Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1879-06-28
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teuueuL vi Tie SIOoS lloauS auu So'o"''s
Point Turnpike road this day returned,
and ordered to be filed, and he is con-
,inued as superintendent of said road
for the ensuing year.
Report of Thadeus Baney, Superin-
dent of the Charlestown and Berryville
Turnpike, this day returned and filed,
and he continued as superintendent OF
said road the ensuing year.
The Sheriff is allowed until the next
term of the court to return the delln-
guent list of last year.
Ordered that the county levy for the
present year is now closed.
Road order Shepherd District,
J. Taylor Hill, two dollars and fifty cts,
Ordered that committee OF two be
appointed TO examine as to the cost OF
removing the present toll house OF the
Berryville and Charlestown Turnpike,
now within the limits of Charlestown,
10 some point further from the town,
and report to the court the cost OF the
same and any and all matters pertain
ing thereto G. C.. Conkling and Dan
iel Hefebower, were appointed said
committee.
The counsel for John Avis, one OF
the persons voted for as justice OF the
peace of Charestown district yesterday,
this day, moved the court 10 allow the
said John Avis to qualify as justice OF
said district TO fill the vacancy in said
Office OF Justice occasionsd by the death
OF Hiram OBannon, late justice OF
said district, who departed this life since
the last term Of this court, land tie court
adjourned until Monday next at 10
o'clock, A. NJ, without acting ON said
motion, having another question before
the court at the time.
Ordered that this court he now ad-
iourned until Monday next at 10 o'clock,
a. Nj. ROBT w. BAYLOR,
President County Court.
Grn DAY or MAY TERN, 1879.
AT term of the County Court of JET
ferson county, w. Va, continued and
held Monday the 26th day of May, 1879.
Present, II. w. Baylor, Esq, president
of the court, and all the justices of the
county.
Licenses as drusgis: until April 3Oth,
1880, are granted to Butler & Aisquith
and H. +. Henderson, at CharlestowD,
in this county, on complying with the
law, they having produced to the court
the certificate OF two physicians as re
CURED by law.
Ordered that the President of the
court and John +. Smith be commit
tee to settle with the clerks of the cir
cult and county courts and report there
on at the next fiscal term of this court.
The court voted on their right to fill
the vacancy in the Office Of Justice OF
Charlestown district, all the members
of the court being present and voted as
follows: II. w. Baylor, president OF the
court, no; VIM. Burnett, aye; Z. e.
Conkyn, aye; Randolph Custer, aye; j.
+. Smith, aye; Joel w. Roberts, aye;
VIM. Rightsline, no; J. s Melvin, no;
ID. 5. Rcntch, no; Vim. Is. Daniels,aye;
"A NJ. Sponseiler, aye, J. q. Cockrell,
10; Basil Avis, aye; VIM. II. Moore,
aye Noes 5, Ayes 9, therefore it is de-
ciled by the court that the entire body
OF the court has the right to hll the Va
cancy above named.
The court proceeded to vote for
Justice of Cbarlestown district to fill the
vacancy occasioued by the death of Hi
ram OBannon, since the last term OF
this court, who was justice of said
district, and voted as follows L. w.
Baylor, president OF the court, for G.
ii. Flagg; VIM. Burnett, for John Avis;
G. c. Conklyn, for John Avis; Ran
dolph Custer, for John Avis; John f.
Smith, for Geo ii. Flagg; Joel w.
Roberts, for John Avis; VIM. Right
slime, for Geo. II. Flagg; J. S. Melvin,
for Geo, II, Flagg; d. 5. Rentch, for
Geo. II. Flagg; VIM. 3. Daniels, for
Geo. Ii. Flagg; a. NJ. Sponseller, for
John Avis; J. q. Cockrell, for Geo. II.
Flagg; Basil Avis, for John Avis; VIM.
ii. Moore, for John Avis. Seven for
Geo. ii. Flagg and seven for John
Avis; whereupon the court declared
that neither of them was elected.
The following statement ot facts and
bill OF exceptions, signed and sealed by
the cOur, and made part OF the record.
1t is mutually agreed that i'll the matter
OF filling the vacancy occasicned by the
death of Hiram OBannon, late justice
Of Charlestown district in this county.
LIST, 1t is admitted that Hiram O'Ban-
non died since the March term, 1879, Of
This court.
2nd, That the classification of the
court is as follows: At term of the
county cour. of Jefferson coaDty, w.
Va, begun and held the 18th day Of
January, 1877, the court makes the fol
lowing classification of justices: Glass
No. /, ]. q. Cockrell, Joel w, Roberts;
Glass No. 2, VIM. Rightstine, John j.
Lock; Class No 3, J. s. Melvin, Basil
Avis; Glass No. 4, WIN. Is. Daniels,
Randolph Custer; Class No. 5, ID. S.
Rentch, c. {. Conklyn; Class No 6,
John +. Smith, "A. NJ. Sponseller; Glass
No. Z, Hiram O'Bannon, VIM. H.
Moore, and again in the same order,
Class No. to hold the March term,
1873 and to be repeated in the same
order until the end Of The year 1880, the
president of the court TO attend each
and every term.
3rd, That at an election held on the
9th day OF this term (this day. the pres
iJent and justices voted as follows, to
fill the vacancy oceasiOned 10y the death
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