West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-04-19
HOUSE BILL NO. %.

Court for the county Of Preston.
BE 1T enacted by the Leeisla-
ture OF West Virginia:
Sec. /, In the county of Preston
there shall be elected by the quail
he'd voters thereof, at the general
election for School officers, in the
said County for the year 1879. and
on the second Tues lay Of October
.oeo, and on the second Tuesday in
October every fourth year theresf.
ter. Judge for the County Court
OF said county, who shall be commits.
stoned by the Governor. His term
OF Office shall be four years, except
that the first Judge elected under
this act shall hold his Office until
his successor is elected on the sec
ond Tuesday in Ostober, 1880, shall
qualify; and he shall receive n ssla
ry Of ten hundred dollars per AN
mum, to be paid out of the county
treasury in quart erly instal.ments.
a vacancy 10 said Office, il less than
two years of the term sha remain
shall be filled by the Justices of the
county, summoned for that purpose
tat which meeting majority OF all
the Justices in the county shall be
necessary to constitute a quorum J.
oy the appointment OF some fit per-
son, learned in the law, for the re-
mainder ofthe term; but if more
than two years of said term shall
remain thea the said appointment
snail be to fill the vacancy till the
next general election, at which time
the qualified voters Of said county
Shall elect some suitable person to
NIL the vacancy for the unexpired
term. The Judge of said court shall
be man learned in the law. and
during his term of Office shall NOT
practice the profession of the lsw
nor hold any other Office, nor be eli
eioie TO any political office. He ma
De removd from Office in the many
mar and for the. causes set forth in
the 18th section Of the 9Th article
OF the Constitution of this State. and
may be impeached In the manner
and Tor the causes prescribed and
set forth in the 9th section and 4tb
article of said Constitution, and m.
on conviction. shall be subject to the
same judgment therein prescribed
Sec. 2. The said County Court
shall have original jurisdiction in ali
matters OF law where the amount in
controversy exceeds twerty dollars
exclusive of interest and costs and
In all cases of ha6eas corpus, quo
0aTroTto, naandam4S, prohibition
cert'orari, and in all suite in eopitv
IL shall have Jurisdiction in all mat
ters OF probate, the appointment
ana qualihcation Of personal repre-
sentatiVes, guardians, committees
curators and the settlement If tbo;r
accounts, and in all matters re!a inc
to apprentices, and all criminal
cases under the grade of felonv
Butthe jurisdiction Of the said Conn
y Court shall be subject to such
limitations as may prescribed bv
law 1t shall, through it's Clerk
have the custody ct all deeds willie
ana all other paPers presented for
probate or record 10 said countz
or Which are by law 80 reouired
and which may hereafter be required
to be kept in the Office Of the CLERK
Of the @ unty Court.
Sec. 3. The said County Court
shsll have jurisdiction of eli spnsaIs
from the judgments Of Justices 81
the Peace, and it's decision shall h.
hnal therein, except in cases in
volVing the title, right OF possession
or boundary OF lsndp, the freedom
Of persons, the validity Of a law q,
an ordinance Of corporation, or the
right Of a corporation to levy tolls or
ts1es.
Sec. 4. There shall be six ssssions
OF the said court in each year. four
sessions for the trisl Of causes AT
which petit Jurors shall be summon
ed, sud at one Of which grand in
~ shall be summoned The trial |
terms shall commence on The 6rs,
Monday oil February, second Mon
day Of May, second Monday Of Au
gust and the first Monday ofN, |
vembsr Of each year. The term for /
winch grand jury shall be summon
ed shall ts determined by the court .
The remaining two terms ofssid |
court sbsll be held on The fret Tuss.
day in January aud The fret Mon
dayi 10 July Of e'oh year, for the
purpose Of attending 10 the police
and hsoa' affairs Of the ssid county