The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-12-24
athcelina Aeaistr.
tue COUNTY COURT.

contain sll OF tie provisions OF tn
III that passed the Senate and which
~ nov supposed to have become a Ia"
%a. hill as originally framed an
,.,sd BY the House OF Delegates mad
m.rtiou of the manner in which
~, ~ officers created by it should b'
Vs. Is,,ss and qualified, because it wa
.,nsc,sa that the election could b'
,u I iurius tue present year and before
-. s,prstion OF the term OF the 9TH
..,s now charged with the duty OF con-
Sn,,;ns elections by the people. The
.,,sosion OF time which was found me-
.,.ssry, has also necessitsted the addl-
,;oD Of several sections to the bill pro-
rijin, the manner in which the elec'
,;o, .bsll be held, the officers to whom
n, returl shall be made, and
ali the other necessary machin-
s,r for putting the system into legal op-
...,;,p We are informed that these
.u.rdments were made before the pass.
s,so. the bill by the Senate and. were
conclrred in by the House, though no
rs-.oo here has a. yet received q COM
Mote or daily certified copy OF the law.
To,n the a,th ofthese representations
and relying upon the belief that the
LEGISLATURE has provided the requisite
h-rsltiea cor The election, the Board
4, Supervisors have ordered an election
:, be held on the fret Monday or 9th
s,v o January, 1873, TOR the choce OF
sC,un,, Judge, and for the election OF
onsCommi-s oner in each district Of the
c,uptv corresponding with the town.
.b;,s in he presen: plan. As soon as
An offcial copy of the entire act can be
Obtained il twill be published for the
information ofthe people.
We find that some Of our citi-
gems have an idea that the County
Ju]ya 10 be elected under the provisions
Of this act will have associated with
him in the 4 scharge of his duties, two
n, more Of the Justices OF the Peace,
and that the County Court which it If
the purpose O. the act to create will re-
assemble in this respect the "old County
Cour," which was in existence in Vlr-
sinis many years ago. But this is not
the case A new court ia to be formed
resembling in many respects the present
Circuit Court and but slightly inferior
,oit 10 jurisdiction, and its Judge will
preside alone aud WELD the same au-
thoriiv with certain limits as Is eXer-
cisei by Judge MELVIN in the Circuit
Court or judge GOOD in the municipal
Court. The new Court is to hold four
quarterly terms per year Tor the trial oi
cases, Grand and Petit Jurors being In
attendance just as the Circuit Court
now; and besides these it will hold Six
other sessions per year for the transac-
ton OF other business than that reQuir-
iDg the Intervention of jury.
It is also to be remarked that while
the original bill as published yesterday
msrning contemplated the election OF
Justices OF the Peace and Constables
in each district or township, that feature
OF the law has already been complied
with by the people. The Justices and
Constables referred to in the County
Court bill are those who were elected
BY the people on the 22d of August
last, and no new election tor these offl'
cars vii! be necessary in order to set
the new system in practical operation.
The bill provides simply this and no
more: The organization Of a new court
which is to be Intermediate in jurisdIc-
ton between the Justices OF the Peace
and toe Circuit Court, aud the election
OF Certain officers in each township tC
be called Commissioners, to take the
place and discharge the duties OF those
called Supervisors in the old Constltu-
ton. In electing Commissioners it vii
be necessary therefore for the voters tc
select those whom they would have
voted for as Supervisors under the Ole
system; sUd in selecting Judge, TO re
member that be is to be voted Tor II
this county alone instead of in the cl--
cult which embraces the whole toul
Counties OF the Panhandle. Undel
this bill Ohio county retains all OF th'
most important features OF It's Pfesen
plan OF local government and merely
establishes a new court which We be
Leve the experience Of the people viii
had to be useful and convenient.
TIE I"telfgenesr calls our attention te
the TACT that the repayment OF s56 4so o.
70 the school fund, as set forth in th'
Auditor sreport, is not embraced 10 TIT
at2,64S 81 disbursed on State sccoun
during the year. A closer examina
Ton o. the report conviuces US OF ou
error in this respect, but we find In
no occasion. to take back our commen
aShon OF the economy with which tn
nnances have been administered b.
Democratic officers, nor do We find in
any corroboration OF the charge