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Fayette County Dog Warden

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Animal Shelters, County & Parish Government

1550 Robinson Rd SE, Washington Court House, OH 43160

740-335-6630

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The Office of Sheriff is the oldest law enforcement office known within the common-law system and it has always been accorded great dignity and high trust. For the most part, the Office of Sheriff evolved of necessity. Were it not for laws which require enforcing, there would have been no necessity for the Sheriff. Throughout history there have been those who covet the property of others and who are willing to take the property by any means. Society wanted order and the Office of Sheriff was created. The County Sheriff is a peace officer entrusted with the maintenance of law and order the the preservation of domestic tranquility. Sheriffs have served and protected the English-speaking people for a thousand years. The creation of the Sheriff dates back to the reign of Alfred the Great of England. Alfred divided England into shires, or counties. English kings over the centuries appointed representatives who were called "reeve" to be their representative in each of the shires. Over time and the changing of the English language the shire reeve became Sheriff. The Sheriff was and still is the chief law enforcement officer in each shire, or county. The Sheriff is the only viable officer remaining of ancient history. Although time have changes from the crossbow to computers and digital technology, Thomas Jefferson wrote in the Value of Constitutions, "the Office of Sheriff is the most important of all the executive offices of the county". The Office of Sheriff has played a significant role in the history of our Nation, and the Sheriff's of Ohio are no exception. Nationally, the Office of Sheriff is the oldest law enforcement position, and the only one by virtue of a vote of citizens. Ohio gained statehood in 1803. Prior to statehood, Sheriffs were appointed by the Colonial Governor. The first Ohio Sheriff of record was Colonel Ebenezer Sproat. He was appointed in 1788 and his jurisdiction covered all of Washington County. In 1788 Washington County consisted of all of eastern Ohio from Lake Erie to the Ohio River. Upon gaining statehood, only 3 public offices in Ohio were filled through elections, and the Office of Sheriff was one. In the first election, William Skinner became the first elected Sheriff in Ohio. In each of Ohio's 88 counties, the Sheriff is the chief law enforcement officer. By statute, the Sheriff provides the following services; law enforcement, court security, service of papers, jail operations and extradition process.
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Phone: 740-333-3783

TollFree: 800-844-6591

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Sat - SunClosed
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