Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-09-21

ILSnsu Ill any county, Incorporated CITY. town or
Nlllage, snail remain rs al present Constituted
until otherwise provided BY law. The mimi.
ence until otberwise nroviIad Su IT.. ~ Ms,
court and the judge thereof, shall aIercisa the
powers and jurisdiction heretofore conferred
upon them; and appeals iu civil cases from said
court ShalI lie directly 10 the supreme court of
appeals.
~ NO cliz this State who aided or par.
ucipated In the late war between ,hn onvryn.
ment OF the United States and a mart of the non.
pie thereof on either side. shall he iiabia in Inv
proceeding, civil or criminal. nor Shall his nron.
olty be seized or sold under final process issued
upon judgments or degrees heretofore rendered
or OlhCrwiSe, because Of any ACT done I'm accord,,
alce with the usages Of civilized warfare I'm Tho
prosecution OF said war. The Lepislature Shall
paoriie Dy general laws, for giving full force and
effect 10 this section.
IL such parts of the common law. and Of the
avs OF inns state as are in force when this artI.
CLe goes inlo operation, and are not rppugnant
.mviG.o'snali De and continue the law OF the State
unlll altered or repealed by the Legislature All
civil and criminal suits and nroceedinps nend'
ing in the former circuit courts of tb1s STAT
shall remain and he nroceadpd In haIoro ~
circuit courts of the counties in which INV
were pending. '
COUNTY coUprs.
%. There shall ut, - -,
A county conf cor,nasaS = ynni! VI tmc othlc
eS ami ,wo NDthposcu VI thiee COMMISSION
ouorum for ,bn on ouiinltSsloners shaIi 20 a
hold four regular saSs;onS ~ Jus ouSine - snaii
times ms NAV h y q S SESSIONS IN each year, al snch
ord nv the said co.,, JPon nIu enlcleI OF rec
nv Law Tor boiJimt' i,ions may oe mace
c6urt. 'P'N"i 'eHSiohs Vi saiu
% The comuiss;o,ors l.
voters nj tho cnmrtr aa5 d - y uieEVeu Dy the
80 TORI, ~, 80 1!, "Au hoIu shcir ounce lot
meeting of said c,;u H o. 1872 ,ha' at ihG nisl
mt, LIZ Iot AZ ,hiSlo'GIs the{ shall ue>ig'
~, ~, J,,a., a. sun hlailHeIi ny
"a h"i ~ n1i,lne Que OF thelr NUMBER, VINO
one for four Years and and ou ~ to rS Sr VI Two !edrs,
ono hall %n !o TO- az ome lot 30 Year, 80 tEat
tv, ~ said n,missiouor - Pvt no
he 80 mori"tar,I Tis,ai, iaom
NOR. :, rsnnS SnSiJ;", in-,hn Wv ~ " vi
rncniv,, Ina ,rcc,ar nnn,ho 49, . nm' " Sia
oIeriinu IN "nl, ,hnnWa , = 49, vac. a, "I!
.aG.Eun 49,! .nS"NS suSn Pci,pAiS ~,
1919 um s"E"vst nuhlpcI shdiI pc uSciaieu
ciS''cu,1 az 'h' P'ISoh living III announcer ul>ulct,
VINO shau receive 'he next highest number OF
votes, snail De declared elected. Said commits.
sloners shnll annually elect one OF their num-
Der as president, ana each shall receive 81 per
day Tor ms services IN court, 20 be paid out Of
the county treasury.
u, The county courts through their clerks
shal! nave inc custody OF all deeds and other
papelS presenter LOT record IN thclr counties,
anu lhe SAINT shal DE preserved therein, or
olherMlsc IlSPosCr Oh, aS now IL, or may be pre-
sITloeu Dy Jaw: lhe! snail nave jurisdiction III
all malteIs OF PIopa'c, the appointment ana
quallucallOn U PcInoual representatives. guardl.
ans, committees, Cuialpls, anu tie settlement OF
Their accounts ana III al matters relating To APP
prenticcs. lhey shalI also, under such rcgula'
tons as may De prescribed by law, have the
superintendent ana administration OF the IN.
ternal police ana iiscal affairs OF their counties.
including the establishment and regulation OF
roads, ways, bridges, public landings, ferries
and mills. with authority 10 lay and disbuSe
the county levies. PrOridcd, That no license
Tor the sale OF intoxicating liquors ~ any incor.
porated city, town or village, shall be granted
without the consent ot thc muhiclpai autnori'
Ties thereOi, inst had ana obtained. lhey snail,
IN all cases OF contest, Judge OF the election,
quSilHcSiioh ana returns Oh their own meiA Dets,
S NV W a., TUTnas anu uiS,lioi me- Suniee' W
may me 6ra"rrihni h! ,srrP Such Courts NAV ey'
- - ,,hnr y! '~", uo,trrn, snah ..hnr
d,,iics no. ~ : i,piI"i,I "" ~ a y 80 ha -
srrihnd Lv law nj nrrviSinr 49, bo nbje
undcr such revelations as may he nrescrihnd Inv
law for The probate OF wills nnd Tor inc annoint.
ment and qualification of personal representa-.
tiyCS, guardians, committees and curatnrs dur.
ing the recess of the regular sessions of the coun.
ty court. Such tribunals as have been hereto.
fore established By the legislature under and by
virtue Of the thirty-iOurth section of the eighth
article of the Constitution of one thousand eight
hundred and Scycnty.two. for police and fiscal
purposes, shall, until otherwise provided by law,
remain and continue as at present constitutedi in
the counties In which they have been rcspcc-
lively established, and shall be and act as 10
police and fiscal matters in lieu Of the county
court created by this article until otherwise pro.
vided by law. And. until otherwise provided
by law, such clerk as is mentioned IN the TWEEN
I NAN "a -. - tA'' ~ .'.' ~ $50
powers and discharge any duties heretofore con,
ferrcd on, or required OF any court or tribunal
established for judicial purposes under the said
article and section oil the constitution OF one
thousand cight-hundrcd and seyenty-two, or
the clerk OF said court or tribunal
respectively, respecting the recording ana pres
erNhlloH Oh uee"s hhu ptieI paP,as picsch.e' 10y
Ic.UiG, N'' Va rrp""''I' Nv iip'a';yn. ~
d d,"Mt c"m,%,it,rcs rIIrsIars dmd The sattian,cm,
utann - =" III H.,,,"-S 1870, ~
W. 'NNA "N''HHNi N'' 80 49, N' 'eN'o ~
"pi'c"'''N>
-. All actions, suits ana proceedings not EN-
braced III the next preceding section, pending
in Il county our when this article takes effect,
together with the records and papers pertaining
thereto rs wei. as all records and papers pertain
ing 10 such actions, suits ana proceedings. as
have already been disposed of by said courts
shall be transmitted 20 and filed with the clerk
of the circuit court Oi the county To whiCh office
ali process outstanding at The time this article
gocs into opcration shall be returned: and said
,lrrk shall have the same pOWcr and shall Der
form the same duties i'm relation to such records,
narcrs and procreJings rs were vested i'm and re.
ouirrd Of the clerk OF the county
court. on the day before this ar
ticIe shall take effect. All such actions.
snits and proceedings so pending as aforesaid
eboU he dockpted nrocaedcd i'm. tried. heard
aud dn,ermincd I'm MI rpspects nv the circuit
Court sS If said suits and proceedings had origi.
nr,ej in said court.
os Tha ,o,ors - .ocb oo,r,v shall o,ec, q
20; ny op =" corrt wbnso ,"rm ~ nfHcc
cteIh vi tv coOor'' tIfS t,,ins onJ n,UnromSo.
shaii : ~ ~ - bfs ror,nyaI sim Lc
uou, II nc y, re- n,t H. cIortS oS aid cnurts
ply, ~ "tsoc! i%aIi Icmoin thcr"in inr Inc term
\" ,h;CL NV bavn hncn ninctnd uulnsS sooner
y, ,bnrsf,nm i'm tbe manner prrscribcd
~ iS,r
D.! Ia"
-. Each county snail DO lald on mo diStrlclSr
not less than three nor more IMAM ten IN num-
Der, and as nearly equal as may be, IN territory
and population. There shall be elected IN each
district containing a population not exceeding
twelve hundred, one justice oil the peace, ana II
The population exceeds that number, two such
justices shall be elected therein. Every Justice
Shall reside in the district for which he was ell
eCted, and hold his Office fOI term OF four yearS,
unless sooner removed 1 in the manner prescribed
by law. The districts rs they now exist, shall
remain VII chauNq 10y me count! Coult' ,ho
=. me ClNIt JuIis"Ic.iom = ymS.,o m'
peace shail SNtenu Vo aStIoms = Sunhf,,ai 49,
uetiiuc niu .roNc' y .nv nDamt 49, 80 ~
SJ rad doTiiar mo f1Tisd;C,inn Of iusiirrs oi The
rao"o sb"Il oxtrni tbrnugbout iheir comfy.
nv! s'r"h i"riSJ,n,ion and novynr I, criT, nal
a. ~ hn ,r,so.;hoS y, fiow Ia ;ns,iaai
CeSva a. nlu? ~ rn vs. 4; e. - ~
d 'He pSaSr aInli nay s"ui"ii! " .ah. wy
aShhoW IcIsniym' " u Tc.Tn wv W.. "tLunsSS'
aunll"iS,vr pa'nS, Ell ~ "n n ~! mvtSUSd
uoIis' ~! 'ie 80 ;ms a.; $500 !uonnSs
su.h "tta;I,aa, a. o cc"nn'Gn'as 80 nb - 49,
Win a. 49, s,,cb rcsri,,inns al "a
gu p,i = y 80 Ic r,oScrihe5 hv ganorai ,ow
>'IICI'o,s niaa ~ y! 100, NV,
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