The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-01-20

session thereof next preceding any gen.
eral election Of the Judges Of The said cir
cuis, and after the year 1883 may, ut any
such session, increase or diminish the
number thereof. ...
II. The Legislature shall provide by
law for the holding Of Circuit Courts in
case OF the sickness or other disability Of
the Judge thereof.
GENERAL PROVISIONS.
Is. All Judges shall be commissioned
by the Governor. The salaries Of the
Judges ofthe Court Of Appeals shall be
three thousand three hundred and thirty
three dollars and thirty.three and one.
third cents per annum, and that Of the
Judges Of the Circuit Court shall be two
thousand dollars per annum until other.
wise provided for by law, and each shall
receive the same mileage AZ members Of
the Legislature. No Judge, during his
term Of office, shall practice the probes.
Sion Otlaw, or hoM any other Office, mp.
pointment or public trust under this or
any other government, and his accept.
ance thereof, shall vacale his judicial
office; nor shall be during his continuance
therein be eligible to any political Office,
10. Judges may be removed from Office
by concurrent vote of both Houses Of
the Legislature, where from age, disease
or bodily iniirmity they are incapable Of
dischaTging the duties OF their offices. But
two-thirds Of all the members elected 10
each House must concur in such vote,
and the cause Of removal shall be entered
upon the Journals Of each House. The
Judge against whom the Legislature may
be about to proceed shall receive notice
thereof, accompanied with the cause al
legged for his removal, at least ten days
before the day on which action Il propos.
ed TO be taken thereon.
II. The voters Of each county shall
elect Clerk ofthe Circuit Court, whose
term Of Office shall be six years; his du-
lies and compensation, and the manner
Of removing him from office shall be
prescribed by law, and when vacancy
shall occur in the office Of the Circuit
Court shall Gil the same by appointment
for the unexpired term. In any case in
respect TO which the Clerk shall be 30
situated as to make Il improper for him
to act, the said Court shall appoint
clerk 10 act therein. The Clerks Of said
Courts in office when the article takes
elect, shall remain therein for the term
for which they were elected, unless sooner
removed in the manner prescribed by law,
Is. Provision may be made by law
for the probate Of wills, and for the ap-
pointment and qualification Of personal
representatives, guardians, committees
and curators, during the recess Of the
regular sessions OF the CirCuit Court.
But any order made in any such case in
vacation, may, for good causc shown. be
set aside at the next term Of said Court.
10. The Legislature may establish
Courts Of limited Jurisdiction within any
incorporated city, town or village, and
may establish Courts whose jurisdiction
shall be confined to criminal cases only
in counties having a population Of not
less than twenty-eight thousand. But
the salaries Of the Judges Of such Courts
shall be paid out OF the county treasury.
20. No citizen Of this State who,aided
or participated in the late war between
the Government Of the United States and
part Of the people thereof, on either
side, shall be liable in any proceeding,
civil or criminal, nor shall his property
be seized or sold under final process
issued upon judgments or DEGREES hereto.
fore rendered, or otherwise, because Of
any act done in accordance with the
usages Of civilized warfare, in the prose-
cution Of said war. The Legislature
shall provide by general law for giving
full force and effect to this section. and
no discrimination shall be made in any
such law, or in any other law, for or
against the persons so engaged in said
war on either side.
81. Such parts Of the common law, and
Of the laws OF this State, az are in force
when this Constitution goes into opera
ton, and are not repugnanL thereto, shall
he and continue, the law OF the State, nm.
iii altered or replaced by the Legisla.
ture.
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