglect Of duty or mai
feasance in office, he shall be liable
on his official bond and be answera-
BILE to said county court as is provid-
ed by law in like cases in the circuit
court. He shall have the same fees
as are by law allowed for like scrvj-
ces in the circuit court. He may be
represented in any county court, by
any lawful and qualified deputy. The
county court may require any consta-
bic OF the county to perform the duty
of sheriff to said court in term time:
and the acts of such constable legal
~ performed shall be valid and bind
ing, and the fees the same as those
of the sheriff proper in like services.
S 7. Be it further enacted, That
it shall be the duty of every justice
of the peace, mayor or Conservation
of the peace, in each county of this
State, to recognize, or, in default
thereof, to commit all offenders to the
Jail Of their respective counties, to
appear in and before the next term
of the county court of the proper
county, to answer for any fence
over which said court has iurisdic-
ton; and it shall be the duty of eve
ry constable, justice of the peace,
mayor, police member, sheriff, assess
or, treasurer, clerk of any court, ran
ger, coroner, surveyor, or other civil
officer of Such county, to report in
writing, duly signed, or any citizen
thereof, under oath, to the county
court of his or their county, at each
term thereof, every violation of the
criminal laws in their county, over
which said county court has jurisdic-
ton, and of which they may have
any knowledge or information; and
thereupon the court shall order
warrant for such offender, returnab!e
instanter or to the next term of said
court, as the court may order, and
subpoena for the witnesses shall is
sue in like manner, and both warrant
and subpoena shall be executed as
eaaay asa possible. The c5urt may,
IN all criminal matters and report
thereon, proceed in secret, until the
offender shall be in Gus
tody.
5 8. Be it further enacted, That
it shall be the duty of the sherif1s of
the several counties of the State to
collect all fines, penalties and forfeit
ures incurrsd or imposed by said
courts, and pay the same into
the county Treasury, and take the
Treasurer's receipt for the same in
one to be retained by him
self and the other he shall file with
the clerk of the board of county Pc
lice, and it shall be the duty of the
several clerks Of said county court,
once in every three months, to render
to the President of the board of police
of his county, detailed account, I'M
der oath, of all fines, penalties and
forfeitures adjudgcd and made final
by the county court Of which he is
the clerk, and not included in any
former account, including such fines,
penalties and forfeitures as may have
been paid to him as clerk thereof, to-
gether with the Treasurer's receipt
for the sums by him so received.
50 Be it further enacted, That any
persons who shall stand committed
by the sentence or Judgment of said
county court until such fine, penalty
Or forfeiture is paid, may be dischar-,
ged from such custody or commit
ment under the provisions Of article
80, section 10, chapter 81 of revised
code. Provided the notice required
in such cases shall be served upon
the chief presiding judge of said
county court; Provided further, that
in case freedman is committed, and
either he or his employer fails for
five days to pay his fine or penalty,
the sheriff shall hire such freedman
to any person who will pay such fine
and costs for the shortest term of
service of such freedman; and in
case the fine and costs are paid by
the employer he may retain it out of
any wages then due the freedman, or
that may thereafter become due him.
S 10. Be it further enacted, That
the county court established by the
first section of this act shall be COM
posed of the Probate Judge, who
shall be ex officio presiding judge,
and two justices Of the peace-any
two of whom shall form a court, and
shall be competent to hear, try and
decide cases: That on the first Mon
day in January. 1866. all the justices