Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-07-29

ri. dofsnee 1.-THE house of delegates shall decide to re
,,a shall then I've acted Upon by toe sen
60 Jay shall have been previously nAed W ina
avs ai an, .he same and entered upon Its lorrna
of vb;cb be sha b. bound to ta5e noucs ano ne 'as
h allowed The same facilities OF oe'epce oeio!e ne sen
ate which are auSsn the senate after considering ii
nc Concur with the house of delegates the SPEAK
.b ,enate shall pronounce the sentence Oh renoSs
~ ,r.sencs Of the senate, ana The Person thus r.
moved shall never s I oors
gina II either house shall refuse to remove
vs. shall he thereby acquitted Upon he trial
. over, vote shall be gwen t4rd roee. and rec"rde
y unun The journals. he supreme court snail nave al
Jurisdiction oply-except in csses of hGbea' COZ
! and .andam1>-of all ut law and in eqai'
:. .ba amount in controversy is three hundred do
ami of casss Of and felony and such othe
causes as the legislature may allow but It s!ia
decide only upon cases presented 10 Q! Ger nse irot
-. fc,s of the shall be esta blishec It's declsin
Ill .tle the law in the case decided, and in a sim
liar cs... and when pronounced shall stand as the a
f IN. state upon the points decided until changed p
. f assembly. The said court shall appoint lis ow
\ cerk aud a messenger and tpstaH. The clerk sha
IblI his Office for five years Unless sooner removed D
tho udxneut of the court for cause first entered up
lila record Of the court and after he has been allowed
fair h.urink and defence. Tie messenger and 'pa
hail hold their Offices the pleasure of the colt. III
aid officers shall receive such compensation Tor thel
services as shall be allowed by law. The judge. Of tn
sail courts SHALL bs con-srrators VI the peace.
! Tju Circuit Courts.
j 4. The State shall bs divided into circuits. a
equally as may be- having regard the pula"l ai'
bu nees done each circuit aud for each cuit ju.
hall be elected by the persons VIII" nsS lie entitled Y
vote in tina, cult r members "i he general n: eab'
who shall huld his rhce for the Of ten years Blu
he NAV be remov VI om office IT. tie ma, her prescribe.
%Io e iuru he q
when removed shall be forever after incapable Ct hold
us unv office in this State If removed for c.us a!
sctuy his moral character He shall u.u Ill each eoun
Nv u his circuit court for the trial "f causes nj ca
nrce times in each year dividing the equal" int
hl ee parts; and the which he preslIes sla
nave uryn, jurisdiction over all Causes at awaud III
. uiiv in which the value in controversy shall Be on
.Indred dollars, and i'll Of wills mills roads, W.T.!
kobeas eoroxs nandoaus and all criminal causes VII Ct
the legislature shall assign excuvcl. 10 some ";he
tribunal and shall have appellate jurisdiction III al
other in which the legislature may authorize u,
apppea writ Of error ~perssdsas to be awarded o.
to the Judgment deere. uf any inferior court enc
the legislature may by law assign to any circuit c"ur
he duty Of hearing and deciding, i'll the manner TO be
prescribed by law civil cause, molten or pesi az
zion in which the State is party Tie udg Of tie
sud courts shall receive adequate compensation 10:
their ser, ces which shall be fixed By law and shall not
be diminished during their continuance in oiiee. The
srsature may, Whenever in the c"ncurrng orni"' OF
circuit or other inf,or courts bu! the abolition OF TIE
court Stall deprive the judge OF that court OF his
rlylt TO his salary and the legislature may assign othe;
judicial duties him for the residue If the term ioI
which be elected The judges OF the circuit courts
shall be cuservator. of the peace.
S. The clerks Of the circuit ourts shall he elected by
the persons III the several counties who IRE AUTHORIZE
ito vote for members of the general assembly. The,
snail hold their offices for live ycar. and receive S'lci
pesa,on for their services as shall he Prescribrd ny
aw But they may b. removed from office by the cour
the manner in which the clerk ot the court o appeals
nav be removed.
O. The trial by jury shall be preserve in all criminal
au.es and IN all suits at law, unes dispensed with b!
he consent Of the plaintiff and defendant entered upn
che record and in chancery Causes the court may i'm.
Dannel Jury to try any Question OF lct When all
lsem it expedisnt to d" 80
. In lie trial Of criminal causes the urv shall he the
Judges of both law and fact unless tine defendant sh@'
hal ak the court TO e>pnrnd the law and It shall de
a. in which case the jury shall be bound to conform
The decision of the cuart But in civil tic i:rv
hall be bound by the decision Of the court "a Ia the law
ren expouuded BY it the motion Of either plaintiff or
defendant
S. In criminal causes the court may grant rral
70 the defendant whenever IN Its np'nlc" the vcrGc:
,Saiu-. is efrnne"rs; BIZ in civil ci>e: IL sha .v
,h. puWer to grant bc. one t,ia IL e!her ;artv
:ule>s the party gskiig trial will give rn an!
,-clr5 to satisfy thu j;'itacn' il WI II -ali
r-' erel against him. in which ii lsy :
II Lew Trial
3 Tie legislature my an o:ier iur'i'r
vAri it ny deem necessary ana prescribe ;er ,.ac
nd com ..,>aon AID :n'c. after ever: c-n.I:, r.
rIn.:e e circuits an Increase dinliL-l tic
CT: cult judges, the puaic inere-t NAV reqrir"
Sat law, establishing new inferior c':r shall ,.sc
effect Until it has been submitted to tie pe"pl i: IL
p lis. and approved by majority of tie qg;.:iis;
,us.rs.
The Cistrie: Courts.
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equally a. may be- having re- ard TO thu p pu!atio., ;d
beIess done IN the district in each Of hc:
hall be he'll twc IN eac. ear 10 be c:r p,>e oi tw
.:Gges Of the circuit courts anI l,'ge :" tie
court who shall be desiyrut- law, an. ..
rs,pn may form court. The sai:i CAN'T shall have
r2pal lrisdc ion in all causes in whcn the value II
controversy is three huE. ed dollars an jurisdiction
ucl criminal causes the legislature assign Il,
nd appellate jurisdiction in all causes which have bee
eced by the circuit courts in which The vniue III con.
troversy IL NOT more than three hundred dollar md ii
of wills, mills and roads, aud IN sIch O inliual
he Legislature may auth rize il ts hear
decide Tie legislature may, by lsw. as: IN 10 li.t sn
rrt the duty # bearing nv appeal or Otherwise, on
vil cause, motion or peual &C ion in which the STAT,
a party
IL The sheriff OF the county in which district corr
lnld shall atteD the saih court, and performs Il tie
lutte. which may be require ed ri ,heri:, cnd he sal
receive thereto" thu cou zen atom allowed by Law J. !
inlAr services performed bv s-e.ifs ur the a eli,
'n, t..
p The clerks Of the district courts hsl be appoint
ed by th"se courts rectvvly. Tary shall il ,hri
ice- for Eve years. aud receive sicl conrei ION f."
neir services may he prescribe by Law; hut tie
nay removed from flee hv the in the
in which the clerk Of the Of appeals rpsv Lc
,nreI.
10 The legislature shall prescribe the marGcr Of ssu
Nc, executing. AMI returning all process "ra a courts
he proper penalties W on Officers vhq fail 10 per-
urn their duties touching the PR cess
Cue ifeatior Of Judgss
IL Noperson shall be eligible to the tire Of Judge o!
he cnur, of appeals. circuit Courts Unless he DC
itizen Of this Commonwealth. actually residing there
the tine of his election, and ior FIVE yeas next pre-
:sdny it, at least thirty years of age and have been
practising lawyer u the circuit courts at least FIVE year
,f"re his election No judge shall be eligible an,
bc, place, or post of any kind urus his continuance
n oes and the acceptance of my office. place. pct
" him, shall Instantly r'cate his ofic. II Judge no.
hall uny judge be eligible any political office rn.i
:<elve uths after his term Of service Judge s;
nave expired.
Election Of Judges.
10. The election Of judges shall IT. held on such CAV,
nd at such places the Legislature shall pre- or BE-
crowded that 40 election oa Judge shall be held on TIN
anne day, within month o! she day of the el,t
ON of yUyeruOr members ,f tha .,i afnr, mr. ,,.,,