The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1880-09-15


aud discharge any duties heretofore con.
ferred on, or reqfifed Of any court or tn
bnnap estahlisled iofjudi,ihl purposes lin.
Ger the said article and section OF the COM
stitntion 81 one thousand eight hundred
and seyenty-two, OF HE clerk oi said court
or tribunal respectively, respecting the re-
cording and prcseryafion oftieedsand 9th
or papers presentd "a Tor record, matters OF
probate, the appointment and qualification
Of personal REPRESENTATIVES, guardians,
coilmittefs, curiitors and the settlement Of
their accounts, andiii al matters relating
10 apprentices. Tig Z,
70. An actions, suits and proceedings net
embraced inthe next preceding section,
pending IN q county court when this arti-
Gle takes effect, toeether With the records
and papers pertabing thereto as well as
ali records and papers pertaining 10 such
actions, stiitsand proceedings, ~ have al
ready been disposed OF bysaid courts shall
he transmitted to and filed witlithe clerk
of the circuit court Of the county to which
office all Process outstanding atthe time
this article goes into operation shall be re-
turned; anieaid clerkshall have the same
power aud shnil perform the same duties
in relation to such records, papers and
proceedings is we're vested in and required
|of the clerk OF tile county court, on the day
before this article shall take effect! All
such actions, suits and proceedings so
pending asaioresail; shall be d6cketed,
proceeded in, tried, heard and determined.
in all respects blythe circuit court, as il
said suits and proceedings had originated
In said court. t,,i.-....s 2 f& II.
2B, The yoseis d each county shall elect
q clerk Of the c0hntY court, whose term Of
office slnillIiie * wears. His duties and
Compensation, and the manner of his re-
inoval, shall be prescribed by law. But
|. theclerks 81 said courts, now in office,
shall remain therein for the term forwhich
they have been elected, llniess sooner re-
moved tllerefrom, in themannerp prescribed
by law. re " sstS&
q. Zach county shall be laid OFF into
districts, not less thaffsthrec nor lnore
than ten in number, and-as nearly equal
'as may be. in territory and population.
There shall be elected in each district con-
tanning population not exceeding twelve
hundred, one Justice OF the peace, and If
the population exceeds that number, two
such justices shall be elected therein. Ey-
cry justice shall reside III the district for
which he was elected, and hold his Office
for term OF foprWears, unless sooner re-
moved in the manner prescribed by law.
The districts rs they now exist, shall re-
main till Changed by the county court. E,
%. The civil jurisdiction Of d Justice Of
the peace shall extend to actions ofassunip-
sit, fiebti detinue aud treyer, ifthe amount
csljnea, exclusive Of Interest, does not ex-
coed three hunared dollars. The jurisdic-
ton OF justices OF the ppaee shall extend
throughout their county; they, shall be
consefyators ofstle peace, and sshave such
Jurisdiction and power in criminal cases as
may be prescribed by, law, AAndsiusticcs
OF the peace shall have authoritsto take
the acknowledgment OF deeds and other
writings, administer oaths, and take and
certify dispositions And the legislature
may give to justices such additional civil
jurisdiction and powers within their re
spective counties as may be deemed expe-
dent, undersuch regulations and restric-
tons as may be prescribed by general law,
except that ip suits to recover money or
damages their jurisdiction and powers
shall inno case exceed three hundred dol.
lars. Appeals shall be allowed from iudg-
nents of justices OF the peacein such mail-
'ner US may be prescribed by law.
80. The legislature shall upon the appli-
cation OF any county, reform. alter or mod
ifylthe county court established by this
article in such county, and in lien thereof,
with the assent OF n majority OF the voters
of sneA county, voting ut an election, Gre
ate another tribunal for the transaction OF
the business eqpirpl to he performed BY
the enuntygepIfrt created by this article;
and in such tisef all the provisions of this
articlein relation to- the county court shall
be applicable to the tribunal established
in lieu OF said court. And when said tri-
bunal has been established, it shall con-
tinue to aetin lieu OF the county court I'M.
til otherwise provided by law.
80. The otfieeof commissioner and JUS
tice OF the peace shall be deemed incom-
patihle,l Vacancies isl the office Of COM
missioner, clerk OF the county court and
justices oil the peace shall be filled by the
county court OF the county until the next
general election.
JOINT RESOLUTION proposing an amend
menttO the Constitution OF this State.
ResOtted blythe Legisldtmo of West Iiiyinid,
tpo-thirds Of all he members electal 10 each
Hdlss dglFrmgtlrdo: That the following be
and the same IL hereby proposed as an
amendment to the Constitution OF this
State, to-wit:
That section thirteen, of article three, as
it now Isl be stricken out and the following