The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-02-11

probate, the appointment and qualification
oi personal representatives, guardians
committees, Curators, and the settlement
OF their accounts, and in oil matters relat
ing to apprentices. They shall also have
supervision and control OF the internal
police and fiscal affairs OF the county, ta'
cluding the establishment and regulation
OF roads, ways, bridges, ferries and
mills, with authority TO lay and dis.
bnrse the county levies, the granting ol
license for the transacting Of any business
for which license may be required; but
no license for the sale OF intoxicating
liquors In any incorporated city, town, OF
village. shall be granted without the con-
sent Of the municipal authorities thereof,
flrst had and obtained. They shall, In ali
cases OF contest, judge Of the election,
qualification and return OF their own mem.
bers, and Of all county and district officers,
subject to such regulations, by appeal or
otherwise, as may be prescribed by law.
Such courts may exercise such other pow
ers, and perform such other duties, not OF
q judicial nature, as may be prescribed by
law. And provision may be made, under
such regulations as may be prescribed by
law, for the probate Of wills, and for the
appointment and qualification OF personal
representatives, guardians, committees and
curators, during the recess OF the regular
session OF the County Court.
SEC. 25. All actions, suits and proceed
ings, not embraced in the next preceding
section, pending in the County Court
when this article takes effect, together
with the records and papers pertaining
thereto, as well rs all records and papers
pertaining to such actions, suits and pro.
ceedings, as have already been disposed OF
by said courts, shall be transmitted to and
tiled with the Clerk OF the Circuit Court Of
theircounty; towhich Offices off processes
outstanding at the time this article goes
into elect shall be returned and said Clerk
shall have the power and shall perform
the same duties In relation TO such records,
papers and proceedings, Us were vested in
and required by the Clerks OF the County
Courts, on the day before this article shall
take Affect. AL such actions, suits and
proceedings so pending as aforesaid, shall
be docketed, proceeded in, tried, heard
and determined, In all respects by the
Circuit Courts, as II said suits and pro-
ceedtngs had originated In said Court.
SRc. ~. The voters OF each county shall
elect Clerk OF the County Court, whose
term OF Office shall be six years His du-
ties and compensation, and the manner of
bis removal shall be prescribed BY law,
But the Clerk OF said Courts, now in office,
shall remain therein for the term for
which they have been elected, unless
sooner removed therefrom, In theiman1er
prescribed by law. "
SEC. q. Each county shall be laid off
into districts, not less than three nor more
than ten in number, and as near equal as
may be in territory and population. There
shall be elected In each district containing
population not exceeding twelve hund.
red, one Justice Of the Peace, and if the
population exceeds that number, two
such Justices shall be elected therein,
Every Justice shall reside In the district
Tor which he was elected, aud hold his
office for the term Of four years,
unless sooner removed in the man.
ner prescribed by law. The dis
tricts, as they now exist, shall remain till
changed by the County Court.
SIC. 2S. Theciyil jurisdiction OF a Justice
Of the Peace, shall extend TO actions OF as
snmpsit, debt, detinue and trover, II the
amount claimed exclusive OF interest does
not exceed two hundred dollars. The
jurisdiction Of Justices Of the Peace shall
extend throughout their county; they
shall be Conseryators OF the peace, and
have such Jurisdiction and powers
in; criminal cases as may bc
prescribed by law. And Justices
of the Peace shall have au-
tority TO take the acknowledgment of
deeds, and other writings, administer
oaths, and take and certify dispositions.
And tho Legislature may give to justices
such additional civil jurisdiction and pow
ers within their respective counties as NAV
be deemed expedient under such regula-
tons aud restrictions as may be pre.
scribed by general law; except that In suits
10 recover money or damages. their juris-
diction shall, in no case, exceed two hun
dred dollars. Appeals may be granted
from the decisions OF justices.
SEo. 20. The Legislature shall, upon the
application Of any county, reform, alter
or modify the County Court, established
by this article, in such county, and in lieu
thereof, with the assent OF q majority of
the voters OF said county, voting at an
election held for that purpose, create an
other tribunal for the transaction OF the
business required to be performed by the
County Court created by this article; and
in such case, all the provisions Of this ar
ticle in relation to the County Court shall
be applicable to the tribunal established
in lieu Of such Court. And when such
tribunal has been established, it shall con-
tinue to act in lieu Of the County Court,
until otherwise provided by law.
The office Of Commissioner and Justice
OF the Peace shall be deemed incompat-
ible. Vacancies in the office Of Commits
sioner, Clerk OF the County Court and
Justice Of the Peace shall be filled by the
County Conrtof the county until the next
general election. 3