The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-02-08
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20. Judges may be removed from
Office for misconduct, incompetency. OF
neglect Of duty, or on conviction OF an
infamous offense. The House OF Del
geates shall lave the sole power OF
impeachment, and the Senate shall
have the sole power to try all impeach
ments. Articles OF impeachment against
a judge shall be preferred by the vote
OF a majority of all the members elected
to the House Of Delegates: shall dis
tiuc,ly set 10th the charge or charges
with proper specification or specIh
cations, sustaining such charge
or charges, so clearly stated as to
enable the judge so ilnpeached to answer
thereto. Such articles OF impeachment
shall be presented at the bar Of tbs
Senate by five managers, four OF whom
shall be appointed by the House Of
Delegates, and the fifth shall be the
Attorney General Of the State. when
sitting as Court OF Impeachment each
Senator shall he on oath or affirmation,
and the President Judge oflhe Supreme
Court Of Appeals shall preside, but
without the right to vote. If the Pres
ident Judge of the Supreme Court oil
Appeals be impeached, the other judges
OF that Court shall designate by lot one
OF their number to preside over, the
Senate, when sitting as Court OF
Impeachment The Senate may sit as
Court of Impeachment during the
recess OF the Legislature. The Judge
against whom the House Of Delegates
shall prefer articles of impeachment,
shall be furnished with copy thereof,
and shall receive not less than thirty
days notice OF the dav on which the
Senate will sit as Court Of lmpeach,
ment, he may appear by counsel, and
may have witnesses for his defense
compulsorily summoned at the expense
OF the State No conviction or judy
ment thereon, by the Senate sitting as
such Court OF Impeachment shall be
had, unless upon the concurrlLg vote OF
not less than two-thirds OF all the
members elected to the Senate. The
Legislature shall by law prescribe the
compensation, including mileage for
necessary travel OF Senators, managers,
witnesses. and all officers OF the Court
of Impeachment, and such other mat
tiers as may be needful and proper to
carry this section into effect.
81. The civil jurisdiction of Justice
of the Peace shall extend to actions OF
assumpsit, debt, detinue and trover, II
the amount claimed, exclusive OF inter
est does not exceed one hundred dollars;
but where the amount thus claimed
shall exceed twenty dollars, on the ap.
pication of the defendant, in person or
by counsel, made at any time before
trial or judgment, it shall be the duty Of
the Justice Of the Peace to transmit the
papers in the case to the clerk OF the
County Court, TO be docketed in said
court, and therein prosecuted as may be
prescribed by law.
30. The number Of Justices Of the
Peace the subdivisions of each county
within which they shall be elected,
their terms Of office and compensations,
shall be prescribed by law. The JUS
ices Of the Peace shall be conservators
of the peace throughout their county
and shal have such jurisdiction and
powers in criminal cases as may be pre-
scribed by law.
%. A.every regular election OF Gov
ernor, an Attorney General shall also
be elected. He shall be commissioned
by the Governor, shall perform such
duties, and receive such compensation
AS may be prescribed by law; he shall
be removable for the same causes and
and in the same manner as the Judges
"a. The Legislature may establish
Courts Of limited jurisdiction, within
any incorporated town or city, subject
10 appeal to the Circuit Courts.