The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1866-11-01
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AN ACT
10 amend the net entitled an act t.
establish County Courts, approved Noycm
her oath, 1866.
Section l. Bs IL enacted by the Legisla
ture of the State of Mississippi That the
| County Courts established by the act Il
which this is an amendment and by the sup
plement thereto, shall hereafter be presided
over and held by the person for the timo-bc
! ing holding the office Of Probate Judge OF
! the respective counties, as sole Judge oil
said Courts and the terms of said County
Courts, instead Of being once month, as
now provided, shall hereafter be once in eve.
ry three months except the following c0un-
| ties, say, the counties of Adams, DeSoto,
| Holiness Lafayette, Rankin and Tunca shall
DO holden once every month the counties
Of Carroll, Kinds, Lauderdale, Madison,
| Monroe, Newton and NeshOba shall be hold
en- once in every two months and the coun.
| ties Of Alfalfa, Harrison, Hancock, Jackson
| and Perry Lawrence, Leake, Pike and Tip
pah, shall he holden once ia every six
months. And the Judges of said Courts
respectively shall fix aud appoint said terms
of said Courts by an order entered on the
minutes of said Courts. And that no in.
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County Courts against any person except
upon AFFIDAVIT made by a credible witness,
charging the party with criminal offence
| unless the party accused and charged has
been recognized To appear in said County
Court by Il Justice of the Peace, or other
committing Magistrate or is in custody
under . mittimus from some Justice of the,
Peace or committing Magistrate, and such
information shall in all cases, be filed UNDER
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SEQ Q BE IL 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
Police may fill vacancies caused by death,
resignation or other cause, and said Att0r-
ney may, for good cause be removed by the
Boards of Police
See. ,. Be It further enacted, That the
twentieth section of the original act to
which this IN an amendment, shall be so
amended that all eases of larceny shall be
deemed and held petit larceny, where the
thing alleged to have been stolen shall not
exceed the value of twenty-five dollars
Provided that the larceny of horse, mare,
gclding, 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 IL further enacted That the
provisions Of this act shall not go into ope-
ration and take effect until the first day of
January, A, ID. 1867. At the term of the
Court IN January 1867, unless for some cause
tho same fails 60 be holden, then at the next
term holden thereafter, the terms of the
Court shall be fixed and appointed as pro-
vided for In this oct Provided, the Boards
Of Police may elect County Attorney at any
session before the first day of January 1867. |
Sec. s, Be Il 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 sole presiding Judge |
Of the County Court of Grenada the Pro- |
ate Judge of TishomingC county shall be sole |
presiding Judge of the County Court, of
Corinth the Probate Judge Of Chickasaw |
county shall be sole presiding Judge of the |
County Court Of 0kolona, ana the Probate |
Judge Of Lauderdale coanty shall be the sole |
presiding Judge Of the County Court of Me- |
ridian.
Sec. 6, De IL further enacted, That the ter |
ritorial 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 persons |
required for said court as jurors shall be |
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rial jurisdiction of the County Court of Lau.
derdale shall extend 90 aud embrace the re-
mainder Of the county Of Lauderdale. The |
County Coupt.of Meridian and the County /
Court Of Lauderdale in the county Of Lau /
deriale. shall each be held once every two |
months alternately.
Sec, : BE Il further enacted. That the Jus
tees of the Peace Of the several counties in
this State shall have jurisdiction concur.
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tive counties Of all cases of assault aud as
sault aud battery, in which no deadly v cap
ON Is alleged 20 have been used--all cases Ct
petit larceny, in which the amount alleged
10 have been stolen does not exceed the val
ne Of ten dollars, all cases of the unlawful car.
ryiug sf hre-auns-insnlting acts, words or
gestures and trospasses on property. real
and personal, made msdemeanors by law.
committed In their respective districts
Sec 5 Re it further enacted. That on
complaint 20 any Justice Of the Peace. by az
hdavit Of any credible person. alleging the
commission Of any offence within his dis
triCt and jurisdiction. such Justice shall isl
sue his warrant for the arrest aud trial Of
the accused, aud on conviction. said Justice
shall uriersuch punishment 20 ne inflicted,
and eaiorce snch sentence ~ 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 oflIis county.
upon his entering into bond. or rccogniEance
IN q snm TO be prescribed By the Justice,
with good and approved security. condition.
"a for the payment of all costs, and for the
appearance Of the defendant az the next
eEsa q said county cenFt and en- Ms - |
,earance in said court such case shall lle
ried d aere on its merits, and disposed u as
ither eases pending in said court; and en- I
lefaut in such defendant forfeiture shall
= entered against sid defendant and his :
ecurities IL