Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-07-04


| 3. The Legislature may, at the end of vea.s after
TIE adoption OF this Cons tuition, and OF every term of
yea thereafter, rear ange or organize the said
IcmGns districts and circuits and place any number Of
CIRCUITS IN district, and distr in section Provided
Ild tie number OF sections shall be increased or
olnihlshed that there shall not be less than Two dis
trlcts ana our circuits in secton and that each cir
GUT snail De altogether in district and each district
IN one section. But when new county is formed of
Par a Of ount!es competing different circuits, it may
iorh form part Of the district and section to which
| sueh cIcu belongs.
| COURT OF APPEALS
T. I or each OF the said sections a Judoe shall he
elected by the persons therein qualified 10 vote for
Members OF the General Assembly, He shall, during
ms continuance ~ Office reside in the section for which
ne Is elected The Supreme Court OF Appeals shall
consist OF the five Judges so elected maiov Of whom
may hold a Court. " WYNN
5. The Supreme Court of Appeals shall have appel
late jurisdiction only Except of babeas eorpus
and mandamusl Ii shall not have Jurisdiction in civil
causes where the matter ia controversy of no greater
value or amount than five hundred dollars exclusive of
)sts; except in controversy concerning fine title or
boundaries Of land, the probate OF will the apnoinl-
ment qualification of personal representative omar
dian or committee, or concerning mill, road, way or
Jerry, or the right OF corporation county to lew
tolls or taxes; and except in OF habeas corpus or
nandamus, and cases involving FRI edom or the consti.
| nationality OF a law.
6. No person shall be eligible the office of Judge Of
the Supreme Court OF Appeals who is not at the time
OF the election, at least thirty five years of age nor
shall any person be eligible to such office during the
Term LOT hich he may have been elected Governor.
| 4; The Judges OF the Supreme Court oil Appeals
shall be elected for the of twelve years and shall
continue IN office until be duly quaiied
or unh removed IN the manner prescribed by this Con-
su ION: crowded that no Judge of the said Court
shall remain in office after he sha have attained the
age OF seventy years.
O. L or each OF SAID Circuits, Judge shall be elected
by The persons therein qualified to for members of
! the General Assembly. He SHALL at the time OF his
election, be at least thirty years of age and shall DIR
ing his continuance in office, reside in the Circuit of
which he is Judge.
9. No election of Judge of the Court of Anneals
or al Circuit Judge shall be held within thirty DAYS of
the time OF holding any general election of Electors of
President aud Vice President Of the United States Go.
! bly, or any other officer.
TO- The Judges of the Circuit Courts shall hold their
offices tor the term OF egh years, and until their sue
cessors shall be duly qualified, until removed in The
| manner prescribed by this Constitution.
IL. Circuit Court shall be held, by tho Judge of
each circuit a. least twice year. in each county and
corporation OF such circuit wherein Circuit Court il
now held, or may hereafter by law be directed to be
| held. Judge OF one circuit may hold Court in an
Other whether IN or out OF his district when required or
authorized by law to do so and the Judges in the same
district may be required by law hold the Courts of
| their respective circuits alternately.
DISTRICT COURTS.
IL. District Court shall be held, at least once
IN every year. IN each OF the said districts, by the
Judges OF the circuits composing the seconl and the
Judge OF the supteme Court OF Appeals who may
side IN the section of which said district forms a part
any [three OF whom may hold Court: Provided that
Judge shall sit in or decide upon any appea taken
from his decision But instead Of the JUDGE of
the Supreme Court OF Appeals residing in such section
Judge OF the Supreme Court of Appeals residing in an
adjoining section may sit in the said District Court,
whenever required or authorized by law to do so.
IL. The District Courts shall have no or ioinal uris-
detlon, except in of habeas corpus and manda-
mus.
GENERAL PROVISIONS
IA. The said Judges shall be commissioned bv the
Governor and shall receive fixed and ADEQUATE salaries
which shall not be diminished during their continuance
Mo anal al, 49,. t..
OF Appeals shall not be less than three thousand dollars
ana OF Judge OF Circuit Court, less than two
thousand dollars; besides reasonable allowance to
each tor necessary travel
TO- The said Judges, while in office, shall hod no
other office, appointment public trust and the accep-
lance OF such BY either of them shall vacate his judicial
office; and no Judge while in Office or within one
year after he shall have ceased to hold the same shall
be elected to any political office under the constitution
and laws OF this State.
TO- Judges may be removed from office by concur
rent vote OF majority OF the whole number of each of
the Houses OF the General Assembly, but the cause or
causes OF removal shall be entered The journal of
each house, and the Judge, agans whom the Iepisla
ture may be aboutlo proceed shall have notice thereof
accompanied by copy of the causes alleged for his
eova at least twenty days before either house of the
General Assembly shall act theleupon.
H. The present Judges of the Supreme Court of
Appeals and OF the Circuit Courts, and their success
sors who may be appointed under the existing consI-
tutlon shall remain in office until six months after the
termination of the first Legislature elected under this
constitution and no longer.
AZ. "A sIcCdl anu temporary Court OF ADDeaIs.
consist OF mot less than 3, nor more than s. Judges
may Unnecessary, be constituted by law out of JUDGES
OF the Supreme Court OF Appeals and Circuit Courts,
or any OF them, to try the cases. or any of them which
may remain on the docket of the present Court of An.
peas when the Judges thereof shall cease to hold their
ollces as heren6eore provided; try any which
may De on the docket OF the Court of Appeals hereby
constituted. which majority of the Judges thereof
may, from interest," relationship, or having been co m
sci in the case, be unable to try
~ Wnen judgment or a decree is reversed by an
dppoIite COurI the reasons reversal shall he
stated oy the Court In written opinion be filed and
preserved sa with the record in The case.
w. All the officers OF the Supreme Cont OF Appea /.
and OF the District shall be appointed by said courts
respectively or by the Judges thereofi in vacation The
duties and compensation of said officers their tenure OF
Office, and the mode of removing them from Office
shall be prescribed by law
81. The Clerks of the Circuit Courts shall be elected
oy the quahed voters OF the counties corporations
Tor winch the said courts held y; and shall
hold their offices for the term OF [sx years from The
dae OF their election and until their successors be duy
c qharea, me attorneys Tor the Commonwealth,
CHOSEN and commissioned for the Counties shall be the
attorneys Tor the Commonwealth for the Circuit
Courtsl Their duties and compensation and the mode
OF removing them from office, shall be prescribed by
q Whenever a vacancy shall occur in the office OF
Judge OF the Supreme Court of Appeals, or of Judge
LOTT Clerk OF a Circuit Court, his successor shall be
elected tor the full term prescribed by this article
70 The Legislature shall prescribe the mode of con-
Quoting and making due returns OF elections and ofde
GERS under this article OF the constitution.
d. The Attorney General shall be [elected by the
9uaifed voters OF the State and commissioned by the
Governors shall hold his office for the term of four
years. and shall perform such duties and receive such
compensation as may be prescribed by law Provided
that when vacancy shall in the said Office The
same may filled in such manner as NAV be prescrh
ed by aw.l
25 Writs shall run in the name o.. the Common.
wealth OF Virginia. and bear este by the Clerks of The
several Courts. Indictments shall conclude, apajnst
the peace and dignity of the Commonwealth
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