Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-08-24

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term for which they were elsetsd ,nnlea sooner
removed In the manner prescribed by Law.
| 10. The Legislature may sstablish courts Of
| limited jurisdiction within any county, moor
appeal to the sirsnit court subject to such limi.
tations as may be prescribed BY law; and all
courts Of limited Jurisdiction herstofore estab-
lished in any county, incorporated city. town or
| village, shall remain as at present constituted
until otherwise provided by law. The NUM-
cipal court Of wheeling shall continue in exist
| ense until otherwise provided by law, and said
court and the Judge thereof, shall exercise the
| powers and jurisdiction heretofore conferred
| upon them and appeals In civil cases from laid
court shall lie directly TO the supreme court OF
appeals.
20. No citiz this State who aided or par.
ticipated in the late war between the govern
ment OF the United States and part of the peo-
pie thereof on either side, shall be liable in any
proceeding, civil or criminal: nor shall his prop
! y be seized or sold under final process issued
upon judgments or degrees heretofore rendered,
or otherwise, because Of any act done in accord
ance with the usages of civilized warfare in The
! prosecution OF said war. The Legislature shall
provide by general laws, for giving full force and
! u. Such parts Of the common law. and OF the
laws OF this state as are in force wien this arti
! Gle gees into operation, and are not rrpugnant
theretos be and continue the law Of the State
until altered or repealed by the legislature. All
| civil and criminal suits and proceedings pend
| ing in the former circuit courts OF this State,
! shall remain and be proceeded in before the
! circuit courts of the counties in which they
were pending.
COUNTY COURTS.
- There shall be in each county OF the State
| county court, composed OF three commission
ers and two of said commissioners shall be
| quorum for the transaction OF business II shall
| hold four regular sessions in each year. at such
| times as may be fixed upon and entered oil rec
| ord by the said court. Provisions may be made
| By law for holding special sessions OF said
court.
. The commissioners shall be elected by the
| voters o! the county, and hold their Office for
TIE term OF six years, except that at the first
r,,eting of said commissioners thew shall desig
! nate, by lot or otherwise in such manner, as
! they may determine, one OF their number, who
shall hold his Office for the term OF two years,
for four years and one for six years, so that
| one shall be elected every two years But no
| two OF said commissioners shall be elected from
| the same magisteral district. And II two or
more persons residing in'the same district shall
| receive the greater number OF votes cast at any
election then only the one OF such persons re-
| ceiying the highest number shall be declared
elected, and the person living in another district
who shall receive the next highest number OF
votes, shall be declared elected. Said commits
sOners shall annually elect one of their num-
| Der ~ president, and each shall receive q per
day for his services in court, TO be paid out OF
| the county treasury
| ~. The county courts through their clerks
shall have the custody Of all deeds and other
papers presented for record in their counties,
| and the same shall be preserved therein, or
| otherwise disposed OF, as now Is, or may be pre-
scribed by law. They shall have jurisdiction IN
! nil matters of probate the appontment and
qualification Oi personal representatives, guarf.
| ans, committees curators and the settlement of
their accouutS and I'm ell matters relating To ap-
nreutices They shall also under such ngula-
| lions may be prescribed by law, have the
| superintendent and administration OF the IN
tcrnal police and fiscal affairs OF their counties
1t.l,, nd t1ag
roads WAYS bridges public landings ferries
| and mills, with authority to lay and dsburse
| the county levies. Prorided That no license
for the sale of intoxicating liquors in any ncor
| porated city, town or village, shall be granted
| without the consent of the municipal author-
| ties thereof fist had and obtained. They shall
| in all cases of contest. judge of the election
| qualification and returns OF their own members,
and Of ali county and district officers, subject TO
! surh regulations, by appeal or otherwise as
| MAY be prescribed by law. Such courts may ex.
| a,riSn such other noverS and perform such sther
| duties. not OF a judicial nature, as may be pre-
sn,ihci lax law And provision NAV be made
under such regulations AS may be prescribed by
law for the probate of wills, and for the appoint
mont aud qualification of personal representa-.
| iivcs gnsrdinns committees and curators dur.
ING The recess of the regular sessions of The coun
| tv CONT Such tribunals as have been hcreto-
fire established by the legislature under and by
rir VI he ibirtyfourth section of the eighth
atiicle oi tie Constitution Of one thousand eight
nnMsred and Seyrntytwo. for poIice and fiscal
m,,r,nSos "haII mill Otherwise nroyided by law
prn,pi, and cniitmnc ms M presert constituted in
,h''n',mtirs i'm Shi,h tnry hsy, bccn rcSpec.
| ,H',iy n,tahli,hed and Shall bc and act ne 10
LIZ, and d.,sI matter. in lien Of The county
norr, crrnted nv his article until otherwise pro-
| yiJcd by law. Aud, until otherwise provided
| by law such clerk ~ is mentioned in the TWEEN
ty-sxth section of this article shall exercise any
| powers and discharge any duties heretofore con.
| icrrcd on, or required OF any court or tribuna!
| established for judicial purposes under the sald
arri sl N al section
thousand eighthundred ana seventy.two, or
| the clerk oil sall court or uiounai
respectively reSpectlhg the Iecolu'ms anu P'ss e.,
erNalIoh Vi ucshs aI,i fn,aainsmant ond
rt.IIG, - rsn,,si renrrSrnia,ivas' guar
lualihcauol W Pcisoiial ,h "a
dams; committees, Cuia'oiS ann viz t,i Nv
ohtileir Wcou"'>' anu III "'' 'N"''e'' 'e w
hPlf'.tui'V>.. .,,i,.o,, ,rooood,,,s M, or,
-. \ II urIIpis, ,",'S UNI ,; nant,n,
hracVi III inc hcNt Pic'cu,ns ots''ni P' a,s
ina county Coutl Whcn ,i'Is ai.lcie aAes vmgv'
together WIN Tue Iycolus ,'.u tnpeis P', 'u,;s
thcrctohS wen ~ WI r'Cuius a.iI PaPeaa
ing 10 sum aStios suls anu seia nor,
hau u, ,,a"!mittej IN and filed with the clerk
90 w. rc,,t conr, of the county To which office
all nroc"ss outstanding nj the time this article
c. i~,o onoraton shall he returned: and said
SI'rt ubon have The same mower and shall per.
t,r" ,ha sans duties i'm relation TO such records
,,anors and proceedings ms were vested in and re.
Guircd of the clerk Of the county
| court. on the day before this ar
A
snits and proceedings SO pending as aforesaid,
! .Lall he dockptrd. proceeded In, tried heard
| md tctcrmined in All respects by the circuit
"'urt nS II said suit. and proceedings had orig.
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GERS 81 uic ''unS ,,,'it "o. ~, "a ,oms.
Ni'aII hc SlN Hca's NE - GU Iii 10
tloh snh u' ihn''T IT, c M "a an" on,,o
! prc'crb'l ny Jaw. DIl 'hc N'cIh, VI s',i .' ,
now IN "h'' man lCUaii Shcici'' ,ut WV I'm
'nr MhI,h lhtI nave pc. cic'i"i u'',ess souet
| remove" 'V''H''"' III INV ''"'''' f''
| ny Ia"
/ = EICn county shall be laid on into districts,
not les than three nor more than ten III num-
Der aud rs nearly equal as may be In territory
| and population There shall be elected in each
district containing population not exceeding
twelve hundred. one justice of the l'eace and II
| the population exceeds that number, two such
! Justice, shall be elected therein: Every justice
! Shall reside in the district for which he was ell
CCted, and hold ms once ioi tenn OF lout yesrs
! unless sooner removed IN the manner ptescrlpen
| DH law. lhruI>ltlIIs ~ wv! Nv" cAI.'' '""i'
| remain I'LL changed by the county court
! =. The civil jurisdiction OF a justice Of the
| penca shall extend To actions OF aSsumpst, debt,
| drIiuue and trovcr il the amount claimed, ex.
| elusive al interest dos not exceed three hun
drei dollars. The Jurisdiction OF justices OF the
| ttry shall be conSeryators OF the peace, and
! bsy,. such jurisdiction aud power in criminal
| ra.,> a. NAV be prescribed by law. And justices
| al m. pnacc shall have authority 10 take the