The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-05-06

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or appoitsd under this Constitution
aud Schedule, shall be qualified. The
terms of office of tue Judges Of the
Supreme Court Of Appeals. Of the
Judges Of the Circuit Courts. and o
all county and district officers
whose election is provided for by thi,
schedule, shall commence on the lsI
Gay Of January, 1873; aud the pres
Cnt Judges of the Supreme Court OIL
Appeals, and Of the Circuit Courts
and their successors who may be ap'
pointed under the present Constitution
and laws, shall remain in office uuti
the date last aforesaid, Tbs Record
ers and Supervisors of the several
counties shall continue 10 Office, and
exercise their functions under the cx'
listing Constitution and lave, until the
LIST day Of January, 1873. And all
officers named in this section, elected
under the provisions Of tho existing
Constitution and laws, shall, until
their terms expire as herein provided,
receive such compensation as said Con-
ssitu'ion and laws prescribe.
10 The Municipal Court Of Wheel.
ing shall continue in existence, and
exercise its present jurisdiction until
otherwise nroyided by law.
IA, All the books, records, papers,
seals and other property now III the
custody and under the control of tho
Boards Of Supervisors and Recorders
Of the several counties, and records,
books, papers, seals, and other prop.
erty Of tho former County Courts, now
in til custody Of the Clerks of the
Circuit. Courts, shall be Transferred on
tho Is: day Of jana y, 1873, or as
soon thereafter as may be, to the
Clerks of tue County Courts in their
respective counties, and remain in
their custody until otherwise provided
by law.
Is Justices, assessors, and all
other county officers except sherifTs
and constables, shall, on the 1st day
Of January, 1873, or as soon thcrcaf.
ter as may DO, transfer to their sue.
ccssos in Office, all official books,
records, papers and property in their
possession, and in cases where, from
the abolition of any Office, or from any
other cause, doubt shall urisc US to
tue officer entitled to receive them,
they shall be delivered to the clerk Of
the county court for preservation. un.
I'll disposition DO made Of them by
that court.
lG AL! county, township, district
and other officers connected with the
existing system of FREQ schools, shall
continue to perform the duties of
their respective Offices, as now pres.
cribed by law, until their successor,
shall have been elected and qualified
as tho Legislature may prO,ilc.
II. The records, books, papers,
seals and other property, and appur.
tenances of tho existing Supreme
Court of Appeals, shall, on the frat
day of January, 1873, or as soon
thereafter as may be, be transferred
to and remain in the care aud custody
Of the Supreme Court Of Appeals .cs.
tablished by this Constitution, until
otherwise provided by law, and oil |
civil or criminal causes, petitions, and
other proceedings, then pending in
the Supreme Court of Appeals, shall
DO proceeded with in the Supreme
Court Of Appeals established by this
Constitution, to final judgment Tho
records. books, papers, seals, and
other property and nppultenanccS Of
the existing circuit courts. in this
State, shall then also be transferred
to. aud remain IN tho care and cus;o.
dy of the circuit courts established BY
thls constitution, until otherwise
provided by law to which courts III
process outstanding, at tho time this
Constitution shall 60 into effect, shall
DO returned, and by which all new
process, proper in cases other peul.
ing or determined in exiting courts
may be Issued. And al indictments
prosecutions, suits, pleas. petitions.
and other proceedings peudIng in the
present circuit court Of any county,
shall be prosecuted in tho circuit court
cstabli bed in that county by this
Constitution, to final judgment md
execution; except. that all pending
appeals from justices may DO transfer.
red to the county court organized in
such county.
IS. Copies and transcripts Of the
records and proceedings Of the prusen,
circuit courts, shal! DO made and GER.
tiled by the circuit courts established
by this Constitution, or tho proper of.
Eiccrs thereof, and shall have tho
same force and effect as il they bad
been heretofore properly made and
certified by tho existing courts, or their
proper officers
10 RccOgnizances, bonds, obliga.
Iious, and oil undertakings entered
into or executed before the adoption
of this Constitution to The Common
wealth Of Virginia, the State of West
Virginia, OrtO any public officer, cor.
poration, township or county, shall
Iemain binding and valid; and all
rights and liabilities growing out Of
them, shall be unimpaiTed
90. The Executive Department Of