West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1880-09-25

%. There shall be in each county Of the
state county court. composed of three
commissioners, and two of said commits
Nioners shall he quorum for tie trans
action of business. 1t Shall holt + ur
regular sessions Ia each yoat. at surh
times aS may be llNel upo. ami entered
of record 10y the said court. Provisions
may be made Uy law for holding special
sessions of sal court
%. The commits Siouers shall b. elected
10y the voters of the county, anil hold
their Office for the term Of six years. ex
ccpt that at the first meeting of said com
mlSoI"utrS they shall CCsignate bV lot
or otnorwi-c, IN such manner, as they
may determine, one OF their number.
who shall hold his Office for the torn of
two years, ono To-, tour years ana one for
six years, 50 that one shall Toe elected
every two wears But no TWO Of said
con niSSiOuCrS snail be elected from tho
same inaRi~tcrial di ,trict. And il two or
more persons residing in the same dis
trict shall i've the greater number of
votes cast mt any election, then only the
one of such persons receiving thc highest
number shall be declared elected, and
the person living in another district, who
shall receive the next highest number of
vOt X, shall be declared elected Said
commissioners shall annually elect one
Of their number as president, and each
shall receive - pCr day for his services
in court, to be paid out of tine county
treasury.
-. The county courts rou1h their
Clerks, shall hnyc thc custody of ain
deeds mid "tuc' paper presented Tor rec.
Owl Iu Gyir counties. aul tlc Same shall
Doe preserved thCJDiu, or otherwise dis-
I. ul, H~ uo" #. DI w.N ha ury-..ii .1
10y Jaw. They shall ntye Jurisdiction jim
aIl matters OF probate, tlo appointment
ana qualification OF personal representa-.
uVe~, guardians, committees curaturS.
and the settle uCnt Of their accounts. and
and i'm q ] matters relating To- appreuti-
Ces. They shat, also, under such rem
lations as may be prescribed by Ian.
have the supcrintCndcuco and admins
trltiOL OF the internal police and fiscal
affairs Of their counties, includi the
establishment and regulation OF roads.
ways, bridges, public landings, ferries
and mills, with authority 90 lay and dis
bursc thc county lCvies. pyOuioJd.
That mo- license Tor tie sale Of intOx:ca.
tn2 liquors iu any incorporated city.
town or village. shall he granted with
ont the consent of the municipal authOri .
ties thereof, first bad and Obtained
They shall, in all cases of contest, Judge
oil the election, qualihcnti Du and returns
Of thcir own members and of an county
ana district officers, subject tu such reg
u7lions, by appeal CO. otherwise, as may
be prescribed by law. Such courts may
exercise such other powers and perform
such Othcr duties, not OF judicial ma
lure, as may BE- prescribed by law.
Ana provision may Doe made, under
such regulations as may bc prescribed
by law. for The probate of wills. and for
the appointment and quaIiG, alton Of pcr-
soual representatives, guardians, COIN
.uittes and curatOr- during tho recess
OF the regular sessions of the county
court. Suon tribunals as have been
heretofore established bv the legislature
under aud by virtue the thrtv-foarth
section rf the eighth article OF tie Com
stltutiou ofouc Thousand eight hundred
and scvcnty~two. for police and fiscal
purpose, shall, until otherwise provi-
dcd bY law. roWaiu and continue p3 no
present constituted Boo the counties iu
which they have boon respectively ass
iapliehcI, and shall Doe and act as to noe
Icc and fiscal matters Don lieu of ihe
county court created by this article uu-
ODD Otherwise provided by law. And uu-
tI otherwise provided bv law. such
cIcrN as ie mentioned in the twrufy-
sixth section Of this article. shall oxrr-
else any powers and discharge any du-
Tics heretofore conferred on or rrquirol
of any court or tribunal established for
iud' cial purposes undor the said article
and section Of the constitution Of ono
Thousand oiRht-hundrod and seventy
two, or the clerk Of said court or fribu-
nal respectively, respecting Tho record.
ing aud preservation Of deeds and other