Richmond semi-weekly times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 184?-1853, 1852-04-27
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| ed and qualified
II. Whenever vscancy shall occur II, the nnD,Lrr
justices which each district is authorized to elect and
any Oh me other olees elections to which provide
Tor IN this act other than those mentioned in the prece
ding section the county corporation court shall order
writ OF election to supply the said vacancy and he
and corporation courts provided for ia the second am
third sections OF this shall appoint an
officers, with the powers and duties as those o.
pointed TO superintend the general elections of said off
GERS; and the said elections shall be held and conducted
and the returns made and conducted and deci
GEO. IN inc same manner in general elections of said OF
hcers: Prorlded the vacancy be in the Office of attor
hey for the commonwealth circuit held for cit,
or corporation for county and city together the hus
lungs court OF the city corporation the first case ant
election.
10, The officer or officers whom any such writ o.
erected shall give notice thereof and of the
slime OF eectons, by advertisement at two of the
sutap places IN the district where it is district cleo
non iFoeided That when it is county election the ad
Vertsenent shall be made in each district
TO- The removal OF clerk of the circuit or county court
OF sheriff or surveyor from the county in which he was
elected stall be vacation of his oice and the removal
an oEerseer OF the poor constable from the district in
winch he is elected, shall vacae the office to which he
was elected Butthe clerk OF circuit court now residing
beyond t1e limits OF the county in which he holds the Of
nee may be reegbe, and if elected NAV continue to
side out of that county. -
H. The office of justice ofthe peace shall be deemed va
can't not only when he dies resigns or is reoved f, c
ce but also when he fails qualify within thirty ays ar
ne receives his commission, shall remove from the dis
triet in which he is elected - US
Is The term of office of the COMM nc 81, 49,,
nue. snail commence the first day of February
ceedng the election. The of Office of the other Of
ncers whose election is provided for in this shall
ence on the frs day of July succeeding the cleo
And the clerks of the circuit and county courts and
e snail continue in office for the term of six
years. attorneys for the commonwealth iustces IF ta
peace and overseers ohe poor for the term of four
snerlis commissioners 1.-THE revenue and consta1es for
two years from that day, unless sooner removed :
~ The officers aforesaid SHALL before entering unon t
dschare OF their respective duties take the oatbs of of
nee prescribed by the Code of Virginia and give all sch
olhcia ponds as are now required of any such officers
Inc olhclal bonds and oaths required to be adnins
tered and executed in any circuit court NAV be taken
by or before the Judge of such court in vacation who shall
cause to be entered of record in such court the prone
orders evdencng the due qualification of any such Of
ficer, end shall certify the official bonds to the pro
per officers for record Every such officer SHALL either in
the proper court Or before judge aforesaid take such
oas and give such bonds within sixty DAYS after his cleo
to and he fail SO to do his office shall be deemed va
can't but his qualification unless he be elected to fill va
cancy shall not be deemed to take effect before the first
day Of July next after his election.
The clerks of the circuit and county courts and she
ris may as now provided appoint deputies with tbe
some powers. Duties liabilities and under the same
visions OF law. as deputies appointed
81 The powers and duties of clerks of the circuit and
county courts sherls commissioners of the revenue n
toreys tor the commonwealth surveyors of te
poor and constabes shall be such were prescribed for
those officers by the laws in force when the constitution
was adopted SO Tar as the consistent with this
c ana such as now are be hereafter prescribed by
law And for misconduct neglect of duty they shall be
liable to the penalties now prescribed by law
* Ihere shall be IN each county OF the commonwealth
In OF the months OF every year, quarterly term of
county court and in every other month monthly tern,
tnefeo TO be held at the times and with the urisdic
on so far as is consistent with the constitution and This
act now prescribed by law The number of justices ne.
cessay to constitute court of oyer and ermner court
OF and courts in terminal prosecutions shall
be the same as prescribed by law In all civil cases
ana In matters OF county police and in all other cases. ex
cept CRIMINAL the presiding justice and two other Justices
OF or In the absence the presiding any
3ustices othe county may constitute court except where
now provided that than -four shall be necessary
constituted court in which the number now provided
shall be necessary: Provided also That where county
lewis to be made. ell the justices shall be summoned -
roe9ded aaofeoue That nothing herein contained shall
be construed as repeating any of the laws force re-
curing the summoning of all the justices give validity
to any action of the court
23 The jurisdiction of justices shall be as now or NAV
hereafter be prescribed by law.
"a The county and the circuit shall have power
to remove their clerks from office for maeasance isfea-
sanoe or gross neglect of official duty and for the same
causes the county courts and any circuit held for
city or courtyard city, which city elects which coun-
y and city elect an attorney for the commonwealth may
remove the attorneys Tor the such reno
val to be deemed vacation of the office.
20 eJustlces OF the thal receive three dollars
per day Tor each day they shall render services in
ana remain members OF 1t during the entire sitting of the
court Tor any such day. to be paid of the county treas
ury And for taking depostons for taking and certifying
the OF dcedor writing taking and
certifying the prvy examination and acknowledgment of
married woman they may charge be paid by the per-
son tor whom the service is rendered the fees now
aHoWed by law TO notary public The county and the
circuit courts shall provide for allowances to the common
wealth attorneys they now authorized to do by
law and the fees of said attorneys shall remain as now pro-
vded for except that the attorney for the circuit court of
richmond city shall hereafter receive annually the of
three hundred and seventy lars and the attorney
lor the circuit court of Henco the of one hundred
dollars annually The fees and allowances for clerks of
tne circuit and county courts, of sherffs consta-
Dies commissioners OF the revenue, surveyors and
erseers OF the poor, shall be provided by law
20 All acts and parts of acts relating the appointment
duties, liabilities and powers of the officers whose cleo
tons provided for in this now in force inconsistent
with this act, are hereby repealed.
e. This actshall be 10 force from its passage.
Passed the general assembly 22d April 1854
GEO. w. MUNFORD G. II. D.