The Russellville Democrat., 1875-05-20

enccts belonging 10 any minor orphan or person of unsound mind or to the estate of any deceased person"
 I The following sections of tht act of the legislature fixing tht pay and regulating the time O holding tho county courts will also be found of interest;
 l "Sec. 75. The county judge with majority ofthe said justices of the peace, shall constitute 2 court levying the taxes and in mak ing appropriations for the expen' ses of the county, and the first and subsequent days of the third annual term of each court as es tablished by law, shall be the time I fixed for such levying, and shall be constructive notice to each justice of the peace, and in case a quorum is not present, the coun- l ty judge shall have power and au- thority, and it is hereby made his duty to order the sheriff to sum. mon sufficient number of justic- es of the peace to meet at the courthouse in their respective counties, to assist in holding tine county court in levying said coun- ty taxes, and in making appropri- ations for county expenses: Pro- vided, That the county court shall make an appropriation to defray the county expenditures for one year, at the same term of the court at which it is necessary to levy the county taxes: Provided, further. That said appropriation shall specify the amount in dol lars and cents, and shall not ex- ceed three -fourths of the county taxes so levied, and the county judge, with majority of such jus tices, shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of such busi- ness; and in the absence of the county judge, majority of such justices shall constitute the coun- ty court, and shall elect one of their number to preside. Provid- ed, That slould . quorum of the county court not be present on the first day of the term, summons shall be issued for the absentees, and the court be adjourned from day to day, until such quorum shall be present.
 Sec. 76. The justices of the peace who shall hold, or assist the county judge in holding the terms of the county courts in their re- spective counties in levying coun- ty taxes, and in making appropri- ations for the expenses of the county, shall be entitled each to three dollars per day for each day that they may be engaged in hold ing such court, payable out of the county treasury.
 Sec. v. Whenever it shall hap. pen that the time for holding the county court, and circuit court in any county, shall be on the same day, the county judge shall not commence his court until two weeks thereafter, and all process, of whatever description, shall be returnable, and have day and trial, in the same manner as if' said court had been held at the regular time prescribed by law.
 Sec. 7s. The county court of each county in this state shall have the following powers and jurisdiction: Exclusive original jurisdiction in all matters relating to county taxes, in all matters re- lating to roads, the appointment of viewers, receivers and overseers of roads; to order the erection of bridges, and directing the repair ing of the same; to superintend all ferries, paupers, bastardy cases, vagrants, and the apprenticeship ofminors; to fix the places of hold ing elections; to designate appor- tioning justices; to audit, settle and direct the payment of all de- mands against the county; to have the control and management of all the property, real or personal, for the use of the county; to have full power and authority to purchase or receive by donation any prop erty, real or personal, for the use of the county; and to cause to be erected all buildings and all re- pairs necessary for the use of the county; to sell and cause to he