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Sion, except. that o. tlu>e Hf,t clrttr, -s" i'
designated by io,. ,a slc.. usr.t- as they
may determine. and in tie we- u. thr b"r-
ernor. shall hold thcir offices -r l"ar>
,hird, 10 be jesis na'sl be- Use aauucr, i'r
eight years. and the f,rr,b. &c twelve years,
30 that one or mere s',', O. ,'-,',l every il,i.
years.
@. u shah larc 5,.sal. .ic'ioa iu cl<es
Of ialeag corpus, a'faila at. iFot'.ft-
10 shall have appellate ior i.cii1D ui eit.I c'-
ses. where che matter il controversy exclusive
OF costs is 81 greater vsile, Dr amount ia''
enc hur.tel dollars, lt controversies t"itrii-
inz tEs title Of boundaries 0i i.ui. tac pfloi'e
Of wills. tLe appointment OF qn1.ihci'tHr "i
personal scpycsent7t.ye, guardian, c''n'i''iee
,r cura.0r- dr c.nc,rlug maI rI g. way
FERRY. OF landing Or tac night 90 q c'i Ht-
zion. or county O. levy tolls or taxes an'- '.-
10. in case Ok qn9 -UrgH'o hc'e1s ep'S-
nqrlnsrv aud rrJiiiton and in eases iu-
yolvinc freedom or tlc coustitution2f'r %
law. Hshall have appellate inr,s,-cu'n, iH
..----,s.,sl cases where there Lss been can'lc-
.ion for felony or misiemcluor ia % Crcut
t5u.t ana where conviction has been bah
ir any inferior court, aud been ad-ncd A q
Circuit Court.
a 40 decision rendered ty ,ho supreme
Court Of Appeals. shall Jc considered as D.no-
in- authority up.usuy ol tae inferior courts
oftlis State EXCEPT in Che particular case dcc;-
died. unless such decision is coacurrctlu by 40
least three Judges Of said court.
.. When o Judgment or decree 3 reversed
or affirmed, by tie Supreme CoCr. Of Appeals
every poiat fairly arising uToa tae record OF.
the case shall be considered, aud decided; anu
ALL .s# .. 81 HHIN
I'm vri,.ug. ana preserved with the record Oh
tne ease aud 20 sial. De che tu'yoi the court
90 prepare a syllabus OF ,he points adjal'cated
~ each case c0ucuurej in by three OF tae jnds-
cs ilerof. which shall be preuxcd 90 the pub
l;,h-d rcTor, ol tlc case.
g. : wit Of error. supcrsedeas, cr appca.
shall be allowed only by the supreme Court
u Appeals. OF o Judge thereof OF by Judge
ofa Circuit Court upon petition, asslsuirs
error IN the Judgment. OF proceedings OF the in-
ie1.0r court. aud then only after tAe sui Court
or Judge shall have examined and considered
the record aud assignment % errors, and is
satisfied that thcre is error iu tho same, or that
10 presents = point proper FOX the consideration
Of the Court % Appeals.
liza vacancy SHALL occur iu SAIL Court
from any cause the Governor shall issue WIT
of election. 90 f'l such vacancy for the residue
Of lhe term Pr0rile3. That if the uueNpreI
term De less than two years, the Governor sla..
appoint a Judge % Oh. such vacancy.
5 The officers of the supreme Court ot up
uslls except the Reporter shall. De appointed
by re Court, OF, So vacation by the judges
thereof. with tLe power of removal; their du-
ties aud compensation shall be prescribed y
law
@. There sla,l De at least tD7 .crms o. Gle
Court Of Appeals held annually. at such times
and places. as may be prescribed by law.
CIRCUIT COURTS.
fo. The State shall be divided into nine cir
cults fsr each circuit q Judge shall be elected
by ihs voters thereof who shall hold his office
for the term Of eight years unless sooner re-
moved, in Che manner prescribed by this Con-
stituton. During his continuance 10 0ihce. De
shall reside 10 tie >.s-ut ot which be is the
Judge
NJ. A Circuit Cour; shall, be LeH TO every
county twice a year. But provision may be
made by law for special terms, aud Judge Of
any circuit may held The Court ~ another cir
cunt
-. The Circuit Courts sAal, have the super
vision Of an proceedings, before the County
Courts and other inferior tribunals, by H.rl 'i-
ms. prohibition ar c1t.wuj. They shall,
except 10 cases cuuGjld by ills Constitution
exclusively o. some other tribunal, have o.s,-
nal aud general Jurisdiction q all matters at
aw where the amount iu controversy, oNc.l-
sivc of interest. exceeds duy dollars ln cases
% rc ~--sa'1 hrte1S corpus. D.rHfc'a' F.
o. Drsib11E and il al. cases Of equity, ari
of ie.on.cs 1aI uisdcmcaaors. They s.a.
have appellate jurisdiction upon petition aao
assignment Of error. iu OF. eases 90 judgments,
Jlcrses. and fla. orders. rendered oy the tlua-
ty Court. agi such other inferior courts ot r--
cora as may De hereafter established by LW,
au5er The provisions Of ta.s Article, where ;l-
matter ig controversy, exclusive % costs, i
af greater value OBJ amount than twenty cJ.-
lars in controversies respecting the title OF
boundaries 1g land The probate % wills, tao
appointment or qualification o.. d personal
representative, guardian committee ot curator
or concerning o min, road. way. ferry 90 land
inc or the night q O corporation 90 county @.
lew tolls 0r taxes and also 10 cases oi F1.ef'
corpus. qu1 rgrrGHtQ, man tUIgs. NcuHuoh
and trhuJrj. and iu cases Involving freedom
or the corst.,u,.oua,ity u. q law and iu g..
cases Of conviction. under cg.uiua. prosecution.
ia said court. 10 shall have such other or.st
nal jurisdiction as may he prescribed by law.
No. The Legislature may authorize. by gene
ea JAYS, any indictment for misdeWc'uoi
ioauI 10y tLe grand jury q any Circuit Court
t5 De certified by SAID Court to the Count!
Court Of the county ia which the indictment
slau De found, .5r further proceedings 90 b.
Lad thereon. il such manner. and under su-l
regulations as NAV be prescribed ty lass.
H. The State shall uc arranged into thc lJl
l5N.1. circuits The counties Of Hancock
Brooke. Ohio aud Marshall shall. constitute tho
lr,t circuit tle counties u WetZ-., Marion
Mouoega,a. TAYLOR. DyLiulse and Harrison
the second tie counties OF jefferson, Berkeley
and Morgan. tLc ;4igJ. the counties % lHmp
sh.ye Mineral, Grant, Hardy Gal ieu-.e,cn,
The fourth. Tie counties o., Tyler, i.-lsal.s
I.tclic. Wood. VIII, sLl Calhoun Tie NTH
tle counties Of Randolph, Tucker, Barbour
Lewis. Webster. Glmor. Preston and Dl-.g
the sixth. -le counties ~ Jackson Eaane
Putnam. kllavla aud Mason t-s seventh
t.e counties O, Gr--lua.g. Monroe. Iayetts
SUMMERS Clay. Nicholas. loc-ah0u,as aa,
Braxt,u tLc eighth: ana tle counties %. Ga
bell. Wayne. Lincoln. Boone, Logan, Wy1
ming Ncs--r Raleigh aud Mcdowell. tm
ninth
15 Tie Legislature may. after tlo cNpiga
tou % fyeyelr from t.e tine this coust,,u
t1u goes into operation. re-srg-lse the cir
cults. bat .l1 number u circuits shall 40
then De increased aud 300 enlargement o
the circuits sinai. have die e.e-l eli Teu0viu,