West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1888-09-27

AN ACT 10 reform, alter and modify the
county court 81 the county OF Preston
under the tweNty-ninth section Of th,
eighth article of tho constitution OF thi:
State.
passed Feb. Is, lSSs.l
BE e enacted by tsc Legislature Of ITcSi
IirgiRi0;
1. The county Of Preston. shall DO laid
| of into eight districts as nearly equal a,
may be in territory and population. Th,
/ present divisions OF said county into dts
trictS, shall constitute such districts until
changed 10y tho county court. hereinafter
mentioned, aud according 10 law. The
/ county court established in the said county
by the eighth article OF the constitution of
this State, is hereby reformed, altered and
modified, that is TO say: The county court
OF tho oountyof Preston, shall be composed
Of eight commissioners. Tho voters OF
each district shall elect one commissioner,
who shall be resident of such district.
Should any commissioner remove from tho
district Of which he was n resident at the
time of his election, his Office shall thereby
become vacant. The Office OF commissioner
and of Justice OF the Peace, shall loo deem
ell incompatible. Each commissioner shall
receive for his service two dollars for each
day he shall attend the court, to be paid
cut OF the county treasury.
2. At tue general election in the year
eighteen hundred and lightweight, and at
each succeeding general election, there
shall be elected 10y the voters OF each OF
said districts one commissioner. whose term
OF Office shall commence on tho first day OF
January, next after his election aud con-
tinuo for two years.
3. SO far as they arc not Inconsistent here
with, all the provisions OF chapter thirty
nine, OF the Code OF West Virginia, "con-
corning County Courts. their jurisdiction
and powers, and all provisions of law re-
speeding county courts generally, the
commissioners composing such courts, and
the clerks Of such courts, shall be applica-
BILE to the county court horoin provided,
and TO the commissioners composing the
same aud the clerk OF the county court
OF Preston county, now in office, and his
successors, shall be Clerk of the County
Court herein provided. A majority OF
such commissioners shall bo n quorum for
the transaction of business.
4. The first meeting of the County Court
herein provided, shall be held on the first
Monday OF January, In the year eighteen
hundred and cighty-nine, or ms soon there
after, rs majority of them may assemble
for the purpose, at which time, and annu-
ally thereafter, at their first meeting in
each year, or ms soon thereafter as practical
bic, they shall elect one OF their number
President OF the Court.
5. At the general election OF the year
eighteen hundred and eighty eight, tho
question OF the adoption OF the system
provided by this Act, shall bo submitted To
the voters of the county Of Preston, voting
Mt such election. Notice Of such election
shall be given by the publication OF this
Act in each weekly newspaper Dublished
in said county, once in each week for two
successive weeks. Those voting for said
system shall have written or printed on
their ballots the words, "For Modification
of County Court, and those voting against
IL, shall have written or printed on their
ballots the words, Against Modification of
County Court"
@. Such election at each place Of voting,
in said county, shall be superintendent,
conducted and returned 10y the same officers
and in the same manner as the election OF
members Of the Legislature is superin-
tended, conducted and returned, and the
result at each place Of voting, shall DO GER
titled and returned TO the County Court
now in existence in Preston county. Said
Court shall convene in special session Us
provided in chapter three, section twenty
one, OF tho Code OF West Virginia, and
shall in all respects be governed by the
laws In relation TO elections by the people,
so far as they are applicable thereto.
z. III q majority of the votes cast upon
the question be ''For modification OF County
Court" this Act shall be, and remain i'm
full force and effect, but il majority Of
such votes be against Modification of
County Court" this act shall be Of no
further effect.