Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-10-19

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PATS. 2479. 24s0. 24s1. 24s2. 24Ss. 24S4. PASS,
Pass. 24s7. 24ss. 24s9. c4so. 2491, 24s2. 2493.
2494, 2495. 2496s 2497. and 249S, both inclu-
sive. of article 3 Of chapter 81 Of the Re-
vised Statutes Of Missouri. 1913. relating
to circuit courts, be and the same are
hereby repealed.
Section 8. The s te Of Missouri is
hereby divided into thirty-four judicial
circuits. each circuit to consist Of coun-
ties and to be numbered as hereinafter
set forth, n a circuit court is hereby
e. blished in each Of tn. judicial circuits
hereby created.
Section 4. The first judicial circuit shah
consist Of the counties Of Atchison. Holt.
Andrew. Nodaway.
Section 5. The sixth judicial circuit
shall consist Of the county Of Buchanan.
Section 6. The third judicial circuit
shal consist Of the counties of Worth,
Gentry. Harrison, Mercer and Grundy.
Section 2. The fourth judicial circuit
shall consist of the counties of DeKalb,
Livingston. Caldwell and Daviess.
Sections. The fifth judicial circuit shall
consist Of the counties of Putnam. Sui
livan, Schuyler and Adair.
Section g.. The second judicial circuit
shall consist of the counties Of Scotland.
ClarkI hnox ana Lewis. .
Section 10. The seventh judicia. circuit
shall consist Of the counties of Platte.
Clinton. Clay, Ray n Carroll.
Section II. The thirty-third judicial
circuit shall consist of the counties of
Linn, Saline and Charlton.
Section 10. The ninth judicial CT. cult
shall consist of the counties of Macon,
Howard and Randolph.
Section 10. The eleventh judicial circuit
shall consist of the counties of Audrain
and Pike.
Section IA. The thirty fourth judicial
circuit shall consist of the counties of
Crawford. Franklin, Phelps and Dent.
Section 10. The twelfth judicial circuit
shall consist of the county of st. Louis.
Section 16. The thirteenth judicial cir
cult shall consist of the counties of
Boone, Galloway and Montgomery.
Section II. The fourteenth judicial cir
cult shall consist of the counties of Lin
coin, Warren and st. Charles.
Section IS. The fifteenth judicial cir
cult shall consist of the counties of JEFF
ferson, Washington and st. Francois.
Section 10. The thirty-second judicial
circuit shall consist of the counties OF
Ste. Genevieve, Perry, Bollinger, Cape
Girardeau and Scott.
Section 20. The seventeenth judicial
circuit shall consist of the counties of
Stoddard, New Madrid and Mississippi.
Section 81. The eighteenth judicial cir
cult shall consist of the counties of But
Ter, Wayne and Madison.
Section %. The nineteenth judicial cir
cult shall consist of the counties of Pu-
laski, Laclede, Webster. ' light and Dali
las.
Section %. The twentieth judicial cir
cult shall consist IF the counties of Dunk
lr md Pemiscot.
Section "a. The twenty-first judicial
circuit shall consist of the counties of
Iron, Reynolds. Carter. Shannon, Oregon
and Ripley.
Section rs. The twenty-second judicial
circuit shall consist of the counties Of
Texas, Howell, Douglas. Ozark and fancy.
Section rs. The twenty-third judicial
circuit shall consist of the county Of
Greene.
Section 81. The twenty-fourth judicial
circuit shall consist of the counties Of
Lawrence, Christian, Stone. Barry. Nc
Donald n Newton.
Section %. The twenty-fifth judicial
circuit shall consist of the county Of
Jasper.
Section go. The t~wenty-sixth judicial
circuit shall consist of the counties of st.
Clair. Dade. Hickory, Polk and Cedar.
Section 80. The twenty-seventh judicial
circuit shall consist of the counties Of
Lafayette, Johnson and Henry.
Section 81. The twenty-eighth judicial
circuit shall consist of the counties Of
Vernon, Cass, Bates n Barton.
Section so. The twenty-ninth judicial
circuit shall consist of the counties Of
Cole, Miller, Usage, Maries and Gascon-
ade.
Section SO. The thirtieth judicial cir
cult shall consist of the counties of Pettis
and Benton.
Section "a. The thirty-first judicial cir
cult shall consist of the counties of Coop
er, Moniteau, Morgan and Camden.
Section IS. The sixteenth judicial cir
cult Eha" consist of the county of jack
son.
Section SO. The eighth judicial circuit
shall consist of the city of St. Louis.
Section 81. The tenth judicial circuit
shall consist of the counties of Marion.
Shelby, Monroe and Rails.
Section SO. In all new circuits hereby
Lcreated wherein there is but one circuit
Judge now commissioned and presiding,
such circuit judge shall continue in office
II in the discharge of the duties of the
circuit judge in such new district until
the time of the expiration of his COM
mission. In all new circuits wherein
there are residing We or more circuit
judges. the offices are hereby declared
vacant n the governor OF this state
shall appoint one of such judges in said
new circuit who shall hold his office until
January /, 1928.
Section SO, In all new circuits hereby
created in which there shall not be resid-
ing for six months prior to the passage
of this act a circuit judge now commits
stoned, the governor of this state shall
appoint some person qualified under the
laws as such circuit judge who shall hold
ohice until January /, 1923.
Section 40. In all of said new circuits,
where the term Of office of the circuit
judges will expire January 1, 1923, there
shall be elected at the general election
in November, 1922. circuit judges who
shall hold office for a term of six years.
Section Al. In all circuits consisting OF
one county or city the circuit judges al
ready commissioned shall continue in Of
fee and in the discharge OF the duties of
their respective offices until the time of
the expiration Of the respective terms OF
office.
Section az. Jurisdiction in all cases
pending in the Sturgeon court Of common
pleas at the time this act goes into eff
feet shall be vested in the circuit court
Of Boone county and the files, papers,
dockets and records of aid ,urt shall
be transferred by the clerk thereof to the
clerk of the circuit court of Boone county
and the circuit clerk of Boone county Is
hereby directed to receive and preserve
the same in his office.
PROPOSITION NO. II.