The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1880-07-14

and discharge any duties heretofore COLI
icrrpd Oh. 81 required Of any court or trt-
bunai est ablisiied for judicial purposes UNI
der the said article and section OF the com
stitution 81 ono thousand eight hundred
and seyenty4two, or the clerk oil said court
or tribunal respectively, respecting the re-
cordine and preservation OF deeds and 9TH
er papers presented for record, matters OF
probate, the appointment and qualification
OF personal representatives, guardians.
committees, clrators and the settlement OF
their accounts, and in all matters relating
10 apprentices.
%. a u actions, suits and proceedings not
embraced in the next preceding section,
pending in county courtwhen this arti-
Gle takes effect, together with the records
and papers pertaining thereto aswell rs
allTecords and papers pertaining to such
actions, suits and proceedings, as have al
ready been disposed OF by said courts shall
be transmitted 10 and filed With the clerk
Of the circuit court OF the county to which
Office all process outstanding at the time
this article goes into operation shall be re-
turned; and said clerk shall have the same
power and shall perform the same duties
in relation to such records, papers and
proceedings as we're vested inatld required
Of the clerk OF the county court, OH 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.
%. The voters OF each county shall elect
a clerk 81 the county court, whose term OF
Office shaA be six years. Els duties and
compensation, and the manner OF his re-
moyal, shall Be prescribed by law. But
the clerks OF said courts, now in office,
shall remain therein for theterm for which
they have been elected, unless sooner re-
moved therefrom, in the mannerpr prescribed
by law.
81. Each county shall be laid off into
districts, not less than three nor more
than ten in number, and as nearly equal
MS may be i'll territory and population.
There shall be elected in each district con-
tanning q population not exceeding twelve
hundred, one justice OF the peace, and if
the population exceeds that number, two
such justices shall be elected therein. Ey-
cry justice shall reside in the district for
which he was elected, and hold his Office
Tor term OF four years, unless sooner re-
moved inthe manner prescribed by law.
The districts as they now exist, shall re-
main till changed by the county court.
%. The civil jurisdiction OF justice oil
the peace shall extend to actions OF assump-
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
conseryators 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
spective counties as may be deemed expe-
dent, under such regulations and restric-
tons as may be prescribed by general law,
except that in suits to recover money or
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 III such man
ner Us may be prescribed by law.
20. The legislature shall upon the appli-
cation OF any county, reform. alter or mod
ify the county court established by this
article in such county, and in lieu thereof,
with the assent of a majority OF the voters
OF such county, voting at an election, ere
ate another tribunal for the transaction OF
the business required to be performed by
the countycourt created by this article;
and in such case, oil the provisions OF this
article ilirelation 10 the county court shall
be applicable to the tribunal established
in lieu OF said court. And when said tri-
bunal has been established, it shall con-
tinue to act in lieu Of the county court I'M
til otherwise provided by law.
80. The office OF commissioner and JUS
tice OF the peace shall be deemed incom-
patible. Vacancies in the Office of COM
missioner, clerk OF the county court and
justices o. the peace shall be filed by the
county court Of the county until the next
general election.
JoixT REsoLuT1oN proposing an amend
ment to the Constitution Of this State.
Resolrcd By thc Legislature Of Rtst isGinid,
t,ro-hlds Of all he members clecied 10 edsh
House agreeing thereto; That the following be
and the same is hereby proposed as an