West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-03-22

auu ~ dIhudlI snail constitute the
FIRST clrcuit;the counties Of Mormon.
gala, Marion. aid Harrison. the
Second the counties Of Prest on, Tay-
Tor. Barbour. Tucker AMI RlnIolph.
the Third. Tue counties OF Welzel.
Tyler, Richie and D)ddrldge, the
Fourth. The counties of Wood, Writ
and Pleasahts, the Fifth. The co@a-
ties OF Clay, Gilmer, Jackson, Roaue
nd Calhoun, the Sixth. The coun-
ties Of Putnam, Kauawla and Mason
the Seventh. The counties of Cam
bell, Wayne, Lincoln and Logan the
Eight. The counties OF Mcdowell.
Mercer. Raleigh Wyoming and
Boone, the Ninth. Tue COUNTS Of
GreeDb rier, Monroe, Summers. Fay
e tie and Pee honias the Tenth, The
counties OF Upshur, Lewis, Braxton,
Nicholas and Webster, the Eleventh.
The counties Of Grant, Hardy, Ham.
psLier Mineral and Psul!eton. the
Twelfth Tue counties Of Jefferson.
berkeley andMorgau, the Thirteenth
Section IA. The Legislature may
re-arrange the circuits herein pro
vided.ior at any session there {, pre-
cedlng any general election Of the
Judges Of said circuit, AMI after the
year 1883, may. any such session in
crease or diminish The number there.
Of
Section 10 The Legislature shall
provide by law for holding regular
and special terms OF the Circuit
Courts, where from any cause the
Judge shall tail to attend, or, if in
attendance, cannot properly preside.
GENERAL PR5v1s1oNs.
Section l6 All Judges shall be
commissioned by the Governor. The
salary of a Judge of the Supreme
Court OF Appeals shall be $4,000 per
annum, and that Of a Judge of the
Circuit Court shan be 81, 800 per an
mum, and each shall receive the same
mileage as members OF he Legisla-
ture. Provided that Ohio county
may pay an additional sam per an
nun to the Judges Of the Circuit
Court thereof, but such allowance
SHAH not be increa 3ed nor diminished
during the term OF office Of the
Judges to whom it may have been
made. No Judge, durjrg his term
OF Office, shan practice the profession
OF law or holi any other Office, ap-
pointment or public trust, under this
or any other government, and the
acceptance thereof, shall vacate his
judicial Office. Nor shah he during
his continuance therein, be eligible
to any political office.
Section II. Judges may be reno
we'd from Office by a concurrent vote
of both Houses of the Legislature,
when from age, disease, mental or
bodily in6rmity or intemperance
they are incapable of discharginp
the duties of their office. Put two
thirds o! all the members elected to
each House must concur in such
vote, and the cause of removal shall
be entered upon the Journal of each
House. The Judge against whom
the Legislature may be about to
proceed shall receive notice thereof
accompanied with the cause allede-
ed for his removal, at least twenty
days before the day on which ac
ton is propose J to be taken there
in.
Section IS The voters Of each
county shall elect a @ ERIK of the Or
cut Court, whose term OF Office shall
be FIX years; his duties ADD cumpen
sation and the manner Of REMOVING
him from Office shall be prescribed
by law, and when vacancy shan
occur boz be Office, the Circuit Court
or the Judge thereof in vacation
shan hu the same by appointed up-
ui Oh next general election. In
any case in respect TO which the
CLERK shall 0s 20 situated az 10 make
% improper Tor him 20 act, the said
court shaH appoint clerk 10 act
therein Tue Clerk OF said Courts
' Office wbea tbIs article takes ef
ieci, shaH remain therein for the
term 'or which they we're dsctej.
utltss sooner removed in the man
ner prescribed by l4w.
Section - The Legislature may
establish courts Of limited jurisdic-
ton within any county, incorpora-
tei CITY, town or village. with the
right Of appss. TO the Circuit Court
subject o. such limitations AZ may
be prescribed by Iaw, aud all courts
81 Im.tsi jarsl.et5n heretofore o.
tab..hei DO any county. ineof1ora-
ted town or vII ar. rI.II