The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1879-07-16


ion ofthe eighth article Of the constitu-
ton ofthe State OF West Virginia, in lieu
Of the present county court Of said
county
Passed March s, 1891
Bet enacted BY the Legisatpte Ct West yirsiuia.
|. In the county OF Mason the county
court shall be held by a Judge who shall
be called the Judge oil the county court
After the election hereinafter provided, he
shall be commissioned by the governor
and shall receive a salary Of eight hundred
dollars a year, which shall be paid out OF
the county treasury ofsaid county in quar-
terly installments. His term OF office shall
be four years, except as TO the Judge first
tobc elected under this act, who shall eon-
tinue in Office until the thirty-frst day OF
December, in the year one-thousand eight
hundred aud eighty-four, and until his
successor is elected or appointed and quail
| fed And on the second Tuesday in Oct
ober, in the year one thousand eight hum
dred and eighty-four, and on the second
Tuesday in October in every fourth year
thereafter, judge for the county court OF
said county shall be elected, whose term.
OF Office shall commence on the first day OF
January next alter his election and con-
tinue until his successor is elected, or APP
pointed and qualified. Bat no person
shall be elected or appointed to said office
not discreet and learned in the law, or who
holds any other office OF trust or profit i'm
der this state or the United States, or who
snot at the time OF his election or APP
pointment citizen OF said county OF at
. The county indoe may he ran,oyed
from otF;ce in he nosSner rror;deJ hn ti,a
eiehteenfh section al article eigbt II The the
constitution. for the causes therein men.
t;nrad and MOI, IL ;n,nao,.i,aa l., ~,
manner and for the causes nresented in
the ninth section az article four of the CON.
stitution. " - : = -,
RI the office az comfy ;,,doe shall
from any cause become Vacant II shall he
filed hy: onnoint,nent hv lie governor ,fnr
the nnexp;red term - 800 "
4. ii the election of county nudge he
contested. IL shall he contested tried and
determined in the manner provided by
law in relation 10 a contested election Of
Judge of n rircuit court. Int The 'conrt IA
| try the contest must sit within said county
at the courthouse.
S. The said county coUrt shall have the
same Jurisdiction as is conferred by the
constitution and laws upon the existing
county courts. except MS to levy unon
the property OF the county. The iudne al
said court in vacation, shall exercise the
same powers within said county. MS are
now conferred upon the,iudges OF the cir
cult courts, and may allow appeals from
justices, but he shall not grant appeals,
writs OF error, and sNpersedeas to DEGREES
and judgments OF the circuit courts nor
dissolve any Injunction OF the circuitcourt.
nor reverse OF correct any Judgment of The
same.
6. Chapter onehundred and twenty.pine
acts OF one thousand eight hundred and
seyenty-two and three. shall apply ia said
county court in the same manner that Il
does to the circuit courts.
Z. There shall be four sessions Of the
court held in the said county dnrinr the
year, and grand iuries NAV be summoned
to attend to any term thereofthat the indoe
NAV direct. and after being sworn shall he
charged by the iud9e.
s. There shall be n hoard Of commits.
sioners in said county. consisting az tbrna
members, to be known MS the aBoard ~
Commissioners Of Mason ConntvD bv
which name thew NAV sue and he s,ad
make and use a common seal and enact
ordinances and bylaws not inconsistent
with the laws Of this state. They shall
hold regular meetings on the third Mon
DAYS OF July and December In zach Wear
at the court house. and may hold s,;eciai
meetings nj any time mon reasonabla NO.
lice given by the president To otIer mem a
bers. or upoll like notice piyen bv onv
two members to the other member. They
may also hold adjourned meetings. Tbey
shall elect one Of their number presi,lent
OF the board. and the clerk OF the co,,,ltv
court shall be ca oficio clerk OF the hoard n
commissioners. The clerk shall keen y
journal of their proceedings. and troneoct
such other business MS may by law or Nv
tile board be required. for which services
he shall he paid such fixed SIM ss the
board may. by an order entnred -, ~
journal. determine. tn be na;d nnar.o. .ta
from the county treasury bnt noi w" ~ 'ea.y
coed two hundred dollars !, yaor IT, ~ "a. "a
hoard shall have the s,narinta,, NJ SUN SUN
administrator of No ;ntarn sen ,"ii anu
fiscal niEn;rs ~ s,;d cannt,, al poiite ana
re~,lation ~ rasd s n vun'Si iiicluellig tne
landin~s forr;aS n,,' 'a;ii :, g.iuses, Pupnc
nrd;nass and iiea ..I aa.ls sne aitirg o.
~ 10 law % and o das iicei.ses' WIN authofl-
H. ha..rS aNu LII utipulse ihe county leVies.
;n "a oe ~. s.iail III al contested cases,
}urss 81 81 t,e Election, qualihcatlon and re-
. .uins u i.s own members, and OF all coun-
W anu ulStrlcI Of1CerS, except county iulun