The Advocate and news., 1899-01-11

OF the bar OF Cherokee or Crawford cOun-
ties, Kansas, whose term OF office shall
commence with the date OF his commits
sion and who shall hold his office until
his successor is elected and qualified. Be-
fore entering upon the dutles Of his office,
the judge OF the Court OF Common Pleas
shall take and subscribe the oath OIL
oftice required by public officers. Such oath
OF Of1ce shall De written and subscribed
and shall be filed with the Secretary OF
State, Of the State Of Kansas.
Section II. The judge OF the Court OF
Common Pleas shall receive for his SER
vices a salary OF twenty-five hundred
(S25O0.0O dollars per year, payable out Of
the State treasury IN monthly installments
as salaries OF district judges are paid.
Section r. The Governor shall upon the
passage OF this act and the approval Of the
same by the qualified electors Of Cherokee
and Crawford counties as hereinafter pro-
Ytded, appoint and commission for the
court hereby created two (2) clerks; one
for the county OF Crawford whose terms Of
office shall commence with the date OF
their said appointments, and who shall
hold their otnce until their successor are
duly elected and qualified. Before entering
upon the duties Of their office, each OF
said clerks shall take and subscribe the
oath Of office required by public officers and
shall execute bond to the State OF Kan
sasp with two C2) or more sutnclent sure
ties, to be approved by the board Of county
commissioners OF Cherokee and Crawford
counties, respectively, in the penal sum
Of twenty thousand (S2O,OOO.OW dollars, con-
ditioned that ne viii truly and faithfully
pay over to the proper person or persons
all moneys, which may be by HIM received
in his ot1icial capacity, and faithfully dis
charge the duties Of mis- said ONCE, when
oath and bond snail be filed IN the office OIL
the county clerk Of Cherokee and Crawford
counties, respectively; ana IN case a va
Cancy shall occur, IN the office OF judge or
clerk by death, resignation or otherwise,
such vacancies shall be forthwith tilleO
by appointment by the Governor, and the
Otticlal so appointed snail comply with the
requirements of this act. Such appointee
shall hold until the next general eiection,
when his successor shall be chosen.
Section IL. The clerk Of the Court OF
Common Pleas shall keep an appearance
docket, an execution docket, and such other
books and records as may be ordered BY
the court or required by law, to be kept by
the clerks of the District courts of this
State. And as clerk of such court he shall
do and perform all like duties required by
law of the clerks of the District courts,
and he shall have for his services as such
clerk the same fees as by law are al
lowed to the clerks Of the District courts
for like services, to be taxed and collected
as costs In the District court are collected.
Section IA. The board of county COM
mlsstoners Of Cherokee and Crawford coun-
ties shall at the expense Of said county pro-
vide q suitable room for the nOldlng of the
terms Of the Court Of Common Pleas with
necessary jury rooms in connection there
with; also suitable rooms for the office OF
the clerk, judge and sheriff Of said court,
and for the safe keeping and preserving of
the records thereof. such board shall at
the expense of the county furnish and
supply such rooms and jails with the neces-
saFy and proper furniture, appointments,
record books blanks and stationery in the
same manner as they are by law required
to supply the District court room and the
Ctf1ce OF the clerk of the District court;
but the required record books and blanks
shall be ordered only upon reQuisitiOn by
the judge and clerk Of the said court.
Section Is. The sheriffs of said coun-
ties, in person or by deputy, shall attend
upon the Court Of Common Pleas at every
term thereof, shall have charge Of the iails
OF said court, and shall serve all pro-
cess and execute the orders Of said court,
and perform all such duties as may devolVe
upon them as general bailiffs or such court.
The said sheriffs shall appoint suitable
persons as bailiffS whose duties shall be
such as shall be prescribed by law, or
designated by the court, other than the
service Of process. The sheriffs Of Cherokee
and Crawford counties, Kansas, for service
In attendance upon said Court OF Common
Pleas, the service Of its process and the
execution Of its judgments orders or de-
crees, shall receive the same fees as are
by law allowed the sheriffs Of said counties
for like service rendered in the District
court or said counties.
The sheriffs of Crawford and Cher
okee counties, in the State OF Kan
sas, shall be subject to amerce-
ment for any failure or neglect on their
part to properly execute, serve or carry
out any of the processes writs, orders or
DEGREES Of said Court Of Common Pleas and
shall be liable for any illegal act or tres
pass committed while executing the same
under the same conditions and in like man.
ner as though acting under process Is
sued out Of the District court but to no
greater extent, and shall be entitled to
justify any act done under process Of the
Court Of Common Pleas and In like manner
and to the same extent as though acting in
like process In the District court.
Section 16. All process issued out Of the
Court of Common Pleas whether original
mesne or final shall with the exception of
the title OF the court, be in the form, and
shall be directed, executed and returned as
provided laws Of this State for the issu-
ance, execution and return Of like process
issued out Of the District courts OF the
State of Kansas.
Section II. The terms Of the said Court Of
Common Pleas shall be held in the city Of
Galena for Cherokee county, Kansas, and |