Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1851-02-18
THE cosrEsTros.

On Saturday the 9th, the Committee ON
County Courts County organization 60.
made their report. The committee recon-
mended that there shall be County Court
in each County, to consist Of the justices of
thepeace who shall have Jurisdiction IN all
matters Of controversy, wien the demand cx-
ceeds $40. The Counties to be divided in
to townships, no County to contain less than
four, or more than fifteen townships: two
justices to be elected for each township bv
the legal voters thereof, for the term of four
years. The justices from their own number,
shall elect presiding justice Of tie County
Court, who with not less than two, nor more
than four assoc late justices shall constitute
Court; in the absence of the presiding JUS
tice, not less than three or more than five
associate justices shall constitute Court
There shall be twelve terms Of the County
Court a year: at only two of which shall appeals
from judgments of justices be heard
The justices shall receive per diem COM
pcnsation for their services. The justices
shall have jurisdiction in all matters in con-
trovcrsy, where the demand shall not exceed
$50. Appeals may be bad from judgment
OF justice where the subject in controversy
exceeds so.
The justices, or a majority, shall consti-
tute board of police--the board shall sit at
least twice every year at .he Court House,
they shall have power TO assess the County
Levy, &c.
The Clerk, Sheriff. Attorney Of the Com
monwcalth Commissioner of the Revcsae,
Surveyor to be elected by the peopI. The
Clerk for FIVE years, the Sheriff. Attorney,
and Surveyor each for two ytars. the Com
missioner of the Revenue for 81 year One
Constable shall be elected for every two
townships. by the qualified Voters of the
same for two years. One overscer Of the
poor shall be elected by the qualified voters
Teach township for two years.
Each of these officers shall continue to act
until his successor has been elected and quail
fed, and shall reside in the township for
which he was elected, and shall be re- eligible
except the sheriff, who may be elected for a
second time, and ineligible until the expra-
ton of full term after that for which he
was last elected
Surveyors ofroads shall be appointed by
the board of police.
Three other schemes were presented diff
ferng very materially from the report of the
Committee, one was presented by Mr.. FuLTz
minority report by Mr. HUNTER from this
district, and another by Mr.. WILEY. BY
the two last mentioned schemes a Court of
Probate would be created, which shall be
held at the Court House, by Mr. HUNTERS
report the presiding justice Of the County
shall be the judge of Probate and held his
court four times q year, tho Clerk of the
County to DO the Clerk of this Court The
Court Of Probate shall have jurisdiction in
all matters relating to the Probate of Wills,
the appointment and duties of Executors,
Administrators, Guardians, and Committees
of insane persons, &c.
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STEAM SHIPS TO AFRIIcA-CoLONIZA
We received few days ago, and have read
with great interest, pamphlet upon the
subject Of line of steamers to the coast of
Africa. Amongst other interesting papers,
relating to the same subject, the pamphlet
contains the able and carefully prepared re-
port made by Mr.. STANTON of Tennessee,
Chairman of the Naval Committee, to Con-
gress at its last session, and from it we gath
er, that the projectors of the scheme propose
to build, under the auspices Of the General
Government, three Steamers to ply between
New York, Baltimore, and New Orleans
touching at Norfolk, Charleston, Savannah
and the West Indies, on the one side, and
Liberia, Gibraltar, Cadiz, Lisbon, Bust and
London on the other These Steamers are
to be each four thousand tons burthen, and
the objects to be accomplished by their es-
Enlistment are, as set forth in Mr. STAN
TONS Report, the transportation of the mails,
the promotion Of commerce, colonization and
the suppression of the slave trade The
most important feature in this scheme, and
one certainly Of deep, almost vital concern of
the South we conceive to be the transporta-
ton of the free persons of color to Liberia, at
"a greatly reduced cost-ten dollars, each, for
all over, and five dollars each, for all under
twelve years fage.
We are glad to perceive that memorial,
signed by nearly all the members of the
Convention and Legislature now assembled
at Richmond, has been presented in the SEN
atc-although we regret that Mr.. Mason,
in presenting it, announced his opposition to
the measure