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VII me CITY 81 Richruu,,d .hslIse he 7sh cireuit
~ ". Ihe eaantss Il LanensteF. Northumberland,
EichmpAd Wessuepiand. kans George, Spothy lvaniat
lnes Hanover. kRs W HAN. King and oneen and
Esssz shah roesisthse he eight Circuit.
* The e'ua.ia g Slglsast Prince William. Alex
andsia. Fairfax, Lsndeuns Eanssef ard Rappahannock
shall cnnstltuie tho ninth eicnst.
x The eoanlies g cuipeper Madison. Greene. d.
angf, Ales.aaslea lns,sA Aasanna and GoOcAland,
Al. The eenaiics q Nelson. Amherst, Rcckbfidre-
Aheas and lRths shall constitute the sleyrnh crrnit
ham. Pages Shenandoah. Warren and HARDY shan en-
sti,hts the twelfth eircul -
Kill The rsantieS Of Ciark. frederick. lismp.h,r,
Morgan. Berkeley and Jeaersoa, sha elnsti,use The
XIV The ccup,iss of Monroe. Creensrisf. por.hoo.
las Aleghany Be;s,eura, Reanoke aud Craig, shall
copaiIiute the fourteenth 'efteai
Ky The cosi,es % Giirss Mercer. Raleigh. Wyum
ing. Lngaa Booze Faseite aud Nicholas. shall ccus,
tnle the fifteenth circuit.
XVI The e,uaiiesof Gfayson, Cafrgli wythe, Floyd.
Pnaski aud Msngoery. shsii constitute The siSeenth
XVII. The counties of smY,he.l Ta1eveiI. Washing.
ton. Resell. Sott and Lee, shall constitute The
Xviii The counties Of Wayne. caheIl. Mason, Jack
son. Putnam ard kaiaNhas shall constitute the eigl-
teenis citc1u.
Ienis, Rilcie, Doidsidse and Peassnts, shah consul
tulr The nineteenth cllcnit.
XXX The can,ies 81 Hare ,ck. Brooke, Ohio, Mar
shah, Wrtzel Tyler and M9aongaiia, shall constitute
The twensietl, ciIcnit.
MI And die COMMITTEES Of Harrison. Marion, TAYLOR.
Preston Barbour, Randolph and upshur, constitute The
Iweniy-first cifeui.
3. The first and second circuits shall constitute
the rs dis;e the third and fourth circuits the Sc,
cond district the fifth, sixth and seventh circuits
lheihrd district; the eighth and ninth circuits the
fourth district; the tenth and eleventh circuits the
flth district the twelfth and thirteenth cirepitS the
he ~ IL
the seventh district; the sixteenth and seyeneenlh
circuits the eighth district; The eighteenth and
nineteenth circuits, the ninth dislricts and the
twentieth and twenty FIRST circuits The teAh district.
T. The frsl and second districts shall constitute
the first section the third and fourth districts the
second section the h and sixth districts the hiid
sedton The seventh and eighth districts, the fourth
section; and the ninth and tenth districts The fifth
section.
s. The General Assembly may at The end ofeighi
years after the adoption Of this Constitution, and
thereafter iniervals OF eight wears artange the
said creuits districts and sections aud place any
number Of Circuits in district and ofdistriets in
a section; but each cireuit shall be altogether in
one district, and each district in one section; and
there shall not be less than Two districts and four
circuits in section, and the number ofsecions shall
not be increased or diminished
: Circuit Courts
g. For each circuit, Judge shall be elected BY
the voters thereof. who shall hold his Office tor the
term of eight years uni less sooner removed in the
manner prescribed by this Constitution. He shall
at the time Of his election be least thirty years of
age, and during bis cpntinuan ee OF office shall
reside in the circuit Of which he is Judge.
2. Circuit Court shall be held at least twicesa
year by the Judge of each cifeun, in every county
and corporation thereof, wherein circuit court is
now or ap hereafter be established Burthe Judges
n the district may be required authorized tt
hold the courts OF their respective
ly and Judge of one circuit TO hold court in any
other circuit
District Courts
&. A district court shall be held at least once
year in every district by The judges OF lh4 circuits
constituting the section and the Judge on the Su
preme Courl OF Appeals for the section Of which Ii,
district forms part; any three Of whom may holl
court hut no Judge shall sit or decide npon an,
| appeal taken from his own decision. The Judg,
ofthe Supreme Court OF Appeals Of one section MAJ
si in .he district courts of another section when re
quired or authorized by Faw todo so.
| 8, The district courts shall9not have original iu
'risdicon, except in cases Of 1abeas cdypus aaada
mus and ProltibitioHs
Courts. of appeals.
10. For. each section Judge shall be elected by
the voters thereof, who shall hold hisgofce Tor lht
term oftwelve years, unless sooner removed in the
manner prescribed by this Constitution. He shall
at TIE time of his election be at least tlirty-ive
years OF age, and during his continuance Iyodice
| reside in rhe section or which he is elected.
/ - The Supreme Court OF Appeals shall consis
4 of the FIVE Judges elected any three Of whom may
I hold court Ii shall have appellate jurisdiction
only except in cases ofhqbtds corpus anaadamRS and
prohibition L. shall not have jurisdiction in civil
| causes where the matter in controversy, exclu
sye of COSTS is less in value or amount than five
hundred dollars except in coniroveTsies concerning
the title or boundaries OF land the probat OF will
4 the appointment or qualification of personal rep
H resentatfve, guardian, Committee or curator oi
concerning mill, road way, ferry or land, or the
Z right of corporation or county 10 levy tolls or
Naxes and except in cases OF Rdkcqs corpus Wanda
mas and PrphibtioR, and cases involving freedom
1 or the tons,itutinnaliiy of law.
! -. Special Court OF Appeals, 10 consist Of no
/ less than three nor more Than five Judses, may bt
| formed OF the Judges OF The Supreme Court Of APP
peas and Of the Circuit Courts, or any of them, Il
Try any cases remaining on the deekeIs Of he pres
ent Court Of Appeals when the Judges thereof cease
10 hold thtir Offices or 10 try any eases which ma
/ be on The dockets OF the Supreme Court Of Appeal
established by this Constitution in respect 10 Whv
\ majority OF The Judges Of said court may be 81
situated TO make itimproper for them TO sit OF
4 The hearing thereof.
4 I3 When judgement or decree is reversed o
\ affirmed BY die Supreme Court Of Appeals, the rea
4 sons therefor shall be stated in wiling and preserve
i with the record dfs The case
General Provisions
i IA. judges shalt be.commissioped by The Cover
4 nor and shall receive fixed and adequate salarle;
4 which shall not be diminished during theifeoninu
4 ance in office. The saiarY of a Judge Of the Su
preme Court OF Appeals shall not be less than thre
i Thousand dollars, ami that Of Judge 81 CiTen
Court not less than two thousand dollars per annum
| except that OF Judge 81 the fifth circuit. whic
! shall not be less than fifteen hundred dollars pc
I anndm; and each receive reasonable allowance
/ for necessary travel
Is. No Judge during his term OF service shal
bold any other office, appointment, public rus
m Sh
! offi,e; nor shall he during such ierntor within
one year thereafter be eligible to any political OF
| fee.
rs. No election OF Judge shalf lie held within
thirty days ofthe holding Of anyelection OF electors
OF President and Vice President OF The Uniiet
States, of members of Congress or Of the Genera
Assembly.
IL. Judges may be removed from Office by con
current vote OF both hoases OF tue General Assembly
bit maiofify.of all The members elected TO eaci
house must concur in such vote; and the cause o
removal shall be entered on the journal OF each
house The Judge against whom the General As
semby may be about 10 proceed, shallreceiva NOTES
thereof, accompanied by copy OF inc canses al
legged for his removal, at'east twenty days before
the day On which either house Of the General As
semby shall act theIeupon
49, The officers Of the Supreme Court OF Ap
peais and OF The District Courts shall be appointed
by the said courts respectively, or by the Judge:
thereof in vacation. Their duties, compensation
and tenure Of Office, shall be preseribedby law.
49, The voters OF each county or corporation in
which Cirenii Conrt is held shall elect clerk Of
such court whose term Of Office shall be six years
The Attorney for The Commonwealth elected for a
county or corporation wherein circuit court is di-
rected 10 be held shall BE Attorney for the Common
wealie for that court but in case Circuit Courl
is held for a city, or for county and city, there
shall be an attorney for the common wealth for sneh
court TO be teced BY the voters ofsuch ey or county
and city, and 10 continue in Office for the term Of
four years The duties and compensation Of these
officers. and the mode OF removing them from Of