The Tombstone., 1885-03-30
TlIE NEW COUNTY COURT.
su,, Tex, of tn. Act Creating 1t.

,S r;lnna, define its jurisdiction, prescribe Its procedure, to abolish the Probate Court of said county. provides for the transfer of lie isn.sieton 10 the county couri.. and for o,hs. matters incidental then etc and con Lccted herewith. ! Be it enacted by the Legislative Assenbly Q. The Territory of Arizona;
 Section 1.-There is hereby established :nd shall Dc in the county Of Cochise, Terri | 1cry of Arizona, County Court: and for | said .ennrt a coupiy judge, who s.iall be sn | attorney and counselor at law. and shall bc | n citizen Of the United States ard of thi. l territory, and shall have Lecn a resident Of | the territory for two years next preceding l 3iis appointment or election, who shall be elected by the qualified voiers of the coun'y of Cochi.e, at tkc general election to be held in the year 1856, and al ca ,h alternate gencr- al election thereafter. The county judge Of said county shall hold his offce for the term of four y.ars from tho fir.t day of January next after his election. In case of vacancy in the office by death, rel novai from the territory resignation, or by i'm. pcachment or removal, or from any other cause, the governor of tue territory is hereby empowered U and shall appoint q county judge, who shall have the Qualih cations re. quired by this section. to fill such vacancy; aud at the next general election thereafter a county judge shall be elected to serve for four years from the first day of January next succeeding his election.
 Within twenty days after the pass age of tLis act the governor shall by and with the ad. vice and consent of tue council: :af 18th less- lative assembly, appoint under the pro- visions of this act, County judge in and for said county of Cochise, Territory of Arizon. who shall hold office until the first day O. Jsnusry. A. D. 1887.
 Section 2.-There shall be county clerk in and for said Cochise county who shall be elected at the general election to De held in 1SS6. and at each succeeding general cleo tion thereafter. who shall be the clerk of the county court, and V hO shalt perform sucl other dutie. as may be hereafter imposed upon such office by law. In case of vacancy in said office from any cause whatever, the governor of the territory shall fill the same by appointment for the remainder of the unexpred term. The county clerk shall hold his office for two years from the nr.t day of January next after his election or sp. pointment as herein prescribed.
 Within twenty days after .i.v p,s... .: ;;.i. act the governor shall appoint sy and with the advice advice and consent of ,hs council of the 18th Legislative assembly of Arizona county clerk for said Cochiss county, who ehall be q resident of the county wherein he shall be appointed, and who shall hold hi. office until the first day ot January 1857.
 The county clerk of said CocIiise tonnt, shall give such bond to the territory for th, faithful performance Of his duties il such sum as may be fixed by the board of super visoFs ot said county, to be no: less ths, three thousand dollars and not to exceed i've thousand dollars.
 Section 3.-The sh,rid of the county b, himself or deputies shall attend all session, of the county court and serve and cxscui. all writs. processes, mandates, orders au, judgments of said court to the same exten and. in the same manner as he is now in al other courts and in all other cases require, by law to do.
 Section 4,--Said county court ehall be court of record having q seal with the coa of arms of the territory and County Cour Cschise county, Arizona" sunk or cngraye, thereon. and said county court shall hay original general criminal and civil juris diction. except as hereafter Iiniisi, an, shall have equal concurrent coGamen law equitable and statutory jurisdiction with tb, district courts in all cases. The count, court of said Cochse county shall have orig inal concurrent jurisdiction with the dis trict court in all cases of equity, and in al eases at law which involve the title or DOS session of real property, or the legality Q any tax, lmpost, assessment, toll or othe municipal nne. and in all other eases i, which the demand or the value oi the prop erty in controversy amounts to one iundre, dollars or more, and in all crImanil caso amounting to felony, and cases of misde :neanor not other wisc provided fer; of al aetiors of forcibie entry s.d de;ainer: C proceedings in insolvency; of actions to pre vent or abate nuisance; of all matters c probate; of divorce and for annulmept c marriage, and all matters incidental theret or connected herewith; and of all sucl special eases and proceedings e arc no otherw"e provided for. Said county court shall have appellate jurisdiction in all case arising in justice'S and ether inferior court or boards in ssid Cochiss county In the sam
 manner and te the samc extent as is nev allowed by law on appeals from such court .to the district courts.
 The said county court sf Csehiss count,