Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1880-09-28
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itatIons as nsy be prescribed by law aud all
courts of limited Jurisdiction heretofore estab-
lished in any county. incorpersted city, town or
village, shall remain ~ at present constituted
ifai court of Wheeling shall continue IN exist
ence until otDcf wise provided by ltu, and SAID
powors aud jnrsdietion heratofsrs saaferreS
upon them; add ApeeAls ie civil eases frar said
court shall lie directly to Sac supreme eosrt Of
30. No %oitixen of thi, state who aided or par-
iReRt of the United States and = part Of tFe eeo-
pie thereof on either side. shall ba liable in anx
proseediiix, civil OF CRIMINAL: nor shall his prop
ertT be s-iZss or sold usder hnal prnesss j,sue6
upnn judg a,ents or degrees heretofore rendered.
or othsr~Iss. because of any act done in aceord.
pr"scestion of said war. Tive. Legislature sb.II
rrovide BY Eenoral laws, fer giving full force
81 Such parts of the cammon law ana ~, 10
laws OF this State as are in force when tSis .r1
.e.s goes INTO eFsrst!on. and are not repueaant
state until altsrad or repeaiad by tho I,eoi.I,.
tyre. az civil spd criminal snits aad nroesed-
State. shsll remain and ks proceeded in h.t.rs
tas cireRit courts of the s~esnties in whieS they
coUnr1 COURTS.
- There shall be In ezeh county AZ IN. a....
= comfy court, oEnPos-d of thrcs comnis.ion-
eTs, and two Of said soa mlssionera shall be- =
Sn95n1 for the transaction of business. II .h.ii
hols four regular sessions ia eaeh year. ar .pch
LINES a. may be eIea apsn and entered Of
court. ala
a5. The ezEIssioser s shall be elestsd Nv Al.
Isters ef tho o"Hntr, and hole their efaes far
the form of ak wears, except that ut ths er,t
s&stIng OF said cs =. I'M missioner II sy .h,I S.,is.
nate. b. lot or oth.rmi-.. in sush nsn, oss,s.
Shey may dettru!1no: ore Of Their Number, who
sn.lt aots sis sflse for tile term of tvs wears,
eye ahsi be elected everr two yrsrs But ma
tas same T'asls!rrl5l sistrict. Ard If TIVE or
more sorAojts realizing in tae same di.trict mali
receive the greater nnnh Dor o; votes east a, apv
I d q N - fhA IVA
serving the highest nnRnber shall be declared
eIrst'd, ard tie psrson IiYier in aaothsr dis
bar or yntes. s',aI! he declared elected said
s'H Eal'sicucrs shai! arnuaiIv elect one of their
pei SaY for his services Ia court, TO bs .,id at
OF the county treasury.
shall nave the custodv of all lead, and ethsr
papers P'sssni ed Tor record in thsi. counfiea.
40 tho ssne shall be preserved th.seln, .r
se-ibod bv law. They snail haze iarlsdictisn I,
sli nt'tters CT probate, the appoin; "a emit aud
aiaus, e"nsittees. czratnrs, aud the not tlem
81 ,nelI seco"nt'. aud IN all matters ,%elatlnx to
apprentices. Ilev shalt alec. under such resn-
lNti"ns ne Ra' he psescrIh.d by law, havs "a,
superl"tendemc and &dmiIlat, alton Of til. ill.,
t-rnni police and fiscal affairs of their count,es,
including the ESTABLISHMENT aud regulator Of
roads - 3, bridges. rnblie landings, f-rriss
the county Lewis. Proridtd. 1nst n no I,s s.sesf rae
the sale of lntoxicatiuG liqEore III any incorpo-
rated city, to"n or village. shall be granted
itlc~ thereof, first ,'ad and "htaired They shall
In AL cases of contest. judge OF the election,
qnnlt1cstIou and returns of thnir own members
ard of All county and district officers, %smtiect to
snch r. guin'ionS. by appeal or OF herwi.e. as nay
clse such Other powers and perform such other
duties. rot of a judicial nature. as NAV be pre-
under such regulations as nav be prcscriha5 ~
Ia y for the probate of wills, and for m. an.
nrn9oGcnt amt qualification Of personal repre-
SHlI9'lErs' guardians. committees aEd c%uraters
during the recess o: the regular sessions of the
coanty c"urt. Snch tribunals as have been
and bv virtue o: III" tiiTrv-fnnrth section OF .hs
el2hth article Of the Constitu ION of one taoa-
sang eiKa; hu"drad and sevo"tN-tvo, fer IalIss
IA tHeGl pHrHcs5R. q ali until otherwise nro-
v'dsd by Isw, remain aud continue az at present
e"os'itutfd IN tie c"un,ies in which, they have
been re" 7=ctivo'y -s'ahlieneI. and shall b, s,,I
AIT "s to police aud fiscal ~ nttcrs in Iipu Of RI.
eaEntv e"urt created ty Ihis article until otbsr.
wis" provided bT law. And. until other ia.
preyissd by Jaw. su"h clerk ny is mentiored in
tho tHNnty-sjxth section of this article .h.r ~.
ersisc nsy powers and diso ,a-sc snv dnti.s
is'otCf"r" conferred or. or req trad ~ any court
"r tribunal established fer iIdicIal rEroose,
s.dsr tre said Srtic 10 and section Of thc cnr.ti-
tuition Hf o e Thousand eiztt hutdred ard ,.y-
sntr-tws. or tk. clark nf said CONT or tribrn.l
respectively. respecting the rpcnrilng and pr.,-
srvarlon of drc:is and other r,nora nrr,antsd
for rs"o'd, mat:efs"f probate. tn anpoiatr1ent
sud qualification Of personal representatives.
EnAIdiart. committees, curatnrS a d 'he scttle-
meat OF their accounts, and in all matters re-
istlnE TO apnr"Hticcs.
IS. Al actions. sutts ard proceedings not ora-
bTac"d IN she next preceding sscfioo, reudinri in
. tu'lII when E'tlS ArflEiG I ERT affect
together with the records aaH aapHr, pcrtsiuira
IEcrete as well IS al rcrords nd papers pertain-
hav" already bee" disposed Of sy said con,r,
shall he trSiIsmltie ed 70 ND h'ed with the cl-yS
or me GREAT Court Of The G artv to which office
ali Pr"cess outstanding at ths time thi. artic|e
soeH into opetati"n shall BE- returned: and aaid
clerk snsll nave the ssmr DO w"r a"a shall uer-
foFm the same duties iii relation /" Hxc; record.
papers an" PROCEEDINGS ss were ysated in and
required "t the clerk of tn county conrt, on
the dav before tins article shall take effect. III
sucr ac;l0ns, suite and proceedings So nop6i,v
as aforesaid. snail he dockrted. proceeded in.
tried, heard and ,~irterm1nvh in ali resnects ~
the circuit court. as If said suits and nrocsed-
lngs had originated in said court.
20: me voters OF eaon county shall elect a
=! all be ak years. His duti-s aud compen.n.
rn"D: G,o tnr n'n"nI5 of his removal. snail be
now in nfic snail remain ,Leraip for TN ter;
for whlc they Lave been elected. unless sooner
by laE.
a; Each comfy s al he laid off into districts.
Der, slh as n@arlv "quai q. NAV ha in .erritorv
and P"p"iatio!. Their shall be rIccted in such
ois'rict containing Il population not exceeding
twelve hundred. one ius'ice of he peace, and II
me pnpu!at!on exc eds that number, two such
!hS; ~ ~.,a.' De e.eets1 therein. Every Justice
elected, and hold his , fics for a Ie,m IF f a.
yr,Ts' nhI"Hs s"oner ten,"vcd III the manner pre-
snMii remain till cha GET by the County court,
IS no civil lHris :icii'I as a juSticn of tho
pace shall "1 e"d to ~actio"e "f assn1npsit, debt
d"tinne ana 'ro v-r. If tn. amount claimed. ~.
ciuHtTe o: i'tsresF, does not exceed tree hun
d cd dollars THs jurisdiction of justices Of the
reace In",I ~@ts"" !"'"uchout their cnuuty:
tncy snai te c"nHerv't"rs of tho pace, ana
h'Te such 1u'Isd1cii"n and power in crirninal
cases Ss may =" prescri' ed by 'aw. Any Justices
OF the peace shall have authority to take the
sGEn"w!ed sn'rnt "t seeds acd other writings.
Shhlhlater ontfe. sGH TAKE and ~cRr'ifv 6arosi.
lions hsh tbs Legislature ma give TO jrtticns
sacu atditio"al civil jn'isd.c ;Cn nd o vers
VIZ III trnir Tesn.ct' We COMMITTEES rs n,av lie deem
Cd e1nHd'sat. Under s"c r~@uia i.ns and re-
st'ictions "a nay H. Pr~ec'ih"d by general law,
e1CopI tnat IN snita :" recover noi,ey or dam.
eR"H tl"'T jurisdiction AM powers shall IN M
case sxcerd thTra IuHdred dollars. AnDoals
.a@u 10 allowed from Judgments of ~jnstics, of
by Rw. " prescribed
~. The legislature shall urou tho application
o'NnF county. retorm. alter or modifE the county