The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1880-10-02

law. And, until Otherwise provided hy law,
such clerk Us i4 mentioned in the twenty
sixth section Of this article, shall exercise
| any powers and discharge any duties here
| totore conferred on, or reqNired OF rny
court or tribunal established for Judicial
purposes under the said article and section
Of tic constitution Of one thousand eight
hundred and peycnly-two, or the clerk Of sald
court or tribunal respectively, respecting
tle recording aud preservation Of deeds and
other papers presented for record, matters
Of probate, the appointment and quaiIi.!ica.
ton Of personal representatives,, guardians
committees, Curaiors and the settlement Of
their accounts, and in all matters relating
to apprentices.
IS. All actions, suits and proceedings not
embraced in the next preceding section,
rCndiag in county court when this article
| takes elect, together with the records nEd
papers pertaining thereto as well ns nll
records and papers pertaining 10 such NC
tions, suits and proceedings, ~ have already
been disposed OF by said courts shall be
transmitted to AMI fled with the clerk Of
the Circuit court Of the county 10 which
Office all process outstanding ut the time
this article goes into operation shnll l9
pturned; and said clerk Shall have the
same power and llall perform the SAME
duties III relation 10 such records papers
and proceedings ms were vested in md re-
OUircd Of the cIcrk Of the county court, OIL
the day before this article shall lake effect.
All sncl, aCtionq, suits and proceedings so
pending as aiurennid, shall be docI;eted,
proceeded III, tried, heard and determined
In ell respects by The circuit court, us il
said suits and proceedings had originated
in said court.
90. The voters Of cucb county shall elect
clerk Of tic county court, whose term Of
Office shall be six years. His duties and
compensation, and the manner Of his re.
mOyal, shall b prescribed by law. But
the clerks Of said courts, now in Office, shall
remain Therein for the Term for vi ich they
may have been elected, unless sooner re.
moved. tlleretrom, in tic manner prescribed
by law. --
q. Each county shall be laid of into
districts, not less than three nor more thnn
ten in numbe., and rs nearly equal us may
he In territory and population. There shall
lie cheated in each district containing n
population not exceeding twelve hundred,
onG justice Of the peace, and il tie pOpula..
lion exceeds that numIrr, Two such justices
shall be elected thmGin. Every justice
slIall reside in The district for which he wns
elected, and hold Lis Office Tor term Of four
Years, tlr less sooner removed In the manner
prescribed by law. The districts as they
now exit, phalI remain till changed by the
county court.
%. Tie civil Jurisdiction Of a justice oil
lie ncsce shall extend to actions Of aSsnmp.
sit debt, dctnue and trover, II the amount
claimed, exclusive OF interest, docs moi ex.
cred tIlrre hundred dollars. Tic juFisdic-
Iion Of justices Of The peuco shall extend
throughout their county, they shall bc
conaCfrators Of the peace, and haze such
Jurisdiction and power in criminal cascs nj
may be prescrited by law. And justices Of
the teace shall have authority 10 take the
acknowledgment Of deeds uni oIllNr writ
inCS, atlminster oat!:s, and take and certify
dep0sitions. And the legislature may give
10 justices such additional civil Jurisdiction
and powers within their respective counties
as may bs deemed exne,lienl, under such
regulations and restrictions NJ may be
prescribed by general law, except TINT In
suits 10 recover money or damages their
Jurisdiction and powers shall III no cltst
exceed three hundred dollars. Appeals
Shall lie allowed from Judgments OF justices
lufa Tie peace in such manner as may be
#pttsEFibel5by llw.==5i #i5#i#,5==
:. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. sllal!:upon The appli:
=eStianzo f4any cuunty,=refOrln,= altcrzoti
lsiNn,liiy:the county court ertGtlishel:by this
'fNFIicle III such county, and in ileu5tllpre0i5
with the assent of=a majority oi tie votCr.
o FWc. county, voting ut m election, create
lNcthcr tribunal for the TRANSACTION III the
Imsugys required to lie performed by the
county court created by this article; and in
such Gaze, all The provisions Ui this article
al rclulion to The county court shall lie up
pIicabIe 10 the tribunal established in lieu
VI said court. And whcn such tribunal hHs
'Hen established, it shall continue to uct III
lien Of the cnnnIy court Until otherwise
provided ly law.
So The Office Of commissioner and jus.
tic. Of peace shnll he deemed inC0m.
patihlc. Vacancies in the UI!iCe Of CGuI-
maAouer, clerk OF the county court and
justices t! the rCacE shall 5e lillet! by the
county coIH Of tic couaty until the Eexs
general election.
JONI RESOLUTION proposing m amend
inens TO the constitution u this State.
Resolved, by the legislature Of West
NirSirin, t~o-ihirds uf MI the members
elected 10 each house agreeing thereto, Tint
The following he and the raMe il hereby
prnl'u,cil az an amendment 10 The CvnsIiLu-
ton Of this State, to Wit:
That Eeclint thirteen, Of article three, rs
It HOW in be stricken out aud the following
I've inserted in lieu thereof.
"I9. In EniIS At cUAtaoa law, where The
value in controversy exceeds twenty dol.
lars, exclusive Of interest mud costs, the
right Of trinl by Jury, il required by either
party, thall he preserved; and in such suit
beiOre justice, u july may consist Of six
perr"ns. No fact tried by II jury shall Ike
0thcrwie re-examined in any case thnn
according TO the rules OF the common law