The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1872-03-27
II JUDICIAL BILL.

The following is the bill passed by
the Legislature, dividing the State into
twenty-nuhe Judicial Circuits, so far as
relates to this county and circuit
An act dividing the State into Ju-
dicial Circuits, prescribing times for
holding courts therein, and providing
for the election and appointment of adj
ditional Circuit Court Judges and Cir
cult Attorneys.
BE 1t eeacted by the General assembly
ofthe StrteOf Missouri, as folioms:
SECTION l. That the State is hereby
divided into twenty-ninc judicial Clr-
| cults. each circuit to consist of the
counties and numbered as hereinafter
set forth, to-wit:
SEC. so. The Twcntv-ninth Judicial
Circuit Shall consist of the counties of
Andrew, Holt, Nodaway and Atcllison.
SEC. 81. On Tuesday, the 10th day of
April, 1872. an election shall be held i'll
the manner provided for by law. at the
usual places of voting in the circuits
hereinafter named, for a Circuit Judge
and Circuit Attorney III each of said
circuits, viz: In the Twenty-tiftl,
Twcntv-sixth. Twenty-scventh. Twcn-
ty-eighth and T~wentv-ninih Circuits;
each of Judges so elected shall hold
his Office until the general election i'll
1874. and until his successor is elected
and qualified: and each Circuit Attor-
new so elected shall hold his office until
the first day of January. 1873. at which
time the office of Circait Attorney is
abolished by law.
SEC. 81. In the Judicial Circuits
herein specified, the courts shall be held
at the following designated times in
each county, respectively. in each year:
SEC. 81. In the Twcnty-ninth Judi
cial Circuit, in the county Of Andrew,
on the first Mondays i'll April, August
and December: in the county of Holt,
on the third Mondays i'll April, August
and December: in the county of Noda-
way, OH the third Monday in March.
and second Mondays in July and No
yembcr: in the county of AtchiSon. on
the third Mondays in January and Sep
TENDER, and,tirst Monday in May: but
no grand jury shall be summoned atthe
july term in Nodaway County, August
term in Andrew County, August term
i'll Holt County, and september term i'll
the county Of Atchison. unless the same
shall be ordered by the Judge of the
Circuit Court.
SEC. G.. In those counties. except
those composing the Seventeenth Jul
dicial Circuit. when three terms of the
circuit court are required to be held
under this act, the sheriff shall not
summon q grand jury for More than
two terms in rach year, to be designated
BY the Judge of such court where it is
otherwise provided in this act; Pro
rided, That nothing herein contained
shall be so construed as to prevent the
summoning of agrand jury at amy time
upon the Judges giving notice thereof
to the sheriff of the county.
SEC. SO. Nothing in this act shall be
so construed as to prevent the holding
of the spri;ig term Of any court in thi.
| State. ii the time now specified by law,
unless the spring term of such courts
can be held under the proyisi Dns of this
law-it being the intention not to pre-
vent anv.-court from holdin:sits spring
term by the enforcement of this law
and whenever the spring term of any
court is required by this act to be l.cld
before the time Of holding an election
Of a Judge, as fixed in this act. sucl
spring term for the ear 1872 shall be
held hv the same Judge. and at the same
time. as now provided by law: but il
the judges in any of said circuit;
should be elected, commissioned and
qualified before the time of holding an,
spring term of 1872. then such newly
elected Judges shall hold such courts
except as otherwise providedin this act
SEC. 81. All acts and parts of acts i'll
consistent with the provisions'of ..thi,
act are hereby repealed.
SEC. IS. This act shall takeriirct and
be in force from and after lis passage