West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1880-07-31

mitteos and Curators during the recess
OF tho regular sessions Of the cOGnty
court. Such tribunals as have been
heretofore established by the legislature
under ana by virtue of the thirty-iOurth
section Of the eighth article of the Con-
stitution Of one thousand oieht hundred
and seventy>two, for police and fiscal
purposes, shall, until otherwise proVi-
ucd ny law, remain and continue % Al
present constituted in tho counties i'm
when they have been respectively es>
tablished, and shall loo and act as 10 DO
lice and fiscal matters in lieu of Tho
county court created by this article un-
III otherwise provided by law. And un-
vi otherwise provided by law, such
clerk as IL mentioned in tho twenty>
sixth section Of this article. shall exer-
clsc any powers and discharge any du>
ties heretofore conferred on, or required
OF any court or tribunal established for
Jud cial purposes under the said article
anu section OF the constitution Of ono
thousano eight-hundred and seventy
| TWO, or the clerk Of said court or tribu-
,ldl respectively, respecting tue record
Jug anu preservation of deeds and other
papers presented for record, matters of
probate, tho appointment and oualitica~
uon oil personal representatives, guar
ulanS' committees, curators and the set
! uomeht Oh their accounts, and i'm all
matters relating to apprentices.
% All acuCns, suits and proceedings
not eiuplacod in the next preceding
this article takes effect, together with
tho records and papors pertaining thereto
as well rs all records and papers per-
tanning TO sIch actions, suits and pro
coodinSS AZ have already boon disposed
OF by said courts shall be transmitted to
and ed with tho clerk of the circuit
cOuf tho county to which Office all
process outstanding Mt the timo this artis
Gle goes into operation shall be returned;
anu SAID clerk shall have thesam power
and shall perform the same duties I'm ro.
lauon to such records, papers and pros
ceedlhgs AZ were 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, shah DO dock
oted, proceeded in, tried, heard and de,
terinined in all respects by the circuit
court; as If said suits and proceedings
had originated in said court.
~. The voters of each county shall elect
clerk OF tho county court, whose term Of
Office shall be six years. His DUTIES and
compensation, and tho manner of his re-
moVal, shall be prescribed by law, But
tho clerks of said courts, now i'm Office
snail remain therein tor tho torn for
which they hovo been elected, unless
sooner removed therefrOm, i'm rho mans
ner prescribed by law.
~. Each county shall be laid OFT into
districts, not loss than three nor more
ten In number, and as nearly equal Az
may be in territory and populatiou.
There shall DO elected in each district
containing a population not exceeding
WE'VE hundred, ono Justice Of the peace,
ana II the population exceeds that NUNS
Der, two such Justices shall he elected
therein. Every Justice shall reside i'm the
district for which no was elected. and
hOld his Office for the term Of four wears
unless sooner removed in the manner
prescribed by law. The districts as thoy
now exist, shall remain till changed by
the county court
Is. Tho civil jurisdiction Of n Justice of
inc peace shall extend to actions OF as>
Sumpslt, debt, detinue and troNcr. if the
amount claimed, exclusive of interest
does not eEcood three hundred dollars.
me jurisdiction of Justices o. the peace
snail extend throughout their county
they shall DO cOnservatOrs OF the peace
ana nave such jurisdiction and power i'm
criminal cases as may be prescribed bv
law. And Justices OF the peace shall have
authority To take the nowledgment o f
deeds and other writings. administer
oathS, and take and certify depOsitions.
Ahd mo legislature may give to justices
Soch additional civil jurisdiction and
powers within their respective counties
as may be deemed cNpcdicnt, mdersuch
regulations and restriction as NAV be
prescribed by general law, except that in
SUITS to recover money on damages their
jurisdiction and powers shall in no case
exceed three hundred dollars. Appeals
snail he allowed from judgments oil ius,
ices OF the peace in such manner as NAV
be prescribed by law,
~. The legislature shall upon tho ar>
phcation ofany county, reform, alter or
modify the county court established by
thls article in such county, and in lieu
thereof, with the assent offs majority of
the voters OF such county, voting at an
election, create another tribunal for the
transaction ofthe business required to DO
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 lieu of said
court. And when such tribunal has been
esabiished.it shall continue to act i'm lieu
of the county court until otherwise pros
vided by law.
30. The Office of commissioner and ius>
tlce OF peace shall be deemed incompatie
bio. Vacancies in the office of conmiso
sloner, clerk of the county court and ius-
tees of the peace shall bo filled by the
county. court of the county until the next
general election.
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