thousand nine hundred and eight, be amended and re-enacted so as to read as follows: Sec. 17. For the county of Grant, on the first Tuesday in April, the second Tuesday in July, and the third Tuesday in November. For the county of Mineral, on the third Tuesday in January, the third Tuesday in April, the fourth Tuesday in July, and the third Tuesday in October. For the county of Tucker, on the second Tuesday in March, the first Tuesday in June, the first Tuesday in September, and the first Tuesday in December. (Substitute for Senate Bill No. 145.) CHAPTER 51. AN ACT amending and re-enacting section two of chapter nine of the acts of the regular session of one thousand nine hundred and eleven, fixing the number of terms and time for holding the circuit courts in each of the counties composing the twentyfirst judicial circuit of the state. (Fassed February 21, 1913. In effect ninety days from passage. Governor February 22, 1913.) Approved by the SEC. SEC. 2. Number of terms; time in Braxton county; time in Nicholas county; inconsistent acts repealed. Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia: That section two of chapter nine of the acts of the regular session of one thousand nine hundred and eleven, be amended and re-enacted so as to read as follows: Sec. 2. There shall be held in each year at least three terms of the circuit court in and for each of the counties in the said judicial circuit so hereby created, and the terms of the circuit court of the counties aforesaid shall commence and be held as follows: For the county of Braxton on the third Monday in March, the second Monday in July and the third Monday in November. For the county of Nicholas on the fourth Tuesday in January, the second Tuesday in June and the first Tuesday in October. All acts and parts of acts inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed. (House Bill No. 193.) CHAPTER 52. AN ACT to amend and re-enact section twenty of chapter one hundred and thirty-five of the code of West Virginia of one thousand nine hundred and six (serial number four thousand and fifty-seven), in reference to submission of causes to the supreme court. (Passed February 19, 1913. In effect ninety days from passage. Approved by the Governor February 22, 1913.) SEC. 20. Docket of causes; shall make and publish rules and regulations. Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia: That section twenty of chapter one hundred and thirty-five of the code of West Virginia of one thousand nine hundred and six, (serial number four thousand and fifty-seven), be and the same is hereby amended and re-enacted so as to read as follows: Sec. 20. The supreme court of appeals shall have complete control of the time and manner of the hearing and submission to such court for decision of all causes pending therein, and shall make, enter of record and cause to be published reasonable rules and regulations in reference to the hearing and submission of all such causes. (House Bill No. 196.) CHAPTER 53. AN ACT to reform, alter and modify the county court of Grant county under the twenty-ninth section of the eighth article of the constitution of West Virginia. (Passed February 19, 1913. In effect ninety days from passage. Approved by the Governor February 20, 1913.) Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia: Sec. 1. The county of Grant shall be laid off into three districts as nearly equal as may be in territory and population. The present divisions of said county into districts, namely: Milroy, Grant and Union, constitute such districts until changed by the county court, hereinafter mentioned, and according to 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 the county of Grant shall be composed of three commissioners. The voters of each district shall elect one commissioner who shall be a resident of such a district. Should any commissioner remove from the district of which he was a resident at the time of his election, his office shall thereby become vacant. The office of commissioner and of justice of the peace, shall be deemed incompatible. Each commissioner shall receive for his services two dollars for each day he shall attend the court, to be paid out of the county treasury. Sec. 2. At the general election in the year one thousand nine hundred and fourteen, 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 continue for two years. Provided, that the district in which the present member of the county court resides, who has an unexpired term of four years to serve from the first day of January, one thousand nine hundred and thirteen, and the said district in which the present member of the county court resides, who has an unexpired term for six years from the first day of January, one thousand nine hundred and thirteen, shall elect no such commissioner until the general election immediately preceding the first day of January, when the respective term of such commissioner shall expire. And the present member of the said county court shall be and remain the member of the court from the districts in which they respectively reside, for and during the period for which they were respectively elected. Sec. 3. So far as they are not inconsistent herewith, all of the provisions of chapter thirty-nine of the code of West Virginia, "concerning county courts and jurisdiction and powers," and all pro visions of law respecting county courts generally, the commissioners composing such courts, and the clerks of such courts shall be applicable to the county court herein provided and to the commissioners composing the same; and the clerk of the county court of Grant county, now in office, and his successors, shall be clerk of the county court herein provided. A majority of such commissioners shall be a quorum for the transaction of business. Sec. 4. The first meeting of the county court herein provided, shall be held on the first Monday of January, in the year one thousand nine hundred and fifteen, or as soon thereafter as a majority of them may assemble for the purpose, at which time and annually thereafter at their first meeting in each year, or as soon thereafter as practicable, they shall elect one of their number president of the court. Sec. 5. At the general election in the year one thousand nine hundred and fourteen, the question of the adoption of the system provided for by this act, shall be submitted to the voters of the county of Grant, 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 in each week for two successive weeks next preceding said election. The tickets for the vote on such question shall be furnished by the county court, and shall have printed thereon, "for modification of county court" and "against modification of county court," and the said ballots shall otherwise conform to the requirements of chapter three of the code of West Virginia respecting ballots to be voted at a general election, but the said ballots. shall be separate from the ballots voted at such general election aforesaid. Sec. 6. Such election, at each place of voting in said county, shall be superintended, conducted and returned by the same officers, at the same time, and in the same manner as the election of members of the legislature is superintended, conducted and returned, and the result at each place of voting shall be certified and returned to the county court now in existence in Grant county. Said court shall convene in special session as a board of canvassers, and do and per form all acts and things respecting the said election required of them by the code of West Virginia with relation to elections by the people, so far as applicable thereto. Sec. 7. If 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 if a majority of such votes be "against modification of county court," this act shall be of no further force or effect. (House Bill No. 363.) CHAPTER 54. AN ACT to amend and re-enact section five of chapter sixteen of the acts of the legislature of West Virginia, passed March second, one thousand nine hundred and eight, entitled, "an act fixing the number of terms and time for holding the circuit courts in each county of the several judicial circuits of the state." (Passed February 18, 1913. In effect ninety days from passage. Governor February 19, 1913.) Approved by the SEC. SEC. 5. Time for holding circuit court in Wood county; time for holding circuit court in Wirt county. Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia: That section five of chapter sixteen of the acts of the legislature of the year one thousand nine hundred and eight, entitled "an act fixing the number of terms and time for holding the circuit courts in each county for the several judicial circuits of the state," be amended and re-enacted so as to read as follows: Fourth Circuit. Sec. 5. For the county of Wood, on the first Monday in March, the first Monday in July, the first Monday in October and the first Monday in December. For the county of Wirt, on the second Monday in January, on the second Monday in May and the second Monday in September. |