The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1879-06-18

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eight hundred and seventy-seyen, shallb
the president Of the board OF commission.
ems during theterm for which ne was elect
ed president Of the county court: The
term OF office OF commissioner shall be two
years, except rs to'the inst comfnissi toner's
TO be elected under this act who shall con-
tinue in Office until the thirty-first day Of
December, one thousand eight hundred
and eighty, and until their successors are
elected OF appointed and qualified; and ON
the second Tuesday in October, in the year
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 OF January next at
ter their. election, and continue until their
successors are elected or appointed and
qualified. But no two commissioners shall
be elected or appointed from the sane
magisterial district.
10. The said commissioners shall eachre-
ceiye compensation Of three dollars per
day, and the president four dollars for ey-
cry days attendance upon the meeting Of
the board, tobe paid out of the county
treasury, but neither shall receive pay for
more than fifteen days attendance during
any one year.
il. ANY commissioner may be indicted
for malieasance, fhisfeasance, or neglect Of
official duty, and on conviction thereof his
Office shall become vacant.
H. A vacancy in the board OF commits
sioners shall be filed by the remaining
members Of the board by appointment for
the nnexpired term.
10. There shall be an election held in
said county ii the year one thousand
eight hundred and seyefity-nine, on the
day and at the places for holding the eler.
ton for school officers, for the purpose Of
taking the sense Of the qualified voters OF
said comfy upon the question ofthe adop-
ton OF rejection OF this act, and for the
election of county Judge and two commits
sioners in said county under it. The per
son voting for its adoption shall have writ
ten OF printed upon his ballot the words
"For Adoption" and the person voting
against its adoption shall have written or
printed upon his ballot the words against
adoption"
II. The said election shall be conducted
by the officers holding the school election
according to the laws Of this state proyid-
ing Tor general elections, and ten days no
tice OF the time OF holding said election, to
be posted in at least three different public
places in each magisterial district in said
county by the sheriff OF said county. A
failure to post said notices shall not yitiate
said election, hut shall subject the sheriff
to q fine OF Ave dollars for each failure
And the result OF said election, SO far as
relates to the election of said county Judge
and the adoption of this act, shall be certi-
fled by the judge and clerk OF said election
to the clerk OF the county court OF said
county, who shall certify the result there
OF, if this act be adopted by a majority Of
the voters OF said county, to the governor,
and 1t shall be his duty to issue commits
sion to the candidate receiving the highest
number OF votes as judge.
Is. II it appears that majority OF all
the voters OF said county voting at said
election are in favor OF the adoption OF this
act, then it shall take effect and be in force
from and after the day Of said election.
16. The office OF justice OF the peace,
clerk OF the circuit court, county surveyor
or notary public shall not be deemed in
compatible with that OF county commits,
sioner; and the Office OF notary public shall
not be incompatible with that Of county
judge.
II. The terms of the county court for the
said county OF Mason shall begin ON the
first Monday in the months OF February,
June, August and December.
is. The tribunals created by the provis-
ions OF this act shall, after the adoption
thereof and qualification OF the Judge and
commissioners herein provided for, be in
lieu df'the present county court.
10. All acts and parts of acts incon-
sistent withtthiSact be and the same are
hereby repealed.
[Approved March s, 1879.
Note by the Clerk Of the House of Del
egates.l =.
The foregoing act takes effect from its
passage, two-thirds OF the members elect
ed to each house, by a vote taken by yeas
ond navs hnyin1 80 directed