The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1880-08-07


law. And, until otherwise provided by law,
such clerk M is mentioned 10 tho twenty
sixth section Of this article, shall exercise
any powers and discharge any duties here
tofore conferred on, or reqRi;ed Of rny
court or tribunal established Tor Judicial
purposes under the said article and section
Of the constitution Of one thousand eight
hundred and geventy-two, or the clerk Of sal1
court or tribunal respectively, respecting
the recording nnt. preservation oil deeds md
other pHpCys presented for record, matters
Of rrobate, the appointment and qnal!ilcG'
tion Of parsonal representatives, glIarliHhS,
committees, euraiOEs 4nl the settlement OF
! their accounts, and in all matters relating
10 apprentices.
Is. All actions, suits and proceedings moi
embraced in tho next preceding section,
peutlingi comfy court when this article
takes ELECT, together with the records ard
parerE pertaining thereto ns we'll 90 all
records and rapenS pertaining 10 such .uo'
tioas, sui;a md proceedings, ne have already
been Disposed Of by said courts shall be
transmitted to aud fled with The clerk OF
Inc circuit court Of the county 10 which
Office NIL process outstanding at the tind
this article gnrs intu operation shail bc
returned; MD said clerk shall have the
SAME rover and tlall perform the same
'lulies in rNlntinn TO such records parera
and proceedings rs were vested in nnd re-
lGirCd pi the clerk Oi the county court, on
the day before this article shall take effect.
al such actions, Fiii,s and proceedings 60
pending as uEoretail, shall be docsctedy
pracrctied in, tried, heard md determined
in MI respects by the civG,lit coEIt, as Il
sal! suils and proceedings had originated
in said court.
&c. The voters o; each county shall elect
clerk Of the county court, whose term o.
Office shall be six years. Ills dates aud
compensation, md the manner Of lsi8 re-
Iuoval, shall 10 prescribed by Law. Int
the clerks Of paid courts, now in office, shall
r.nain liexin Tor the Term for which they
may have hccn elected, unless sooner re.
moved thcrefrom, in the manner prescribed
by Law.
Districts, not less than three nor mOTs than
len in nuulbe., aud rs nearly equal as may
he in territory md population. There shall
DO cheated in each district containing a
population MT exceeding twelve hundred,
one Justice Of The peace, and ii he papnln-
lion exceeds that number, two such justices
shalt I've elected therein. Every justice
shall reside in the district for which he was
elected, md hold his Office for term Of four
Years, Nr less sooner removed in the manner
prescribed by law. The districts az they
now exist, shall remain till changed by The
COUNTY court.
q. Tho pivil Jurisdiction Of justice Of
the peace shall extsnll 10 Hctiors Of nEsamp-
sit, debt, t!stiHUc and trovrr, il the amount
claimed, exclusive Uf interest, tlncs MT rx.
ceel three hundred dollars The jHrisdic-
lion Of Justices Of the peace shall extend
throughout their county; they shall he
ConScFvaiOrs oil the pcucp, aEtl have such
Jurisdiction and power in criminal caets as
inay he prccribCil by law. And iNaticcs Of
the peace s!lnii hare authority TO take Ire
acknowledgment Of decda and other writ
ings, administer Osths md take and certify
,lepositiuns. And the legislature may give
10 justices such additional civil juriFiiclion
aud powess within their respective counties
as may ho deemed exEdiGnt, under such
regulations and restrictions as may be
prescribed by general law, except that in
ssIits to recover money or damages theis
intisdictioa mud powers shall in no caae
exceed tiirCc hundred dollars. Appeals
shall be allowed fro,a Judgments Of just ess
Of tho peace in such manner as may X
prescribed by Law.
20 .sThe Legislature shall.uroath The anl,li.
cation Of any county, reform alter or
modify the county Conr: established By this
article IN such county, and in lieu tliGtcDtiE
with the assent of Il majority Of tIie=yoterS
oIslcll county, voting at IN election, crcatc
smother tribunal for tic trnnsRctinn =ot the
business required to 10 performed by the
county court created by tl,is article; and in
such cssc, NIL the provisions Of this article
ia relation 10 Tic county court shall he ap
plicnIiiG to the tribunal established in lien
d said court. And when Snch tribunal has
!rcn established, it sllNli enntinn0 to net n
lieu Of the county court until otherwise
provided by Law.
50. The office OF commissioner and jus.
lice Of peace shall he deemed incOtn.
rstiLle. Vacancies in the office Of coin.
missioner, clerk Of the county court aud
tastircs 81 the pence shall be filed by the
rniintv court Of ;hc county until lie uext
general election.
JoiNT REEoIUTioH proposing an auend-
ment 10 the constitution ii this State.
Resolved, by the Legislature nj Wrst
Virginia, tvo-thirlg ni n'l tho members
elected 10 each l,ouEo agreeing thereto, That
the following l'e and the same is hereby
proposed NJ mn amendment to tic GenBiitu.
ton Of this StHie, to wit:
That section thirteen, Of Article three, uS
Il now il l'e stricken ont and the following
DO inserted in lien thereof.
"l3. In BHfts ut cnlDmon law, where the
value in controversy exceeds twenty dol.
lars, exclusive 81 interest and CnsIs, tie
right Of trial by jury, il required by either
party, Rhail he preserved; and in slich suit
before 4 Justice, jury may consist Of nix
retpOns. No fact tried by jury shall he
Otherwise rc-cxnminpl in my case than
accoraing to the rules OF the common law"