The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1870-01-14
THE LEGISLATURE.
HOUSE.
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II. 2. No. Il, by Mr.. Little-To
amend section IS of the criminal code,
20 as to allow warrants, when issued
by municipal authorities, TO be direct
ed to marshals and other police off,
GERS.
The law now only allows them to
be directed 70 constables-
Section q authorizes officers gen.
orally, with warrants, 20 pursue and
arrest criminals in any county of the
State.
Section I01 authorizes sheriffs to
( PURSUE and arrest offenders in any
county Of the STATE where found in
stead Of where they reside.
Section l64 requires the court only
! III capital cases 70 forbid the jury from
separating, and leaves itdiscretiOnary
with the court in other felonies.
Section 10 amends the section as as
To require court to pronounce judg-
ment in case defendant says nothing
or shows no good reason for delay OF
Judgment. I
Section 172 makes it discretionary
with court whether execution of SEN
tence shall be delayed and on notice
of writ of error, and fOrbids execution
in'capital cases within 100 days after
sentence.
Section IS authorizes clerk, instead
of court, TO issue certificates to wit
nesses before grand jury.
H. b. No. u, by Mr.. Callen-To
amend sections 3 and 4 of an act en-
titled an act to provide for the clear
ing of the channel of Big Beaver river,
! Mercer county.
H. B. No. 13, by Mr. BroOks-To re-
peal visible admiXture law.
SENATE.
THE JUDICIAL SYSTEM OF OHIO.
Mr.. Woodward offered S. J. r. No.
| I9-relative 8 to the judicial system of
Ohio, and proposing an amendment
of the Constitution in regard thereto.
The resolution proposes to submit to
the people on the second Tuesday of
October, A. d. 1871, the question of
amending the Constitution with re-
gard to the judicial system of the
| State. The amendments are prepared
as substitutes for sections one, two,
three, four, five, six, seven, eight,
eleven, twelve, fourteen, fifteen, six
teen and eighteen, of article four, sec
ton twelve, of article eleven, and sec
tiOns twelve, thirteen aud fourteen, of
theschedule'to the Constitution. They
propose no material change in the Su-
preme Court as at present constituted,
| but the present District Court is to be
superseded by District Court en-
| tirely distinct from other courts. There
are to be fifteen judicial districts in
the State, in each of which a judge il
to be elected for three years, who may
hold a district court anywhere in the
State. This court Is to be held by
three judges, and is to have original
| jurisdiction in quo IUd7TdntO manda-
mus, etc., and such appellate jurisdict-
ion as may be provided by law. 1t
must hold at least two terms in each
year, in each county of the State.
The present Common Pleas system
to be superseded by a Common Pleas
Courts, of which there shall be elected
for three years, judge in each county,
who may hold court in any county Of
the district. Probate Courts are to be
abolished, and their jurisdiction
merged into that of the Common
Pleas, which shall have such other
civil and criminal jurisdiction as may
| be provided by law, and which shall
be open atall times for the transaction
of business. The Legislature may,
however, give vacations of not more
than three months in any one year.
The amendment provides for the eiec-
ton of Clerks of the Court of Common
Pleas, who shall be erO6iciO Clerks of
the District Court. Clerks and Judges
of the Common Pleas are to hold their
office for three years. Clerks and
Judges of the District and Common
Pleas are first to be elected on the first
Monday of April, 1872 and their terms
are to expire on the second Monday of
February, 1874. Other Courts than
those mentioned are not affected by
the proposed amendment.
The resolution was laid on the table
and ordered to be printed.
The Senate then adjourned until 2
P. NJ. on Monday next.