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COUNTY COURTS.

90. There shall be in each county oi the
STATE county court composed OF three
commi sioners, and two Of said commits
.ioners shall be quorum Tor the trsi.sc-
lion of business Ii shall hold four regular
sessions in each year, ~ such times as may
be fixed upon and entered Of record tie
said court. Pro,i ions may be u lde b. law
iar holding spe 4 sessions OF stil court.
% The commissioners shall be elected
hy the voters Of Ike county, and holI their
Office for tie t.rm OF six yeats, except iisi
IT the irst meeting o. said commits ia.ers
thew shall de-igna,e, by 10. or otherw So, in
such manner rs they may determine, cne of
their number, who shall holl hi. Office for
The tcrm Of tRo wears, ono for four years
and one for six years, 50 that one shaii he
elected every tao year,. But no two OF
aid commissioners shall he elected from
the same magisterial district. And IT two
or more persons residing in the same dis
trict shall receive the greater number OF
votes cast at any election, then only the oue
OF such persons receiving the hisi esi rum
Der shall he declared elected, and the per-
son liyin, in another district, who shall ne
ceive the next highest NUM- or OF woes,
shall be declared elected. Said commits
sioner5 shall annually elect one % their
numl or rs president, and each shall receive
- per day Tor his services in court, 10 be
paid ont Of the county treasury.
p. The county courts, through their
clerks. shall have the custody oi al deed
ami other p7pers prescuted ior record IN
their count s. and the same shall be Pre-
served therein. OF otherwise disposed Of, as
now Is, or may he prescribed by law. They
shall have jurisdiction in al matters Of
probate, the appointment and qualification
Of personal sentatiyes, g1ardilIs
committees. curators, and the settlement OF
their accounts, and in all matters relating
10 apprcutic,s. They shall also, under such
regulations as may lie prescribed by law.
have lie surCrinleudenCe and adDiu!sira-
ton Of the internal police and Gscai affairs
of their counties, including tie establish
ment and regulation Of roads, ways bridges,
public landings, ferries and mile, with
authority 20 lay and dis5urse the county
leyies. Provided, That no license for the
sale Of intoxicating liquors IN any incor-
p1rated CITY. town or village, shall be
granted without the consent OF the munich
pal authorities thereof, tint had and OBJ
;ainsd. They shall, in al! cas5s Of contest,
Judge OF the election, qualification and L.
turns Of their own memhers, and Of al
county and district officers, subject to such
regulations, by appeal CT otherwise, as may
be prescribed ly law Such courts may
exercise such other powers and perform
such other duties, not Of judicial nature,
rs NAV be prescribed by law. And pro-
vision may he made, under such Iegula-
tions as nay Re prescribed b. Law, Tor the
probate of wills, and Tor the appointment
and qualification Of personal represents
tives. guard ans, committees and cgratoTs
during the recess Of the regular sessions Of
the county court. Such tribunals - have
been heretofore established by the legisla-
ture under and BY virtue Of The thirty
fourth section 81 the eighth article Of the
constitution Of one thousand eight hundred
ana seventy two, Tor police and fiscal puf-
pose. shall. EMIL oihrwise provided BY
law. remain and continue as 81 present
onii.aieI in the count cs DOB witch tley
have lecn respectively established, and
,hall he auj ard -s % iiioe aui f-cai mat
tars ia liel 90 CD. county curt 81 at,d D.
~. article until oih. - provided b.