The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1879-06-25
COUNTY COURT BILL.
CHAPTER EEK.

ion Of the eighth article Of the constitu-
ton OF the State Of West Virginia, inslieu1
Of the present county court Vi said
county.
Passed March s. 1871
Be 1t enacted BY the Legislature Ct West Virginia
/. In the county OF Mason the county
court shallbe held by Judge who shall
be called the Judge OF the county coUri.-
After the election hereinafter provided, he
shall be commissioned by The governor
and shall receive a salary Of eight hundred
dollars year, which shall be paid out Of
the county treasury OF said county III quar-
terly irstallments His term OF office shall
be four years, except Us to the judge first
10 be elected under this act, who shall con,
tinue in Office until the thirty-first day Of
December, in the year one-thousand eight
bundled and eighty-iour, and until his
successor is elected rappointed and qual.
fed. And ON the second Tuesday in Oct
ober, in the wear one thousand eight hun
bred and eighty-four, and ION the second
Tuesday in October in every fourth year
thereafter, judge fof the county court Of
aaid county snail be elected, whose term
Of 0iliceshall commence on the first day OF
January next alter his election and con-
tinue until his successpr is elected, or up.
pointed and qualified. But no person
shall be elected or appointed to said office
not discreet and learned in,the law, or who
holds any otheroffice oil trust or profit I'M
der this state orthe United States, or who
is not at the time Of his election or APP
pointment citizen OF said county OF at
least one years residence.
9 The county judge may be removed
from Office in the manner provided by the
eighteenth section OF article eight 81 the
constitution, for the causes therein mem
toned. and may be impeached in the
manner and for the. causes presented in.
the ninth section Of articlefour OF the con
stitution.
8. Ii the Office OF county Judge shall
from any cause become vacant, it shall be
filed W appointment by the governor for
the unexljtcd term, ~
4. II the election of county judge be
contested, it shall be contested, tried ard
determined in the manner provided by
| law in relation to Il contested election OF
judge OF a circuit court, but the court to
try the contest must sit within said county
at the courthouse. 81
8. The said county court shall have the
same jurisdiction as is conferred by the
constitution and laws upon the existing
county courts, except as 10 levy upon
the property OF the county. The Judge OF
said court i'll vacation, shall exercise the
same powers within said county, as are
now conferred upon the judges OF the cir
cult courts, and may allow appeals from
justices, but he shall not grant appeals,
writs OF error, and S1perscde0s. to DEGREES
and judgments OF the circuit courts, nor
dissolve any injunction OF the circuit court,
norreverse or correct any judgment OF the
same.
8. Chapter hundred and twenty-nine
acts of one thousand eight hundred and
seyenty-two and three, shall appL, to said
county court in the same manner that it
does to the circuit courts.
Z. There shall be four sessions OF the
court held i'll the said county during the
year, and grand iuries may be summoned
to attend TO any term thereof that the Judge
may direct, and after being sworn shall be
charged by the Judge.
s. There shall be board OF commits.
si0ners in said county, consisting of three
members, TO be known us the Board Of
Commissioners of Mason County" by
which name they may sue and be sued,
make and use q common seal, snd enact
ordinances and bylaws not inconsistent
with the laws OF this state. They shall
held regular meetings on the third Mon
days OF July and December in each year,
at the court house, and may hold special
meetings at any time upon reasonable mo-
tice given by tho president to other mem-
hers, or upon like notice given BY any
two members to the Other member. They
may also hold adjourned meetings. They
shall elect one OF their number president
Of the board, and the clerk OF the county
court shall be ca CDiciO clerk Of the board oil
commissioners. The clerk shall keep a
journal OF their proceedings, and transact
such other business as may by law or by
the board be required, for which services
he shall be paid such Gxcd sum as the
board may, by an order entered on its
journal, determine, to be paid quarterly
from the county treasury, but not to eS.
coed two hundred dolarsa year The said
board shall have the superintendent and
administration Of the Internal police and
fiscal affairs Of said county, including the
regulation OF roads, ways, bridges, public
landings, ferries and mills, the granting OF
ordinary and other licenses, with authori.
ty 10 lay and disburse the county 'leyies.
he board shall, i'll all contested cases,
| judge OF the election, qualification and re.
turns OF its own members, and Of all coun-
tyand district officers, except county Judge,
and shall exercise such other jurisdiction
and perform such other duties us may be
prescribed by law.
$. The president OF the county court in
said county, elected for theterm beginning
on the first day OF January, one thousand
eight hundred and seventy.seven, shall be
the president oithe board OF commissions
ers during the term Tor which he was elect
ed president Of tie county court. The
term OF Office Of commissioner shall be two
years, except az to the first commissioners
10 bq elected under this act, who shall con
time in office until the thirty-iirst day OF
December, one thousand eight hundred
and eighty, and until their successors are
elected or appointed and qualified; tand on
the second Tuesday in 0ct0ber,in the wear
one thousand eight hundred and eighty,
and on the second Tuesday in October, in
every second year thereafter, there shall
be three commissioners elected in said
county, whose term OF Office shall com
mence on the first day oil january next III
ter their election, and continue until their
successors are elected or appointed and
.lqnaliiled. But no two coRlplissieasss
be elected or appointed from the sane
magisterial district.
fnhn 81 Z. Il. 4