The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-05-28

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COUNTY COURTS.
SEC. IL. There shall be elected in and for each
county, one county Judge and one Clerk of the
circuit court, whose terms of Office shall be four
years But the General Assembly may create
districts OF two or more contiguous counties, in
each OF which shall be elected one Judge, who
shall take the place of and exercise the power and
jurisdiction OF county Judges in such districts
County courts shall be courts of record, and shall
have original jurisdiction in all matters of pro-
bate; settlement of estates Of deceased persons
appointment of guardians and conservators and
settlements of their accounts; in all matters re.
lating to apprentices, and in proceedings for
the collection of taxes and assessments and such
other jurisdiction as may be provided for BY
general Law.
SEC. 10. Appeals and writs of error shall be
allowed from final determinations of county
courts. - may b provided BY law.
PROBATE COURTS.
SRc. 90. Tho General Assembly may provide
for the establishment OF probate court in each
county having . population of over fifty thou.
saAd, and for the election Of Judge thereof,
whose term of Office shall be the same as that Of
the eouAty Judge, AID who shall be elected at
tho same time and in the same manner. Said
oourts, when established, shall have original
Jurisdiction of all probate matters. the settle.
ment OF estates Of deceased persons, the appoint
msnt Of guardians and conssrvstors and settle.
nsats OF their accounts, in all matters relating
to apprentices and in cases of the sales of real
estate OF deceased persons for the payment of
debts.
justices OF THE PEACE AND CoNsTABLEs.
II:
trates and Constables shall be elected in and for
such districts as are or may be provided by law,
and the jurisdiction Of such Justices Of the
Peace aud Police Magistrates shall be uniform.
STATES ATTORNEYS.
SEC. 90. At the election for members Of The
General Assembly in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and seventy.two, and
every four years thereafter there shall be elect
ed states Attorney in and for each county, in
lieu OF the states Attorney now provided by
law, whose term OF Office shall be four years.
COCRTs OF COOK COUNTY.
SEC %. The county of Cook shall be one iu.
dioisl circuit. The circuit court of Cook county
shall consist Of five Judges, until their number
shall be increased, as herein provided The
present Judge Of the recorders court of the city
OF Chicago, and the present Judge of tbs circuit
court of Cook county shall be two of said Judges,
and shsll remain in Office for the terms for which
they were respectively elected, and until their
SUCCESSORS shall be elected and qualified The
superior court of Chicago shall be continued,
and called the superior court of Cook county.
The General Assembly may increase the number
OF said Judges, BY adding one to either of said
courts for every additional fifty thousand inhab.
itsnts In said county over and above a popula.
ton of four hundred thousand. The terms of
office of the Judges of said courts thereafter
shall be six years.
SEC "A. The Judge having the shortest unex.
pired term shall be Chief Justice of the court
for which he j. a Judge. In case there are two
or more whose terms expire at the same time, it
may be determined by lot which shall be Chief
Justice. ANY Judge Of either of said courts
shall have all the powers Of circuit Judge, and
may hold the court OF which he is a member.
Zach OF them may hold different branch there.
of vt the same time.
SEC %. The judges Of the superior and circuit
courts and the states attorney in said county
shall receive the same salaries. payable out OF
the state treasury, Is or NAV be paid from said
treasury tn the circuit judges and states attor.
ney- OF the state, and such other mpensation,
to be paid by the county Of Cook, ~ is or may
be provided by Law; such compensation shall
not be changed during their continuance in of.
flee.
SEC. "G. The recorders court Of the city of
Chicago shall be continued, and shall be called
the terminal court of Cook county 1t shall
have the jurisdiction OF circuit court, in all
cases of criminal and quasi criminal nature arts.
ing in the county of Cook, or that may be
brought before said court pursuant to law and
oil recoRnizances and appeals taken in said coun.
~ In criminal and quasi criminal cases shall be
retusnable and taken to said court 1t shall
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those ON behalf of the people, and incident to
such criminal or quasi criminal matters, and to
dispose OF unfinished business The terms of
asid criminal court OF cook county shall be held
BY one or more Of the judges Of the circuit or
saperior court Of Cook county, as nearly as may
b IN alienation, as may be determined by said
judges or provided by law. Said Judges shall
DO, es-cte'o. judges of said court.
SEC. q. The present clerk of the recorders
court Of the city of Chicago shall be the clerk of
the criminal court of Cook county, during the
term for which be was elected. The present
clerks OF the superior court of Chicago, and the
present clerk OF the circuit court of Cook county
shall continue in Office during the terms for
which they were respectively elected and there.
after there shall be but clerk Of the superior
court, to be elected by the qualified electors OF
said county. who shall hold his office for the
term OF four years, and until his successo: is
elected and qualified.
SEC. %. All justices of the peace in the city
OF Chicago shall be appointed by the governor
by end with the advice and consent of the sen.
ate but only upon the recommendation of a ma.
jority Of the judges of the circuit, superior and
county courts.) and for such districts as are now
or shall hereafter DO provided by law. They
shall hold their offices for four years, and until
their successors have been commissioned and
qualified, but they may be removed by summary
proceeding In the circuit or superior court fol
extOrtinn or other malfensanre Existing iusf.