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such clerk a. Is mentioned in the twenty
sixth section OF This article, shall eXefcise
any powers and discharge any duties here
tolore conferred on. or reqaired Of ny
court or tribunal established Tor judicial
purposes under the stiI ailicle ana Vction
uf The constitution q one Thousand eight
hundred and seventy-iwo, or tie cleik oi ssii
court or triAanal respectively, respecting
the recording anu rrss rvaiinn oi ccc''s 'hu
other p:peTs presented Tor record, 'na'i'i'
II probate, tie fppliniWcat and qHaiiiica-
ton Of iirlsOrai representative, gutriiahst
committee. carattrs ind the settlement a.
heir acronnis, ard IN al matters relating
to apprentices.
Is. All actions srits ard proc od,ngs nol
embraced in he ncsi preceding SETON,
pendirgin county cont WhDu ihis .s,icie
takes effect, to.eih,r with tie rccIrds arl
papers pertaining llcfeip SO well - ala
records sid parera :, riainiss io.snch &C.
tions. suits and p.rcc.dinys, q, have sifc9'N
been disposed q by -aid courts 'hA.. le
transmitted - and fled Nith the clerk oi
tie Circuit court 90 llc county % which
Office al pruce-s un s'anlHg O.. The tune
this article eols ia:o p.raiion shali ie
returned: AMI ssi cl,rs shall have tie
same power and shall perform ihe same
duties In relation 60 such records inlrrs
aul pr0ccldi. "a ss ;srfe vested ia and It.
qrircl Of the cierk OF Tee county court on
the dav before Ills ara Gle shall takc elect
All such acli0u-, suiis AMI poo. ciinss 90
pending "a 81. faid, shall DE- dockoied,
rroo, eLcd in irici, heard ard d'icFmined
in all respects bv lhe circuit count. - 81
said suits and proceedings lad Orisira'ed
in said court.
%. Tic yoie.s 81 each comfy fh7.l elect
clerk OF the county cont. uliore term ol
Office shall be- SIX year'. Ills duties and
compensa'ion, and tie manner Of his re-
moval. shall be prescribed by inw. But
the clerks Of said courts, now in Office, shall
rsnain Their, ia ior he term Tor vi ics they
NAV have been elected. nnl,s' soOntr r.
moved ,AeT, from, IN the manner prescribed
by law.
u. Each county shall be laid OF into
districts. not less uisn three nor more than
len in nun.be, aud - nearly equal ~ may
be in territory and p pulation. IloEe shaI
be- elected in each district contaiiii -
population Hct exceeding twelve hundr q,
one Justice Of the pace, and il tie popu'a-
ton exceeds that number, Two such justice
shsll lie elected th'Iein. Every justice
shall reside IN the district Tor which ic was
elected. and hold bis office ior term 90 iou'
voars III les. so1ner removed in he manner
nrcscribed by law The districts - they
now exist. shall remain all changed b. the
county count
D.. The civil jurisdiction Of a justice 81
the peace shall extend 90 actions % assumP-
sit deli. dciinuc and trOyrr, II lie ara auit
claimed. exclusive Oh Interest. docs not cz-
coed three hundred do.lar- The juri-tic-
ton Of justices Of the peace shall extend
Throughout their county; they shall L.
corseTyators Of tie pesce, ard have such
jurisdiction and power in criminal crsg- ~
NAV be prescribcd By law. Aud justices Of
the peace shall have authority - take ihc
acknowledgment Of deeds and other writ
iors administer oaths, and take and certify
dcpositions. Ard the legislature may give
n justices such additional civil jurisdiction
and powers whhin their respective eJuniic'
az NAV be deemed expedieiit under such
regulations and restrictions a. may Toe
prescribed by general law, except that in
suits to recover money or damages ibcif
Jurisdiction and powers shall IN no case
exceed three hundred dollars Alpeais
shall be allowed from judgments % just ofs
Of the neace in suca manner 90 may be
prescribed 10y law. =.
20. The legislature shall upon the appli-
cation Of any county, reform, alter or
modify the county court eslablished by this
article in such county, and in lieu Thereof,
with the assent OF a majority Of tie voters
oisuch county, voting al an election, create
snofher tribunal Tor th= transaction oi tie
business required TO be performed by The
county court created b. lie article aud IN
such case, al the provisions Of this article
in relation to the county court shall be sp-
plicable 10 the tribunal established IN licn
Of said court. And when such tribunal has
been established, it sIdl continue 70 act ~
lieu Of the county cou:t until otherwise
provided by Law.
80 Tie office OF commissioner end jus
tice Of peace shall be deemed incom-
patible. Vacancies in the Office 81 ccm-
missioner, clerk Of the county court and
justices Il the peace shall be filed by the
touniy court Of the county until tie next
laneral election.
49, 7 cor ,u-rr,- r.-,. d rmrrf-