Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-01-29

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shall hold six sessions In each year, at
Snch times as NAV be fixed upon and
entered of record by the said court;
SEC. %. The Commissioners shall be
elected by the voters OF the county, and
hold their office Tor the tslm
of six years, except st the
arst meeting Of said Commission
ers they shall designate, by lot or
otherwise, in such manner rs they may
determine, one al THAR number, who
shall hold his Office for the term Of two
wears, one fer four years and one tor SIX
wears, so that one shall be elected every
! two yearss-But no tive of said Oommis-
sioners shall be. elected from the same
district. Said Commissioners shall elect
one OF their number President, and each
| shall receive two dollars per day for his
seTSje4s in court, to be paid out of the
county treasury. Provided, That no
greater SUN than forty-eight dollars per
annum shall be allowed or paid for the
per diem Of any one OF said Commis-
\ sioners.
SEQ. %. The County Courts, through
| their Clerks, have the custody OF all
| deeds aud other papers presented lor
! record in their county, and the same
| shallbe preserved therein, or otherwise
disposed of, as now is or may be pre-
scribed by law. 1t shall have jurlsdlc-
ton in all matters OF probate, the ap,,
| pointment and qualification oil personal
Representatives, guardians, committees,
curators, and the settlement Of their ac-
counts, aud in all matters relating to
apprentices. They shall also have
SUPERVISION and control Of the internal
police and fiscal affairs Of the county,
including the establishment and regula-
ton OF roads, WAYS, bridges, landings,
| ferries and mills, with authority tolay and
disburse the county levies, ndgranting OF
license Tor the transacting OF any bust
ness for which license may berequred,
but no license for the sale OF intOXlcat-
ing liquors in any Incorporated city,
town or village shall be granted without
the consent OF the municipal authorl-
ties thereof, first had and obtained
They shall, in all cases Of contest, Judge
OF the election, qualification and return
of their own members, and OF all county
and district officers, subject to such regu-
lations, by appeal or otherwise, as may
be prescribed by law, Such courts may
exercise such other powers, and per
form such other duties, not OF q judicial
nature, as may be prescribed 10y 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 per
sOnal representatives, guardians, COM
mittees and curatOrs during the recess
Of the regular session OF the County
Court.
SIC. "a. All actions, suits and pro-
ceet!ings, not embraced in the next pre-
crding section, pending in the County
| Court when this article takes effect,
together with the records and papers
pertaining thereto, as well as all records
and papers pertaining to such actions,
suits and proceedings, as have already
been disposed Of by said courts, shall he
transmitted TO and filed with the clerk
of the Circuit Court of their county, and
said clerk shall have the same power and
shall perform the same duties in relation
to such records, papers andproceedlngs,
As were vested in and required by the
clerks of the County Courts, on the day
before this article shall take effect. All
such actions, suits and proceedings 81
pending as aforesaid, shall be docketed,
proceeded in, tried, heard and deter
mined, in all respects by the Circuit
Courts, as if said suits and proceedings
had originated in said court.
SIC. %. The voters Of each county
shall elect a Clerk Of the County Court,
whose term of Office shall he six years.
Ills duties and compensation, aud the
manner Of his removal, shall be pre-
scribed by law. But the Clerk OF said
Court, now in office, shall remain therein
for the term for which they have been
elected, unless sooner removed there
from in the manner preScribedby law.
The system Of Justices courts no"
existing in the districts OF each county
risiiction is limited to 800, with priv.
lege Of the defendant to remove to Cir
cut Court when the amount claimed is