The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1880-09-29

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md discharee any duties heretofore con-
ferred ON. or required OF anv Acotirt or tfi-
bunal established FOR judicial purposes I'M.
der the said article and section of the con-
stitution OF one thousand eight hundred
and seyenty-two. or the clerk OF said court
or tribunal respectively, respecting the re-
cording and preservation Of deeds and 9TH
er papers presented for record. matters OF
probate, the appointment and qualification
Of personal representatives, guardians,
committees, curators and the settlement OF
their accounts, and in all matters relating
to apprentices.
%. All actions, suits and proceedings not
embraced in the next preceding section,
pending In n county court when this afti-
Gle takes effect, together with lie, records
and papers pertaining thereto rs well as
all records and papers pertaining to sich
actions, suits and proceedings, as have al
ready been disposed OF BY raid courts shall
be transmitted to and filed with the clerk
OF the circuit court OF the county,to which
Office all process outstanding stthe time
this article goes into operation shall be re-
turned; and said clerk shall have the same
power and shall perform the same duties
in relation to such records; papers and
proceedings as were vested in and required
OF the clerk OF the county court, on the day
before this article shall take effect. ALL
such actions, suits and proceedings so
pending as Aforesaid, shall be docketed,
proceeded in, tried, heard and determined
in all respects by the circuit court, rs if
said suits and proceedings had originated
IN said court.
%. The voters Of each county shall elect
clerk OF the county court, whose term. Of
office shall be six years. His duties and
compensation, and the manner OF his re-
moyal, shall be prescribed by law. But
the clerks OF said courts, now in office,
shall remain therein for the term for which
they have been elected, unless sooner re-
moved therefrom, in themarner prescribed
by law.
u. Each county shall be laid off into
districts, not less than three nor more
than ten i'll 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 il
the population exceeds that number, two
such justices shall be elected therein. Ev-
cry. Justice shall reside in the district for
which hewas elected, and hold his office
for term OF four years, unless sooner re-
moved in the manner prescribed by law.
The districts as they now exist, shall re-
main till changed by the county court.
%. The civil Jurisdiction OF a justice of
the peace shall extend to actions OF assump-
sit, debt, detinue and troyer, ii the amount
claimed, exclusive OF interest, does not ex-
coed three hundred dollars The iurisdic-
ton OF justices of the peace shall extend
throughout their county; they shall be
conservators OF the peace, and have such
jurisdiction and power in criminal eases as
may be prescribed by law. And justices
OF the peace shall have authority 10 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 theirfe
spective counties as may be deemed expe-
dent, under such regulations and restric-
tons as may be prescribed by general law.