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,.w. And. until otherwise provided by law,
such clerk rs is mentioned N the twenty
sixth section Of this article, shall exercise
any powers and.discharge any duties here
toiore conferred on, or reqSred oil ny
court or tribunal established for judiei"i
PURPOSES under the said a:tiele and section
OF the constitution Of one thousand cisht
hundred and seyenty-tw0, or the clerk OF s;ilo
court or tribunal respectively, respecting
the recording ami Preservation OF deeds ana
other papers presented for record, matters
81 ,robaie. tie appointment and qualinca-
ton Of personal representatives, guardians.
committees, curaturs and the settlement OF
their accounts, and in all matters relating
to apprentices. IL.
%. An actions, suits and proceedings not
embraced in the next preceding sscIlon'
ucndirrin county court when this article
takes elect, together with the records ana
p4rers nellaining thereto as wei ~ all
records and papers pertaining 10 such ae-
tions. suits and proceedings, rs have ALREADY
been disposed Of by said courts shall he
transmitted to and fled With the clerk OF
the circuit court OF tie county 10 which
Office ali process outstanding at the Time
This article goes into operation shall he
returned and said clerk shall have tic
same power and shall perform the same
duties in relation to such records, papers
and proceedings rs were vested IN ana re-
ouirei OF the clerk Of the county court, on
The dav before this art Gle shall take elect.
An such actions suits AMI proceedings 20
heading as aforesaid, shall be dVckciod,
proceeded in, tried, heard and determined
in all respects by the circuit court, as II
said suits and proceedings had originated
in said court.
20. Tie voters OF each county shall elect
clerk OF the county court, whose term oil
Office shall be six years. His duties and
compensation, and the manner OF his re-
moval, shall be prescribed by law. HGt
the clerks Of said courts, now in office, shall
remain therein for the term for vi ich they
may have been elected, unless sooner re-
moved thereirom, in the manner prescribed
by law.
d. Each county shall be laid of into
districts not less than three nor more than
ten in humble and as nearly equal as mn!y,
b. in territory and population. There shall
be elected in each district containing
incubation not exceeding twelve huadryd,
me ius,ice OF the peace, and il tie popula-
tion exceeds that number, two such justices
sb,Jl he elected therein. Every justice
shall reside in the district Tor which lie was
elected and hold his Office Tor term OF iour
years NJ less sooner removed in the manner
prescribed by law. fhe districts as they
nav exist. shall remain ill changed by the
county court.
% The civil jurisdiction OF justice OF
the naace shall extend to actions OF assump-
SIT delt, detnue and troyer, if tie amou. 7
claimed. exclusive of interest, docs not eN-
coed three hundred dollars. The inrisdlc-
ton Of justices Of tie peace shall extend
throughout their county; they shall hc
conservators of the peace, ard have such
jurisdiction and power IN criminal c,s,s rs
may be prescribed by law. And justices oil
the neace shall have authority to take the
acknow lcdrment OF deeds ;,'II other writ
incs. administer oGths, and take and ocr'lly
denosilions. Ard the legislature may give
10 ius,ices such additional civil jurisdiction
and mowers within their respective counties
rs NAV be deemed eXpcdiont, under such
REGULATIONS and restrictions Is may be
prescribed by general law, except tina; IN
snits TO recover money or damages their
Jurisdiction and powers shall III no case
exceed tNTHt htiltiCN N'A'"4'' -NtlN''-N
shall be allowed from Judgments OF Just c,s
of the peace in sucn manner as may be
prescribed by law. >.
%. The legislature shall upon the apph-
cation Of any county, reform, alter or
modify the county court established by this
article in such county, and in lieu thereof,
with the assent 81 mjulity OF the voters
o such county, voting at an election, create
another tribunal Tor the transaction OF the
business required to he performed by the
county court created by this article; and IN
such case, all the provisions CT this article
in relation to the county court -hail he up
plicablc to the tribunal rsia' liShtt u lieu
II said court And when such tribunal has
been established, it shall continue TO act IN
lieu Of the county court ANIL otherwise
provided by law.
50. The olice Of commissioner and jls-
,ice Of Ieece shall be deemed inccm-
p.tible. Vacancies in the oti.ce OF C m
missioner, clerk OF tie county conr; and
Justices Il tie peace shall lie filled by the
,iuu,y court If tie county until the next
l.uoral election.
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