Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1883-01-27
House Bill No.

tWeuty-nlDtn section OF he eighth
article Of the Constitution of West
Virginia.
BE Il enac'ed by the Legislature Of
Vest Virginia:
| The county of Berkeley shat
be laid off into not less than seven
district, as nearly equal as may be
in territory and population. The
present divisions OF the said coun-
~ into districts shall constitute
such districts until changed by the
county court hereinafter mention
ed, At he general election in one
thousand eight hundred and eigh-
ty four. the qualified voters of The
said county shall elect seven COM
missioners, no two Of whom shall
reside in the same district, whose
term OF office shall commence on
the first day of January succeed
ing their election, and be as fol-
lows: Four shall hold their office
for the term OF four years, 10 be
d. cided by lot; and Diennially
thereafter, on the second Tuesday
of October, the qualified voters of
said county shall elect three or
four com missloners, as the case
may be, for the term of four years,
to fill the vacancies made by the
expiration of the term of office of
the commissioners previously
elected. The office of commissiou
er and justice of peace shall be
deemed incompatible. Each COM
missioner shall receive for his SER
vices two dollars per day for every
day he shall attend the court, TO
be paid out..of the county treasury.
A vacancy in the Office of COM
missioner shall be filed by the
county court hereinafter mention
ed,
The commissioners elected in
the several districts shall constitute
a tribunal to be known as 1.-THE
court of Berkeley county,"
by which name it may sue and be
sued, plead and be impleaded, and
contract and be contracted with.
Such tribunal shall be in the lieu
of the county court, established by
article eight of the constitution as
for the transaction of the
business required to be performed
by the county court created by the
said article, and so far as they are
not inconsistent herewith, all the
provisions of chapter thirty-nine
Of the Code Of West Virginia con-
cerning the county courts, their
Jurisdiction and powers, and all
provisions of law respecting coun-
~ courts generally, the commits
'ioners composing such courts, and
The clerks Of such courts, shall be
ipplica bic TO the tribunal created
)y this act and to the commissions
srs composing the same; and the
.lerk Of he couGty court OF Ber-
kelley county now in office, and
mis- successors, shall be the clerk of
he tribunal hereby created. A
majority of such commissioners
shall be d quorum for the transac-
ion Of business.
The first meeting of said tribu-
nal shall be on the twentieth day
IF January, one thousand eight
hundred and eighty tive,o r as soon
hereafter as majority of them
nay assemble for the purpose.
At the general election in one
thousand eight hundred and eigh- |
y-fOur, the question of the adop-
ion OF The system hereby created |
hall be submitted TO the voters of |
berkeley county, voting at such
election. Those voting for the
aid system shall have written or
printed on their ballots the words
for modification of the county
curt" and those voting against
t shall have written or printed on
heir ballots the words against
notification Of the county court"
Such election at each place of
'oting shall be superintended con-
Iucted and returned by the same
tficers and in the same manner as
he election for members of the
legislature is superintended, con-
|ucted and returned, and the re
ult at each place of voting shall
re certified and returned to the
curt now in existence for police
nd fiscal purposes in Berkeley
Ounty Said court shall convene
n special session as provided in
hapter three, section tWenty-one
f the Code, and the court shall,in
IL respects, be governed by the
Avs in re lation to elections by the
'9ople $50 far as they are appli "a
lie theretO).
If a majority of the votes cast
pom such question are "for the
notification Of the county court"
his act shall be and remain of full
)rce and effect; but if a majority
{ such votes be not "for the mod
ication of the county court" this
ct shall be ofno further force or eff
,ct.
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