The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1880-07-28


ferfesi 81 a required III amy court or tri-
.bnnaI established Tor Judicial purposes un-
ldertle said article aud section Of the con.
stitutionoi one Thousand eight hundred
and sevanfy.two, or the clerk Of said court
.ortFibunal respectively respecting the re-
cording and preservation 81 deeds and ON.
or papers presented Tor record, matters Of
probate, tie appointment and qualification
Of personal representatives, guardians.
committees, curators and the settlement oil
their accounts, and in all matters relating
tciaprrentioss.
Is. AlLacaions, suits and proceedings not
embraced IN the next preceding section,
-pendingiha county court when this arti-
Gle takes effect, together with the records
and papers pertaining thereto us well as
Ill records and papers pertaining TO such
actions, suits and proceedings, as have al-
ready been disposed OF bysaid courts shall
be transmitted to and fled with the clerk
OF the circuit court OF the county to which
Office all process outstanding at the time
this article goes into operation shall be re-
turned; aIid.said clerk shall have the same
power and Shall perform the same duties
in relation to such records, papers and
proceedings as were vested inand required
of the clerk OF the county court, ontlie day
before this article shall take effect. all
such actions, suits and proceedings SO
pending as aforesaid, shall be docketed,
proceeded in, tried, heard and determined
in all respects by the circuit court, as il
said suits and proceedings had originated
i'll said court.
2b, The voters Of each county shall elect
u clerlS Of the county court whose term OF
Office shall be, six years. His duties and
cvuipe nsstl1n. and the manner OF his re-
inoyal, shall be prescribed by law. But
the clerks Qf said courts, now in office,
shall remain therein for the term forwhich
they have been elected, unless sooner re.
moved tlierefron, in the manner prescribed
by law.
y Each county shall be laid off into
districts, not less than three nor more
than ten i'll number, and MS nearly equal
as may be in territory and population.
There shall be elected in each district con-
tanning Il 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 for
which lie was elected, and hold his office
for term offour years, unless sooner re-
moved inthe manner prescribed by law.
The districts as they now exist, shall re-
main till changed by the county court.
Is. The civil jurisdiction OF a Justice OF
the peace shall extend to actions ofassump-
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 be
conservators OF the peace, and have such
jurisdiction and power in criminal cases as
may be prescribed by law. And justices
OF the peace shall have authority 10 take
the acknowledgment of deeds and other
writings, administer oaths, and Take and
certify dispositions. And the legislature
may give to justices such additional civil
jurisdiction and powers within their re
spective counties as may be deemed expe-
dent, under such regulations and restric-
tons as may be prescribed by general law,
except that in suits 10 recover money or
damages their jurisdiction and powers
shall in no case exceed three hundred dol
lars. Appeals shall be allowed from judg-
ments OF justices OF the peace in such man
ner as may be prescribed by law.
%. The legislature shall upon the appli-
cation OF any county, reform. alter or mod
lily the county court established by this
article in such county, and in lieu thereof,
with the assent OF a majority OF the voters
ofsuch county, voting at IN election, ere
ate another tribunal for the transaction of
the business required to be performed by
the county court created by this article;
and intsuch case, all the provisions OF this
article in relation to the county court shall
be applicable to the tribunal established
in lieuof said court. And when said tri-
bunal has been established, it shall con
tinue to,act in lieu OF the county court I'm.
til otherwise provided by law.
3d. The Office Of commissioner and JUS
tice OF the peace shall be deemed inconl-
patible. Vacancies in the office OF com
missioner clerk of the county court and
justices Of the peace shall be filled by the
county court OF the county until the next
general election.