The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1866-11-07
Laws Of the State of Mississippi.
Public Acts, Called Session, 1866.
(BY AUTHORITY.

AN ACT to amend the act entitled an. act
20 establish County Courts, approved No
yember oath, 1866.
Section l. Be it enacted by the Legisla-
| ture of the State of Mississippi, That the
| County Courts established by the act to
which this is an amendment, and by the
supplement thereto, shall hereafter be pre-
sided over, and held by the person for the
| time being holding the office of Probate
| Judge of the respective counties, as sole
| Judge of said counties; and the terms of the
| said County Courts, instead of being once
| month, as now provided, shall be once in
| every three months, except the following
| counties, say, the counties of Adams Desc
| to, Holmes, Lafayette, Rankin and Tunica,
| shall be holden once in every month; the
| counties of Carroll, Hinds Lauderdale, Mad
| ison, Monroe, Newton and Neshoba, shall be
| holden once in every two months; and the
| counties of Alfalfa, Harrison, Hancock, Jack
| son, Perry, Lawrence, Leake, Pike and Tip
! pah shall be holden once in every six months;
| and the Judges of said courts respectively
| shall fix and appoint said terms of said
| Courts, by an order entered in the minutes
| of said Courts And that no information
| shall be filed, or allowed in said County
| Courts against any person except upon atfi-
| davit made by a credible witness, charging
| the party with a criminal offence unless the
| party accused and charged has been recog-
| nized to appear in said County Court by
| Justice of the Peace, or other, committing
| Magistrate, or is in custody under mittimus
! from some Justice of the Peace, or commit
| ting Magistrate; and such information shall
in all cases be filed under the supervision
and direction of the courts in term time.
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That the
| County Attorney, as contemplated, instead
of being appointed by the County Courts,
shall be elected by the Boards of Police of
the respective counties, and shall hold their
tVyO boards
lice may fill vacancies caused by DEATH re-
signatiOn or other cause and said Attorney
may, for good cause, be removed by the
Boards of Police.
Sec. 8 Be it further enacted, That the
twentieth section of the original act to
which this is amendment, shall be SO
amended that all cases of larceny shall be
deemed and held petit larceny, when the
thing alleged to have been stolen, shall not
exceed the value of twenty-five dollars
Provided, that the larceny of a horse, mare,
gelding, mule jack or jenny, or other thing
over the value of twenty-five dollars, shall
be deemed and held to be grand larceny and
felony.
Sec. 4. Be it further enacted, That the
provisions of this act shall not 90 into opera
ton and take effect until the first day of
January, A D. 1857 At the term of the
Court in January 1867, unless for some cause
the same fails to be holden then at the next
term holden thereafter the terms of the
Court shall be fixed and appointed as provid-
ed for i'll this act: Provided, The Boards of
Police may elect County Attorney at any
session before the first day of January 1867.
Sec. 5. Be it further enacted, That the
Probate Judge of Kinds County shall be the
sole presiding Judge of the County Court of
Jackson the Probate Judge of YalObusha
County shall be the presiding Judge of Gre
NADIA; the Probate Judge of TishOmingO
County shall be the sole presiding Judge of
the County Court of COrinth the Probate
Judge of Chckasaw County shall be the
sole presiding Judge of the County Court OF
OkOlona; and the Probate Judge of Lau-
derdale County shall be sole presiding Judge
of the County Court of Meridian
Sec. s. Be it further enacted That the
territorial jurisdiction of the County Court
of Meridian be limited and confined to that
portion of Lauderdale County contained in
the magisterial or Justices beat in which
the city of Meridian is located, and all per
sons required for said Court as jurors shall
be summoned from that beat and the terri
tnrial jurisdiction of the County Court or,
1auderdale shall extend to, and embrace the !
remainder of the County of Lauderdale |
The County Court of Meridian and the
County Court of Lauderdale shall each be
held once every two months alternately.
Sec. z. Be it further enacted, That the
Justices of the Peace of the several counties
in this State shall have jurisdiction concur
rent with the County Courts of their Tespec
tive Counties of all cases of assault, assault |
and battery, in which no deadly weapon is |
alleged to have been used-all cases of petit |
larceny, in which the amount alleged to
have been stolen does not exceed the value |
of ten dollars, all cases Of the unlawful |
carrying of firearms, insulting acts, words |
gestures, and trespasses on property |
real and personal, made misdemeanOrs by |
law, committed in their respective districts. |
See 3. Be 1t further enacted, That on |
complaint to any Justice of the Peace by |
affidavit of any credible person, alleging the |
commission of any offence within his dis |
trict and jurisdiction said Justice shall is
sue his warrant for the arrest and trial of |
the accused, and on conviction, said Justice |
shall order such punishment to be inflicted, |
and enforce such sentence as now provided |
by law in similar cases Provided such de |
PENDANT shall have the right of appeal to |
the next term of the County Court of his |
County, upon entering into bond or recog- |
niZance in a sum to be prescribed by the |
Justice with good and approved security, |
conditioned for the payment of all costs, |
and for the appearance of the defendant at |
the next term of said County Court and |
shall be tried de moro on it's merits, and dis |
posed of as other cases pending in said !
Court, and on default in such defendant
forfeiture shall be entered against said de-
PENDANT and his securities.
See 9. Be it further enacted, That all acts |
and parts of acts conflicting with the pro-
VisiOne of this act be and the same are
hereby repealed.
Approved Oct 30, 1866.
BENZ. G. HUMPHREYS,
Governor of MiSSissippi