The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-03-07

ne1tluu1 VI tle NuulltY IGuuIts 1uEll Iluu'
mails as have been heretofore established
by the Legislature under and by virtue ol
the thirty.foutth section Of the eighth
article Of the Constitution Of 1872, ior
police and fiscal purposes, shall, until
otherwise provided by law, remain and
continue as at present constituted In the
counties In which they have been respec.
lively established, and shall be and act "a
70 police aud fiscal matters In lieu OF the
County Court created by this article until
otherwise provided by law. And, until
otherwise provided by law, such clerk o.
Is mentioned in the 26th section OF this
article, shall exercise any powers and dis.
charge any duties heretofore conferred on,
or required Of any court ortribunal eslab.
lished for judicial purposes under the said
article andsection Of the Constitution Of
1872, or the clerk OF such court or tribu.
nal respectively, respecting the recording
and preservation OF deeds and other pa.
pers presented for record, matters OF pro-
bate, the appointment and qualification Of
personal representatives, guardians, com.
mittees, curators and the settlement OF
their accounts and in all matters relating
TO apprentices. rff :
SIC. %, All actions, suits and proceed.
inge, not embraced In the next preceding
section, pending In q County Court when
this article takes effect, together with the
records and papers pertaining thereto, %
well as oil records and papers pertaining
70 such actions, suits and proceeding, IS
have already been disposed OF BY said
courts, shall be transmitted to and iiled
with the Clerk Of the Circuit Court Of the
county, 10 which office all process out.
standing at the time this article goes into
operation shall be returned; and said
clerk shall have the same power and per.
form the same duties In relation to such
records, papers and proceedings, as were
vested In and required Of tho Clerk OF the
County Court, on tho day before this arti.
Gle shall take effect. All such actions,
suits and proceedings 50 pending rs afore.
said shall be docketed, proceeded In,
tried, heard and determined In all respects
by the Circuit Courts as II said suits and
had originated in said court.
SEC. 20. The voters Of each county shall
elect Q Clerk Of the County Court, whose
term oil office shall be six years. His lu.
ties aud compensation, and the manner of
his removal, shall be prescribed BY law.
But the Clerks OF said courts, now IN Office,
shall remain therein for the term for which
they have been elected, unless sooner re.
moved therefrom, in the manner pre-
scribed by law. g FF'i
Sac, q; Each county shall DO laid of
into districts, not less than three nor more
than ten In number, and as nearly equal
% may. be In territory and population.
There shall be elected In each district con-
tanning population not exceeding twelve
hundred, one Justice Of the Peace, and
II the population exceeds that nptahap.
two such JUSTICES shall be elected therein.
Every Justice shall reside In the district
Tor which he was elected, and hold his
office for the term OF four years, unless
sooner removed in the manner prescribed
by law. The DISTRICTS as they how exist.
Court, = -. ~
SIC. %. The civil Jurisdiction Of a Jus.
lice OF the Peace shall extend TO actions OF
assumpsit, debt, detinue and troyer, II the
amount claimed, exclusive Of interest,
Ioes not exceed three hundred dollars.
The jurisdiction Of Justices OF the Peace |
shall extend throughout their county,
Lhey shall he poNsHrtatnEs az thu peace,
md have such Jurisdiction and powers IN
criminal cases rs may be prescribed by |
aw. And Justices ofthe Peace shall hape |
authority 10 take the Acknowledgement Of !
leeds and other writings, administer
paths, and take and certify dispositions. |
And the Legislature may give to Justices
such additional civil Jurisdiction and
powers within their respective counties as
nsay be prescribed by general law, except
NAT IN suits 70 recover money or damages
heir Jurisdiction and powers shall in no
'ase exceed three hundred dollars. AID.
peals shall be allowed from judgments Of
Justices OF the Peace in such manner as
may be prescribed by law. ~ ffNT |
SIC, ~ The Legislature shall, upon the
aPpllpailon OF any county, reform, alter
Or modify tho County Court established
BY this article In such county, and In lieu
thereof, with the assent OF a majority
81 the voters of such county,
voting at an election, create another
tribunal for the transaction OF the
business required to be performed by
The County Court created by this Artlplei
and IN SUCH case, all the provisions al
This article in relation to the County
Court shall be applicable to the tribunal
established in lieu Of such court, And
when such tribunal has been established,
II shall continue to act In lieu OF the Coun.
y Court until otherwise provided by
SEC. 80. The office OF Commissioner and
Justice Of the Peace shall be deemed in
compatible. Vacancies in the Office Of
Commissioner, Clerk Of the County Court
and Justice Of the Peace shall be filed by
The County Court Of the county until the
next general election,