South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1880-07-16

!, four regular sessions IA each year. n
such times as may be fixed upon aud
entered on record BY the sail court
Provisions may be made by law for hold.
ing special sessions OF said court.
%. The commissioners shall be elect :
cd by he voters. OF The county, and hold
their office for The term OF SIX wears,
except that ut the first meeting or sail
com nissioners they shall designate. by
lot or otherwise, in such manner. as they
may determine, one OF their number.
who shall hold his Office for the term OF
two years. one for four years. and one
for six years; 90 that one shalt te cleo
ted every two years. But no two OF
said commissioners shall he elected nom
tue samc magisterisl district. And II
two or more persons residing in the
same district shsll receive the greater
number Of votes cast at any election,
then only the one Of such persons re-
cciving tho highest number shsll be de :
clared elected, and the person living in
another district. who shall receive the
next highest number OF votes. shall DO
| declared elected. Said commissioners
shall annually elect one OF their number
as president. and each shall receive 81
| per day for his services In court, to be
| paid out OF the county treasury.
"a. The county courts through their
| clerks, shall have tho custody or all
| deeds and other papers presented for
record in their counties. aud tue same
| shall be preserved therein, or otherwise
disposed OF. as now il. or NAV he pre-.
scribed by law. They shsll havo iuris-
diotiou in all matters Of probate. the mp
| pointment and qualification of personal
| representatives, guardians. committees,
cu.ators. and tho settlement OF thci7 sc.
counts, and in all matters relating TO ap.
prent;ces. They shall also, under such
! regulations as may be prescribed By
law. have the superinten denee and ~
ministrntion of the internal eeiirs snd
fiscal affairs OF their counties. including
the establishment and regulation OF
roads. woys, bridges, puh.ic landings,
ferries and mills. with Authority ~ lay
and disburse tbs county levies Pro-
rfdca, That no license FOR the sale Of
toxicating liqurs in any incorporated
city, town or village, ehali be granted
| without the consent OF the Inunicipal an
thorities thereof, first had and o6!sincd.
They shall, in all cascy OF contest, juige
| OF the election. qualification and returns
| OF their own members, and OF AL county
and district officers. subject to such REQ
| ulations. by appeal or otherwise, ~ may
be prescribed by law. Such courts may
exercise such other powers and perform
such other duties, not OF a judic al IA
ture, rs may be prescribed by law. And
provision may he made. under spch reg.
Nations as may be prescribed by Ian,
for the probate or wills, and FOR the AZ,
pointment and qualification OF persona.
representatives. guardians, committees
and curators during the recess Of the
| regular sessions OF the county court .---
Such tribunals ~ have been heretofore
established by the Legislature under and
| by virtue OF the thirty-!our.h eecticn Of
| the eighth article OF The Consultation OF
one thousand eight hundred and se7en~
| ty.two, for police ami fiscal purposes.
shall, until otherwise provided by lar.
| remain and continue rs ut pre1ent CON
stitutcd in the counties in which shey
have been respectively estabiished, and
shall bc and act ms to po'icc and Gscsl
matters in lien OF the county court Gre
atcd by this article until o:i.arwisc pro.
vi,led by lar. AMI. until Otherwise
provided by law. such clerk ss ~ men,
toned in the tventy-sixth section OF
[, this article, shall exercise any powers
| and discharge any duties heretofore
| conferred on. or required OF anr court or
tribunal established for judicial rurpos
| es under the said article and section Of
| the constitution OF one tbonsard eight
hundred and seventy two, or Ire olrra
| OF said court or tribaEal reapec; ivoly re-
speeding the recording and pToeeT Ystion
| Of deeds and other papers prese Dtsd t.,
record, matters OF probate, the appojat-
ment and qualification O. personal rep
| resent.tivc, guardians, commit .ses, ca.
rators and the settlemen. Of thcir ac-
counts, and In all matters relating 10
apprentices.
| Is. All actions, suits and proceeding
| not embraced in the next preceding
section. pending in n county court when
| this article takes effect, together with
the records and papers pertsioing ;here
to as we'll IS sll records ard papers per.
tanning to such actions, salts AMI pro
ceedings, as have already been tiisVnso =
| OF by said conrts shall be trsns1ait.sd,t tn
and filed with the clerk or the circuit
court of the county To which Office I'll
process outstanding at tho limo thin ~
ticlo COOS into operation shall he re-,
turned AMI said clerk shall haze TIE
same power and shall perform ts0 ssuo
! duties in relation 10 sneh r0covd1. p1ee.s
and proceedings IS were vested H. T. re-.
| quired OF the clerk OF the csunsy bonrt.
on the day before this articia sha,l sko
effect. All such actions, suits pnl pro.
ceodings 80 pending a. sFoTassiI. shall
be dOcketed, proceeded IN. tis5, board
and determined in oil respects By -.
circuit conrt, as IL sSid suits and bro
cocdings had originated in Said court.
&c. The voters OF each county shsil
elect clerk OF The county court. whose
term OF Office shall be SIX yesrs. e.,
duties and compensation, ard Che man