Posse Comitatus Act. The Posse Comitatus Act is a United States federal law (18 U.S.C. Â§ 1385, original at 20 Stat. 152) signed on June 18, 1878 by President Rutherford B. Hayes. The purpose of the act â in concert with the Insurrection Act of 1807 â is to limit the powers of the federal government in using federal military personnel to enforce domestic policies within the United States.
The U.S. state of West Virginia has 55 counties. Fifty of them existed at the time of the Wheeling Convention in 1861, before which West Virginia was part of the state of Virginia.
Magistrate Courts. There are 158 magistrates in West Virginia. There are at least two magistrates in every county, and ten in the largest county, Kanawha. A county-by-county map of West Virginiaâs fifty-five counties with magistrate information can be found here.Magistrates use their training and sound judgment to oversee the application and enforcement of state laws, municipal laws, and court procedures.here are 158 magistrates in West Virginia. There are at least two magistrates in every county, and ten in the largest county, Kanawha.