Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-04-27

and sixyseven of the Code Virginia Upon notice othe
companbelpo given as provided for in this secuon each
oay shall be at liberty to proceed take all proper deposit
ton. TO sustain nvadate said election upon reasonable
notice to the adverse party and the court sha
the first session after the said complaint made to deter,
mine said contest without jury upon evidence thus u
nshed and upon oral testimony, If any, unless good cause
be shewn for a continuance.
day after the election thereafter as may be, for
justices OF the peace under this act sha nave oeen hed
such persons shall appear 10 be duly elected winch shall
be filed in the clerks office OF the county court and every
justice after he been commissioned shall before he
ers the performance OF any OF the ouss o MS once
be qualified as now prescribed by law.
IL. The justices OF the peace elected and commissioned
shall meet their respective courthouses on inc Gays now
established by law for holding courts IN ther respective
counties next succeeding their election and aa
if majority of those elected for the county be present AMI
commissioned and qualify they shall proceed TO choose
of their body who shall be the presiding justice the
court and whose day it shall be 10 attend each term said
court record shall be made Of the action OF the court,
If from any cause such election should be made thar
day shall be mate ~! The justices 10 appear
the court when, ns!or!iy BE- present such election
shall be made the vote Q. ag'iy .! ho'e present Being
necessary for choice en The Office OF presiding justice
becomes from any cause ms court sha all the !u
ces being summoned art noy2ryIesen select presi.
ding Justice and al The INST session Oh coun.
thus selected and at the first session OF every such
after election, go soon as may be- all the
justices being summoned the court shall classify the Justices
for performance their duties in court and whenever
vacancy shall any district, the justice elected 10
supply the vacancy shall occupy The place IN sara casshca
ton Of the justice who rrececed nm
Is IF vacancy occurs in the Office OF clerk Of anr such
court clerk pre- tenpore be appointed BY Inc court
Dr. # the vacancy is Ia Office U clerk OF circu court
BY the iud thereof vacation and such cohIt Judge
a; The time Of making such appointment sna!s .as writ
Of election 10 fill the vacancy. The clerk pro ttMp3-e shall
discharge the duties OF tho office until CLERK is elected and
qualified.
A. Whenever vacancy shall occur in the number Of JUS
c,s which each district authorized TO elect ana IN any
the other Offices elections 10 which are provided 10! IN his
act other than those mentioned IN me preceding sec.
lion The county or corporation shall order wrs
o. ,,.,,inn
" and corporation courts, provided tor IN the Sc
cond and nird sections OF this act shall appoint com
missionera and officers, with the same powers ana Gu
ties those appointed 10 superlnend the genera
elections vi said officers and the said elections snail De he
and conducted and the made and contests conduct
ed and decided in the in general elections
OF said officers Pr0rideG II the be in the ONCE
Of attorney for Commonwealth in circuit conts heE
for city corporation, or for county ana CITY toeethe'
the musings court OF the city corporation 10 me ifs' Case
and in the other the county cou! sha! otde! 'o VI"
Of election.
Is The officer or officers whom any such writ OF cleo
ton is directed shall give notice thereof and OF The tine
nj elections by advertisement Of the mos! suitable
places in the district where j, is district election Proc
dcd That when is county election lie advertisement sa
be made in each district.
ID The remove. l clark OF the circuit or county
of sheriff or Surveyor from the county in which he was
elected shall be vacation OF his Once; ana inc removal OF
an overscer Of tho poor constable from Inc district 10
yhich he is elected shall the Office 10 which he was
elected But the CLERK Of circuit court now resting beyond
the limits Of the county in winch NJ hoos tle once may DE-
H. The o!:cc Of Justice Of the peace shall. be deemed
cant not only when he dies resigns or Is removed on Of.
flee 5ut also when III tails 10 qualify within thy DAYS after
he receives his commission, shall remove from ne GIsci
in which he i elected.
nue. shall commence on first day OF February next sGc
ceeding election Tie term OF c!ice OF me "'ef oe''
whose election provided in this act shall commence on
the first day OF July, succeeding the election And the
CLERKS Of the circuit and county courts and the surveyors
shall in Office for the term OF SIX years. attorneys
Tor the commonwealth justices Of The peace and ose'Sees
Of poor for the Of four years. sheTis commissioners
OF the and cOustubles for two Years from a day
unless removed.
H. The officers aforesaid shall before entering upon the
discharge OF their respective duties ake the Daths o. ece
prescribed by Code Of Virginia. and give all such o!c
bonds as are required OF any such o3!cers ne OH.
cia bonds and oaths required to be administered anu eats
any circuit court may be taken by or before e uH
OF such court in vacation who shall cause to DC entered
record in the proper orders e'ldencing e que
onaicatu Vi any such officer and shall certify the olca
bonds tie proper officers for record Every sicn o!ce'
shall either proper court or before Judge as aio
said take sac oath and give such bonds within sixty DAYS
after his election and il he fail DO, his office shall De
deemed vacant but his Qualification unless he be elected 70
fiji a vacancy shall no, deemed take effect before the
first dav Of July after his election.
30 The clerks Of the circuit and county courts and shcr-
IFS may provided appoint deputies with the same
powers duties liabilities and under the provisions @!
law as deputies now appointed.
81 The powers and duties OF clerks OF the circuit and
county courts s!er: commissioners Of the revenue attor
neys Tor commonwealth, surveyors, overeets OF Tic
those officers by he laws IL force when me constitution
was adj PIED far the consistent with This act
and or may be hereafter prescribed by T
nd for misconduct neglect Of duty they shall be- Natia
70 The penalties now prescribed By law.
a. There shall bc in each county Of the Commonwealth
in four the months o every quarterly term oeveg
county court every other month monthly term
thereof held al The times and with The jurisdiction 80
far a. con,sen. with the Constitution ana this act ho~
prescribed by law The number OF justices necessary 10
st,uc OF oyer and ,erniner OF examination
and courts in all criminal prosecutions shall be the came q.
prescribed by law In all civil CAGES and in matters Of
county police and in other except criminal The e.
siding Justice and other justices Of the county, in me
absence OF The presiding justice three justices oil the com.
y may constitute court, except where Is nov proved
that Than four shall he To constitute c0lt,
in which tho number provided shall be Necessary
Proridcd also That where county levy is be made all
the Justices shall be summoned Propided That
nothing herein contained shall BE- construed repeating any
OF the laws now il force requiring the summonng of all the
Justices to give validity to any action Of tho court,
%. The jurisdiction of Justices shall be as may
hereafter be prescribed by law.
a. The county and the circuit shall have power
remove their clerks from Office for macasance nseasance
gross neg ec Of official duty and for the cause the
county courts and any circuit court held for city
ty and city which city elects which county and city cleo
attorney for the Commonwealth, may the ator
neys for the Commonwealth; such removal TO be deemed
vacation Of the office.
2 The Justices of the peace shall receive three dollars per
day for each dry they shall rento services in and
main members OF II during the entire sitting OF the court n
any such day, to be paid out Of the county treasury And
for taking tepositions for ;akln. and certifying the
encouragement OF dcei or or taxing ana
flying the rrvy cxamna ton and Acknowledgement Of j
red wouan they may charge to be paid by the
for whom The SERVICE is rendered. the fees allowed
by law notary pubic. The county and the circuit
shall provide for allowances 10 ths CONFERENCE.-The attor
they authorized To do law and fees Of
said attorneys shall provided except that the
attorney the circuit Of Richmond city shall heren
receive annually the OF three hundred and seventy
FIVE dollars and the attorney for the circuit of Henri
the OF hundred dollars annually The fees and
allowances for clerks of The circuit aud county Of
IFS conabes commissioners OF the revenue surveyors and
Of the poor shall be provided by law
&c All acts md parts Of acts relating the appointment
duties liabilities and powers of the officers whose elections
provided for in this act in force, inconsistent with
this act, hereby repealed.
d. This shall be in force from its passage.
Passed the General Assembly 2od April, 1852
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ved
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