West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1880-07-10

the appointment and qualiii, alton Of per-
sOual representatives, guardians, COIN
mittees and curatOrs during the recess
Of the regular sessions of tho county
court. Such tribunals az have been
heretofore established by the legislature
under and by virtue of the thirty-fOurth
section e the eighth article of the Con-
siitution ofOne thousand eight hundred
and sovonty~two, for police and fiscal
purposes, shall, until otherwise prOvi-
ded by law, remain and continue rs at
present constituted i'm the counties IN
which they have been respectively es~
tab!shed and shall be and act as TO DO
lice and fiscal matters i'm lieu of Tho
county court created by this article un-
III otherwise provided by law. And nm
M otherwise provided by law. slch
clerk as Is mentioned i'm the twonty,
sixth section of this article. shall exSr-
clse any powers and discharge any dus
ties heretofore conferred on. or renuire1
81 any court or tribunal established Tor
Juu clhl purposes under the said article
anu section oil the constitution Of one
thousanu eight-hundred and seventy
TWO, or the clerk OF said court or tribu.
VA respectively, respecting the record
ing anu preservation OF deeds and other
papers presented for record matters OF
probate, the appointment and uualifica-
non oil personal Representatives, guar
dianS, committees, curatOrs and tho sct.
element of their accounts. and I'm all
matters relating to apprentices.
20 Al actl' NJ, suits and proceedings
not embraced i'm the next preceding
section, pending in "a county court when
this article takes effect. together with
the rCC"rdS ana papers pertaining thereto
a. wen ~ all records and papers per-
tanning To such actions, suits and nro-
ceedlhpS a. have already been disposcd
OF ny Sald courts shall be transmitted a.,
ana iIied with the clerk OF the circuit
court OF the county To which Office all
process outstanding mt the time this artis
clio goes INTO operation shall be returned.
anu SAID clerk shall have the same power
and shall perform tho same duties In re-
latlon 10 such records, papers and pros
ceedlngS a. were vested In and required
OF the clerk of the county court. on the
day before this article shall take effect.
All such actions, suits and proceedings
so pending AS aforesaid, shall DO dock
eted, proceeded in, tried, heard and dos
terininod in all respects by tho circuit
court as II said suits and proceedings
had originated in said court.
~. inc voters of each county shall ole ct
cIerk OF the county court, whose term OF
Once shall bo six years. His DUTIES and
compensation, and the manner of his re-
moval, shall be prescribed by law. But
inc clerks OF said courts, now i'm Office
Shall remain therein tor the term for
which they have been elected, unless
I
nor prescribed by law.
p. Each county shall be laid of into
districts, not less than three nor moro
ten I'm number, and ~ nearly equal as
may be in territory and population.
There shall be elected i'm each district
containing population not exceeding
twelve hdndred, one Justice Of tho neace
ana II the population exceeds that nuns
Der, two such justices shall be elected
tncroln. Every justice shall reside i'm tho
district for which hO waS elected. and
ho!d his Office FOR the terrii of four years.
unless sooner removed in the manner
prescribed by law. The districts as tbcv
now exist, shall remain till changed bV
the county court.
-. The civil jurisdiction of Justice or
the peace shall extend to actions OF as>
sunpsit, debt, detinue and troNer, if tho
amount claimed, exclusive of interest.
does not exceed three hundred dollars,
rho jurisdiction OF Justices o. the peace
shall extend throughout their county
they snail be cOnSerVators of the peace
ana nave such jurisdiction and power i'm
criminal cases as may be prescribed bv
law. And Justices of tho peace Shall have
authority to take tho acknow Judgment O f
deeds and other writings. administer
oathS, and take AMI certify dopOSitions
Ana tho legislature may give to Justices
such additional civil jurisdiction and
powers within their respective counties
as may be deemed eXpediomt, under such
regulations and restriction az may Ie
prescribed by general law, except that i'm
SUITS To recover money or damages their
Jurisdiction and powers shall in no .ase
exceed three hundred dollars Appeals
shall be allowed from judgments of ius,
ticoS of the peace i'm such manner as may
DO prescribed by law.
~. The legislature shall upon tho arr
phcation of any county, reform, alter or
modify the county court established by
inns article iii such county, and in lien
thereof, with the assent OF q majority of
inc voters OF such county, voting at an
election, create another tribunal for the
transaction ofthe business required t. be
performed by the county court created
by this article; and in such case, all the
provisions of this article i'm relation to
the county court shall be applicable to
the tribunal established in lieu of said
court. And when such tribunal has boon
established. 1T shall continue to act in lieu
OF the county court until otherwise pros
Vided by law.
30. The Office of commissioner and ius>
tice of peace shall be deemed incompatiS
BILE. Vacancies in tho office of commis>
sioner, clerk of the county court and ius~
tees of the peace shall DO filled by tho
county court of the county until the next
general election.
JOINT RESOLUTION nroDOainp an auend-