Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1873-01-18
JUSTICES OF THE PEACE

JUSTICES OF THE PEACE
The following law hes beer passed by
the Legislature
SENATE BILL so 63.
a BILL in relation to the jurisdiction,
powers and duties of Justices Of the
Peace and Constables.
Be il enact by the Legislature Of Uest
Tirginin
l. The jurisdiction Of Justices and the
powers and duties of constables shall
extend throughout their counties.
2. The civil jurisdiction OF justices of
the peace shall extend to actions of as
sumpsit, debt detinue and troyer, if the
amount claimed, exclusive of interest,
does not exceed one hundred dollars,
even if the claim be for or against the
town or county in which such justice
resides But in every case where the
sum in controversy exceeds the amount
or value of twenty dollars, the justice Of
the peace shall, upon the application CT
the defendant, either in person Oh by
counsel made at any time before the
trial, transmit the papers ia the case to
the clerk Of the county court be there
in tried; and the clerk Of the said court
shall docket the same, and it shall be
proceeded in as if it were motion in
said court under the sixth chapter OF
section one hundred and seyenty-onc of
the Code Of 1868
3 When balance is found in favor
of party upon hearing before JUS
ticc, exceeding Il sum for which JUS
tice is authorized to give judgment, such
a party may release the excess and take
Judgment for the residue.
4. If a justice be party to a suit or
be interested in the result thereof, 9th
wise than as resident or taxpayer Of
the county, or lie related to either Of
the parties as father, father-in-law, son,
son-in law, brother. brother-in-law, neph-
ew, uncle, or first-cousiu, guardian or
ward, or be a material witness for either
party,he shall not take cognizance there
of, unless all the parties Of the suit con-
sent thereto.
7. If the justice have jurisdiction Of
the action, any lawful process, order, or
notice, therein, unless otherwise special
ly provided, Idly be directed to any con
stable Of the county, or to any person
specially deputed by the justice to serve
OF execute the same: and the officer or
person to whom it is directed may serve
or execute the same anywhere within
his county, or upon any river or creek
adjoining thereto. 1t may be directed
to the constable by name or by his of
fetal designation without naming him.
0. For the trial Of civil cases before a
Justice no Jury shall be allowed
10 Justices Of the Peace shall act
only as judicial officers; shall collect no
moneys and shall be liable for none as
such officers.
II. Appeals shall lie from the judg-
ments Of Justices Of the County Court
in such actions, upop the same terms,
within the same time as they now lie to
the Circuit Court. and subject to the
same regulations and be proceeded in
and tried as they now are in the said
Circuit Courts.
~ All acts and part of acts incon-
sistent with this act are hereby repealed.
Is. This act shall take effect from and
after the thirty-frs day of December,
1872.
Rich Men IN New YoRK-Here are
some of the city rich Of New York
Alexander T. Stuart, over SS0,000,O00.
George Law is worth S6,000,000.
Apeiel A. Lowe is in for s6,OOO,O00.
Peter Cooper is worth 100000.
Cornelius Vanderbilt; nobody knows
how rich.
Daniel Drew can draw his check for
s4O,O00,000.
Good humor pays. Nasty, the funny
man, is worth $250,000
The Brown brothers are worth from
s12,O00,OOO to Sl5,O00,000 eaoh.
Horace Claflin, of the firm of II. B.
Claflin & Co., is worth s15,00O,000 to
S2O,000,00o.
William B. Astor beats Stuart. He
owns upwards of three thousand houses
in the City of New York.
Henry \. Smith, broker, has cleared
in the last twelve months upwards of
S5,000,Q00, and Jay Gould Is on the
books for halfa dozen or more millions.
August Belmont makes two millions
year. He is Dutchman connected
with the Rothchilds. and speculates
knowingly in American securities. To
him Mr.. Greeley mainly owes his nomi-
nation, and indirectly his death.
E. S. Jaffrey, the Broadway importer,
keeps his affairs to himself, like true
Scotchman, but the Yankee guess is
that he is able to handle any day that
he likes bag that would contain about
*5,000,000.