The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1872-05-02

/ nsr, and under such resuls'ioas' % rsJ
be prescribed BY law.
IL. The State shall be arrangra 10 !, '0'
following circuits; The counties o. Hal, +
eock, Brooke, Ohio aud Marshsll' snal.
constitvte tho 6rs. circuit; the oouails "
Wetsel, Marion, Mouonga!ia Tsslor'
Doddridgs and Harrison, the sacol d; the
counties q Jefferson, Berkeley. and Mqr- Mqrt
van, the third; tho counties Of Hampshire.
Mineral, Grant, HARDY, Peudleton and
Preston, the fourth; tho counties Of Tyler,
Plesssnts, Ritcaie. Wood, Writ and Cal-
houn, the fifth: the counties Of Randolph,
Tucker, Barbour, Lewis. Webster, Gil
mer and Upshur, the sixth; the counties
orJackson, Roane, Putnam, Kanawha and
Mason .ha seventh; the counties OF Green
briar, Monroe. Fayetie. Summers, Clsy'
Nicholas, Pocshoutus and Bra1ton, the
eight; and the counties Of Cabell, Wayne.
Lincoln Boone, Logan, Wyoming. Mercer,
Raleigh aud Mcdowell. the nialh
l5., The Legislature may. alter the ex'
piratiou Of Eve years from the time this
lGonsti,utin goes into operation, re arrange
circuits, 5s:. the number Of circnils shall not
Then be iucreaspa,;; and no serarransement
Of the circuits shall have tho elIeet Of re
moving q Judge from Office. After the
census of 1880. II may increase the nun
ber of circuits, 80 as not to exceed one or
cult, for every dfty-Gve thousand iuhaol'
tants Of the State.
lG The Legislature shall provide BY
law for holding Circuit Courts where, from
any c,use, the Judge shall fail to attend,
or. ifin attendance, cannot properly pre-
side., aal7s
GENERAL PROVISIONS.
II. All Judges shall be commissioned
! by the Governor. The salary Of the
Judges Of the Court Of Appeals shall be
tweuty.two hundred and fifty dollars per
aunum, and ,hat Of the Judges Of the Cir
cult Court shalt be two thousand dollars;
aud each shall receive the same allowance
for necessary travel, as members Of the
Legislature No Judge, during his term
Of Office, shall practice the profession Of
law. or hold any other office, appointment,
or public trust, under this, or any other
government. and the acceptance thereof
shall saca.e bis judicial Office; nor shall be,
during bis continuance therein, be eligible
to auy POLITICAL Office
lS. Judges may be removed from otic.
by concurrent vote Of both Houscs OF
the Legislature, where from age disease,
or mental or bodls iairmity, they are IN
capsble Of d'scharging the duties OF their
Offices But two thirds OF the members
elected to each house. must concurin such
vots; and tho cause Of removal shall be
entered dupon tho jgarnas Of each House.
The Judge against whom the Legislature
luay b. about to proceed, shall receive
notice thereof, acconpsuiedswith the causs
alleged for his removal. AT least twenty days
before the day on which either House Of
the Legislature. shall act thereupon.
49,. The voters Of each county shall
elect Clerk Of the Circuit Court whose
term Of ofisa shall DO si1 years; bis duties
aud compensation. and the mode of re-
moving him from office, shall be prascrIb.
ed by law; and when vacancy shall oc.
cur in tie oifire. the Judge Of the Circnlt
Court shall appoint Clerk. who shall dis
charge the duties Of the Office, until tue
vacancy shall be filed by election 10
any case in respect to which the Clerk,
shall be 80 situated as to make it improper
for him to act, tho Court shsll appoint q
substitute. ai4
20 The Clerk Of tho Circuit Courts.
aud the Clerk Of the Supreme Court Of
Appeals, shall. under such regulations -
may be prescribed by law, make an annual
report to the Auditor. exhibiting The num-
ber Of suits commenced, pending and de.
cided 10 their respective courts which we're
10 session during the year. which shall be
condensed by said Auditor, aod made
par, Of bis annual report to thu Lcg'sls-
ture.
81 Wherever the Legislature is express !
" prohibited. by this constitution, from
doing ,uy particular act, and the same
sball ba done in violation Of such prohl- I;
bition it shall be the duty Of the courts.
upou proper case presented before them,
" declare such sct null aud void.
% The Legislature may establish
courts Of limited Jurisdiction within any
incorporated town or city. subject to such
appeal as nov is. or may hereafter be pre-
scribed by law
COUNTY COURTS.
% There shall be ia each county OF
the State, county court, which shall be
com posed of President aud two Justices
oftho Peace, eYcep. when, by this coussi.
tuition. the presence ofs grester number
is required 1t shall bold six sessions da-
ring the year, at times to be prescribed by
law; two Of which shall be limited to mat
,sr. coouected with the police aud fiscal