The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-01-19

NAV be allowed under such regulation
a. may be prescribed by law. Said eourn
may exercise such other powers and per.
form snch other duties not OF a judlcia
nature as may be prescribed by law
Nothing in this section shall be 30 con.
,strued as to,impair or effect the charter
! of any municipal corporation already
81. All actions. SUITS and proceedings
pending in the said Courts when this
Article takes effect together with the
records and papers pertaining thereto, as
we'll as all records and papers pertaining
to such actions, suits and proceedings as
have already been disposed OF by said
Court, shall be transmitted to and hied
with the Clerk of the Circuit Court OF
their county; and said clerk shall have
the same power, and shall perform the
same duties in relation to such records,
papers and proceedings as were vested
in and required Of the clerks OF the
County Courts on the day before this
article shall take effect. All such actions,
suits and proceedings so pending as sfore.
said, shall be proceeded to, tried, heard
and determined in all respects by the
Circuit Courts as other similar cases pend
ing in said courts,
28, The voters of each county shall
elect a clerk Of The County Court, whose
term of office shall be six years. His
duties and compensation, and the man
ncr of his removal, shall be prescribed
BY law. But the clerks of said courts
now in office shall remain therein for the
term for which they have been elected,
unless sooner removed therefrom in the
manner prescribed by law.
20. Vacancies in the office OF Presi-
dent of the County Court and Justices of
the Peace shall be filled by the said court
for the ur expired term.
80. The civil jurisdiction of Justices of
the Peace shall extend to all actions at
law TOR the recovery of money, except
actions for libel, SANDER, criminal con-
necton, seduction, or breach OF mar
rage promise, where the amount claimed
by the plaintiff, exclusive OF interest, shall
not exceed two hundred dollars; to
actions for the recovery of personal pro-
perty where the value thereof rs claimed
by the plaintiff does not exceed two hum
bred dollars, aud to proceedings for the
recovery of the possession OF real estate
unlawfully detained from the plaintiff.
And they shall have such other jurlsdic-
ton and powers as now are or may be
prescribed by law Their civil jurlsdic-
ten of judicial nature shall be confined
to the district for which they were elect
ed. But if in any district of their county
there be no acting Justice, or Justice
competent TO act in a case pending there
to, a Justice of any other district in the
county may sit IN such district in the
trial and determination of such case.
They shall also have such criminal
jurisdiction and power throughout their
county as may be prescribed by law.
81: The Legislature shall, upon the
application of any county, where the
same has not already been done, reform,
modify or alter the county court estab.
lished by this Constitution in such
county, and in lieu thereof, with the
assent of majority of the voters of said
county, voting ut an election held for
that purpose, create another tribunal for
the transaction of the business required
to be performed by the county court by
this article, and in such case all the pro-
visions OF this article IN relation to the
county courts shall be applicable to the
tribunal SO established IN lien of said
court. And in cases where such other
tribunal has been so established, it shall
continue to act in lieu of The county
court until otherwise provided by law.