Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1880-07-10
CIRCUIT COUNTS.

tllt Ut AhllAN.
10 The State shall be divided into tlir-
teen circuits For the circuit hereinafter
called lhe first, two judges shall be elected,
and for each Of The other circuits one Judge
shall be elected by tire voters thereof. Each
Of the injges SO elected shall holi his oiHce
for the term oil eight years unless sooner
removed in tie manner prescribed IN tits
constitution. The Judges OF the circuit
courts in Office when this article takes
effect shall remain therein until tie expir-
alton OF the term COR which they have been
elected in the circuits in which they M Y
respectively reside, unless sooner removed a.
aforesaid. vacancy in the Office OF a
/ Ice Of the circuit court shall be filed IN
Inc same manner rs j. provided Tor IN any
ease Of vacancy in the Office Of judge Of
the supreme court Of appeals. During hi'
continuance in Office the judge Of circuit
court shall reside in the circuit Of when
he is Judge. The business Of the first cir
cult may be appor.ioned betwtcn the judge
thereof, and such Judges may hold courts
in the same county or in different counins
within tie circuit at TIE sane time or al
different times, as may be prescribed Ivy
law.
H. A circuit ccurtshail be held in every
county in the Stale at least three times IN
each year, and provisions may be made by
law FOR holding special terms OF SAID court
j Judge Of any ci1cui. may hold tie courts
in another circuit.
p The circuit court shall have the su-
peryision and control Of all proceedings
before justices and olher inferior tribunals,
by MAJ damus, prohibition and ceriiorari
They shall except in cases confined exciu-
siveiy by this constitution 20 some other
tribunal, have original and general Juris-
diclion Of all matters at law where the
amount In controversy. exclusive OF inter
est, exceeds 6iiy dollars; 81 all cases oi
habeas corpus, mandamUs, quo warranIo
and prohibition and al cases in equity,
aud Of all crimes and misdemean0rs. They
shall have appellate jurisdiction IN M,
cases, civil and criminal, where an appeal
writ OF error or supersedeas may he allowed
10 tie Judgment OF proceedings OF any IT.
ierior tribunal. They shall also have such
other jurisdiction, whether supervisory
original appellate, or concurrent, as is or
may be prescribed ly law.
IS. Until otherwise provided by law, the
State shall he divided into the following
circuits: The counties Of brooke, Han
cock. Ohio and Marshall shall constitute
the hrs, circuit; tie counties Of Monon-
gala, Marion ana Harri-on, the second !;
the counties Of Preston, Taylo barbour,
Tucker and Rudolph, the Third; the
counties Of Weizel, Tyler, Eitchie ana
Doddridge,,he;ourth; The counties Of Wood
Writ and Pleasant, the fifth; the-ounties Of
CLAY. Gilmer, Jackson, Roam and Calhoun,
thesiSlh; thecounties OF Putnam, kanswha
and Mason, the seventh; the counties Of
Cabell, Wayne, Lincoln and Logan, The
eighth: the counties Of Mcdowell, Mercer
Ealeish, Wyoming and Boone, the ninth;
tie counties Of Creon' rer, Monroe, SUM
mers. Fay,tte ani Pocahonlss, The tenth
Zoe counties Of Usalur, lowis, l'razion.
Nicholas aud Wehicr, itc Cleguihi TIE
.-,nnl,s a Crsnt Hardy liawIsaus
Mineral and Pena'elun the tFe.rhi tac
counties Of Jefferson. EefEe.ey and A.1
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