The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-12-23

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be elected by the qualified voters there
o., ON the first Monday OF January
1873, (of 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 in every fourth year. there.
after, a Judge for the County Court Of
said county, who shall be commissions
ed hv the Governor. His term OF
Office shall he four years, and he shall
receive salary OF two thousand dollars
a year, to be paid out OF the county
treasury in quarterly installments. A
vacancy in said office, if not more than
one year shall remain OF the term
thereof, shall be filed by the Commits
sioners ofthe County; but if more than
one year of said term shall remain,
then shall said appointment be made
until the next general election, at which
time said vacancy shall be filled by the
election Of some suitable and it
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 anv other office, appoint
ment or public trust under the author
ity Of this State or any other govern
ment, and upon acceptance thereof shall
not he, during his continuance therein,
eligible to any political office He may
be removed from office bv a concurrent
vote Of both Houses of the Legislature,
when, from any disease, or mental or
bodily infirmity, he shall he incapable
Of discharging the duties OF the office,
in the manner provided bv the eight
zenith section Of the eighth article Of
the Constitution OF this State. He shall
also be subject to impeachment for
nal 'easance, for maladministration, for
corruption, incompetency, gross immor.
atty. neglect of duty or any high crime
or misdemeanor, in the manner pre-
scribed bv the ninth section Of the
fourth article OF said Constitution, and
upon conviction. shall he subject TO the
same judgmenta as therein prescribed.
> The County Court shall have
original jurisdiction in all actions al
law, where the amount in controversy
exceeds twenty dollars; and, also in all
cases o. habens corpus, quo 0arrdnto,
mandamuS. prohibition, rertiorari, and 10
a 4 suits in equity 1t shall have juris-
diction in all matters of probate, the
appointment and qualification OF per
sonal representatives, guardians, COM
mittees and curators, and the settle
ment OF their accounts, and in all mat,
te- relating to apprentices; and OF all
criminal cases under the grade of felony
except "a hereinbsfore provided. But
The jurisdiction of the County Court
shall be subject to auch limitations as
nav be prescribed by law. He shall
have the custody through their clerks,
of all wills, deeds and other papers pre-
scented for probate, or recorded in said
county, which sha'l be disposed Of, or
preserved, az required hv law
3 The said county court shall have
jurisdiction Of all appeals from the
Judgment o. the justices, and its decTslon
upon such appeal shall be final in all
cases, EXCEPT such as involve the title,
right Of possession or boundaries o.
lands, the freedom Of the person; the
VALIDITY OF the law, or an ordinance OF
any corporation, or the right OF corpo-
ration 10 lew tolls or taxes.
There shall be ten sessions OF SAID
court in each wear, four OF which shall
he called quarterly terms, and shall b"
held for the trial OF iurv canses, com
mcnci,g on the first Mondays OF Janu-
arv, March, May and September, to
which terms grand and petit jurors
shall he summoned to attend at the
terms of the Circuit Courts for said
conntyr The remaining sess .ons OF sa,d
court to be called monthly terms, shall
commence on the first MONDAYS OF Feb
ruarv. April, June, October, November
and December, to which terms neither
grand nor petit jurors shall be sum-
moned. :, a
5 The said county shall be laid OH
into not less than ten districts, as nearly
eonal az may be in territory and poPu--
Iation. The present subdivisions o.
the county bv townships shall constl-
mte such districts until changed bv the
BOARD OF Commissioners hereinafter
mentioned In each district there shall
he elected nv the voters thereof, com
missioner. two justices OF the peace, ana
two constables, who shall reside in their
rpsnective districts and hold their re-
snectiye offices. a commissioner tor the
fern of two vears, and Justice OF the
neace and constsbles for the term OF
four wears. The Offices OF Justices o.
the peace and commissioner shall MOI
he considered incompatible
6 The said county shall be divided
into two assessment districts; the one
to he called the city district snail ot
within the corporate limits Of the city o,
Wheeling, and the other to be calico
the county district, shall be the re-
ma;nder ofthe county, without the limits
ot the city. In each district shall oe
elected by the voters Of the county al
assessor who shall reside therein, an'
shall hold his Office for the term OF 'ou'
years. o,o,,sd IN the
sevsrsl districts shall constitute ooarC
n he known as 1.-THE Board OF Com
missioners OF the county OF ONO o'
which name they may sue and be sued
make and use a common seal, and enac
ordinances and by .lsws, not inconsisten
r;,b the laws of this Safe, They shsi
meet stately on the first Monday IL
January, April, June, August, oc1oG De
and December in each year, at INT
Court House of their county, and ma!
hold special and adjourned meetings A
their first meeting after election snl