South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1880-07-23

| Ing Special sessions OF SAID Court.
%. The commissioners shall 10 c,scs
Ell 10y tho voters Of The county, aaa hold
their Office for the ,er,r OF six years,
except that ~ the lirss meeting &C ssid
commissioners tley shall acssguate sy
| lot or otherwise, IL aach manner. as thew
may determine, one OF their number
who shall hold his oiiicu for tho term ol
two years. one for four years. and one
| for six years, so that one shall DO e,cc--
ted eye-y two years. Bat no two OF
said commissioners shall be elected from
the eame msgisterial district. AID s;
Two or more persons residing in the
samc district shal. receive Tue greater
number OF votes clet a. any election,
then only the one OF such persons re-
ceiving the highest number shall be dc :
clared elected, aud the pe-son living in
| another district, who shalt receive the
next highest number or votes. shall De
declared elected. Sid commissioners
shall annually elect one OF their number
as president. and each shall receive So
per day Tor has services in court. TO be
paid out OF the county treasury.
2f. The county courts through their
clerks, shall have The custody OF all
deeGs aud other papers presented for
record IN their counties. and the same
shall be preserved therein, or otherwise
disposed OF. rs now is, or NAV be pre-.
scribcd b. law. They sasii have ,iaris-
diction in oil matters of probate. the an.
pointment and qualification OF. personsl
Representatives. guardians, committees.
curators. aud The settlement OF their &c .
counts, and IN al matters relating 10 an.
prentices. They shall also, under such
regulations Is NOV 20 prescribed b,
law, have tie superintondence and AL
ministration OF she internal poiico and
hscai affairs OF their coGntias, inCluiing
tho establishment and regulation OF
road', ways. brid2es, pnbjc lAu6ings.
ferries AM mills. with authority 70 lay
anu diShursc tho county levies. Pro-
rided. That no license for The sale OF IN.
toXlcatins liqGrs III aaY ineorDorstej
city, town or village, snail be gsanted
without the consent OF the municipal ar
thoritics Thereof, first hsi and cbtainfd.
they shall, IN all eases or eonteat, Judge
OF the election, qualification and ro,urns
OF their own members, anu Of al coun.;
ana district officers. sut;ec. 20 sucl yel,
uialions. by appoG! Or other alse, es ma.
De prescribed by law. Such courts mhy
exercise such olhe- powcrs and perform
such other dutics, not OF judicial pa-
lure, 81 may be prescribed " law Aud
provision may lac made. unjer such ran
ulations rs may he prescribed Nv law.
Tor the probate Or wills, and FOR Tie en.
pointnent anrt qualification OF personal
representatives., guardian-, COMMITTEES.
and curators curiaE tho recess OF t.,c
regular sessions o. tho county CONT
such tribunals rs nave been heretofore
established by the le2iSiatura unie or AMI
oy virtue OF tue thirty -fourth section OF
the eighth article or The Coag,ilu.ion Of
one thousand eight hundred aul seTon
ty.two, for police ami focal PURPOSE.
shall, until otherwise provided by law
remain and continue 30 81 present con
stituted in the eoustioa'i9 vtich thoy
have been respectively cetab,isbed. ana
shall he and act. as 20 police and ascal
matters in len OF thp county conr, ere.
ated by this article unit. otherwise Pre-.
vlied ny lsy. And, on,il otherwise
provided by law. sncb clark rs IL men.
toned In the twonsy sixth section @,
this article, shall excrcise any power.
and discharg. Anv dasiea heretofore
conferred On. or requirsd ofxny cours or
tribunal established for judicial DarDos-
es under the said articl. and section CT.
the constitution o. one thousand cizht
hundred md seyenty-tuo, OF the CLERK
OF said court or tribunal rcspsc;ivelr.
speeding tho recording and preservation
oil deeds and o.her papers presented for
record, matters ~ probate, the appoint
ment and qualification of personal rep
resentative. guardians, Committees. ca
rators and the oeitlomcnt OF their nc
counts, and IN ell matters rclatina 10
apprentices.
20. All actions, suitg and proceedings
not embraced IA he next preceding
section. pending in a county corr, wien
this article takes effect, together with
the records and papers pertaining there
10 as well as al recoris and papers per,
tanning to such actions, suits and pro-
ceodings, "a have already boen dispose
OF by said courts shall 10 transmitted 10
and flied With the clerk Of the circuit
court or The couaty TO which Office al
process outstanding at tbs time this ar
ticio goes into operation shall he re-.
turned; AMI said cic;k shall have tho
same power and shall perform fhe same
duties III relation 20 such record papers
aud proceedings - Neso Vested ~ & a..
CURED Of the clerk Q! tie county coat |
on tie day before this articia aEall tezs
effect. All such actions. sriis arI D-o.
ceedings 30 pending 80 sfotcsai7. shall
be dOckcted, proceeded in. liiod, Eoaf,i
and determined in all respects by N.
circuit court, az IL said suits ADD proc
cesd'ngs had originated ~ sail court
2G. The voters u eaeh county shall
elect a clerk or tho county coCr., whose
term Of Office shall bo six yeats. Esi
dutios aud comp ens0tion, md tho mau-
ner Of his removal. shall Lc prescribed
by law. But the clerks OF said courts.
now IN Office, shall remain :hcreio for
tho term Tor whicl they have been cleo.
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