Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1851-06-25
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COUNTY ORGANIZATION.
Report Of he Committee Of the Conventio" on
County Courts, County Organization, &c. as
amended By The committee of the tchoie.
ayticle County Court

.ayticte l. County Court.
SEC. ! There shall he in each county OF this
Commonwealth,a county court TO consist OF Justices
of the peace. The jurisdiction of the said courts
shall be the same as that of the existing county
courts, until and except 50 far as it shall DO taken
away in this Constitution, or hereafter modified ny
the Legislature.
2. The counties shall be divided into districts as
nearly equal in territory and population as pracca-
bleb no county shall contain less than two DIS
iricts-and there shall DO elected in each district,
by The qualified voters thereof, 70: the term OF four
years. fur justices Of the peace residen: therein.
3. eJusllces so elected, shall from their own
number, elect one of their body who shall be The
presiding justice of the county court, and such pre-
siding justice with not less than two nor more than
ar assocla,e justices, and in the absence oil the pre-
siding justice not less than three nor more than hVe
justices, Shall constitute cour!-eXcepl IN the APP
p0lnlnenl OF county officers, and iur assessing te
county levy-and II shall be the duty OF the Legs
laure 10 provide by law for the classification oi Inc
associate justices for the performance OF their duty
in court.
4. There shall be monthly terms of the county
court held in each county.
5. The presiding justice and associate justices
shall receive per diem compensation tor 'nelr ser
vices whilst sitting in court 10 be asceTtalneo ny
law, and paid out of the county treasury and shai
mi receive any fee or emolument for judicial ser
vices.
6. Justices of the peace shall have such power
and Jurisdiction within their respective counties, as
the laws may prescribe.
.4rtiele II County Officers.
SEC. |. There shall be elected from time ia
time, for each county by the qualified voters there
in clerk of the county court, sheriff, an att0r
ney for the commonwealth, surveyor, and SO ma
nv commissioners of the revenue as may be author
lied by law. To con:pue iE office respectively a:
follows, TO vii The clerk for the term oil SIX;
wears; the Sheriff for the term OF two years
The attorney for the term OF tour years; The
surveyor for the term OF four years; and The com
missioner, OF commissioners, oil the revenue for The
term Of two years
9. There shall he elected from time 10 time, by
the qualified voters therein, one constable Tor each
district, to continue in Office for the term of i've
years-who may acl in the whole county.
5 There shall be elected from time 10 time, by the
qualified voters therein, one pverseer oflhe poor oI
every district 10 continue id Office for The term oil
two years.
q. Each of the officers mentioned in this article
shall continue in office uni!l successor shall! have
been appointed and quafcd-shall reside. during
his term of office, in The county or district ior
which he was elected, and shall be re eligible tc
office, except the sheriff. who may be elected for
second term, but shall not be again eligible, until
the expiration Of full Term after that for which he
was last elected; provided, however, that appoint
nents To Gil vacancies for an unexpired term, sha
not come under the operation Of this restriction.
I s. Vacancies occurring in any OF The foregoing
Offices, except that of clerk, shall be filed by the
temporary appointment of the county couTt-al The
justices being summoned for that purpose, and q
majority being present-such appointment to con
tinue until the next regular term Of election. Va
cances in the office of the clerk Of the county court
shalIbe filed by an election of the qualified voters
in such manner as may BE prescribed by law.
Article III Corporation Courts and Officers.
SEC /. The Legislature may vest such jurisdic
ton as shall he deemed necessary in corporation
courts, and in The magistrates who may belong tC
the corporate body.
2. The mayor, aldermen, sergeant, and other Of
fcers apperaining to the cites and other municipal
corporations provided for in this constitution. fol
the counties, together with such others as may be
authorized ny law TO be elected, shall be elected by
the qualified voters.