circuit, being composed of the fifth and seventh common pleas districts of Ohio," passed April seventeenth, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-four, be and the same is hereby repealed. N. H. VAN VORHES. Speaker of the House of Representatives. THOMAS H. FORD, President of the Senate. January 29, 1856. Terms of common pleas,4th district. Erie. Huron. Lucas. Sandusky. Ottawa. Lorain. Medina. Summit. Cuyahoga. AN ACT To fix and provide for holding the terms of the court of common pleas, in the fourth common pleas district of Ohio. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, That the terms of the court of common pleas shall be held in the several counties of [the] fourth common pleas district of Ohio, as follows: In the county of Erie, on the second Monday of February, fourth Monday of May, and first Monday of October; In the county of Huron, on the first Monday of March, the second Monday of June, and fourth Monday of October; In the county of Lucas, on the second Monday of March, third Monday of June, and first Monday of November; In the county of Sandusky, on the fourth Monday of March, fourth Monday of June, and the third Monday of November; In the county of Ottawa, on the first Tuesday of April, first Tuesday of July, and first Monday of December; SECOND SUB-DIVISION. In the county of Lorain, on the second Tuesday of February, the second Tuesday of May, and the first Wednesday after the second Tuesday of October; In the county of Medina, on the first Monday of March, the first Monday of June, and the first Monday of November; In the county of Summit, on the fourth Tuesday of March, the third Tuesday of June, and the third Tuesday of November; THIRD SUB-DIVISION. In the county of Cuyahoga, on the fifteenth day of February, the seventeenth day of May, the second day of August, for criminal business. and the fifteenth day of November; Provided, that the August term August term of said court in Cuyahoga county, shall be a term for the transaction of criminal business only; and, provided also, that whenever any of said days shall come on Proviso. Saturday or Sunday, the term shall commence on the Monday following. term. ŠEC. 2. That whenever the state of business in any of Adjourned the said courts of common pleas is such as to render it necessary, such court shall have power to appoint and hold an ad- Notice. journed term for the purpose of completing the business of any regular term, upon notice thereof being entered upon the journals of said court. SEC. 3. That an act entitled an act to fix and provide for Act repealed. holding the terms of the court of common pleas in the fourth judicial district of Ohio, passed April 5, 1854, be, and the same is hereby repealed; Provided, this repeal shall not affect any act done or right acquired under the act hereby repealed. N. H. VAN VORHES, Speaker of the House of Representatives. January 31, 1856. President of the Senate. AN ACT To fix and provide for holding the terms of the court of common pleas in the several counties composing the second sub-division of the fifth judicial district of Ohio. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, That the terms of the court of common pleas shall be holden in the several counties of the second sub-division of the fifth judicial district of Ohio, as follows: In the county of Ross on the third Monday in February, third Monday in June, and the second Monday in November. In the county of Highland on the third Tuesday in March, the first Tuesday in June, and the first Wednesday after the second Tuesday in October. In the county of Fayette on the first Tuesday in April, the first Monday in July, and the fourth Monday in October. Terms of common pleas in fifth judicial district, sec ond sub-divivision. Adjourned terms. SEC. 2. That whenever the state of business shall require it, or when it may become necessary, from any good cause, the judge of said court of common pleas may appoint, and hold adjourned terms of said court in any or all of the counties composing said sub division, for the purpose of completing the business of any regular term, an order for such purpose, stating the time of holding any such adjourned for. Order there In case of failure and undisposed business, special term to be held. Order there for to issue to clerk prior to special term. terms, having been first entered upon the journal of the court, at the regular term at which such adjourned term shall be appointed. SEC. 3. That whenever from any cause there shall be a failure to hold any of the stated or adjourned terms of said court, in any county of said sub-division as in this act provided, or when it shall be necessary for the transaction of any business that could lawfully be done at any regular term of said court, such judge shall have power to hold special terms of said court within and for any county in said subdivision. And when such judge shall determine to appoint any such special term, he shall issue his written order to the clerk of the court of common pleas of the county in which such special term is to be holden, specifying therein the time at which the same shall begin, and the object for which the same shall be called, such order shall be issued to the clerk, at least three weeks prior to the time fixed for the commencement of such special term, who shall forthwith cause the same to be published in some newspaper in the county, of general circulation therein, and shall proceed to perform such duties as may be necessary in view of such special term, and all business done at any such special term or at any adjourned term as in this act provided, shall be as valid as if transacted at any regular term provided for by law. SEC. 4. That section three of the act entitled "an act to fix and provide for holding the terms of the court of common Sec. repealed. pleas in the several counties of the fifth judicial district in Ohio," passed January 31, 1854, be, and the same is hereby repealed. Publication. N. H. VAN VORHES, Speaker of the House of Representatives. THOMAS H. FORD, January 28, 1856. President of the Senate. Extending provisions of act passed March 29, AN ACT Supplementary to an act entitled "an act regulating the elections in railroad, turnpike road, canal, and slack-water navigation companies, where the State is a stockholder, &c.," passed March 29, 1841. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, That the provisions of the act entitled "an act regulating the elections in railroad, turnpike road, canal, and slack-water navigation companies, where the State is a stocknies in which holder, &c.," passed March 29, 1841, relating to turnpike 1841, to rail road compa road, canal and slack-water navigation companies, be, and are hereby extended and applied to railroad companies in which the state is a stockholder. SEC. 2. This act shall be in force from and after its pas sage. 1 N. H. VAN VORHES, Speaker of the House of Representatives. the State is a stockholder. When in force. January 31, 1856. President of the Senate. AN ACT To fix and provide for holding the terms of the court of common pleas in the several counties of the first sub-division of the fifth judicial district in Ohio. Terms of common pleas, 1st sub-division, Fifth district. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, That the courts of common pleas, shall be held in and for the several counties of the first sub-division of the fifth judicial district of Ohio, at the times following, to wit: In the county of Clermont, on the second Tuesday of Clermont. March, second Tuesday of July, and third Tuesday of Oc tober. In the county of Brown, on the third Tuesday of April, Brown. the first Tuesday of August, and first Tuesday of November. In the county of Adams, on the first Tuesday of April, Adams. and the fourth Tuesday of July, and the third Tuesday of November. SEC. 2. That whenever the state of business shall require it, or when it may become necessary, from any good cause, Adjourned the judge of said court of common pleas, may appoint and terms. hold adjourned terms of said court in any or all of the counties composing said sub-division, for the purpose of completing the business of any regular term, an order for such purpose, stating the time of holding any such adjourned Order of term, having been first entered upon the journal of the court judge. at the regular term, at which such adjourned term shall be appointed. In case of fail ure, and business not dis SEC. 3. That whenever from any cause, there shall be a failure to hold any of the stated or adjourned terms of said court in any county of said sub-division, as in this act provided, or when it should be necessary for the transaction of any posed of, spebusiness that could lawfully be done at any regular term of cial terms to said court, such judge shall have power to hold special terms be held. of said court within and for any county in said sub-division. And when such judge shall determine to appoint any such Order therefor. special term, he shall issue his written order to the clerk of the court of common pleas of the county in which such special term is to be holden, specifying therein the time at which the same shall begin and the object for which the same shall be called. Such order shall be issued to the clerk at least When issued. three weeks prior to the time fixed for the commencement of such special term, who shall forthwith cause the same to be published in some newspaper in the county, of general circulation therein, and shall proceed to perform such duties as may be necessary in view of such special term, and all business done at such special term, or at any adjourned term, as in this act provided, shall be as valid as if transacted at any regular term provided for by law. Publication. SEC. 4. That sections one and three of the act entitled Sec. repealed. "an act to fix and provide for holding the terms of the court of common pleas in the several counties of the fifth judicial district of Ohio," passed January 31, 1854, be, and the same are hereby repealed. N. H. VAN VORHES, Speaker of the House of Representatives. THO. H. FORD, President of the Senate. February 7, 1856. amended. AN ACT To amend section sixty-seven of an act entitled "an act supplementary to the act defining the jurisdiction and regulating the practice of probate courts," passed May 1, 1854. Section 67 of SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the act passed State of Ohio, That section sixty-seven of an act entitled "an May 1, 1854, act supplementary to the act defining the jurisdiction and regulating the practice of probate courts," passed May 1, 1854, be so amended as to read as follows: Section 67. Appeals from That appeals may be taken from any order, decision or probate court. decree of the probate court, in settling the accounts of an executor, administrator or guardian, in proceedings for the sale of real estate for the payment of debts, or in proceedIn what cases. ings for the execution and completion of real contracts, by any person against whom such order, decision or decree shall be made, or who may be affected thereby, to the court of common pleas, of the proper county, and the cause so appealed shall be tried, heard and decided in the court of common pleas, in the same manner as though the said court of common pleas had original jurisdiction thereof. This act to apply to all cases now pending, and to take effect from and after its passage. To common pleas. To apply to cas es now pen ding. |