South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1880-07-02

four regular sessions in each year. At
such tunes as may Dc fixed upon and
entered on record by the said court
Provisions may DC made by law for hold
ing special sessions OF said court.
Is. The cormissioacrsehs be elect
ed by the voters OF the county. and hold
their o:iico Tor the term oil SIX yesss.
except that at the irss meeting OF said
commissioners they shall designate. by
lot or otherwise, in such manner. Is they
may determine, one o; their number,
who shall hold his Office ror the term OF
two years. orc for four years. and one
for six years, so that Que shall be elec-
ted every two years. Pu, no two OF
said commissioners shall be elected from
tho same magisterial district. And IL
two or more persons residing in the
same district shalt receive the greater
number OF votes cast at any election.
then only tie one OF such persons re-
ceiving the highest number shall be de
clared elected, and tho person living in
another district. who shall receive the
next highest number OF votes, shall be
declared elected. Said commissioners
shall annually elect ono OF their number
as president. and each shall receive 50
per day for bis services in court, TO be
paid out OF the county treasury.
2i. The county courts through, their
clerks, shall have tho custody OF oil
deeds and other papers presented for
record IN their counties. and the same
shall be preserved therein, or otherwise
disposed OF, as now is. or may be pre-.
scribed by law. They shall have jurs-
diction in all matters OF. Pgobate, Lie. ap:
pointment and qualification 81 psrSohar
Representatives. guardians, committees,
cu.ators. aud the settleme Mt OF their &C.
counts, and in all matters relating TO ap.
prentices. They shall also, under such
regulations rs may DO prescribed by
law. have the superintendence and AL
mlnistration OF the internal police and
fiscal affairs OF their counties, including
the establishment and regulation Of
roads, ways. bridges, public landings.
ferries and mills, with authority TO Law
and disburse tho county leyies. Pro
rtded, That no license for the sale OF in.
toxicating liqurs in any incorporate .
city, town or village, shall be granted
Without the consent OF the municipal AL.
thorities thereof, arst had and obtained.
They shall, in all cases OF contest, judge
Of the election. qualification and returns
Of their own members, and OF all county
and district officers. subject 70 such req.
ulat'ons. by appeal or otherwise, "a NAV
be prescribed by law. Such courts may
exercise such other powers and perform
such other duties, not of judicial ma
ture, as may be prescribedb by law. And
provision may be made. under such reg.
uiations as may be prescribed by law,
for the probate or wills, and for the ap.
pointment and qualification of personal
representatives., guardians, committees
and curators during the recess OF the
regular sessions OF the county conrt.-
Such tribunals as have been heretofore
established by the legislature under an
by virtue OF the ihirty-fonrth section OF
the eighth article Of the Constitution of
one thousand eight hundred anil seven.
ty.two, for police and fiscal purposes.
shall, until othereise provided by law.
iemain and continue as at pre3ent con-
stitutcd in the counties in which they
have been respectively established, and
shall be AMI act rs 10 police and fiscal
matters in lieu Of the county court cre-
ated by this article until Otherwise pro.
vided ny law. And, until Otherwise
provided by law, such clerk as is men.
TONED in the twenty-s sixth section OF
this article, shall exercise any powers
and discharge my duties heretofore
conferred on. or required OF any court or
tribunal established FOR judicial purpos
es under the said article anil section OF
a ha tk,,ts ~ 81
hundred and seventy two, or the clerk
Of said court or tribunal respectively, re-
specting the recording anti preseT vation
Of deeds and other papers presented for
record. matters OF probate, the appoints
ment and qualification or personal rep
resentative, guardians, committees, en-.
rators and the settlement OF their ac-
counts, and in oil matters relating TO
apprentices.
rs. All actions, suits anil proceedings
not embraced in the next preceding
section. pending In county court when
this article takes effect, together with
the records and papers pertaining there
TO rs well as all records and papers per-
tanning TO such actions, suits and pro-
cAedings, rs have already been disposed
or u,, SD courts shall be transmitted to
and fled with the clerk OF the circuit
court OF the county 10 which ONCE all
process outstanding ut the time This Ar.
ticle goes into operation shall be rec
turned AMI said clerk shall have the
same power and shall perform tho same
duties in relation 10 such records, papers
and proceedings as were vested In Il TO
CURED of the clerk OF the county court 4,
on Tho day before this article shall sake
cfec'. Al! such actions, suits anil pro.
eeedings so pending ns aforesaid. shall
be dncketod, proceeded in, tried heard
and o.,crn.;ned in all respects by the
circuit court. no II sai1 suits and pro-
ceedings had originated IN said cot;.....