The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1880-08-18


and discharge aiiy dntics- heretofore colI-
ERRED on as required d any court Or tfi-
bunal tstablishcf Tor Judicial purposes uii-
der the siidlariicle aud sectionsos the con-
siitrlion u one thousand eight hundred
aud seIcnty-fw0, or the clerk OF said court
OF tribunal respeeiiyely, Respecting the re-
'c0rdiruanII preservation Of deeds and 9th
or raptF prestnted for record, matters Of
probat, tie appointment and qualification
Of pephnal Representatives, guardians,
eonmiisees ui.t9rshnd tile settlement Of
their ateounts and IN al matters relating
70 apprentices
% Allarfions, suits and proceedings not
embraced in llie next preceding section,
pending IN L county conrt when tins artl-
Gle takes effect together with the records
nl'papets pertaining thereto rs well as
all records and papers pertaining 10 such
actions suits and proceedings, rs have al
ready been disposed OF by said courts shall
be transmittedsfo and fled with the clerk
OF the circuit court oi,tlie countyto which
office all prnccss outstanding ut the time
this article goes into operation shall be re-
turned; end aid clerk shall have the same
power and shall perform the same duties
in relation 10 such records, papers and
proceedings rs were vested in and required
OF the cfefk OF the collnty'conrt, on the day
before,tlis article shall take effect All
such actions, suits and proceedings so
pending as aigresaid, shah be doeketetl,
proceeded In, tried; heard and determined
in all respects by the circuit court, us il
said suits md proceedings had originated
in said court
20. THE voters Of each county. shall elect
a clerk Old lie county court, whose term Of
office shall u six years. His duties and
!eoiiiptnsat andsthe manner Of his re-
Ianoyali shalt 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 tliereirom, in themannerprescribed
by law.
"a. Each county shall he laid off into
districts, not less than three nor more
than ten in number, and as nearly equal
as may be i'll territory and population
There shall be elected in each district con
tanning a population not exceeding twelve
hundred, one justice OF the peace, and il
the population exceeds that number, two
such justices shall be elected therein. Ev,
cry justice shall reside In the district fol
which he was elected, and hold his office
for term OF four years, unless sooner re-
moved in the manner prescribed by law
The districts as they now exist, shall re-
main till changed by the county court.
| 2S. The civil Jurisdiction OF Justice o.
thepeaceshall extend to actions OF assump
sit, debt, detinue and trover, il the amount
claimed, exclusive OF interest, does not ex
coed three hundred dollars. The jurisdic
ton OF justices of the peace shall extend
throughout their county; they shall bt
conserpators OF the peace, and have sucl
Jurisdiction and power in criminal cases Ms
may be prescribed by law. And justices
Of the peace shall have authority 10 take
the acknowledgment OF deeds and othel
writings, administer oaths, and take anC
certify dispositions. And the Legislature
may give to Justices such additional civi
| jurisdiction and powers within their re
spective counties as may be deemed expe
dient, under such regulations and restric
tons as may be prescribed by general law
except that in suits to recover money Of
damages their jurisdiction and power
shall in no case exceed three hundred dol
lars, Appeals shall be allowed from judg
Iments OF justices Of the peace in such man
ner as may he prescribed by law.
~. The legislature shall upon the appli
cation OF any county, reform. alter or mod
| lily the county court established by thi
Particle in such county, and in lieu thereof
| with the assent OF a majority OF the voters
ofsuch county, voting ut an election, Gre
ate another tribunal for the transaction o
Ethe business required to be performed b,
1.-THE county court created by this article
sand in such case, all the provisions Of thi
lartiee in lolatioT to she county court shall
kbe applieaBl BE 10 the tribunal established
in lien Of said court And when sud tri
Ebunal has been established it shall con
tinue to tin lien OF the county court un
til otherwise provided by law.
80. The Office OF commissioner and ius
tice Of the peace shall be deemed incon
fpatible. Vacancies in the Office of com
BmissioDsrr clerk OF the county court AM
Tjustices Of the peace shall be filled BY til,
county court OF the county until the mex
general election
| JorST Resolution proposing an amend
ment to the Constitution OF this State
Reeolred By the Legislature of Iiest Virginia
t,sb-hit1is u all the mlpbsrs eiettrtt 10 rae
Ho,t@ agreeing thereto. That the following b.
Eand the same is hereby proposed as N
amendment to the Constitution OF thi
State, to-wit:
4. That section thirteen, OF article three, 4
Il now is I've ct.irl: m ..l,I md