The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1880-10-06


and discharge any.duies heretofore cost.
ferfed ON, or,fequired ~ any court or tri-
bunnl established for judicial purposes uns
der the said article and action OF the pon-
stitution of one thousand eight hundred
and seventy-two, or the clerk Of said couEt
or tribunal fespeetiyeN J, respecting thefe.
cording and pteseryatfl ii Of deeds and 9TH
er papers presented for. record, nsstters Of
probate, the appointment and qualification
OF personal -represe htatiyes,. guardians,
committees, curators and the settlement d
their accounts, and in al matters relating
to apprentice.
20. All actions, suits and proceeding not
embraced in the next preceding section,
4 pending in q county court when this arti-
lcle takes effect, together with the records
and papers pertaining thetett rs well as
all records and papers pertaining to such
actions, suits and proceedings, as have al
kreaay been disposed OF bysaid courts shall
be transmitted to and fled with the. clerk
ot the circuit court ofthe county to which
office all process outstanding ut the time
this article goes into operatioRshall be re-
turned; and said clerk shall haye.the same
power and shall perform. the same duties
in relation to such records, papers and
process 1ings aSwere vested in and required
OF the clerk OF the county court, on the day
before this article shall take effect. All
such actions, suits and proceedings so
pending as aforesaid, shall be docketed,
proceeded in, tried, heard and determined
in all respects by the circuit court, as ii
said suits and proceedings had originated
in said court.
28- The voters OF each county shall elect
a clerk OF the county court, whose term OF
Office shall be six years. His duties and
comp nsatlon, and the manner OF his re-
noyal, shall be prescribed by law. But
the clerks OF said courts, now In office,
shall remain therein for term for which
they have been elected, unless sooner re.
moved therefrom, in the manner prescribed
by law.
81. Each county shall be laid off into
districts, no! less than three nor more
than ten in number, and as nearly equal
as may be in territory and population.
There shall be elected in each district con.
tanning a population not exceeding twelve
hundred, one justice OF the peace, and ii
the population exceeds that number, two
such justices shall be elected therein. Ev.
cry justice shall reside in the district for
which he was elected, and hold his Office
for term OF four years, unless sooner re-
moved in the manner prescribed by law.
| The districts as they now exist, shall re-
main till changed by the county court
g. The civil jurisdiction OF justice Of
the peace shall extend to actions ofassump-
sit, debt, detinue and troyer, il the amount
claimed, exclusive OF interest, does not ex-
coed three hundred dollars. The iurisdic-
ton OF justices Of the peace shall extend
throughout their county; they shall be
conserVators of the peace, and have such
| jurisdiction and power in criminal cases as
may be prescribed by law. And Justices
OF the peace shall have authority to take
the acknowledgment OF deeds and other
writings, administer oaths, and take and
certify dispositions. And the legislature
may give to JUSTICES such additional civil
Jurisdiction and powers within their re
spectire counties as may be deemed expee
dent, under such regulations and restric-
tons as may be prescribed by general law,
except that in suits to recover money OF
damages their jurisdiction and powers
shall in no case exceed three hundred dol
lars. Appeals shall be allowed from judg.
ments OF justices OF the peace in such man.
ner as may be prescribed by law.
20. The legislature shall upon the appli-
cation OF any county, reform. alter or mod
lily the county court established BY this
article in such county, and in lieu thereof
with the assent OF majority OF the voters
ofsuch county, voting at an election, ere.
| ate another tribunal Tor the transaction Of
the business required to be performed by
the county court created by this article;
and in such case, all the provisions OF this
article in relation to the county court shall
be applicable to the tribunal established
in lien Of said court. And when said tri
bunal has been established, it shall con.
time to act in lieu Of the county court un,
til otherwise provided by law.
80. The Office OF commissioner and ius
tice Of the peace shall be deemed incom
patibie. Vacancies in the Office Of com.
missioner, clerk of the county court and
justices Of the peace shall be filled by the
county court of the county until the next
general election. .