Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1851-08-12


25 There shah 5e in each county Of the
& romuonwcaithl a County Court. which
shall be held monthly, By not less than
4 three. nor more thsn FIVE Justices, except
when The law shallrequire the presence Of
a greater number.
! 70. The jurisdiction Of the said court
| shall be the same SIS that of the existing
County Courts, except 50 far as i y mod
/ fled by ills Constitution or may be chan
= ged By law
II 81. Each county shall be laid off into
districts, as nearly equal as may be IN ter
ritory and population. In each district there
shall be elected by the voters thereof, four
Justices Or the Peace, who shall be com
missioned by the Governor. reside IN their
respective districts, and hold their Office
for the term IL four years. The Justices
SO elected shall choose one Of their own
body. who shall be the presiding Justice
of the County Court, aud whose duty It
shall be to attend each term Of said court.
1 The other justices shall be classified by
law for the performance of their duties 10
court. $500.
%, The justices shall receive for their
!, services in court, p per diem compensation,
to be ascertained BY law, and paid out of
| the county treasury and shall not receive
| any fee or emolumtnt for the other Judicial
services. $3.50
%. The power and jurisdiction Of JUS
tees. Of the Peace within their respective
counties shall be prescribed by law 4
County officers 8Y
30. The voters of each County shall e.
~lect Clerk of the County Court, a Sur
veyor an Attorney for the Commonwealth
Sheriff, and so many Commissioners of
| the Revenue az may be authorizedby law,
who shall hold their respective offices as
follows The Clerk, and the Surveyor, for
the term of six years; the Attorney for the
term Of four years the Sheriff, and the
| Commissioners, for the term of two years.
Constables and Orerscers of the Poor,
shall be elected by the voters, as may be
prescribed by law. p 9o5 nlEH
81 The officers mentioned in the pro-
ceeding section, execptthe Attorneys, shall
reside fin the Counties or Districts for
which they were respectively elected. No
person elected for two successive terms to
the office of sheriff, shall be re-eligible to-
the same Office for the next succeeding
term nor shall he, during bis term of
service, or within one year thereafter, BIO
eligible to any political Office ar
80. The justices of the Peace, Sheriffs.
Attorneys for the Commonwealth, Clerks
of the Circuit and County Courts. and all
other County officers shall be subject to
Indictment fer malfeasance, misfeasancc. or
neglect of official duty, and upon conviction
thereof, their Offices shall become vacant.
Corporation Courts and oEeers.. Z q
33. The General Assembly may vest
such jurisdiction as shall be deemed neces
sary in Corporation Courts. and in the
Magistrates who may belong to the corpo-
rate body. ~;
"a. All officers appertaining to the Git
les and other Municipal Corporations, shall
be elected by the qualified voters or APP
pointed by the constituted authorities Of
such Cities or Corporations, as may be
prescribed by law. aoa eaT
Il. SCHEDULE. na
= l. II shall be the duty Of the President
of this Convention, Immediately on it's adj
jourment, TO certify to The Governor a copy
of the Bill of Rights and Constitution
adopted, together with the Schedule.
2. Upon the receipt Of such certified
copy, the Governor shall, forthwith. an
nounce the fact by proclamation, to be
published in such newspapers Of the State
as may be deemed requisite for general in
formation end Shall annex to bis procla-
. nation copy Of the Bin Of Rights and
Constitution, together with this Schedule
which proclamation, Bill Of Rights, Con-
sttution and Schedule shall be published
in the manner indicated, for the period OF
one month and ten printed copies thereof
shall by the Secretary Of the Commons
wealth be Immediately transmitted, by
mail. to the clerk of each county and cor
poration court in this commonwealth, to be
by such clerk submitted to the examination
of any person desiring the same
). Tho officers authorized by existing laws
to conduct general elections, shall, at the
places appointed for holding the same, open
poll book on the fourth Thursday III Octo-
Der next, to be headed "fhe Constitution
as amended and Schedule" and to contain
two separate columns the first column to
be headed, 'for ratifying; the other to be
headed, ''for rejecting. And such officers
keeping said polls open for the space of
three days, shall then, and there, receive
and record in said poll book. the votes for
and against this Constitution and Schedule
Of all persons qualified under the existing
or amended Constitution to exercise the
night Of suffrage. aa
A The taking of the polls, the duties to
| be performed by the officers, the privilege
of the voters, and the penalties, attaching
misconduct on the part of any person,
| shall be, in all things, as prescribed by the
| second, third, fourth, seventh, eighth, and
ninth sections of the act of the General AS
sem5ly. passed March the fourth, one thou
sand eigh. hundred and fifty. entitled IAN
act to take the sense of the people upon
the call of Convention, and providing for
organizing the same, so far as the provis-
ion of said section may be applicable.
5. 1t shall be the duty of the Governor
upon receiving the returns Of said officers.
to ascertain the result thereof, and forth
| with to declare the same by his Proclama-
ton, stating the aggregate vote in the
State for and against the ratification of the
| amended Constitution and Scedule, which