West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1880-08-28

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| and IN al matters relating TO apprenti-
! ces. They small also. under such regIr-
| lauOns as may be prescribed by law.
! have the uPerintendenco and admins
! traton OF the internal police and fiscal
| affairs OF their counties, includi &, tho
establishment and regulation OF roads.
| ways, bridges, public landings, ferries
| ana mills, with authority 20 lay and dis
burso the county Ievies. IrouIi3d.
! ihat no license Tor the sale Of intox!ca-
| uhE liquors in any incorporated city,
! town or village, shall be granted with
| out the consent OF the municipal authori
ties thereof, first had and Obtained.
! Ihey shall, in all cases of contest. Judge
| OF the election, qualification and returns
| or thelr own members, and Of all county
| ana district officers, subject to such req
! uIRtionS, by appta al o. otherwise as may
| Dc prescribed by law. Such courts may
| exercise such other powers and perform
! sCch other duties, not of judicial ma
| tuTc, as may be prescribed by law.
! Ana provision may be made. under
such regulations a. may be proscrlbed
| by law, Tor the probate OF wills. and for
/ INC appointment and qualili, alton OF per
| SonM representatives, guardians. com
| hiN,ecs ana curatorS during the recess
Oh me regular sessions Of the county
! court. Such tribunals as have been
! heretofore established by the Legislature
| undcr and 10y virtue of the thirtv-fo,.rtI
! section OF the eighth article of Tie Con-
sutuu"n Of one thousand eight hundred
| an" scEcnty>two, for police and fiscal
| purposes, shall, until otherwise proyi-
Hc' Dy ldW, remain and continue as at
| present constituted I'm the counties i'm
| winch they have been respectively ess
ttpH'hCd, ana shall DO and act as 10 no
1ioe ana hScal matters i'm lieu of The
county court created by this article nm
IN otherwise provided 10y law. And nm
! Ut othcr"iso provided bv law. sucb
J cleFN as IS mentioned in tho twcnf,1.
| NiNOh section OF this article. shall exer-
! cIsc any powers and discharge any duo
uC9 heretofore conferred on, or required
Oh any court or tribunal established for
Jud'cial purposes under the said article
! diIu section OF the constitution of ono
| thouSano cight-hundred and sevcuf,,
TWO, or the clcrk Of said court or tribn.
iidl respectively, respecting the record
| ~ "u" preservation Of deeds and other
! papers presented for record, matters OF
I probate, the appointment ana uuaIifi,a.
uon OF personal representatives.. feuar-
| ulahS' committees, curatOrs and the got .
tlelnoht OF their accounts, and in all
HlaI'c4' IcIatihg to apprentices.
20 All 'ctl' ny, suitS and PROCEEDINGS
not embraced in the next preceding
secuoh, pending in a county court when
| thlS aTilclo takes effect together with
the records and papers pertaining thereto
as wen as all records and papers per
taniiins :" S1ch actions, suits and pro-
OF by sad courts Shall be transmitted To-
nd req with the clerk of the circuit
Ou The county to which office ali
process outstanding at the time TIN, artis
Vle goes INTO operation shall be returned
ana sud clerk shali have the same no,yCy
and shall perform the same duties I'm re-.
iHtlon 20 such records, papers and uro.
cecdlngS as were vested in and rruUircd
OF the clerk Of tho county court. ON tho
gay before ms article shall take effect.
Il an su5h acll"hs, suits and proc ceilings
| so pending as aforesaid, shall be dock
eted, proceeded in, tried, heard and do
terlnlned in all respects by the circuii
| court as If said suits and proceedinn(.
had originated i'm said court.
~. me voters of each county shall elect
clerk OF the county court whose term OF
oIIlCe snail be six years. His duties and
compensation and the manner of his re-.
moNal, shall DC prescribed by law But
inc clerks of said courts now in Office.
Shai remain therein Tor the torn for
which they hove been elected. uploce
sooner removed therefrom, i'm the man.
ner prescribed by law.
u zach county shall re laid Off into
ulStrlcIs, not less than .hrce. nor more
ten IN number, and as nearly equal as
may Oe IN territory and population.
There shall be elected i'm each di.trici
containing a population not exceodinp
WE'VE ndndred, one justice Of Tie peace,
! ahG II the population exceeds that uuins
Der, two such justices shall be elected
lnefeln. Every Justice shall reside i'm tho
4lSIict ior which he was elected, and
hOld his ONCE for the torn of four vpsr.
unless sooner removed i'm the tuannor,
| prescribed by law. The districts AS they
now exist, shall remain till changed by
the county court.
IS The civil jurisdiction of a Justice Of
INC peace snail oXtend TO actions of as
sumpsit, debt, detinue and troyer irtLo
! amount claimed, exclusive of interest
does not cEceed three hundred dollars
The jurisdiction of justices o: the neace
shall extend throughout their comfy,
Hle$ snail De cOnservatOrs OF tho poaco.
ana nave such jurisdiction and power In
criminal cases as may be prosGrfbod Inv,
law. Ana Justices OF the peace hall have
authority TO take the acknOw led,r,nept oi
deeds and other writings. administer
oaths, and take and certify dispositions.
Ana the legislature NAV give To i,sticC.
such additional civil Jurisdiction ana
powers within their respective counties
as may be deemed cXpodicnt. undersurh
! regulations and restric ton a. NAV bc
prescribed by general law, except that i'm
Sulls 10 recover money or damages their
jurisdiction and pOWors shall i'm no r,sr
exceed three hundred dollars. ApDcals
shaii be allowed from judgments OF ius-
! t'ceS oil the p0dco in such manner AS may
DO prescribed by law,
~ The legislature shall upon the ar
! - "Il'il vi any county, reform, alter on
modify tho county court established bv
tulS article in sucn county, and i'm lion
thercOL "ith the assent OF a minority n
inc voters OF such county. voting at am
election, create another tribunal for tho
! transaction Ofthe business REQUIRED nc
performed by the county court croalcd
by this article; and i'm such case, all tho
provisions of this article i'm relation tc
the county court shall 30 applicable tc
the tribunal established in lieu of said
court And when such tribunal has boon
cstablshed,u shall continue 10 act i'm lien
OF the county court until otherwise pro.
yidcd by law.
30. The Office of commissioner and ms.
tee OF peace shall be deemed incompati,
bic. Vacancies in the office of comnpis-
slonoi, clerk Of the county courta and ius-
ticcs Of tho peace shall bo filed by' tho
county court Of the county until the next
general election.
JOINT RRsoLJTIOT proposing an amend
ment TO the Constitution of this
State.
! Resolved by the Legislature Of West
Virginia, two thirds Of al tho members
elected TO each House agreeing thereto
That tho following be aud the same 4.
hereby proposed os an amendment To tho
Constitution Of this State, e. wit.
That section thirteen, Of article three.
as II now rs, be stricken out and the fol
lowing be inserted iu lieu thereof.