Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1880-09-14
GAL NOTICES.


courts of limited Jurisdiction heretofore estab-
lished in any county, Incorporated city, townor
until otherwise provided bv law The n,anic-
1pal court of Wheeling shall continue in exist
court and the judge thereof, shall exsTeise the
powers and jurisdiction heretofore conferred
upon them: md appeals in civil case. from .aid
court shall lie directly to the supreme court Of
appeals.
20 No citizen of this State who aided or par
ticiphted In the late war between the govern
saent of the United States and a part of tie neo
pie thereof on either side. shall be iabIein any
proceeding, civil OF criminal: nor shall his prop
erty pc SH'zea or sold under final process issued
upon Judgments or deerees heretofore rendered,
nnce with the usages of civilized warfare in the
pro.eeHtion Of said war. TIE LEGISLATURE shall
and effect to this section. i''
Il: Such narts Of the common law. and of the
,aTs OF TINS state as are in force when this ar
ticio gees INTO operation, and are not renurnant
thereto. shall be and conttnue the law of the
State until altered or repeated by tho I,eri.iao
nSs pending in the former circuit conrts NJ ~.
State. shall remain and be proceeded in hafsre
were pending. '"oS
COUNTY COURTS.
~ There shall be in each county OF tho st,te
county court, composed CT three commisaion-
els, an" Two OF sa1d commissioners shall bn ,
quorum for the TRANSACTION of business. II .%,ii
t 're 'our resn'nr sessions In each year, such
record by the said court. Provisions mar ba
IN ane by law for holding special sessions of said
23 Tho commissioners shall be elected nv tba
xoters ct the county. and hold their Office for
sahe tefin OF OK years except that at the first
asserting OF sald commissioners tiey sta II Cesip-
nate. by lot or otherwise, in such manner -.
they may determino: one of their number, WHO
shall hold his office for the term of two ye.r,'
one for four vcars, and ono for six years az lift
ore shall he elected every two years. But NO
two of said commissioners shall be elected from
the same maoist crial district. ADd if two or
more Pc, sons residing in the same district shall
receive the grea ter number of votes c.st af .%r
cclVing the highest number shall DO declared
trict. who shall receive the NEXT hi,ne,t a1s
Der of votes. s'IaIl be declared. elected Sail
CON p, 1Issi"ners sai annually elect of their
nhInher "a president, and each shall rcccive q
per oav for his services in court to he maid ont
of the county treasury. F "O
shall have the custody of all dceGs and other
papers presented tor record in their couniies
al" a, inc same shall he preserved therein, or
FCTlbcd by law. They shall have ir,rieliction in
az mHtters OF probate, the appnn me mt and
quAIlhcstlon OF personal representatives guar
olanS' committees. curators. and the sett]oment
OF tncIr accou9t'' aud in al matters relating TO
apprentices. They shall also. und er such repu-
latinns as may be prescribed by law, hays tho
suDerintcndence and administration OF ths in,
ternal police and fiscal Affairs of their counties
Including the csiabIIshnlent and rcpuiatlnm Of
roads ways. bridges. Public landings. ferries
and mills, with auth"ritv 10 iav and ,iisbnrse
the county levies. Pr0ridri That no I;ceasn foe
the sale Of Intoxicating liquors i'll any iucorno
rated city, town or vilIm@c, shall be granted
without tue cn1sCnt of the municipal author
!tlcs thereof. first had and nht1iaea They shall
In al cases of contest, judge OF the election
q"AhicetIon ana returns of their own members
ard OF all county aoh district officers subject to
such re Sn latiom0 by appeal her wise as NAV
De prescribed 10y law. Such courts may cx.r-
else such other powers and perform such other
duties, not of a judicial nature, as NAV be Dro
under such regulations as may BIO nrrscrihcd Nv
Law, for the probate of Wills ard for the ~
pn4sens aud 9na,cation Of rereonal repre-
curing tao recess OF the reT1lar sessions of the
sonntT coart Such tribunal. as have been
and by viTtuc of tho thirty fourth section Of the
eighth article of the Constitution of one thou
Ssnd eight hundred and seventy two, fer peIlee
aud fiscal purposes. shall until otherwise pr0-
VIded by Jaw, rPinnia and cnntinue rs & present
constituted in the countios in which they hay"
been respectively established. and shall he AID
act ms t." police and fiscal matter in lien OF the
wise provided by law And nntil ntherw;.o
provided by law. =uch clerk MS is mentioned in
the t"cnty-sxth section OF this article shall OK
crcise any p"weTs and discharge any dnties
heretofore conferred or, or required If any court
or tribunal established for judicial Phi pores
nader the said article aud snclion of tho cnusti-
tuition of o"e thousand eight hundred aud sew
enty-two, or the clerk of said court or tribunal
respectively respecting the recording and pres
ervatlon Of deeds and other papers presented
for record. matters of probat @, the appoint nent
and qualification of personal represent atiyes
guardians. committees, curators I'd lie settle
mcnt OF their accounts, and in all matters re-
latinC to apprentices.
20. All actions. suits and r-pcccLins IS not en-
b'Acsd III the next preceding scctiop, mend in q in
county court when This article t..kea eff ct
together with tho records and plpcrs narteininD
thereto well "a all nc cnrds nd paners nsrtaip
ing to such actiona. suite aud PROCEEDINGS. as
have already been Disposal OF BY said courts.
shall he transmitted to and filed with the clerk
of the circuit court of tho unity to which Office
all process outstanding at the time this article
goes INTO operation shall he returned: and said
clerk stall have the same power and shall nsr-
form the same duties III relation to .,,clrerords
required OF the clerk of thu county conrt on
the day before thus article zolI take effect. Ali
az aforesnid shall be docLefc 81. pindd' i
tried. heard and determined in all resnccts bv
me ctrc9!! court as sail suits and proceed
20. The vot"Ts of encH county e!all clcct q
clerk OF IN" county court. whose term of cfFice
s"atl be s.x ye'ra. HIS dntirs and componsa-
tl"u, and tt:e manner of his removal shall II.
rr"scrlhcI ~ law, But the ccrk4 of said courts,
now in office, shall remain therein for tho term
for which they have been clectrh unless sooncr
removed therefr"En, III the manner prescribed
~: Zach county shall be laid off into districts
not Tess than threH nor moro than ten in NAM
heL' anu rs nSariy equal % may be in territory
dls'fict con tanning population mot o1ceedirg
tMelve hundred, ono just ice of the nence and if
justices shall be elected therein Every iustice
shall reside in he district Tor which lie was
elected and hold his flee for n term of fcnr
yearS. nnlcss sooner removed in the nsnncrnrn
scrlhrd hv law. The districts as they now exist
Sn ne rTn"In ~ changed tho cnnnty court.
peace shall extend to actions of assnmpsit Iebt
uctlnne ann troVer, II the amount cinimntl, cx-
Gl"slTe Hl interest. does not exceed three hum
died dollars The jurisdiction of justices of the
peace , shsn extend throughout their ,unty:
ny smSit ne cor'crvatorS of tho o-ace, aid
nave snch 1nrisdIctinn and power in criminal
eases as may Or prescribed by aw. Any justices
nI The r"A6 o sliaH have authority to take tho
*ckn"wIcdGment of deeds and other ,yritinrs
ndm'nietcr OHths, and take and certify depnai-
il"ns AUD the legislature may give 10 in.tices
such additional civil jnrisdlciInn ard movers
wlthln their respective coumtics as may be deem
90 exnedI"nt, under sue. rcCnlatinrs aud re-
= ho az l,,,r
except that in suite to recover II oncy or dam,
ages heir JnriSdicti0n and powers Shall in no
case exceed three hundred dollars. Anpeals
by law. LAY " ~ 0'1' 'oe@
%. The legislature ,hnll uron tho ,nnlicstio,
Of any county. retorm alter ~ md IL ~ .nnni-