The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1867-01-12


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against auy person exccpi uIon ahi
dayil made by q credible witness
charging the party with u criminal
piienso unless The party accused and
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of the Peace, Or other committing
Magistrate, OF u N custody under d
mitiimus from somc Justice Of the
Peace or committing Magistrate, and
such information shall in nll mse. be
filed under the supervision Of the
court in term time.
Sec. 2. BE- Il further enacted, That
the county attorneys, 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 I'll vacancies caused by
death, resignation, or other cause, and
said attorneys may, for good cause,
be removed by the Boards of Police.
See. 3. BE It 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, where 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 jcnnctt,
or other thing over the value of TWEEN
ty-ive dollars, shall be deemed and
held to be grand larceny and a felony.
Sec. 4. BE it further enacted, That
the provisions Of this act shall not go
into operation and take effect until
the first day Of January, A. d. 1867.
Al 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 provided for in this act; Provided,
the Boards of Police may elect a
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 sole presiding Judge OF
the county court Of Grenada the
Probate Judge of Tishomingo county
shall be the 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 Okolona, and the
Probate Judge of Lauderdale county
shall be the sole presiding Judge Of
the county court of Meridian.
Sec. 0. BE Il further enacted, That
the territorial jurisdiction of the
county court of Meridian be limited
and confined to that portion Of Lau-
derdale county contained in the mag
isterial or justices beat in which the
city of Meridian is located, and all
persons required for said court as ju.
rors shall be summoned from that
beat, and the territorial jurisdiction
of the county court OF Laudeldalt
shall extend TO and embrace the re.
mainder of the county of Lauderdale
The county court of Meridian and
the county of ~Lauderdalc, shall eacl
be held once every two months alter.
nately.
Sec. I. BE it further enacted, Thai
the Justices Of the Peace Of the sew.
cral counties in this State shall hav,
jurisdiction concurrent with the coun.
~ courts of their respective counties
of all cases of assault and assault ant
battery, in which no deadly weapon
is alleged to have been used-al
cases of petit larceny, in which tn,
amount alleged to have been stolel
docs not excecd the value of tel
dollars, all cases Of the unlawful car
rying Of demonstrating acts
words, or gestures, and trespasscs OF
property, real and personal, mad
misdemeanors by law, committed il
their respective districts.
Sec. 8. BE Il further enacted, Tha
on complaint to any Justice of tn
Peace, by affidavit Of any credibl
person, alleging the commission o
any ofiense within his district an,
jurisdiction, such justice shall issu
his warrant for the arrest and trial O
the accused, and on conviction, sal,