The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-05-18


SECTION 3. Special courts of appeals, 10
consist of not less than three nor more than
Eve Judges, may be formed of the judges
Of tho Supreme Court of Appeals ana OF
the circuit courts, or any Of them, 10 'ry
anv cases on the docket of eald COURT IN
resncct TO which a majority OF the Judges
thereof may be so situated as to MAKE II
improper for then, to sit on the hearing OF
the same and also to try any cases on the
sa;d docket which cannot be otherwise dis
nosed of with convenient dispatch.
SECTION 4. When judgment or decree
"a reversed or affirmed by the Supreme
Court of Appeals the reasons therefor
shall be stated in writing, and ce preserved
with the records of the case.
SECTION 5. The judges shall be chosen
By the joint vote Of the two Houses OF the
General Assembly, and shall hold their
Office for q term of twelve years. they
shall, when chosen, have held judicial
station in the United States, or shall have
practiced Law in this or some other state
for five years.
SECTION G. The officers Of the Supreme
Court of Appeals shall be appointed by the
said court, or by the judges thereof in va
cation. Their duties, compensation, and
tenure of Office, shall be prescribed BY
law.
SECTION !. The Supreme Court Of APP
peals shall hold it's sessions at two or more
places in the State, to be fixed by law.
SECTION s. At every election of a Co.
vernon an Attorney General shall be elect
ed by the qualified voters of this Common
wealth. he shall be commissioned by the
Governor, perform such duties and receive
such compensation as may be prescribed by
law, and shall be removable in the manner
prescribed for the removal Of judges.
Circuit Courts.
SECTION 9. The State shall be divided
into sixteen judicial circuits, as follows:
l. The counties of Norfolk, Princess
Anne, Nansemond, Isle Of Wight, Soushamp,,
ton, Surry, and the city of Norfolk, shall
constitute the first circuit.
2. The counties Of Sussex, Greensvllle,
Brunswick, Prince George, Dinwiddie, Not
tovay, Chester field, and the city OF Peters
burg, shall constitute the second circuit.
8. The counties of Mecklenburg, Lunen-
burg. Charlotte, Amelia, Powhatan, Prince
Edward, Buckingham, and Cumberland,
shall constitute the third circuit.
4. The counties'of Halifax, PittsylVania,
Henry, Patrick, Franklin, and the town OF
Danville, shall constitute the fourth cir
cult.
5. The counties Of Bedford, Campbell,
Appomattox, Amherst, Nelson, and the city
of Lynchburg, shall constitute the fifth cir
cult.
6. The counties Of Albenarle, Fluvanna,
Culpeper, Goochland, Madison, Greene, and
Orange, shall constitute the sixth circuit.
7. The county of Henrico and the city of
Richmond shall constitute the seventh cir
Quit.
8. The counties Of Accomac, Northamp-
ton, York, Elizabeth City, Warwick, James
City, New Kent, Charles City, and the city
of Williamsburg, shall constitute the eighth
circuit.
9. The counties Of Lancaster, Northum-
berlend, Mathews, Middlesex, Gloucester,
King william, Essex, and King and Queen,
shall constitute the ninth circuit.
10. The counties of Westmoreland, Spot
sylvania, Caroline, Hanover, Stafford, King
George, Richmond, and Louisa, shall con-
stitute the tenth circuit.
II. The counties of Loudoup, Fauquicr,
Prince William, Fairfax, Rappahannock,
and Alexandria, shall constitute. the ele-
yenth circuit.
IL. The counties of Frederick, Clarke,
Warren, Page, Shenandoah, and Rocking
ham, shall constitute the twelfth circuit.
IS. The counties of Augusta, Rock bridge,
Bath, Highland, and Allegheny, shall con-
stitute the thirteenth circuit.
IA. The counties of Botctourt, Roanoke,
Aoptoornorr Elov5 Gi1ac op1 rroiy gbo1I
constitute the fourteenth circuit.
Is. The counties Of Carroll, Grayson,
Wythe, Pulaski, Bland, and Tazewcll, shall
constitute the fifteenth circuit.
lG. The counties of Smyth, Washington,
Lee, Scott, Wise, Russell, and Buchanan,
shall constitute the sixteenth circuit.
SECTION 10. The General Assembly ms
rearrange said circuits, or any of them,
and increase or diminish the number
thereof when the public interests shall re-
quire it.
SECTION IL. For each circuit judge
shall be chosen by the joint vote of the
two Houses Of the General Assembly, who
shall hold his office for term of eight
years, unless sooner removed in the man
ner prescribed by this Constitution. He
shall, when chosen, possess the same quail
fcations of judges of the Supreme Court OF
Appeals, and during his continuance in
Office shall reside in the circuit Of which
he is judge.
SECTION IL. A circuit court shall BIT
held at least twice year by the judges OF
each circuit in every county and corpora
ton thereof wherein circuit court now lG
or may hereafter be established; but The
Judges may be required or authorized tc
hold the courts Of their respective circuits
alternately, and the judge OF one circuit tc
hold court in any other circuit.
County Courts.
SECTION IS. In each county of this Com
monwealth there shall be court called the
county court, which shall be held monthly
by Judge learned in the law of the State,
and to be known as the county court judge
Provided, That counties containing less
than eight thousand inhabitants shall be
attached to adjoining counties for the for
nation Of districts for county judges.
County court judges shall be chosen i'll the
same manner as judges Of the circuit courts.
They shall hold their office for a term CT
six years, except the first term under this
Constitution, which shall be three years
and during their continuance in office they
shall reside in their respective counties or
districts. The Jurisdiction of said courts
shall be the same as that Of the existing
county courts, except so far as it is mcdi-
fed by this Constitution or may be changed
by law.
Government of Cities and Touns.
SECTION IA. For each city or town in tt
State containing population of FIVE thou
sand there shall BIO elected, on the joint