6 performed all things necessary and proper to keep the books of 7 such library in good condition, and for that purpose may cause 8 such catalogs to be made as may be proper, and all expenses nec9 essarily incurred under the order of the court for the purposes of 10 this act, including postage, freight and express charges, shall be 11 paid out of appropriations for that purpose under the order of the 12 court. Sec. 7. All acts and parts of acts in conflict herewith are here2 by repealed. House Bill No. 538 (House Bill No. 538-Mr. McClintic, of Kanawha.) AN ACT allowing counties of more than one hundred thousand population to lay a special levy to purchase land and erect a jail and jairer's residence thereon and put any additions or repairs to the court house thereof. Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia: Section 1. That in counties having more than one hundred 2 thousand population, as shown by the last preceding census taken 3 by the United States government, the county court may for any 4 two consecutive years hereafter, for the sole purpose of purchasing 5 land by condemnation or otherwise, and erecting a jail and 6 jailer's residence thereon, and making additions to the court house 7 or repairing the same, lay a special levy not exceeding ten cents 8 in any one year on the one hundred dollars valuation on the 9 taxable property in such county, under the provisions of the con10 stitution and laws of this state. House Bill No. 102 (House Bill No. 102-Mr. Hunter.) AN ACT to amend and re-enact section nine of chapter twenty-nine of the acts of the legislature of West Virginia, of one thousand nine hundred and seven as amended and re-enacted by chapter one hundred and twenty-seven of the acts of the legislature of one thousand nine hundred and fifteen, concerning the salary of the judge of the criminal court of Raleigh county. Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia: That section nine of chapter twenty-nine, of the acts of the legislature of West Virginia, of one thousand nine hundred and seven as amended by chapter one hundred and twenty-seven of the acts of the legislature of West Virginia, of one thousand nine hundred and fifteen be amended and re-enacted so as to read as follows: Section 9. The judge of the criminal court of Raleigh county 2 shall receive for his services forty-five hundred dollars per annum, 3 to be paid out of the county treasury of said county of Raleigh, in 4 the same manner and at the same time as the salaries of the other 5 county officers are paid; and he shall be disqualified from prac6 ticing law in all the courts of this state during his continuance 7 in said office. House Bill No. 133 (House Bill No. 133-Mr. Sanders.) AN ACT to amend and re-enact section twenty-four of chapter ninety of the acts of the legislature of one thousand nine hundred and seventeen relating to the common pleas court of Cabell county. Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia: That section twenty-four of chapter ninety of the acts of the legislature of one thousand nine hundred and seventeen, relating to the common pleas court of Cabell county, be amended and re-enacted so as to read as follows: Salary of Judge; How Paid. Section 24. The said court shall have jurisdiction common 2 and concurrent with the circuit court of said county, to try and 3 determine all civil cases appealed from justices of the peace, and 4 all the powers and duties conferred by law on the circuit court. 5 of said Cabell county, or the judge thereof in vacation, insofar as 6 the same relate to civil actions before such justices and appeals 7 therefrom, are hereby vested in said common pleas court or its 8 judge in vacation. 9 The judge of the common pleas court shall receive for his ser10 vices forty-two hundred dollars annually, payable in monthly instal11 ments, beginning on the first day of January, one thousand nine 12 hundred and twenty-one, which amount shall be provided for and 13 paid by the county court out of the treasury of said Cabell county. House Bill No. 136 (House Bill No. 136-Mr. Sanders.) AN ACT to create and establish in the county of Cabell a court to be known as the "domestic relations court" and to define its jurisdiction. Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia: Section 1. That there is hereby created and established in and 2 for the county of Cabell, with authority and jurisdiction co-ex3 tensive with the county, a court to be known as the "domestic 4 relations court" of Cabell county, for the trial of divorce, annul5 ment of marriage and alimony causes, the care and disposition of 6 delinquent, defective, neglected and dependent children, and deser7 tion and non-support of wives and children and for the enforce8 ment of the general school laws, arising within the said county or 9 coming within the jurisdiction of the court as provided by the gen10 eral laws of this state and as hereinafter provided. Sec. 2. The said domestic relations court shall have jurisdic2 tion within the said county of Cabell, concurrent with the circuit 3 court of all matters and causes arising out of or pertaining to di4 vorce, annulment of marriage, alimony, the custody and mainte5 nance of children of litigants and the adjudication of property 6 rights arising out of the same, and all other matters and causes 7 coming within the purview of chapter sixty-four of the Barnes' S code of West Virginia of one thousand nine hundred and eighteen, 9 and of all amendments and re-enactments thereof, commonly 10 known as the divorce law; of all matters and causes coming within 11 the purview of chapter one hundred and eleven of the acts of the 12 legislature of West Virginia, session of one thousand nine hundred 13 and nineteen and of all amendments and re-enactments thereof 14 commonly known as the juvenile act, of all matters and causes 15 coming within the purview of chapter one hundred and ten of the 16 acts of the legislature of West Virginia, session of one thousand 17 nine hundred and seventeen, and of all amendments and re-enact18 ments thereof, and commonly known as the non-support act, of all 19 matters and causes coming within the purview of chapter two of 20 the acts of the legislature of West Virginia, session of one thou21 sand nine hundred and nineteen, and all amendments and re-en22 actments thereof, commonly called the general school law, and all 23 amendments and re-enactments thereof, and of all matters and 24 causes coming within the purview of chapter one hundred and 25 twenty-two of the Barnes' code of West Virginia of one thousand 26 nine hundred and eighteen, and of all amendments and re-enact27 ments thereof, commonly known as the adoption law; of all mat28 ters and causes coming within the purview of chapter one hun29 dred and ten of the acts of the legislature of West Virginia, ses30 sion of one thousand nine hundred and nineteen, and of all amend31 ments and re-enactments thereof, commonly known as the depend32 ent and neglected children act. And of all matters and causes 33 coming within the purview of all other or future acts of the legis 34 lature touching the subject matter of any and all said laws and 35 acts and of the amendments and re-enactments thereof, and of the 36 common law of said state relating to the subject matter thereof. 37 And that the proceedings and modes of procedure and power and 38 jurisdiction conferred by law upon the circuit court or the common 39 pleas court in any and all of said matters and causes, are hereby 40 conferred upon and shall be exercised by said domestic relations 41 court. Sec. 3. The governor of this state, on or before the first day 2 of May, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-one, shall desig3 nate, appoint and commission a judge of said court, who shall be a 4 resident member of the bar and in good standing therein, of said 5 county, who shall preside over said court and serve as such from 6 May first, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-one, until Janu7 ary first, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-three. 8 That at the general elections regularly held on Tuesday after 9 the first Monday in November, one thousand nine hundred and 10 twenty-two, and thereafter at intervals of eight years, some person 11 qualified as aforesaid shall be elected in the manner provided by 12 law for the election of circuit judges, to be the judge of said court 13 for the next ensuing term of eight years, beginning on January 14 first next following such election. The judge of said court may 15 removed from office for the same reasons and in the same manner 16 as judges of the circuit courts. And if from any cause the office 17 shall become vacant, the vacancy shall be filled in the same manner 18 as in the case of a vacancy in the office of judge of the circuit 19 court. Sec. 4. The said judge of the domestic relations court of Cabell 2 county shall, for his services, receive the sum of three thousand 3 dollars per annum in monthly installments, to be paid out of the 4 county treasury of the said county of Cabell. Sec. 5. It shall not be necessary in any cause or proceedings 2 in said domestic relations court that the facts authorizing it to 3 take jurisdiction of the case or proceedings should be set forth 4 upon the record; but jurisdiction shall be presumed unless the 5 contrary plainly appear by the record. Sec. 6. The domestic relations court shall have the same powers 2 to punish for contempt as are conferred upon the circuit court by 3 law. Sec. 7. The judge of the circuit court of Cabell county, may 2 in his discretion, certify to the said domestic relations 3 court any portion or all of the divorce docket, suits for the an4 nulment of marriage and suits for alimony pending in said circuit 5 court on the first day of May, one thousand nine hundred and 6 twenty-one, and all matters, suits, actions, petitions and proceed7ings so certified to said domestic relations court by said circuit court 8 shall be docketed and thereafter proceeded with therein accord9 ing to law. The judge of the said circuit court, in his discretion. 10 may also direct the clerk of the said court to docket all such mat11 ters, suits, actions, petitions and proceedings as may be instituted 12 on and after the first day of May, one thousand nine hundred and 13 twenty-one, either in said circuit court or in said domestic rela14 tions court. And in the event of the absence or disqualification of 15 either of said judges any matter coming within the purview of 16 this act pending in either court may be certified to the other court, 17 docketed therein and proceeded with according to law. And the 18 judge of the common pleas court of Cabell county shall, on the first 19 day of May, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-one, certify 20 to said domestic relations court such cases as may be upon the 21 juvenile and non-support docket, pending in such common pleas 22 court at such time, and all matters, suits, actions, petitions and 23 proceedings so certified to said domestic relations court shall be 24 docketed therein and thereafter proceeded with therein according 25 to law. And on and after May first, one thousand nine hundred |