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

ed ne IS not q House hoider or ffepfQlder.
rel SEC. Belt further enacted. That 4
IN person ard gneti for trial lin the scouf
mt court may waive tiiesstriaI by Jury,
Nj which case the court shall proceed tnt
g, the case, on the law and facts and pi
r. Inouncen Judgment according to law q
sd evidence; unless the person SO arralgn
it shall wave the jury trial. o jury shall
ne lempanelled and the court shall proee
e, with the trial, as In like cases and trii
e. In the circuit court = but either party m,
d challenge a Juror for cause only. II q
s, State is not represented by counsel q
lie court shah examine and cross-ezamil
Il witnesses forsthe State, and may also e,
IT anime Witnessessc dby the accused, III
y less the accused be represented by coui
e. sell or himself or herself conducts slfe
r. examination, or at the desire of the %
: cused the court may assign him or hs
If counsel. And the court may, moreove
yicharge the law, in writing or otherwise, |
/, 1.-THE jury, and should the jury find againi
: the defendant the court may grant ne,
e trial, as by the rules and law in such case
: in the circuit courts. Andjuro and wit
Y nesses shall be, allowed the like compen
4 sation, and in The same manner, as for lik
i tservices iii tliecirctift courts. :
t SEC.ll Be it further enacted, That tn
), Ic9unty court shall order the purchase am
E supply of all needful books and stationer,
; for said court. and shall make all prope
| allowances therefor payable out of ,th'
SEC. is. Be it further enacted, That thu
county court shall have power TO employ
"a county attorney to represent the State
Provided such counsel will prosecute fol
+ the tax fee of five dollars hereafter I'M
posed, and discharge to the State, sald
court, and the business therein, the duties
i. of district.attorney in the circuit court, IL
. like matters: Provided, such attorney will
take the oath of Office required of district
T attorneys, and look to the tax fee in each
case for his pay, aseherein provided; and
for that purpose tax fee of five dollars
shall be imposed on each conviction or
plea of guilty in said court, as q part OF
the cost to be collected and paid to the
prosecuting attorney, and no other com
/ pensation, save that he may accept an adj
ditional fee from any private person to
prosecute the same,I but said court may re-
move any such prosecuting attorney shall
! fail from any cause to- prosecute, said tax
fees shall be paid into the county treasury
for county purposes. sgeI 9.za.a
SEC. II. Be it further enacted, That the
county court shall have a State docket or
j dockets, in which all cases originating in
said court, or recognized to said court, or
thereby appeal, or certiefari shall be en-
tered, and regularly called. tried or con
|
a motion docket a book for the entry OF
the proceedings of the court, and final re-
| cord books, and an execution docket, as
] required by law in the circuit courts, and
| shall be kept, used and acted upon as such.
| The presiding judge only need sign the.
| minutes OF the court, or approve any bond(
| or appeal. ssa .-..a 49, 4
SEC. Is. Be it further enacted, That thtI
county court shall have power to fine ard |
and other causes as provided by law In
like matters i'll the circuit court, shall PEE
serve order and system in the court room
and it's proceedings, and shall have power l.
to strike from the rolls of attorneys any
attorney. for good and legal cause. % far
as the practice in said court is concerned.
SEC. 10. BE it further enacted, Tat any
person feeling him or herself aegrieyed
by the Judgment of the count court, I,
in any original case before it, nay, after
final judgment, appeal therefr0a to the
next term OF the circuit courto of the eoun-
ty, without bill of exceptions writ of :
error or supercedeas, Blponsgiyia bond
and security to be taken. siding :
Judge, within five & rnment !
of the term, as al other ]
respects for a. W, fyom !
the circuit rs and 7
s sdq' e. 81 p : sEaas !
u
eases t1fp4 4il,. Ml0s r.<4F4s ,ile /
tanned. but ho such appeal shall be had or ;;
granted from said county court, where the
same has been tried therein by a jury.
SEC. 90. Be it further enacted, That all i
cases of larceny shall be deemed and held :
petit larceny, when the amount alledged] :
to have been stolen does not exceed in :
value one hundred dollars, and shall be .
deemed and held a misdemeanor, and pun I
ishable as SUCH ,
SEC. 81. BE it further enacted, That a :
court shall be held in the cities ofJackson, ,
Meridian and Ceflnth, in this
State. once month, at such time in each ,
month, and at such place therein as the i
court may permanently fix, to be called :
the county court of Jackson 1.-The eoun- :
" court of Grenada ''the county court !
IF Meridian ''the county court of Co =
-inth." respectively, with full powers and i
and under the same rules, 2
regulations and duties as by this act men,
Toned or contemplated in the case of q
,ept their respective jurisdiction shall be s
limited to, and embrace the police district 6
II which they are respectively situated, / Z
md the offenses herein mentioned are COM 6
ifitted and except that the mayor of each / +
# said towns shall be ex-officio chief pre- :
iding Judge, and the justices of the peace +
# the police district shall be ex-otficiol s
Judges of the court, and the 4
ounty court. of the counties i'll which 4
Jackson, Grenada, Meridian and CorinthI 4
re situated, shall have no jurisdiction III +
heir respective districts, provided said r
oults therein are duly organized and pre- \
eryed, and all the laws, rules, regulations, 4
,ower, rights, privileges and duties APP
,licable to said county courts, and the Off a
efs and persons therein named and con- f
emplated. and the proceedings, action, 3
lower, duties and government shall be I
nd are hereby extended to and conferred ii
Ipon and required of the said county ly
curt of Jackson, Grenada, Meridian and | Il
Jorinth, and the officers thereof respec- i
lively, to the extent of their respective
,olice districts, as aforesaid, and the G
Judges thereof presiding shall be exempt s
rom service in the other county court of a
ieisa- Espb.ys iEe-veo1nt and shall be / i,
aid asherein provided, and by the same s
means, out of the tax fees, fines or for 4
eatures of their respective courts but lc
nay appoint their own clerk and sbailif fsor {
herif, If not supplied by the circuit clerk s
nd sheriff of the county, to be qualified 81
S by this act provided, and the laws of Ia
his State require, In cases Of circuit clerks II
nd sheriffs, except the amount of the | q
,ond shall he fixed by the cfi1rt. Pr0yi- | :