The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1880-07-24
COUNTY COURTS,


%. There shall be in each county Of the
State county court, composed Of three
commissioners, and two Of said commits.
sionerS shall be a quorum for the transac.
ton Of business. 1tshall hold four regular
sessions in each year, at such times as inay
be fixed upon and entered Of record by The
said court. Provisions may be made by law
for holding special sessions OF said court.
%. The commissioners shall be elected
by the yoters Of the county, and hold their
Office for the term Of six years, except that
a, the frs. meeting Of said commissioners
they shall designate, 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, one for four years,
and one for six years, 50 that one shall be
elected every two years. But no two Of
said commissioners shall be elected from
the same nagisterial district. And il two
or more persoRs residing in the same dis.
trict shall receive the greater number Of
votes cast at any election, then only the one
OF such persons receiving the highest mum.
Der shall be declared elected, and the per-
son living In another district, who shall re.
ceiye the next highest number OF votes,
shall he declared elected. Said commits
sioners shall annually elect one Of their
number a. president, and each shall receive
g per day Tor his services in court, 10 be
paid out Of the county treasury.
"a. 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 pre-.
served therein, or otherwise disposed OF, rs
now Ia, or may be prescribed by law. They
shall have Jurisdiction in MI matters Of
probate, the appointment and qualification
Of personal representatives, guardians,
committees, curaton, and the settlement OF
their accounts, and In all matters relating
10 apprentices. They shall also, under such
regulations as may be prescribed by law,
have the superintendent and administra.
lion Of the internal police and fiscal affairs
Of their counties, including the establish.
ment and regulation Of roads, ways, bridges,
public landings, ferries and mills, with
authority to lay and disburse the county
levics. Provided, That no license for the
sale Of intoxicating liquors in any incor.
porated city, town or village, shall be
granted without the consent oi the munich.
pal authorities thereof, first had and OBJ
tained. They shall, In all cases Of contest,
Judge Of the election, qualification and re.
turns Of their own members, and Of all
county and district officers, subject to such
regulations by appeal or otherwise, "a may
be prescribed by law. Such courts may
exercise such other powers and perform
such other duties, not Of u judicial nature,
ms may be prescribed by law. And pro.
vision may 30 made, under such regula.
tions as may be prescribed by law, for the
probate OF wills, and for the appointment
and qualification Of personal representa-.
tivcs, guardians, committees and curatora
during the recess Of the regular sessions oil
the county court. Such tribunals az have
been heretofore established by the legisla.
ture under and by virtue Of the thirty
fourth section Of the eighth article OF The
constitution Of one thousand eight hundred
and seventy.two, for police and tiscal pnr.
poses, shall, until otherwise provided by
law, remain and continue M at present
constituted in the counties In which they
have been respectively established, and
shall be, and act M to pelice and fiscal mat
ters In lieu OF the county court created by
this article until otherwise provided by