The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1880-03-13
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prescribed by law, for the probate
of wills, and for the appointment
and qualification of personal repre-
scntatives, guardians, committees
and curators during the recess OF
the regular sessions of the county
court. Such tribunals as have
been heretofore established by the
legislature under and b, virtue of
the thirty-fourth section Of the
eighth article OF the Constitution Of
one thousand eight hundred and
seventy-two, for police and fiscal
purposes, shall, until otherwise pro-
vided by law, remain and continue
rs at present constituted in the
counties in which they have been
respectively established, and shall
be and act as 10 police and fiscal
matters in lieu Of the county court
created by this article until other
wise provided by law. And, until
otherwise provided by law, such
clerk Us is mentioned in the twenty.
sixth section Of this article, shall
exercise any powers and discharge
any duties heretofore conferred on,
rreQuirod Of any court or tribunal
established for Judicial purposes
under the said article and section
OF the Constitution of one thousand
eight hundred and seventy-two, or
the clerl; of such court or tribunal
respectively, respecting the record
ing and preservation of deeds and
other papers presented for record,
matters Of probate, the appointment
and qualification Of personal repre-
ssntativcs, guardians, committees,
curators and the settlement oftheir
accounts, and in all matters rela-
ting to apprentices.
%. All actions, suits and proceed-
ings not embraced in the next pre-
ceding section, pending in county
court when this article takes effect,
together with the records and pa
pers pertaining to such actions,
suits and proceedings, as have al.
ready been disposed OF by said
courts shall be transmitted to and
fled with the clerk Of the circuit
court Of the county to which office
all process outstanding ut the time
this article goes into oDeration shall
be returned; and said clerk shall
have tho same power and shall per-
form tho same duties in relation to
such records, papers and proceed.
ings as were vested i'll 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 afore.
said. shall be docketed, proceeded
in, tried, heard and determined in
all respects by the circuit court, as
if said suits and proceedings had
originated in said court.
2G. The voters of each county
shall elect clerk Of the county
court, whose term OF office shall be
six years. His duties and COM
pensation, and the manner Of his
| removal, shall be prescribed by
law. But the clerks Of said courts,
now in Office, shall remain therein
for the term for which they have
been elected, unless sooner remov-
ell thcrcfrom, in the manner pre-
scribed by law.
q. Each county shall be laid off
INTO districts, not less than three
nor moro than ten in number, and
Us nearly equal as may be in terri.
tory and population. There shall
be elected in each district contain
ing n population not exceeding
twelve numbered, one justice of the
peace, AMI if tho population ex-
cccds that number, wo,,such justi-
ces shall be elected therein.
l2cvory justice shall reside in the
district for which he was elected,
and hold his Office for the term OF
four years, unless sooner removed
in tho manner prescribed by law.
The districts as they now exist,
shall rcmain till changed by the
county court.
2S. The civil jurisdiction Of q
iustice of the psace shall extend to
actions Of assumpsit, debt, detinue
and trovrr, if the amount claimed,
exclusive of interest, does not ex-
ceod three hundred dollars. The
Jurisdiction of justices of the peace
shullrxtend throughout their coun-
tv; they shall be conservntors Of
the peace, and have such jnrisdic-
ton and power in criminal cases
as may hc prescribed by law. And
justices Of the peace shall have au-
thority to take the acknowledge
ment of deeds and other writings,
administer oaths, and take and
certify dispositions. And the legis-
ture may give to justices such ad'
dilional civil jurisdiction and pow
crs within their respective counties
as may be deemed cxpcdient, un'
der such regulations and restric'
tions rs may be prescribed by
general law, except that in suits to
recover money or damages their
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