South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1880-08-20

,.rh .iuts - may De ENcN upon S"u
I..a,od GA record b. 'he said court
p,or;,ions mag bc made By law for hold
-, sn,eisl sessions or said court.
% The cor missionera shall be elect
- ny the votes Of the coarty, and hold
,S,ir o1lce for the term OF six years,
o,ceo. ;lat a. tho frs. meeting OF said
co,nuiss:oners they shall designate, By
n, or Otherwise, IL such manner. as they
n.v determine, one OF their number,
Tho shall hold his Office for the term OF
TO wears, one for four years. and one
tor six wears, so that one shall be e!oc-
,ed every two years. But no two or
..dcon missioners shall be elected from
zine same magisterial district. And II
Two or more persons residing in the
.,ue district shall receive the greater
number Of votes cast at any election,
then only The one OF such persons re-
ceiying the highest number shall be de
clsred elected, aud the person living In
another district who shall receive the
mex, highest number OF votes, shall be
declared elected. SILL commissioners
shall annually elect one OF their number
=. president. end each shall receive So
yer day for lis services in court, to be
psid out OF The county treasury.
"a The county courts through their
clerks, shall have the custody OF ell
deeds aud other papers, presented for
record in their counties, and the same
shall be preserved therein, or other wise
disposed OF, as no. is, or may be pre-.
scribcd by law. They shall havo juris-
diction in ill matters OF probate. the ap.
continent md qualification Of personal
representatives, guardians. committees,
tura.ors and the settlement OF their &C :
counts, and in all mattere rclatiug to sp.
pr.ntices. They shall also, under such
regulations as nay be prescribed by
law. have The superintendence and ad
miristration Of tho internal police and
fiscal affairs OF their counties, Including
the establishment and regulation or
rosis, Ways. bridges, public landings,
ferries and ,n;lls, with authority to lay
and dsburso tn, county leyies. Pro-
,i5ci, Thst 40 license for the sale osin.
,oxicating liqur, in any incorporated
city, town or village, shall be granted
vithou: the consent OF the municipal au-
thoritic. tl!sreof, first had and Obtained
They shall, in 81 cases OF contest, Judge
OF tho election, qualification aud returns
OF their own members, aad OF all count =
and district officers, subject 10 such reg 1.
Nations. by appeal or otherwise, as may
be prescribed by Law. Such courts may
exercise such other powers and perform
'uch other dutios, moi Of y judicial ma
.ure, as may be preecribcdby law. And
lTovisioa may I've made, under such reg
uis:ions as inay bs prescribed b. law.
f5r the probate or wills, aud for The aE =
poinlocnt aud qualification OF personal
rer.o@eD a;iges, gGardisna, committee.
and cuCEtors during The recess OF the
REGULAR sessions Of the county court
Such tribunals a. have been heretofore
established Jy tic legislature under m 4
~ virtue q: tac thirty fourth section q
The eighth article o. the Couatitution O.
one thousand eight hundred ard seven.
ty'tNo, for police and fiscal phrroacs
shi!l, until otherwise provided by lan
...,utcd IN The conntiea in TGiehS . fnn
have been respectively established. and
shs!l Us and act as 70 police and tisca
Msttcrs'in Lieu Of the county court ere.
'ted by this article until otherwise pro.
vidod by law. And, until otherwise
provided by law, such clerk as il men.
sloned In the twenty.sixth section OF
This articlc. shall exercise any powers
and discharge any duties heretofore
conferred on, or required OF any court O,
tribunal established for judicial purpos.
~ under the said article and section O,
The constitution OF ono thousand eigh,
hundred and sevehty-two, or tho clerh
OF said court or tribunal respectively, re.
'pecsing the recording and preservation
oi uced' and other papers presented for
record, matters OF probate, the appoint.
menI and qualification Of personal rep
rescntaiivs, guardians, committees. en-.
rators and tho settlement OF their ac-
counts, and in all matters relating "a
apprentices.
20 All actions, snlt. anil proceeding.
nos embraced In Tho next preceding
section. pending in county court when
'n's article takes effect, together with
ne records and PAPERS pertaining .here
- as well as all records and papers per-
@ulnS to such actions, suits and pro-
G'edings, as have already been dispose
O ny said courts shall be transmitted 10
and hIed with the clerk OF the circuit
oolf1 OF tho county 70 which ONCE all
process outstanding at the time this ar
Ici9 goes into operation shall be re.
"fhod and said clerk shall have the
,Ans power and shall perform the same
uaucs in relation 10 such records, pApers
I0a proceedings a. we're vested In & re
CURED OF the clerk OF the county court
on the day before this Article shall take
'1ecs. All such actions, suits and pro
''dings go pending as aforesaid. shall
% dockcted, proceeded In, tried, heard
md determined in all respects by the
'fcuis court, as n said suits and pro.
Nsdlngs bad originated In said court.
IS. Tho voters OF each county shall
''c' clerk OF the county court. whose
H'm Of Office shall be six years. III.
'lNc' and compensation, and the man
7 OF HE removal. shall DO prescribed
49,. Bot the clerks or said courts