The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-04-13
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II. Justices Of the Peace. "Ou''S, and


consist cons Of four judges, any tbrep !, shall
snail pea quorum. They ShaiIhOO' whom
BY the voters Of the State AMI " elected
their office for the term ii ~" tS1 Snall hold
prescribed by this constitution @ nl
tnat o. those first elected, two Ia X e4,Cept,
mated by lot, In such manner ~ ~ i, Ie deslg.
determine, and In tile nrc,Sn ~ .ney may
Governor, shall hold their nT,Sos o. The
years; a third 70 be designated IN IL i ,Sll
manner, for eight yean, and ib0 q luke
I II WE'VE years 80 that one q, % '
shall be elected every Tour yea ear VI nOre
y. II shall have Original Ir.,.n
In cases OF hdbEdS eorpuS, SgntHulction
2 p., i shall have appellate II I'd
dlction In civil cases, wherO Ia ~, !ufts'
controversy, exclusive Of costs, d ~ as %
or value or amount than ope S,s iAt.
dollars In controversies conSe,n nIlid
title or boundaries Of land, ina MN Ne
wills, the appointment or quSlIscsT,Issse O
. personal representative, RuSrdiSnS nc O
mittee or curator; or concerninS 9@'
roadway, ferry, or landing or SS. nill
Of Q corporation or county IN ,S,,u utsal
or taxes and, also, in cases Of az , slA
Taato, habsas corpus, H1dRdamn M S WI
AtoI!t0n and IN cases involving f-So5. ~
or the constitute onallty Of A laT |teGo9
have appellate Jurisdiction y, ~ y saAll
cases where there has been a co Ss.IniaAl
Tor felony Or misdemeanot n a ci SsGe
Court and where a conviction b \ s1 R.tt
had In any inferior court and ~ eea
armed In ! Circuit Court Vseu al
4. Nodecision rendered bv ,bs s,.-
Court OF Appeals, shall be copsid Sr'spie
binding authority upon any Of tSS tSS y
Or courts oil this State, except IN M .u "
ticular case decided, unless sucb Sso o ~
Is concurred in, by at least three ,OS S'a p
said court. fs54s 'uSsS o.
D. When a judgment or decree /,
yesed, or affirmed, by the Supreme Cop ~
OF Appeals, every point fairly ,,i'IlH
upon the record OF the case shall M Sovs
sidered, and decided; and Inc r r. W.
SIVt slau ue concisely Stated, In Vii
ting and preserved with the recofdof Il.
case; and 1t shall be the duty Of Ina o' ~
to prepare asyllabhs OF the I,olnts sSJST'
Gated, Ia each case CONQUERED IN Nv ~,
OF the Judges Of the court, which SbsIIS,
pre1xed TO the published report ibeTsS
y: a writ, Of error, supersedeas ar ~
peal shall be allowed only by the Spnr.T,
Court OF Appeals, or q Judge Thereon !.
BY a JudgGot q Circuit Court upon nS
tition, assigning error in the Judgment !,
proceedings OF the inferior cSurt 'lS
then only after the said Court or INA.
shall have examined and considered n.
record and assignment of errors suiE
satisfied, that there Is error in he s,5s
or that II presents q point, proper i1r M
consideration Of the Court Of Appeak
Tlfayacancy shall occur in said Com
from any cause, the Governor shall iSSs
a writ OF election, to fill such vacancy 4,
the residue Of the term: Prorided fbU
II the unexpired term, be less than iva
years, the Governor shall appoint a Jujr
TO fill such vacancy,
8. The officers Of the Supreme Couhd
Appeals, except the Reporter, shaII Be
appointed by the Court, or, in vacation
by the Judges thereof, with the power oi
removal; their duties and compensation
shall be prescribed by law.
0. There shall be at least two terms Of
the Court OF Appeals held annually, Il
such times and places as may 10 DC.
scribed by law.
CIRCUIT COURTS.
10. The Stateshall be divided into nine
circuits; Tor each circuit a Judge shall Be
elected by the voters thereof, who shall
hold his office for the term Of eight yean
unless sooner removed, in tie mauneI
prescribed by this Constitution. During
his continuance in office, he shall reside
in the circuit of which he Is Judge.
II. A Circuit Court shall be held ID
every county, twice year. But provision
may be made by law Tor special terms
and a judge Of any circuit may hold ths
Court, in another circuit.
~. The Circuit Courts shall have ihc
supervision Of all proceedings, before The
County Courts, and other inferior tribu.
mails, by mGnddmuS, prohibition or N,
ttordri. They shall, except In cases COZ
tided by this constitution exclusively TO
some other tribunal, have Original, lHd
general Jurisdiction Of all matters lthE
where the amount in controversy, eIclu
sive of interest, exceeds fifty dollar; ID
cases Of quo todrTdntO, hOCedS corpus, ma.
dGn1uS, or Forolti5ition;' and in all cass d
equity, and Of all felonies and misdemean
ora. They shall have appellate juHsdc
ton, upon petition and assignment d
error, in all cases Of judgments DEGREES,
and final orders, rendered by the County
Court. and such other inferior courts d
record as may be hereafter esAblishedg
law, under the provisions OIL this arlick
where the matter In controversy, eIclu.
sive OF costs Is of greater value OF amount,
than twenty dollars; in controversies n.
specting the title or boundaries oil land;
the probate OF wills, the appOiltmenLor
qualification OF personal Representative,
guardian, committee, or curator; or COZ
corning . mill, road, way, Jerry or land
ing, or the right Of q corporation, or coun'
ty to levy tolls, or taxes; and also ilcaSes
OF hGbeGS corpus, quo loaTdntO, mdHdamu'
prohibition and certiOrdri, and in c4ses 10
volying freedom, or the cOnstiIutiOnahg
Of law; and in all cases Of conviction,
under criminal prosecutions In said ColIL
It shall have such other original jurisdc'
ton, as may be prescribed by law;
IL. Tho Legislature may authorize, y
general law, any indictment fora misle'
meanor found by the grand jury 0lNy
Circuit Court, TO be certified bySaid Court
to the County Court Of the county 10
which the indictment shall be found, Ia
further proceedings to be had thereon, ID
such manner, and under such reguIaIloa'
as may be prescribed by law.
IA. The State shall be arranged ID Ius
following circuits; The counties o. hA1,
cock, Brooke, Ohio and Marsha sblI
constitute the first circuit; the c0auilSS
Wetzel, Marion, MOnongalis, Taylor DOu
bridge and Harrison, the second; Tue coon'
ties oil Jefferson, Berkeley and hGSla