Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-08-01

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Circuit Courts.
For each circuit Juinc s!, hc elected By the vote
,;t. w:tu sin u!iis t'f trg tern It eight yea
unless sunner removed in the manner prescribed hy til
Constitutions lie shall at the time OF lbs election b. 1T lea
t:r YEARS OF anir:ns his continuance IN Office, sia
| res de in the crcuit OF which be is Judge.
circuit Court shall he held nj least twice year by II
Judge o each circuit in every county and corporation Their
Of wherein Circuit Cour, Is no" or may hereafter be e
latlShcd But the JUDGES III the sane district may he
CURED authorized 10 hold the OF their respective CT
alternately, and Judge Of one circuit 10 hold cor
in any other circuit.
District Cour's.
{. District Court 81. IL be h".I. al least :ear
district by the Judges of The circuits cunsun III
scc;In aud The judge o Supreme Court OF Appeals Il
the section al which th- dstr!c; forms paFi any three
whom may hn. court but Judge shall SIT or decd
upon any appeal ;akcn from his 'ccision The Judg
ri III" supreme Court III Appeals III section, may ST
tie District Courts Of another section, when rIqaed
tiluri1tG b. lhw 10 90 So.
g. The district courts sIai not have original jurisdiction
except Of uJ.aS corpus maEdlmuS end prohibition
Court 81 AppeulS.,
10. For each section Judge shall be elected by The voter
thereof who shall hold his office for The Of twelve years
unless removed in The prescribed 81 M
Constitution. He SHALL al the time of his election be at lsaS
thirty five years age and during his continuance IN uce
reside IN the section for when he Is elected
IL. The Supreme Court Of Appeals shall consis' the iiv
Judges elected three Of whom nar toil court
shall have appellate jurisdiction only, cXcr.t IN cIses
hatcds cpri mdHdus an. PrrlibHtoa IL SHAH not nave
jurisdiction in causes where Tie in controversy
exclusive ni costs Is less in value amount IMAM i've nun
dred dollars except III controversies concerning The tile I"
boundaries ot land The proDa III will III. a?P"in ent o
qualification Of personal representative" guar: an commit
te5 curator; or concerning mill, roads way terry I"
landing the right of corporation Of county 10 levy
tolls and except in of hGj.G corpus manda
and prohibition and involving freedom, tn,
cuuslItutJnaliry at a law
T. Special Courts Of Appeals, consist OF not less a
than five Judges may be formed of the Judgs
The Supreme Court ol Appeals and Of the Circuit CourtS,r
any oi them 10 Try cases remaining on the docSetsh
the present Court Of Appeals when !h Judges terco! cce
hold their offices; Try any which may be>n
buckets oil the Supreme Court o! Appeals esta5siedby
this Constitution, in respect 10 which majority ohe
Judges OF The may be sitnnci 10 mae II
improper Tor them 10 sill on the hearing thereof.
Is When Judgment decree l. reversed or affirmed ~
he Supreme Co"r Of Appeals The therefor ss be
stated III writing and preserved with The record ot the ase
General PrOr;sioHs
H. Judges shall be- hy tho Gove!no, nnd
shall receive 1rd and adequate salaries. which s'! II" De
diminished during trIr continuance IN Office The siiry o
II Judge uf Tie Supreme Court of Appeals shall Icss
than thousand dollars and that %! Judge oG Ci'-
Count less than thousand dollars per 'nH"m
except that I'll the Judge the th circuit which stat! not
less than fifteen hundred dollars per at1 each
shl receive reasonable allowance fer necessary ira
Is M Juase during his term o. service shall 'd any
other Office appointment ar pablo r",t ana TIE Acceptance
thrreo: shall hi Judicial OH shall ~ during
sc term, within one year thereafter, pG eiiybh ~ any
political vihc..
10 No erection Of Judge shall be held within hrly days
Of III h IN. any eltciiua M electors al ''esdcnt
and Vice President al United States, vi meh3sra ol
Congress or nj the General Assembly.
Of both OF Grn-ra Assembly. bar mlIr
ty all elected 10 each house must concur In
such aa the OF removal sil be envrd on The
,uInal al house The Judge. whom The Gen.
Assembly may about proceed shaI! recirc notice
thereof accompanied copy nj The ALLEGED Tor hts
removal twenty days before the day vh!rh either
nuuS. % General A. eInbly shall act lrrrup.n.
Is The Officers 81 the Supreme Cnrt OF Armis ana 81
District Courts stall be- appointed by the iit Courts
Ierlvt., by The judges thereof in raci"n Their dL
r- compensation, ami tenure OF "tice shul b' prescribed
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10 Tho Of each county corprrairr in which 4
cu Court held shall 4 clerk Ut urf ,urr " hose
Office shall lie six The Attorney Dr the Com
npuwralfh elected Tor county Corporation whctcln
IrrnI, Court is ilrrci to be held sa Ia Attorney ior IN:
Cur,rnuuw enh !n thai hui in rlrcaIt Court
held Ia" cIy ora county AMI CITY, there shall BE- AN
Attorney for The Tor such |" he elected by the
ul snch city and cS, and Il continue IN
'lcc four yeats. The duties and copensa-
these officers, AMI the mode VI removing them from
flee. shall bc prescribed By law.
20 When vacancy shall occur in the u:rr of clerk OF
IN, r04.r may appoint CLERK pre- fenpore who
snail discharge the duties Of the oitce until ie vacancy is
illr''.
u The General Assembly shall provide ior the compen
sauE al jors appropriations fur that purpose shill
nude from The State treasury, except IN prosecutions
r t,Iuny AMI n.>Lenran"r.
.. AT every election of Governor attorney general
shalt he elected hy The n m. Commonwealth Tor me
rrin Hc shall be- commissioned ny the Gov
rnu stall perform such duties and receive such comensa-
lion b" prescribed by Law AMI br removable III Tie
mannrv rscrIi, 4 for the removal at judges.
IS Judges and all other officers, whether elected nr np-
uurd shall discharge the duties "f their res
cctivc offices after their terms ol service nave EXPIRED I'M
iii icr succcs$ors qualified.
a. Writs shall in the %: the Commonwealth oi
virmnia an, he a,trst" by clerk a" several
shah conclude against the peace and dignity OF
the Commonwealth.
County Courts.
o5 There shll he in each County of The Commonwealth,
County Court which shall b. nrId monthly by moi less
Than three nor more than five Justices except when the law
snail r. Guirr the presence nf Il greater nnmhrf.
81 The jurisdiction Of the said shall be- the same as
Ihat # lhc
Iu:itiei by this Constitution may be changed " a'S
- Each roun;y shall be- laid of into districts nsarly
-aa in and oprlatlon. In rhch district
there shall elected by the voters thereof nr Justices ol
Peace who shall be- commissioned by me Go*enor re-
.e in their Give districts and hul their office for lhr
ii years The Justices =" ec"d shall choose one
of their o., pdy who shall be The presiding Justice Of the
County Coat, ana whose duty it shall be- t." attend each
term of said The other justices shall be classified by
law for the performance Of their duties IN court.
IS The Justices shall receive for their services in court,
per diem compensation asccraincd BY law and paid
Of county Irrasnry an! shall not receive any Zee o
cinnlrrnent for other ludic'n services
90 The power and jurisdiction 1 Justices of the Peace
in their respective counties shall 5e prescribed by law
County Officers.
30 The voters OF each County shall elect Clerk If the
County Court. Surveyor an Attorney for the Common.
wealth Sheriff and many Commissioners OF the Revc.
nue. as may authorized ty law wh" shah hold their
pcctiv. office. fellows: The Clerk and tie Surveyor fre
tho term If six Years Attorney. the 81 pu:
y,ns tie Sheriff and the Commissioners, fer III: Of
Two wears Cunsrhlcs and Ovcrsccrs Of tie Poor shall be
elected by The voters NAV tie prescribed by law
rho Annrv. sol reside in me Counties or Districts for
which they were respectively elected. No elected for
,wo successive terms the office ri Sheriff shall be reeI
uble 10 the office for the succeeding term;
shall he during his of service or within year there
after hc eligible any political office.
g rhe Justices of tn Peace Sheriff. Attorneys for the
Clerks o the Circuit and County Courts.
and all other County officers shall be subject indictment
for alf.as msfris inc neglect nj official Duty und
uoon conviction thereof their Office. shalt become
Corporation Courts and Ofclrs.
&c. The & neral Assembly vest such jurisdiction
III b. deemed IN Cur2praon Courts and in the
Magistrates who may belong tn the corporate body.
g. All officers appnrtoininE la the Cities and other Mnni
ci pa, turppraons shall be elected by tn qualified voters
or appointed bs the constituted authorities Of such Cities
or Corporations, may be prescribed By law.
SCHEDULE.
l. II shall be the duty Of IN. Prcsdcn. Of this Cnnvcn
NJ. The lin