South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1880-08-06

Provisions nay be made BY law for hold
ing special sessions OF said court.
%. The commissioners Shall bo elect
ca by &c voters Of the county, and hold
their Office FOR ;he term Of six wears
exccp, that ~ the Erst meeting Of said
commissioners they shall designate. by
lot or c,herYisc, in such manner. "a they
nay determine, one or thei. number
Who shall hold his Office for tho term Of
fEo wears. one FOR four years. and ono
Tor six years, co that enc shall DO cleo
ted every two years. But no two OF
paid commissioners shall he elected from
he same msgisteriai district. Aud X
Two o. more paTsoDs residing in The
-'r'- Ict sasll receive tho greater
otes cast al any election,
o oue OF such persons re-
,best number sbal! oe de-
-.-u, and tho person living in
another district, who shall receive the
next highest number OF votes, ebsll be
declared elected. Said commissioners
shall annually elect one o. ihcir number
~ president and eacs shall receive So
per day Tor his services I'm court. 10 be
paid cut OF the county treasury.
2i. The county courts through rbci-
clorks, shall have The custody OF Eli
deeds and other papers presented for
record in their counties, end the Same
shall be preserved therein, or othcryise
disposed OF. as nov is, or NAV be nre.
scribcd by law. They shall have juris-
diction IN ell matters OF probate. the ap.
pointment ond qualification OF personal
representatives., guardians, committees.
curators. and tho settlement OF their ac
counts, and ia al! matters relating 70 GO.
preutices. They shall also, under such
regulations as may be prescribed by
lay, have tho superintendeuce and sd
'n!nistratiOn o! the internal police an6
fiscal affairs OF their counties, including
the establishment and regulation OF
ro,ds, ways, bridges, public landings.
ior;ics snd mills, with authority 10 law
ant Gi.hurse tho county leyics. Tro--
~'}s', That nc license for tho sale ofin.
cheating iiqurs in any incorporated
city, town or village, shall be granted
Tith0nt the consent OF tho municipal su-
'loc;tic1 thereof, first had and obtained.
may 5tSs, IA all eases Of contest. iudoe
Ct the election, qualification end rotarns
o! thCi7 own members. ard O. ell comfy
sNt District olbCcrs, subject 10 such reg
"'Etio05, hy Grpcsl or otherwise. as NAV
be prescribed by iaG SvCh courts msv
exercise such otlc7 powers and perform
-rch other tn;icc not of judicial ma
turs, So may berresaeiDed by law. End
precision msY Gc mcia, under such rev
IS atoms - mar lie prescribed hv Iavr.
- 30 nroh"ta or villa. and Tor the en-,
poiRtmeAs anil ou,uficsticn or personal
representatives,, gnardisns, cou.nittecs
ana clc&toCs ,;uriCg the recess az tho
rsgria, PASSIONS % tho county court
such tribunals 80 have heen heretofore
oa;noistud ny the legislature under and
~ virtue OF the inirty-fouTth section OF
'Aa eighth article Of the Consultation OF
Cns thousand eight hundred and seven.
ty'tRo, Cor police and fiscal pur3oaen.
shslI, anti, othsrT!sc provided by law
Icciain snd cuntiGUs ~ At prerCnt con.
ettrtad in tile couuties i'm which tbey
hrTa heen respectively established. end
aAall H1 and act 81 TO police and fiscal
matters - lieu Of the county court crc-
a,e1 by THE article until otherviso pro.
vi5ai by Inv. And, until o,hcrwis.
preSl5ed by law, euch clerk e. ia men.
toned in tho twentv-siXth section az
Ibis article, Qtsll cxerciae any powers
md dlcchsrge any duties heretofore
rcnteTrod or, or required of any ccrr; or
tribunal established for Judicial purpos-
o. under tie said article and eectiG9 OF
tAs constitution o. onc thc.sand c,.ax
luldred AID BoIenty-tgo, or tie C.crk
OF said court or tribunal refpectivelv re-
SpeciiEs TIE recording AMI preservation
81 cce's and other papers nrc artcG ICY
record, matters oc probate, Lrc s-.c.rs7
usns and qualification % -,reors. yep
rcsentatiye, gI.rGiara, c,.:>r.'.. g. cr.
ratcrs and tbs sett'a,osa1 q sl-it Sc
counts, and in nll ,o4,torr rc'--l~7 10
oPpre1tcss.
%. Al action, ani's ana 9rocea. legs
no; embraced ~ TO 7-Ss i-co..'.s.
section pending III too0ty caari rEau
this sr,icio tS%ce cNect, tccotter with
tbs record. and 7sper- per'sin'og ,6oro
g =. |7i' ~ a, records .0} pP7~re per-
.'ia'GT 90 sHch actions. cults suG pro-
ceel'oEs, rs have elreaGs 5ocu G.5rose1
- ~ 9aij cou-;5 fta,l 5a transmitted 20
aaE '.c' r1'h tlt clerk 81 The circuit
s1-r- &c tSs cClntY 20 which Office eu
process Outstanding s. tla si.-. tiiq ri.
'.rla goc1 into cgecatiop oaa., 10 re-.
tuned; aud sEil clerk sha,l have tho
eaa1s Horer and shall perfor,o tLo SAME
tn,ics IN relation 60 such records. papers
,'d pgccca. ne - rrre restoI IN g rs
.H'sd Of tDc Cl,ih % she crcu.y CONT.
80 tbe cey before tais ,rti..a .l@.i sake
.'.. AZ 'Nch actions, fsi'5 @vd yeo-
-el.og. 30 pending 60 AfJ-csoii. aaa!l
'o tc'c2, proceeded ia '-.e.. hoard
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