The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-04-13

and Mason the seventh; the counties
of Greenbrier, Monroe, Fayette, Sum.
mers, CLAW, Nicholas, Pochahonias and
Brayton the eighth; and the counties
OF Cabell, Wayne, Lincoln, Boone, Lo-
gan, wyoming, Mercer, Raleigh and
Mcdowell, the ninth.
Is. The Legislature may, after the
expiration OF five years from the time
this constitution goes into operation,
re-arrange the circuits, but the number
of circuits shall not then be increased !;
and no Encouragement OF the circuits
shall have the effect of removing a Judge
from office. After the census OF 1880, it
may increase the number of circuits, so
AS not to exceed one circuit tor every
fitty.fve thousand inhabitants of the
State.
Ii. The Legislature shall provide by
law for holding Circuit Courts where,
from any cause, the Judge shall fail to
attend, or, If in attendance, cannot
properly preside.
GENERAL PROVISIONS.
II. All Judges shall be commission
ed bv the Governor The salary of the
Judges OF the Court OF Appeals shall
be twenty-five hundred and fifty dollars
per annum, and that Of the Judges OF
the Circuit Court shall be two thousand
dollars; and each shall receive the same
allowance for necessary travel, as men,
bers 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 vacate
his judicial office; nor shall he, during
his continuance therein, be eligible to
any political office.
Is. Judges may be removed from
office by a concurrent vote OF both
Houses of the Legislature, where from
age, disease or mental or bodily intirm-
itv, they are inca pable Of discharging
the duties of their offices. But two
thirds of the members elected to each
House must concurin such vote; and
the cause OF removal shall he entered
upon the journals Of each House. The
Judge against whom the Legislature
NAV be about to proceed, shall receive
notice Thereof, accompanied with the
cause alleged for his removal, at least
twenty DAYS before the day on which
either House OF the Legislature shall
act thertupon. .,
70. The voters Of each county shall
elect Clerk Of the Circuit Court, whose
term of office shall be six years; his
duties and compensation, and the
mode of removing him from Office,
shall be prescribed by law and when
a vacancy snail occur in the Office, the
Judge OF the Circuit Court shall ap-
point Clerk, who shall discharge the
duties OF the office, until the vacancy
shall be filled 10y election. In any case in
rcspcct to which the Clerk shall be so
situated a to make it improper for
him to act. the Court sal! appoint a
substitute.
20. The Clerks of the Circuit Courts,
and the Clerk Of the Supreme Court
Of Appeals, shall und'r such reg
ulationS as may be prescrib.
ell by law, make an annual report to the
AUDITOR eN''o'''"S 'ne n"','o S ~ aI' y;
commenced, peno,nS any - us.ieu u"
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