The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1866-01-13


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judges II sid ealfi nsY ifam Time
n llme appeibi, and sha'I eantl.un IL
sessiou from dag n day until ~
ttfalhsa ihafein i properly d4ftattI
n lnf Tie term, ard aaid iffni NAV
be ~ as hiileiai days, If ne mak
mess therein shall require Tho county
oDurif eaeh county shall have aIl
| the pmer md authority. and 4haIl
be- governed and controlled Nv lbe
same laws, rules, and practice If ihe
circuit court II this state. NJ fir a.
The eime can be applied and extended
70 he matters and Jurisdiction ron.
iidodto Nid county court except that
no g'and jury Or district attorney
shall he acessary, bat may be dis.
pohscd wit, and all casca IN mid
county cott may be tried by the
court upon " laws and iaots upon
information b writing IN the name
Of che State q Mississippi, made ont
and certified D. The attorney or clerk
Of the court, ndcr the supervision
and direction otho court, containing
4 the substance ( the chargcs. the
nature and charter Of the oGenso.
in what county emmitted. and The
person and propty, If either, and
about the date tleof, giving In n
plain and simple ny notice to Tho
accused what he orac Il arrested and
to be tried for, andAo same shall bo
read to the accused fore trial, if not
waived, but may amended and
corrected before andliring the trial,
so as to conform tohe facts and
oflcnse proved uponhe trial, upon
the same terms and editions as in
dictments in the circi courts of the
State may by law bemended and
corrected. The prositor, if one,
shall be endorsed on ich informa-
tion, and shall be Lab as prosecu-
tors upon indictmentah the circuit
courts are by law lial. The wit
nesses shall be examin,by the court
or prosecutor, or atttcy of the
court, or by all, for thepte, and by
the defendant, or his orr attorney,
by the rules and laws gfrning like
cases in the circuit cos Of this
State, and when fully lded. the
court shall decide the sarnnd enter
its Judgment or sentencdpon the ,
minutes OF the court, and Yer such !
] proceeding and inforr :. any
party on trial may be conved of a
lesser ofiense, included in tlreater.
or an attempt to commit Der the !,
greater of less onense, ordered !,
into custody to answer netnd A !,
different charge .and dffenss the :
court may direct. |
Sec 2. Be it further enacteThat
the county court shall be a 6t of :.
record, and its proceeding cred =
and preserved of record, as and Q
may be provided by law fdike 9
business and proceedings in tlev- :,
eral circuit courts of this State. he !,
minutes of said court shall be Id u
by the presiding Judge of the csy : :
court, and the county court of .
county shall have jurisdiction h 9
all appeals and certioraris from o ?.
tics OF the peace, or mayors cc y
as provided by law to circuit col g
and shall be tried de novo, and Vi n
out pleading, in writing, and by $
same laws applicable TO such cases :: !,
courts appealed from, and the coute.l
courts shall have full and comply y
power to render the proper judgmd'
in all such cases, also to require nd
bonds and other security, If deemd
necessary, instanter, or upon time, anl
to take and approve the same In tern
time, il the original, from any cause
shall be deemed by the court insult
cient.
Sec. 3. BE Il further enacted, Tha
the county court shall have full an,
complete jurisdiction Of al cases Q
petit larceny, assaults, assaultSan'
batteries, riots, ARRAYS, routes, unlaw
full assemblies, words Of insult mad
indictable by our statute, violaion
Of the Sabbath Of every kind again,
law, disturbances Of religious worshi
or persons assembled for that purpos'
whether engaged in worship at th
time or not, delaulting road overseeri
and al o1Snres concerning publ
roads MAJ lI1ictable by law, unlaw
fal exhibition Of deadly weapons
gaming, racing, or shooting upon an
public road, street, or square, obtain
ing good, money, or other propert
BY faI= pretences. under the yalr
Of one H6ndrcd d1Ihrs, and all 9th,
common law and Statutory ofienc,
below the grade Of felony, not sp'
cially designated above, and all a
tcmpts to commit any of those offer
ces in their respective counties, ,
police districts, whether before /,
since the passage Of this act, n
barred BY the statutes of limitation
Of this State, and to impose sue
ines and punishments as are pr
vided BY law for such offences,
may inhict corporeal punishment,
suspending the party convicted
the thumbs not more than two hou
in twentv-four, nor more than /.