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COUNTY COURTS.

-. There shall be in each county Of The
State a county court, composed OF three
clmui. s;orers, and two cf said commits
sioners shall be quorum for the trarsac-
ton Of business. Ii shall hold four r,gula:
sessions in each year, st such times as ma:
be fixed upon and entered OF record V the
said court Pro,i ions may be m 'do by low
fqr holding spe,i Il sessions Of s'id count.
% The commissioners shall be elected
by the voters OF ihe cou'ty, and hUl their
Office for the torn Of six years, except that
1t the first meeting Of said commissioners
they shall designate, by lot or otherw'ss, IL
such m amer as they may determine, one o.
their number, who shall holi his Office lor
the term of two years, one for four years,
AMI one for six wears, so that one shall ic
elected every two years. Bat no two al
said commissioners shall lie elected from
the same magisserial district. And If two
or more persons residing in the same dis
trict shall receive the greater number Of
votes east at any election, then only the onc
of such persons receiving the highest iun
Der shall be declared dyc'ed, 0nl the per
son living in another district, who shall re
ceive the next highest mum err OF woes
shall be declared elected. Said commits
sioncrs shall annually elect one OF their
numl CT a. president, and each shall receive
> per day Tor his services in court, 20 be
paid out Of the county treasury.
81. The county courts, through their
clerks shall have .he custody Of all deeds
AMI other pqpers Prrscrtcd for record IN
their counties, and the same shall be pre-
served therein. or OtherNise disposed of, rs
now is, or may be prescribe by Jaw. The
shall have jurisdiction in AL matters OF
probate, the appointment and qualification
Of personal representatives, guardians,
committees, cUrator', and the settlement of
their accounts, and in all matters relating
TO apprentices. They shall also, under such
regulations - may be prescribed by law,
have the superintendent and administra-
ton of IN, Internal police and fiscal affairs
of their COUNTIES, including the establish
ment and regulation 90 roads, WAYS, bridges,
public landings, ferries ana mills, With
authority TO Law and dishurse the county
levies. Provided, That no license for the
sale Of intoxicating liquors in any incor-
pora,ed city, toxin or village, shall be
granted without the consent of the munich
pal authorities thereof, tir.t had and OBJ
tanned. They shall, in all eases OF contest,
Judge OF the election, qualification and re-
turns Of their own members, and Of all
county and district officers, Jet 90 such
regulations, by appeal or otherwise, as may
be prescribed by iaw. Such courts my
exercise such other powers aud perform
such other dutie5, not Of judicial nature,
IA may be prescribed hy law. And pro-
vision may be r.adc, under Sslch legn a
tious as may he prescribed by law, Tor the
probate Of wills, and Tor she appointment
and qualification az ltr~nal representa-
tiycs, guard ans, committees and curators
during the recess OF the re- ular sessions OF
the county court. Such tribunals as have
been heretofore established by the legisla-
ture under and by virtue Of tie thirty
fourth section Of the eighth article Of the
constitution Of one thousand eight hundred
and seyeniy.two. Tor police and fiscal pur-
pos shall, until otherwise provided by
I law, remain and continue as at present
constituted in the counties in which they
have been respectively established, and
/ shall De and act a+ 20 q, lice and fiscal mat
/ icrs IN lien ol the county court created 10y
/ llis Article until o:he wise provided by