The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-12-25
TIE NEW COUNTY GOVERN.
MENT.

A Correct Copy Of the Act Just
Passed by the Legislature.
An Act to establish County Court and
q Board Of Commissioners for the
county Of Ohio, under the thirty.fourth
section Of the eighth article Of the
Constitution ot the State oil West Vir-
ginia.
30 il enacted BY tie legislature Of Rest
Htginia: -.
/. In the county Of Ohio there shall be
elected by the qualified voters thereof, on
the first Monday in January, 1879, (ot
which not less than ten days notice shall
be given, In the manner prescribed by
law for holding general elections and on
the second Tuesday In October, 1876, and
on the second Tuesday Of October In
every fourth year thereafter, q Judge for
the County Court Of said county, who
shall be commissioned by the Governor.
His term OF office shall be four years, and
he shall receive o salary OF two thousand
dollars year, TO be paid out of the county
treasury in quarterly installments. A
vacancy In said Office, II not more than
one year shall remain Of the term thereof,
shall be filled by the commissioners OF the
county; but il more than one year Of said
term shall remain, then shall said appoint
ment be made until the next general eec-
tion, at which time said vacancy shall be
filed by the election of some suitable and
fit person, by the qualified voters Of the
county. The judge Of said County Court
during his term Of Office shall not practice
the profession Of the law or hold any
other Office, appointment or public trust
under the authority Of this State or any
other government, and upon acceptance
thereof shall not be, during his continu-
ance therein, eligible to any political
office. he may be removed from office
by concurrent vote Of both Houses of
the Legislature, when, from any disease,
or mental or bodily inirmity, be shall be
incapable Of discharging the duties of the
office, in the manner provided by the
eighteenth section Of the eight article Of
the constitution of this State. He shall
also be subject to impeachment for NAL.
ieasance, for maladministration, for cor
ruption, incompetency, gross immortality,
neglect of duty or any high crime or mis-.
demeanor, in the manner prescribed by
the ninth section Of the fourth article Of
said constitution, and, upon conviction,
shall be subject TO the same judgment as
therein prescribed.
%. The County Couttshall have original
jurisdiction In all actions at law, where
| the amount In controversy exceeds twenty
dollars; and also in all cases Of habeGs
corpus, quo TGrrant0, nla3lddmaS, oer-
tioT1Ti, and In all suits In equity. It shall
have jurisdiction in all matters Of probate,
the appointment and qualification of per :
sonal representatives, guardians, commit
tees and curators, and the settlement OF
their accounts, and in all matter relating
to apprentices and Of all criminal cases
under the grade OF felony, except rs here.
inbefore provided. But the jurisdiction
OF the County Court shall be subject to
such limitations as may be prescribed by
law. 1t shall have the custody through
its clerk, of all wills, deeds and other
papers presented for probate, or record In
said county, (which shall be disposed Of,
or preserved, as.required by law.
8. The said county court shall have ju.
risdiction Of oil appeals from the judg-
ments of the justices, and its decision upon
such appeal shall be final in all cases, ex.
cent such as involve the title, right Of
possession or boundaries of'lands, the
freedom OF the person; the validity Of q
law, or an ordinance Of any corporation,
or the right Of a corporation to levy tolls
Ior taxes.
4. There shall be ten sessions Of said
courti in eachIyear, four of which shall be
called quarterly terms, and shall be held
for the trial OF jury causes, commencing
on the first Mondays Of January, March
4 May and September, to which terms
grand and petit jurors shall be summon
ed to attend as at terms Of the circuit
courts for said county. The remaining
sessions Of said court to be called month
" terms, shall commence on the first
days Of February, April, June, October
November and December, to which terms
neither grand nor petit jurors shall bt
summoned.
8. The said county shall be laid of into
not less than ten districts, as nearly equa
as may be in territory and population, The
; present subdivisions Of the county BY
townships shall constitute such district'
until changed by the board Of commits
siouers hereinafter mentioned. In eact
district there shall be elected by the vot
ers thereof, commissioner, two justices
of the peace and two constables, wht
shall reside In their respective district
and hold their respective offices, aeon
missienor for the term Of two years
and Justice Of the peace and constablei
for tho term of{our years, The Office
Of Justice Of the peace and commissioner
shall not be considered incompatible.
6. The said county shall BIO dtvide(
into two assessment districts; the one t
be called the city district, shall be within
the corporate limits Of the city Of Wheel
ing, and the other to be called the county
district, shall be the remainder of thI
county, without helimits OF the city. Il
each district shall be elected by the voter
/ of the county an assessor, who shall re
side therein, and shall hold his office 10
the term Of four years.
z, The commissioners elected In Ii
several districts shall constitute boar,
10 be known as "the board Of commits
sloners of the county Of Ohio" by whic
name they may sue and be sued, max
and use common seal, and enact ordi
nances and bylaws not inconsistent wit
= the laws Of this State. They shall meC
} statedly on the first Monday in January
April, June, August, October and Decem
Der each year, at the court house OF thei
county and may hold specialand adl loutn