The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1866-11-15
Law. 81 lhs ssale 81 sII..Is.IPPI.
(BY AUTHORITY

AN ACT 10 amend the act entitled an act
TO establish County Courts, approved No
vember oath, 1866.
Section l. BE IL enacted by the LegisIa-
tnre Of the State Of Mississippi, That the
i County Courts established by the act 10
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 tho respective counties, as sole
Judge Of said counties; aud the terms Of the
said County Courts instead Of being once a
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 Tuniea,
shall be holden once in every month the
counties Of Carroll, Kinds Landerdale, Mad
isOn, Monroe, Newton and NeshOba, shall be
holden once in every two months; and the
counties of Attala, Harrison, Hancock, Jack
son, Perry, Lawrence, Leake, Pike and Tip
pah shall be holden once in every six months;
| aud 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 afti-
davit made by a credible witness, charging
| the party with a criminal offence, unless the
party accused and charged has been Tecog-
nized TO appear in said County Court by a
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 ii 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 |
offices for two years, and said Boards of Po- |
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 B. BE il further enacted, That the
twentieth section of the original act to
which this is an 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 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 sLall not go into opera
ton and take effect until the first day of
January A ID. 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 in this act Provided The Boards of .
Police may elect County Attorney at any
session before the first day Of January 1867 I
Sec. 5. BE it further enacted, That the |
Probate Judge of Kinds County shall be the I
sole presiding Judge of the County Court of |;
JacksOni the Probate Judge of Yalobusha
County shall be the presiding Judge of Gre l
nadai the Probate Judge of Tishomingo
County shall be the sole presiding Judge of n
the County Court of COrinth: the Probate !;
Judge of Chickasaw County shall he the =
sole presiding Judge of the County Court of a
Okolonai and the Probate Judge of Lau- is
lerdale County shall be sole presiding Judge Il
If the County Court of Meridian l.
Sec. &. BE it further enacted, That the
territorial Jurisdiction of the County Court
1fMeridian be limited and confined to that Il
portion of Lauderdale County contained in Fl
ihe magisterial or Justices beat in which .,
ihe city of Meridian is located, and all per- I
sons required for said Court as jurors shall
De summoned from that beat and the terri o
,orial jurisdiction of the County Court of O.
IaudeTdale shall extend to, and embrace the 4
of the County of Lauderdale \
The County Court of Meridian and the
county Court of Lauderdale shall each be =
leld once every two months alternately.
Sec. z. BE it further enacted, That the
Justices of the Peace of the several counties
n this State shall have jurisdiction concur Q
ent with the County Courts Of their respec G,
i've Counties, of all cases of assault, assault
nd battery, in which no deadly weapon is VI
LEGGED to have been used-all cases of petit d.
lreeny, in which the amount alleged TO +
ave been stolen does not exceed the value
[ ten dollars, all cases of the unlawful al
arrying of firearms, insulting acts, words Al
T gestures, and trespasses on property ~
cal and personal, made misdemeanors by ~
NV, committed in their respective districts &c
Sec. Z. Be 1t further enacted, That on W
Omplaint to any Justice of the Peace by W
tfidavit of any credible person, alleging the =.
of any offence within his dis "
rict and jurisdiction, said Justice shall is ti
ne his warrant for the arrest aud trial of tie
he accused, and on conviction, said Justice ii,
hall order such punishment to be inflicted, NJ
nd enforce such sentence as now provided
y law in similar cases Provided such de %
,ndant shall have the right OF appeal to Do
le next term of the County Court of his m
ounty, upon entering into bond or recog- :;
izance in sum to be prescribed by the "
ustiee with good and approved security, %
for the payment of all costs, nj
nd for the appearance of the defendant at 70
be next term of said County Court and a.
a his appearance in said Court such case - "a
lall be tried de moro ON its merits, and dis us
osed of as Other cases pending in said co
curt, and on default in such defendant a ar
'rfeiture shall be entered against said de- -
ndant and his securities N
Sec. 9. Be it further enacted, That all acts dc
nd parts Of acts conflicting with the pro- bU
stone Of this act be and the same are so
sreby repealed. ~
Approved Oct. 30, 1866. vi
BENJ. G. HUMPHREYS, co