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Article: Municipal court system survived flood
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- Dayton Daily News
- Article date:
- April 16, 2005
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Legislation signed into law on May 2, 1913, was just part of the
very active first term of Gov. James M. Cox, who founded the
Dayton Daily News.
That law created the Dayton Municipal Court.
The legislation passed by the Ohio General Assembly provided for
enlarging and extending the jurisdiction of the City of Dayton's
Police Court and changing its name to the Municipal Court of Dayton.
It also created the Clerk of Court office and merged the former
duties of the Police Court and justices of peace into a three-judge
court.
At the same time, the formation of the city manager type of
government also brought on legislation for the Dayton Municipal
Court.
According to information recently ...