South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1880-09-24

your regular sessions u each wear, g
such tines Is icay hc fxed upon aad
catered on record 81 Tic said court
PFovi ;icns may be made bT 'aS FER hold
inS special sessions OF esid court.
%. The commissioners shall be elect
cd by The voters oftke county, and hold
their oifice for the term OF six wears.
except that 1t tie frs. meeting OF said
commissioners they shalt designate, by
ios or otherwise, IN such manner. as they
may determine, one OF their number,
VINO shall hold his Office FOR the term of
two years, one Cor four years, and Que
Tor SIX years, so that one shall be cleo
ted every two years. Bn, no two CT
said commissioners shall be elected from
the same mag;steriai district. And II
Two or more persons residing in the
same district shall receive tho greater
number OF votes cast at any election,
then only the one OF such persons re-
ceivipS the highest humber shall be dc
ciared elected, aud the person living in
another district, who shall receive the
next highest number of votes, shall be
declared elected. Said commissioners
shall annually elect one of their number
as president. and each shall receive So
per day for his services in court, to be
paid out OF the county treasury.
II. The county courts through their
clerks, shall have the custody OF all
deeos aud other papers presented for
record In their counties, and tho same
shall be preserved therein, or otherwise
disposed OF, as now is, or may be pre-.
scribed by law. They shall have juris-
diction IN all matters OF probate, the APP
pointment and qualification OF peraonal
representatives, guardians, committees.
curators, and the settlement OF their &C /.
counts, and in all matters relating 10 ap.
prenticea. They shall also, under such
regulations IS may be prescribed by
law, have the superintendenco and al
ministration OF ths internal police and
fiscal affairs OF their counties, including
tho establishment and regulation or
roads, ways, bridges, public landings,
ferries sna mills, with authority TO lay
and disourse the county levies. Pro-
1iGe,f, That no license for lhe sale OF in
toxicatiaS liqucs in any Incorporated
city, town or village, shall be granted
without the consent of the municipal an
thorities thereof, first had and obtaincd
They shal!, in all cases OF contest, Judge
OF the election, qualification and returns
OF their o1n members, .nti of al county
ana district officers, subject To such req ).
u!alions. bJ appeal or otherwise, as may
ba prescribed by law. Such courts may
exerciso euoh other powers enl perform
such ether duties, rot OF judicis. na-
ture, as may be prescribed 10y law. And
provision gay he made, under such rev
r'ations es may be prescribed by la1,
FOR The probate or wills. and for The op.
pointTaent and qualification OF personal
representatives. gaerdisDs, committees
and curators during the recess OF the
regular SESSIONS OF the cctnty court
Such tribunals as have been heratofore
established BY The legislature under and
10y virtue OF the thirty-lourth section OF
the eighth article Of the Constitution of
one thousand eight hundred ana seven
ty.too, for police and fiscal purposes,
shall, nntil otherwise provided by Law.
remain and continue IS ~ present con-
stituted in the counties in which they
have been respectively established, and
shall bs and act &c 70 police and fiscal
matters In lieu OF the county conrt cre-
ated by this article until otherwise pro-
vided by Law. And, until otherwise
provided by law, such clerk as is men.
toned IN the twenty-sixth aection Of
This article, shall exercise shy powers
AMI discharge any duties heretofore
conferred on, or required Of any coart or
tribunal establichcd for Judicial purpos
Is uGdar the said article and section of
The constitution OF one thousand eiuh.
hundred aud eeYenty-two, or the clork
Of said court or tribunal respectiYcIy. re-
speeding the recording and preservation
OF deeds and other pspers presented for
record, Inatters Of probate, the appoints
nent and qualification OF persona! rep
resentative, guardians, committees, Gu
rators and the settlement Of their &C
counts, and in ell matters relating to
apprentices.
%. Al actions, suits aud proceeding,
not embraced in the next preccajr .
section, pending ia county court when
This article takes effect, together with
iho FecordS and papers pertaining there
to as we'll as sll records and papers per-
tanning to such sections, suits and pro
ceedings, as have already been dispossd
Of by said courts shall be transmitted 10
and fled with the clerk OF the circuit
court OF tie county to which Office all
process outstanding ht the time this ar
ticie goes into operation shall lie re,
turned; and said clerk shall have the
Same power and shall perform tho same
duties in relation TO such record, papers
and proceedings as we're ycsted in e. re.
CURED Of the clerk OF the county court.
on the day before this article shall take
effect. All such actions, suits and pro
ceedings 30 pending as aforesaid, ahall
be docketed. proceeded in, tried, heard
and determined in all respects by the
circuit court, as il said suits and pro-
ceodngs had originated in said court.
&c. The voters OF each county shall
ieCs clerk OF the county court, whose
term Of Office shall bc elk years. lis