The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1880-08-21

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law. And, until o;hesxise provided by lay,
.neh clerk ~ il mentioned in the tEeniy.
sixth fection 81 this article, shall exercise
any E1wer and disrha'-4 any duties here
:ofore conferred on, or required 0: ;rE
cDou Of tribunal established fer Judicial
urrp5se1 under the said article snd section
81 the constitution Of one thousand eight
hundre4l end seTer;g.;Eo, or The c.rS OF saId
cougt or tribunal respectively, respecting
the recording and preservation c; dee'is and
ether papers presented for record, natter
Of probate, the appointment: and qnaI..hcs'
t:on Of persona! representatives,, guardians
committee, euEathEs and the settlement oil
their accounts, and in all matters relating
70 sppeeaiieeg.
embraced in the next preceding section
reudinrir ; county c0nrt when this article
tskes eject, together with the records ard
papers pertaining thereto AZ we'll Is ali
records and papers pertaining to such &C
tons, sHi;s and pEoeeedings az hare already
besa Iiaposed Of b. said courts thal! o.
transmitted % and filed wi;h the cler / Of
toe circzit CONT OF the county 10 which
Office all process outstanding at the time
this article goes into operation shall We
returned; and said CLERK shall have the
.ane power aai slall perioEln the same
duIies in relation 10 such records, Paper
Sc! urocesiinss "a we're vested in and re-
1uiae,l Of the cIesk Of the county court, on
The dar beio!e this article shall take effect.
All such actions, suits and proceedings 70
pcudinz Is Aforesaid, shall be docketet,
p.oc eded in, tried, heard sad determined
in all respects By the circuit court, az II
said su;il aud proceedings had originated
in said court.
d. Tie voters OF each county shall elect
4 cls.k Of the county court, whose term Of
6Fes shall be sig years. His duties and
compensation, and the manner Of his re-
Iuovai, shall be prescribed bT Law. But
the cleEks Of said courta, now in Office, shall
remsin ;he:tin tor the Term for which they
upy have hen elected, unless sooner re.
moved lhe.eIton, in the manner p.eserited
by lsw.
districts, not les than three nor more than
;ea in au;a5e,, and As nearly equal as may
Be- in tsr.itory and population. There shall
he elected in each di.trict containing \
population no: exceeding Twelve hundHd,
cue Justice Of the peace, and il tie popnla
lion exceeds Ehl; number, iWo Puch justices
.h.lL k elected therein. Every justice
,ha!! Seside in the district for which he was
.!sS,f,i and hold hiS Gfiice for term of four
ssa:., usies4 Foone: removed in the manner
o-stsis<,! br lag. The districts AZ they
Gov exist, .hali remain till changed By IT,
eo1a:y coCGt.
:. The civil Jurisdiction Of a Justice Of
the peace ahalI extend to actions Of sssumy.
iii, iebt, de;inue and tEovss, il the amount
claimed, exclusive Of interest, does not ex.
1esJ rLsre hundred dollars. The iurissic.
too OF Justice. Of tie peace shall extend
:hsvugh0u! their county; they Ehal! &c
ccn~syasors Of the peace, and have such
jurisdiction and power in criminal caSSs NJ
n,y Re prescribed b. Law. And Justice o:
he re1ee shall have authority 10 take the
acknowledgment OF dse,l4 and othe: writ
inqy. administer oaEhs, and take and certify
lsposi:iors. And the legislature may give
10 ia.iiess SUCH additional civil jurisdiction,
and poxssI within their respective eounties
q may be deemed excellent, under such
regulations snd restrictions a. may BE-
prescribed by general Law, except that III
suits to recover MONEY or damages their
jH,isdiction and powea shall in no cas-.
exceed three hundred dollars. Appeals
shall be allowed iror' Judgments Of just ces
d the peace in guca manner as.msy X
prescribed by Law.
%. The Legislature Shallunonthe appli.
Glliln=of any count ,@retnfm alter OF
ni6t!iiy5the COUNTY court e2tahlllliet by this
article in iaGll county, and in lieu thereof
with. tie ascent Of iA4iorily0t The voter.
otiuch countY, voting al Lam election, create:
n0,llestribunsl for The tIaRsactiyn OF the
butintss required io=he performed by the
countycourt created By this article and IN.
such case, all the provisions Of this article
In relation TO the county court shall be mp
Aicabie 10 the tribunal established in lieu
Vi said court. And when such tribunal has
E..en established, it .hai! continue to act III
lieu Of the county court until otherwise
provided by Law.
10. The Office Of commissioner anu jus
lice Of reace FhuIl he deemed incGm.
p,;iilc. Vacancies in the Office 0i cCtn-
clerk Of the county court and
justices q the peace shall he filled by III"
county court Of the county until the next
general election.
JoESr RESOLUTIONS proposing an amend
tnenE To the constitution Of this State.
Resolved, by the legislature Of Wesl
Virsinia, tSo-thirls nt NIL the members
elcc,f,! to each house agreeing thereto, That
The following be and the same is hereby
pGuTn-td % an amendment 10 the consiitu.
lion Of this State, to wit:
That tecIiOn thirteen, Of article three, as
II nov ia l,e stricken ont and the following
be insNrted in lieu thereof.
"l3. In suiII at common law, where the
value in controversy exceeds twenty dol
lars, exclusive of interest md COSTS, the
right Of trinl by jury, il required by either
pnrly, shall be preserved; and in such suit
before justice, jury may consist Of nix
pCHOns. No fact tried by q Jury shall be
otherwisc re.rxNnincd In any case than
nceDrlinp In tho rules Of tho cummOn IAwp