Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1874-12-08
ARTICLE VII,
"couNrY ORGANIZATIONS.


~ /. There shall be elected by the
qualified voters of the county, one
sheriff, one attorney for the Common
wealth, who shall also be the Com
monwealth's attorney for the circuit
court; one county clerk, who shall also
be clerk of the circuit court, except
that in counties containing fifteen
thousand inhabitants, there may be
separate clerk for the circuit cou t; one
county treasurer, and so many COM
missiOners of the revenue as may be
provided by law; and there shall be
appointed, in q manner to be provided
by law. one superintendent Of the
poor, and one county surveyor; and
there shall also he appointed in the
manner provided for in article eight,
one superintendent of schools. All
regular elections for county officers
shall be held on the fourth Thursday
in May and all officers elected or ap-
pointed, under this provision, shall
enter upon tho duties of their Offices
on the first day of July. next succeed
ing their election. and shall hold their
respective offices for the term of four
years, except that County and circuit
court clerks shall hold their offices for
six years
"a 2. Each county of the State shall
be divided into so many compactly
located magisterial districts as may
be deemed necessary, not less than
three: provided, that after these have
heen found no additional districts
shall be made, containing less thai
thirty square miles, each magisteral
district shall he known as-magis-
teriHl district, Of-cnunty. In each
district there shall be elected one
supervisor, three justices of the peace,
one constable and one overseer of the
Door, who shall hold their respective
offices for the term of two years. All
regular elections for magisterial dis
trict officers shall take place on the
fourth Thursday in May, and all
officers so elected shall enter upon the
duties of their respective offices OF the
| first day of January next succeeding
their election The SUPERVISING of the
| districts shall constitute the board OF
supervisors for that County, whose
duty it shall be to audit the accounts
| of the county, examine the books OF
| the commissioners of the revenue
regulate and eQualize the valuation Of
property, fix the county levies for the
ensuing year, and perform any Other
duties required of them by law"
Strike out tie third section Of the
same article, which is in these words
"sCHoOL DISTRICTS.
"3 8. Each township shall be di
vided into so many compactly located
school districts as may be deemed
| necessary: provided, that no schOO
district shall be formed containing
less than one hundred inhabitants
In each school district there shall b.
elected or appointed. annually, on,
| school trustee, who shall hold his of
flee three years: provided, that at tn
first election held under this provis
sion there shall be three trustees cleo
ted, whose terms shall be one, two ant
three years respectively"
And insert il lieu thereof, the fol
lowing:
"SHOOL DISTRICTS.
"S3 Each magisterial district shall
be divided into so many compactly 10
Gated school districts as may bedeeme'
necessary: provided that no schoO
district shall be formed containing
less than one hundred inhabitants. II
each school district there shall b
elected or appointed annually, on
school trustee, who shall hold hi
Office three years: provided, that a
the first election held under this pro
vision there shall be three trustee
elected, whose terms shall be one, tw'
and three years respectively"
From the same article strike out tn,
fourth section, which is in these words
"ROAD DISTRICTS.
"S 4. Each township shall be divid
ed into one or more road districts II
each road district there shall be elect
ed, annually, one overseer of roads, Ut
der whose direction the roads shall b
kept in repair. at the public expense
in a mode prescribed by law"
SCHEDULE.
2. The legally constituted officers o
the several counties and townships o
the State, at the date OF the ratification
of these amendments by the people
shall continue to discharge the dutie
of their respective Office until thu
offices provided for by these amend
meuts shall have been elected or ap
pointed and qualified; and all bond
and recOgniZances entered into by AM
! county or township officer for tn,
faithful discarge of the duties Of hi
| office, shall remain valid and binding
| and all rights and liabilities under the
same shall continue and may be pros
ecuted as provided by law.