The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1880-09-29
COUNTY COURTS.

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State q county court, composed OF three
commissioners, and two of said commits.
sioners shall be quorum for the transac-
ton OF business. 1t shall hold four regt,-
lar sessions in each year, at such times us
may be fixed upon and entered of record
by the said court Provisions may be
made by law for holding SPECIAL sessions
OF said court
%. The commissioners shall be elected
by the voters OF the county, and hold their
office for the term OF six years, except that
at the first meeting OF said commissioners
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, SO that
one shall be elected every two years. But
no two OF said commissioners shall be
elected from the same magisteral district.
And II two or more persons residing in the
same district shall receive the greater num-
Der OF votes cast ut any election, then only
the one Of such persons receiving the high
est number shall be declared elected, and
the person living in another district, who
shall receive the next highest number OF
votes, shall be declared elected. Said com
missioners shall annually elect one of their
number as president, and each shall re-
ceive 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 the custody OF all deeds
and other papers presented for record in
their counties, and the same shall be pre-
served therein, or otherwise disposed OF,
as now is, or may be prescribed by law
They shall have jurisdiction in all matters
OF probate, the appointment and qualifca-
tionof personal Representatives, guardians,
committees, curators, and the settlement
OF theiraccpunts, and in all matters relating
to apprentices. They shall also, under such
regulations as may be prescribed by law,
have the superintendent and administra-
ton OF the internal police and fiscal affairs
OF their counties, including the establish
mentand regulation ofroads, ways, bridges,
public landings, ferries and mills, with au.
thority to lay and disburse the county lev
ies Provided, That no license for the sale
OF intoxicating liquors in any incorporated
city, town or village, shall be granted with
out the consent OF the municipal authori-
ties thereof, first 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 dis
trict officers, subject to such regulations,
by appeal or otherwise, as may be pre-.
scribed by law. Such courts may exercise
such other powers and perform such other
duties, not OF a Judicial nature, as may be
prescribed by law. And provision may be
made, under such regulations as may be
prescribed by law, for the probate OF wills,
and for the appointment and qualification
OF personal representatives, guardians,
committees and curators during the recess
OF the regular sessions OF the county court.
Such tribunals as have been heretofore es-
tablished by the legislature under and by
virtue Of the thirty-fourth section OF the
eighth article Of the Constitution of one
thousand eight hundred and seventy-two,
for police and fiscal purposes, shall, until
otherwise provided by law, remain and
continue as at present constituted in the
counties in which they have been respect
lively established, and shall be and act as
to police and fiscal matters in lieu Of the
county court created by this article until
otherwise provided by law. And, until
otherwise provided by law, such clerk as
is mentioned in the twenty.sixth section
Of this article, shall exercise any powers