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COUNTY COURTS.

o.. There shall be in each county OF tie
State county court, composed OF three
commissioners, and two Of said commits
siouers shall he quorum for the transac-
ton Of business. 1t shall hold Jour regular
sessions in each year, at such times rs may
be fixed upon and entered OF record Y the
said court Proyi-ions may be made by law
far holding spc,itl sessions of said court.
y. The commissioners shall be elected
hv the voiers OF the county, and hold their
Office Tor the term Of six years, except that
al the first meeting Of said commits iluers
they shall designate, by LEI or otherwise, in
such manner as they may determine, one oi
their number, who shall hold his office Tor
the term Of two years, one for four years,
and one for six years, so that one shall be
elected every two years. But no two Of
said commissioners shall be elected from
the same magisterial district. And it two
or more persons residing in the same dis
trict shall receive the greater number oi
votes cast at any election, then only the ono
OF such persons receiving the highest mum
Der shall bc declared elected, and the per-
son living in another district, who shall re-
ceive the next highest numtcr of votes,
shall be declared elected. Said commits
sioners shall annually elect one of their
nunler rs president, and each shall receive
s. per day Tor his services in court, to be
paid out OF the county treasury.
2l The county courts, through their
clerks shall have the custody OF all decd.
and other papers presented for record in
their counties, and the same shall he pre-
served therein, or otherwise disposed OF, rs
now is, or may be prescribed by law. They
shall have jurisdiction in all matters Of
probate. the appointment and qualification
of personal representatives, guardians
committees, curators, and the settlement OF
their accounts, and in all matters relating
10 APPRENTICES They shall also, under such
regulations as may be prescribed hy law.
have the superintendent and adrlinistra-
ton of the internal police aud fiscal affairs
of their counties, including the establish
ment and regulation of roads, WAYS, bridges,
public landings, ferries and mills, with
I authority TO lay and disburse the county
/ leyies. Provided. That no license for the
\ sake Of intoxicating liquors in any incor-
| porated city, town or village, shall be
/ granted without the consent of the munich
| nal authorities thereof, first had and OBJ
/ tained. They shall, in all cases Of contest,
( Judge of the election, qualification and rc-
| turns Of their own member, and OF all
county and district officers, subject to such
regulations, BIZ appeal or otherwise, as may
be prescribed 10y law. Such courts may
exercise such other powers and perform
such other duties, not Of 4 judicial nature,
as may be prescribed by law. And pro-
vision may be made, under such regula-
tions as may be prescribed 10y law, Tor the
probate of wills, and for ;he appointment
and qualification OF PERSONAL representa-
tives, guardians, committees and curatOrs
! during the recess Of the regular sessions OF
the county court. Such tribunals as have
I been heretofore established by the legisla-
ture under and hy virtue Of the thirty
fourth section Of the eighth article of the
constitution Of one thousand eight hundred
and seyeniy.two. for police and fiscal pnr'
poses. shall, until otherwise provided by
law, remain and continue as at present
constituted in the counties in which they
have been respectively established, anC
shall he and act n to p, lice and fiscal mat
tiers In lieu OF the county court created b,
tins article until o,he vice provided by