Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-07-18

Rock Island county will be required
to maintain probate court and county
recorder, two additional officers, as
result of its showing of increased pop
ulation under the 1910 census, and
County Judge R. w. Olmsted has pre-
pared a statement showing the respect
i've jurisdictions of the county and pro-
bate courts. This Jurisdiction is di-
vided as follows:
THE COUNTY COURT.
l. Concurrent jurisdiction with the
circuit court to the extent of 81 900 in
civil law suits.
2. Concurrent jurisdiction with cir
cult court of all appeals from justices
of the peace and police magistrates.
3. Concurrent jurisdiction with the
circuit court of all offenses and misde-
meanors where the punishment is not
Imprisonment in the penitentiary or
death.
4. Exclusive original jurisdiction of
the commitment of the insane.
3. Concurrent jurisdiction with the
circuit court of all proceedings for spe-
cial assessments and special taxation
for public improvements. AS a matter
of practice. not only in Rock Island
county but in Cook County and gener-
ally over the state, these proceedings
are brought universally in the county
court Where appeals lie in these pro-
ceedings they go to the supreme court
, of Illinois, On the question Of whether
the improvement conforms substantial
ly to the original ordinance, there is
no appeal from the county court. Shall
the improvement be accepted or not
might affect the validity or at least the
value of 100000 of improvement bonds
and there would be no appeal.
6. Concurrent jurisdiction with the
circuit court of drainage districts.
These cases, too. are universally
brought in the county court.
Z. Concurrent jurisdiction with the
circuit court of delinquent and depend
ent children These cases are always
brought TO the county court.
s. Appoints two members of the board
of review.
8. Concurrent jurisdiction with the
circuit court of proceedings for taking
or damaging private property for pub
lie use under the eminent domain law.
Invariably brought in the county court.
10. Concurrent jurisdiction with the
circuit court in contests of election for
a large number of offices under the gen
eral election laws.
II. Jurisdiction of contests under 10
cal option law.
H. Jurisdiction under primary cleo
ton law.
10 Under general election laws, where
city adopts the law providing for
election commissioners, the county
court appoints for said city three cleo
ton commissioners, two from one par
ty, one from another. Rock Island and
Moline have never adopted this act,
although many cities over the state
have. Probably the most arduous du-
ties of the county court of Cook county
have to do with the administration of
this law.
IA. Petit jurors are drawn in the
presence of the county judge.
Is. Concurrent jurisdiction with the
circuit court in proceedings for the
adoption of children. This is invaria-
bly, done in the county court.
16. Jurisdiction with reference to IL
legitimate children.
II. Exclusive jurisdiction in render
ing Judgment for unpaid taxes and spe-
cial assessments and ordering property
sold for the non-payment of the same.
49, Ordering payment out of the
county treasury for expenses of trans
portation and of clothing for feeble
minded children in proper cases.
10. Jurisdiction of the appointment
of inheritance tax appraisers and the
levying of inheritance taxes in estates
of deceased persons in favor of the
state of Illinois.
20 Other miscellaneous provisions.
The county court may appoint court
reporter; records of trials are preserv-
ed and appeals lie in some cases to the
appellate courts and in other cases dl-
rectly to the supreme court, but never
to the circuit court. Hence, within the
limits of its jurisdiction, it is on a par
with the circuit court.
THE PROBATE COURT.
One sentence gathers up all the juris-
diction of the probate court. 1t reads
as follows, to-wit: Probate courts will
have original jurisdiction in all mat