West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1888-10-04
The Proposed County Court.


Az Acr to reform, alter and modify the
county court Of the county Of Preston,
under the twenty-ninth section Of the
eighth article of the constitution Of this
PASSED Feb. rs, iSSS)
BE Il enacted by the Legislature of West
TirgiaiG
1. The county Of Preston, shall be laid
of into eight districts as nearly equal as
may be in territory and population. The
present divisions Of said county into dis
tricts, shall constitute such districts until
changed by tho county court, hereinafter
mentioned, and according to law. The
county court established i'm the said county
by the eighth article OF the constitution OF
this State, is hereby reformed, altered and
modified, that is TO say 4: The county court
OF the county Of Preston, shall be composed
Of eight commissioners. The voters OF
each district shall elect one commissioner.
who shall DO resident OF such district.
Should any commissioner remove from the
district OF which he was q resident at the
time OF his election. hts Office shall thereby
become vacant. The Office OF commissioner
and Of Justice OF the Peace, shall be deem
ed incompatible. Each commissioner shall
receive for his ser vice two dollars for each
day he shall attend the court, 10 be paid
out OF the county treasury.
2. At the general election in the year
eighteen hundred and lightweight, and at
each succeeding general election, there
shall be elected by the voters OF each Of
said districts one commissioner, whose term
OF Office shall commence on the first day Of
January, next after his election, and con-
tinue for two years.
3. SO far as they are not inconsistent here
with, all the provisions OF chapter thirty
nine, of the Code OF West Virginia, "con-
corning County Courts. their jurisdiction
aud powers" and all provisions OF law re-
specting county courts generally, the
commissioners composing such courts, and
the clerks of such courts, shall he applica-
BILE to the county court herein provided,
and to the commissioners composing the
same and tho clerk OF the county court
OF Preston county, now in office, and his
SUCCESSORS, shall be Clerk OF tho County
Court herein provided. A majority OF
such commissioners shall be quorum for
the transaction of business.
4. The first meeting Of the County Court
herein provided, shall be held on tho first
Monday OF January, in the year eighteen
hundred and eighty-nine, or as soon there
after, as a majority OF them may assemble
for the purpose, at which time, and annu-
ally thereafter, at their first meeting i'm
each year, or as soon thereafter as practical
bile, they shall elect one OF their number
President Of the Court.
.. At the general election OF the year
eighteen hundred and eighty eight, the
question OF the adoption OF the system
provided 10y this Act, shall be submitted to
the voters of the county OF Preston, voting
at such election. Notice Of such election
shall be given by the publication Of this
Act, in each weekly newspaper published
in said county, once i'm each week for two
successive weeks. Those voting for said
system shall have written or printed OH
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"
o. Such election, at each place OF voting,
in said county, shall be superintendent,
conducted and returned 10y the same officers
and I'm the same manner rs the election OF
members OF the Legislature is superin-
tended conducted and returned, and the
result at each place of voting, shall bc GER
tilted aud returned 10 the County Court
now in existence in Preston county. Said
Court shall convene in special session as
provided in chapter three, section twenty
one, OF the 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. II a majority OF the votes cast upon
the question be "For modification OF County
Court" this Act shall be, and remain in
full force and effect. but il majority OF
such votes be Against modification Of
County Court" this Act shall he OF no
further effect.