Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1880-07-27
LEG Al NOTICES.

village, shall remnin as at present constituted
until otherwise provided BY law The ninnie. !
ipal court of Wheeling shall eontinne in erist.
encs until otherwise provided by ltw, and SAID
court aud the judge thereof, shall exercise the
powers aud jurisdiction heretofore conferreS
upon them: aud appeals in civil cases from aid
court shall lie directly to tue supreme court of
20. No citizoa of this State who aided or mar.
tlclpated in the late war between the govern
pie thereof on either side, shall be tablet in any
preceding, civil criminal: nor shall his nran.
erty DC seized or sold nrder fiual process issnod
upon judgments or degrees heretofore rende,eI
OF otberWlse, because of any act done 10 accord
prosecution said war. The N the
proViae by general laws, for giving full force
81. Snch parts of tho common law. AMI of ,ho
Jaws OF TINS State as are i'll force when this ar.
tieie goes INTO operation, and are not repupnant
thereto' shall be and continue the law of the
State until altered or repealed by tho T,erisia'
ture All civil and crimin al suits and proeeoS-
State. shall remsin aud be procerdod in beFor ore
the circuit courts of the counties in which thew
were psnding. 10y
COUNTY COURTS.
Y There shalt be in each county of The ssata
county court. composed eff three comnission-
quorum for the TRANSACTION of business r. .%,ii
bold four regular sessions in each wear, mr. snch
record by the said cuurt. Proyision. posr oa
made by law for holding special sessions Of said
%. Tho commissioners shall be .1eot.d ,,x a..
SoIsrs OF the county, and hold their Office for
Gne form OF SIX years, except that at the first
meeting of said commissioners tLev shall desise
nate. by lot or otherwise. in such manncr a.
they they, may determine one of their number, who
one for four years. and one for six Years 80 thst
one shall be elected every two years Rut mo
the Same maaisteral district And II tr from IN
more po,sons reading In the same district shall
ei:eton en only the OF such psSso ,s any nv
s sewing the highest number .haii be declared
trlct, who shall receive the next hiphc,t rH "rs
Der OF votes. shall be declared elected SAIL
number as president, and each snail rcceire co
per CAV Tor his services in court, to bo maid ont
OF the county treasury. fN 'u'
a. Tho county courts through their clerks.
shaii have the custody of all deeds and otbcr
paper: presented Tor record in their couDtias
aud the came shall be preserved tbcJaim eS,
dlsposeG of as now is. NAV be pre-
all matters of probate, the appoininent mn ~
9uathcatlon Of personal representatives guar
~ com nitSecs. curators, and the settlement
apprentices. they sha II also und.r srci, ra,,,,
saI,ons as NAV be prescribed by law. have the
tereal police and fiscal affairs of Their countIcs
IIcinelnS the estahiiShmsnt and regulation OF
IoAHs, Ways. bridges Public landings, ferries
ana mills, with authority 10 Law ard ,iisbnrSe
the county LEWIS. P'ODided That no lcen Sc tor
Lhe sale OF Intoxicating liquors IN any incnrno
rated city. town or village, shall be Dr,ntoJ
without the cnnsent of the n,uniclpsl nnthoT.
!tles thereof first had and obtained They sI,aII
In al cases of contest. judge of the election :
qasltcstion aud returns OF their own menhers
i.sRt f,,
srch regulations. by appeal or OF hrrwise s ma
DC prescribed by law. Snch courts may exer-
duties not of judicial nature "a NAV he nrsI
sorIOed BY law. And proviSions NAV be made
lao. for the probate of will. and for tTe Nv Nv
pointmcut and qualification of Personal rcnrc
ou.!.S Iue recess o: the reGu !sr se5sinns of the
eonntv chnrt. Such tribunals as have been
m9G bT she hy the legislature
e.Shen article Of be Consritu ION of ono thon
SANG San elSht hundred and sevemtv-two, fer police
VIdcd by law, remain and continue AS Mt nre.emt
SGoos'IIuted IN tho counties in which they have
oeen respectively csta 6lShei, and shall be nud
act as to police and fiscal matters iu lien Of th
county court created by this article until other
| wise proTlded Ivy law. A1d, until either, viso
| provided by law, such clerk as is ncntin,nJ ~
the twentE-sixth section of thia article shalt er
ercife ANY powers and discharge any dntiee
heretofore Conferred on or reoIiTed of ,nv 49,
or tribunal established for judicial putnoscs
under the said article ard sociiCn of tIe c6"s.;
tuition of ore thousand eight bund-od md Scr
entY-two, CT the clerk of said court OF fribnnsI
respectively, respecting the recording and nras
ervatlon of Gecds aud other paners nrnsnntad
lot RECORD, matters of prnba te. tho arnou trcnt
guardians. committees, curators ~ The s.rtIe'
nent OF their accounts, and in all matters re-
latIng to apprentices.
%. Nj actions. saits and rrocecdipqs NOT an.
o'aceu IN inc next preceding ion, Dendinr in
county court when this article t.. kes effect
tHgethor with the records and Dlpcrs ncrtoj,
thereto AS well as lrecords nd paDcrs nsris ;n
! ing to such actions, suits and proccrdings as
shall be transmitted TO and filed with the cIe,L
OF tho clTcuIt court of tho county TO which ofira
an process outstanding nj the time this articlc
goes into operation shall be returneI anJ so
clerk shall have tho same power AID snnIi 49,
form the came duties in rea ticn To sucLraco,,9
| papers and proceedings as were yesicI in ,n Si
required OF the clerk of the county conrt on
such actions snits and proceedings an manil; a..
as aforesaid, shall DO dockntetl. procsa5nS in
the circuit court, as if said suits and pr. ~
lnes had originated i'll said court p'ooeeu-
cIeu ~ s"ten, OF each county shall elect
IIT p1 tne county court, whose term of Office
smatl De siS years. His duties and coppens,
prescribed Jaw. But the clerks NJ ,o Is sna liable be
now in ofce, shall remain therein for - 10
.oI mi" tnev nave been elected. unless sooner
bv law. "0' prescribed
q; Each county shall be laid of into districts
not less than three nor more than ten in NM
Der. and as nearly equal rs NAV be :, terr lin
and population There shall be elected il s"cS
district containing population not eXcccdirg
twelve hundred, one justice of tho Drace enn
INC popniati9n exceeds that number, two smcI
Jnstlces shall be elected therein Eyerw ;usti t
shall reside In the distr'ct for which IL o S
elected, and hold his office for term of f M,,s
years, unless sooner removed in the mann On Iour
scrIhed Ivy law. The districts as tho W. nIe-
snail remain til changed by the county CONT
mace sh ne Jurisdiction of justice of tho
o%timue ana trover, If the amount claimed. cr
dTeI Ioiia,s ast. does not exceed three hun
peace shall extend throughout their count.
b,vo smci ne c9n.ervator@ of tho peace. and
HANc SUCH jurisdiction and power in cri1,;nni
c;sscs as may DC pcescribed by law ANY iu.tic"s
OF the peace shall have authority to t3ka tbs
of deeds aud other writings,
lions And tue legislature may give 70 i.I:ticns
S SItim evil jui.dcton ard powers
ed eHpcdient. under sue, reGnIofio1s I'D III III
sIccnt as may he prescribed by general aw
ages their jurisdiction and Dcger. Shall u; t'n I
ease ease, exceed three hundred dollars AnneaIs
9ne o1 'iiowed from Judgments of jnsice. of
by law. 40 ''"S os prescribed
~. inc Ieyiala.ure shall upon the aoplication
" any county reform alter O modify m, ropn,v
80 ga nIished 10y this article in such co.ruty
Ie" 'hsrso'. with the s.sen. OF a msi,ri;y
-. 1"s voters OF such county, voting atap 10
voc eros to aaothsr triHuu for tho t-,ns,e.;o,
OF tue DISlnsss re0uired