The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1873-03-20
The Act For Degrading The, County Courts.

The Act For Degrading Tie County Courts.
Az ACE to regulate and define the jursdi eton
OF the county and circuit courts, to prescribe
stae.numbes Of terms ofthe circuit courts, aaJ
to tx sAc,pay Of county judges.
q Passed March IA, 1872
i. Be II enacted BY the General assembly,
That the county courts may grant letters OF
at4inistratiun, admit wills to probate, az
point guardians, eurasors, add committees,
and shall have jurisdiction to hear and de-
termine all ruotious and other matters made
specially cognizable therein by any stature.
2 The county. court shall likewise have la.
risdlctlon-of all presentments. iniormations,
and indictments for misdcmeanors.
3. Tho county court shall execute ana en-
force, by proper process aud in the manner
provided by law, every judgment, decree, or
order heretofore entered therein, and shall
supervise, correct, and enforce in like man.
ner auy-rule taken, or order. entry, or To-.
dorselneut made by the clerk Of said court.
i. The circui, court shall have the same
| jurisdiction AS is provided by law on the day
| before this act takes effect and shall, Ia ad-
dtion, have exclusive original jurisdiction
| for the trial Of Indictments for fcionies, and
for cases OF contested elections, which may
be recognizable by any court.
/ In every year there shall be three regu-
! lar terms OF the circuit court in each county
o. this State aud special terms of the ei.-
cult courts may De held as now pvoyid ed by
law.
! 6. All causes at law and in ehancery-
pending In the eorniy court or the day this
act takes effect, Of which said court has no
Jurisdiction uudcg this act, shall be removed
TO the circuit court for such county, and the
CLERK OF the county court is hereby directed
10 deliver to the clerk Of the circuit court
for such county the original papers, COM
petc, OF all such causes at l.w anl in chan
Gerry SO removed, with the copies Of all rules
aud orders made not found i'll the said ORIG.
NAL papers. and statement OF the costs in
cured by each party therein, aud shall cd
ter on tine older-book Of tho county cour,
the disposition made Of said ca,,ses and
the clerk Of the circuit coart is herebv direc-
ted to receive and 6le in the Office Of his said
court tn, papers 20 removed. aud the said
causes. shall stand in all respects as they
stood in the county courts, and like preeeel-
lngs shall be had and process Issued as if said
causes had been originally conaMeneea in the
circuit conr.s The costs Of such removal
shall be borne equally BY both parties.
| Z. The county judge shall receive after
the Is; day Of Janaufy, 1874, a salary of
Two hundred dollars, and an additional COM
fensation Of twenty cellars for every, thou
! sand inhabltants over ten thousand, to be
determined by reference to the census Of
1870, and afterwards to the last preceding
official enumeration Of the inhabitants OF
this State; and il such computation the frac-
sion Of a Thousand population shall not be
counted which shall be charge on the
county aud oe levied, col ected, and account
| ed for in the same manner that other couo.y
expenses are; and when Judge is judge Of
more than one county, each county ia the
district shall pay 10 proportion to the inlao-
itants thereof, and the mileage allowed by
aw shall be a charge equally nron the coun-
Eties OF the district.
be privileged. j! licensed lawyers, to appear
as attorneys at law in any case rot pcn.iine
ia their court. or which may be carried into
Or iroIn their courts by appeal.
8. Ssctons l6 OF chapter 1877, ard 5 Of
chart6r 1873, Of tie Code Of Virginia edition
of $780, aud 3 and 1 chapter IS Of tie acts
Of Assembly Of is69'1o, and ali acts and
parts O. acts in conflict OF inconsistent with
this act are and Snail be repealed on and
/ from the day this act goes into effect; and
section 5 Of chapter 81 Of the acts Of Assem-
bly, Of 1869 70, is and shall be repealed af-
ter the LIST day CT January, 1871.
/ 10. i si.sii be the duty. Of the county
JUICES elected under The provisions Of this
,cs, ia the exercise oil the tlu.y imposed up
N them BY the 2 4th section Of chapter rs Of
.cts Of Assembly If 155o-'70. to appoint al,
least one jjislge Of election WHO can read and
write at each election precinct in his court,
from eaeii political party.
This act shall be III force on and from the
| LIST day Of August, 1878.