West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1880-07-17


court. Such tribunals as have been
heretofore established by tho legislature
under ana by virtue Of the tbirty-fO,tTtb
section of the eighth article of the Con
sutuuon OF one thousand eight hundred
anu se'ehty>twO, for police and fiscal
purposes, snail, until otherwise proVi-
ded by law. remain aud continue rs at
present constituted in the counties in
"hich they have boon respectively es~
t1bIiShed, and shall bs aud act "a. 10 DO
ice and hscal matters ia lieu of The
county court created by this article an
III Otherwise provided 10y law. And un-
nj otherwise provided hy law. such
clor.( as Is mentioned i'm the tvcntv.
-iNth section of tEis article. shall eN6r-
'lSo hiy powers aud Discharge any dus
u"N heretofore conferred On or rrnuircI
"i any court or tribuua! established for
~" 'I"i purposes under tie sDid article
go 60 N"'uoh Oh tho constitution OF ono
th"uS'n'u eight hundred and seventy
tWo' or the clerk of said court or tribu-
,i"I respectively, respecting tho record
i"S anu preservation of deeds and other
papers presented for record, matters of
pronht', the appointment sud qualifica~
ti"n Oh personal representatives, guar
mans committees, curutOrs and tho set L,
Element OF their accounts. and I'm all
matters relating to apprentices.
20 q actI ~, suits and proceedings
not embraced in tho next procoIii,p
section, pending i'm county cont whom
| Tins aft'tlo takes effect, together with
TIC records ami papers pertaining thereto
~ VOL rs all ICcordS and panpr4 nor
tanning 10 sIch acU pns, suits and pro
cccdjugs aS have already hcon disndscI
OF by Saio courts sha' be transmitted Il.
ana ulcd with the Clork OF the 0ire ~
court 81 tho county to which Office am
process outstanding at the time this artiS
/ rlo COOS mo operation shall be returned;
Wll sdld clerk shall have the same power
inlu small perform the samO duties i'm re-
latiOn To such records, papers and pro-
! ccodlngS as wcro vested in and required
oi tie oicr6 OF the county court ON tho
day before this article shall take effect
All such actions, suits and proc ooding,;
80 pcrdiug AZ aforesaid, shall he dock
etcd, proceeded in, tried, heard and de,
( tcfmlncd In all respects by the circuit
court. rs If said suits and proceedings
h1d originated in said court.
%. The voters of each county shall elect
cLsrk 81 tho county court whose torn of
Office shall be six Years. His DUTIES and
compensation, and the manner of his re-
nova ShhlI be prescribed by law. But
tlie clerks OF said courts, now i'm O(lico
Shhll remain therein Tor The term for
which they have boon elected. unIcse
sooner renlOVed thcIofEom, i'm tho mans
nor prescribed by law.
u. Each county shall TO laid of into
districts. not less than .hroo nor more
ton i'm number, and ~ nearly canal nc
may hc iu territory and popiila,ion
Ihoro shall bc elected i'm each district
containing Il population not exceeding
Twelve hundred, one Justice Of tie pcaco'
ahG u the population exceeds that nuin.
nor, Two such Justices shall he elected
therein. Every Justice shalt reside i'm the
u'SIiIct I"f which he was elected, and
hOld his Office for the torn of four years
unless sooner removed in tho manner
prescribed by law. The districts as they
now exist, shall remain till changed nv
the county court.
~ The civil jurisdiction Of n Justice of
me peace shall extend To actions OF AS
Sumpsit, debt, dctinuc and troy If tho
amount claimed, exclusive OF intorest
does not exceed three hundred dollars !,
INC jurisdiction Of Justices o. tho peace
SiAll extend throughout thc,r county /:
theN shall be cOnScrvators of tho neaco
ana nave such jurisdiction and power in
cpnlnaI eases AS may he prescribed bV
iaN anu JUSTICES OF the peace shall have
authority 10 take the acknow lcdyueut n r
de"dS and other writings. administer
ohJhS. and take AN certify deDositions
Ana tho legislature may give To iustireg
'uch additional civil jurisdiction AMI
powers within their respective counties
i's may be Doomed cXpedient, under such
rCgG lHtiOnS and restriction as u..v ho
suns 10 recover money or damages their
JURISDICTION and powers shall in no case
exceed three hundred dollars ApnooIs
shall DO allowed from judgments OF ius~
tlcoS OF the poacc in such manner rs may
bc proScribCd by law.
~. Tho logislatpre shall upon tho ar
pllration OF any county, reform. alter ar
modify the county court established Nv
thls article i'm sucn county, and i'm lion
thoreoi, with the aSSon. OF a majority of
INC voters OF such cOInty, voting nj nm
election, create gnotlor tribunal for the
transact on Ofthe business required [ no
performed 10y tho county court crealed
by this article; and i'm such case, all the
provisions of this article in relation TO
the county court shall be applicable to
the tribunal established i'm lieu of said
court, Ana when such tribunal has boon
established, 1T shall continue to act i'm lien
~ INC county court until otherwise pros
Vidcd by law.
30. The oilicc Of commissioner and ms
ucc OF peace shall no doomed incom6atie
bic. Vacancies i'm tho Office of conipis~
siOncr, cicrk Of the county cortland ius>
ticos of tho poaco shalt he filled by the
county. court of The county until tic noxt
general election.
JOINT REs0LUTIoE proposing an amend
ment TO the Constitution of this
State.
Resolved by the Legislature of West
Virginia, two-thirds Of all the members
elected TO each House agreeing thereto ::
That the following be and the same is
hereby proposed as m amendment TO the