South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1880-08-20

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versy exclusive Of interest. exceed. :,
Is dollars; ct AZ eases or Sale,, 80 I''
racroGsS;s, exc s,9rUrfo, AMI ,,,,;s,'
tion; aai Al, cases IA equity .rs :, t
crimes and n.Sjemeauers. Ysc, ss
have appellate jlr;si,etioa II All rsN-'
civil and cciminal, where "a a,nc.i -,
or error or supcsssicQs MAJ 1. sllo.,,
10 tho Judgment or procecsiinys - ea
inferior tribunal. They shall. al,o ~,
such other jurisdiction. whether s,ra.
visory. origina. appellate. or coneurra,.
IS IS or may be prescribed by law
IL. Until otherwise provides, IN, ,.
the State shsli be dirided into iss 60
loving circuits: Tae Counties o, Ns,oS-
Iisncock. OHIO and Marshall shall a..
stitute the irs. circuit, The counties =,
MononSai'a, Marion and Harrison. tha
seconds the counties of Preston, Taylas
Barbour. Tucker & Randolph. The ,bi,I'
tie counties or Wo!zel. Tyler. Rireh;a
and Doddriigc, the fourth the coun,i@.
Of Wood, Writ. and Pleasant. The mn,
tho counties OF Clay, Gilmer, Jack,o,
Roane and Calhoun, the sixth the e,nn'
ties OF Patnan. Kanawha and Mnso,
the seventh; the counties OF C.hsn
Wayne, Lincoln and Logan, The eighth,
tho counties or Mcdowell, Mercer. R,'
leigh, Wyoming end Boone. The ninth,
the counties or Grecnbrisr. Monroe
Summers, Fsye;ts and i'ocahontas. ,La
tenth; thc Counties or Cpslnr. Lewis
Braxton, Nieao;as anil Webster. Tho
!eYenth the counties OF Grant, HARDY.
Hampshire, NiDesa' aud Penlieton, .is
twelfth; The counties OF jefferson. Berkn.
ley and Morgan. tie th,ftaensh.
Ia. The Legislature may rearranpo
the circuits herein provided FOR AZ asc
session thereof next preceding any cen.
eral election OF the judges OF said cir.
cults, aud aftef tho year ono thousand
eight hundred and eighty eight. NAV Al
any such session, increase OF diminish
The number thereof.
Is. The Legislature sLal, provide bv
law for holding regular and special terms
Oh the circuit courts. where from .nv
cause the judge shai! fail To attend, or,
u In attendance. cannot properly pre-,
side.
GENRHAL PROVISIONS.
&c. Al juagea shalt be commissioned
~ tho Governor. The salary ON Judge
,oI the suprons cour, OF appeals shall DO
two thousand tvo hundred dollars Der
annnn' and tina, or judge OF ,ho circai,
court shal, be one thousand eight hup-.
dred dollars per snnum and each shall
receive the same mileage as members OF
tho Legislature. Provitie1. That Ohio
county may pay an additional sum pcr
annum TO tho judges 81 the circuit cour,
thereof: but such allowance shall noLts
Increased or diminished during She tern,
os Office ~ tho jadgos 10 whom 1. rnsy
haYn been rado. No nudge DARING HE
.c.m OF Office STILL practice the prnfe,-
sion Of lar or hold any other Office. apa
pointmens Or public trust, under this or
any other government, ami tis accent
ance Thereon ehali raos,e ais inlic;sl Of.
hcs. No. shsil he dur31zstEs con,ion-
anee thereln be eligible % an~ political
o!f,cs.
IL. Judgee Tr.r be removed from OF.
lice ey cercurfeai vote OF boih honses
az .shAs .tex,l--l ~ -,--froru ryTi d's-
esss, mental or bodily ipGrmity or Ia
charpir gthe 5ntirr ~ their Office. Bra
two.tbiris OF Eli The members elected TO
each honss must concnr In such vote,
and the cause o. removal shall la enter.
oil upon the journal OF each house. The
judge agains: whom the legislature may
bo about TO proceed shall receive notice
thereof. accompanied with the cause OIL.
legged for his removal, az least twenty
days before the day on which action 10
proposed to be taken therein.
l8. The voters OF each county shall
elect a clerk Ofthe circnit court. whose
term Of Office shall be ak years his dn.
tics and compensation and the manner
OF romoting him from Office shall be pre-.
scribed by law: and when vacancy
shall occur IN the Office, the circuit court
or the judge thereof in vacation shall
all The same by appointment until The
mex, general election. In any cAss In
respect 10 which tho CLERK shall be so
situated ns 20 make i improper for him
to sct, tho ssid court shall appoint
clerk - act therein. The clerks Of said
courts IN Office when fbis article takes
effect, shall roman therein for the term
FOR which they were elected, unloss soon.
err removed IN the manner prescribed ~
Ian.
IS. The Legislature msy establish
courts ~ Limited Jurisdiction within any
comfy. incorporated city, town OF VIII
iege, With the right Of appeal 20 the cir.
cult court. subject 20 snch limitations
rs may be prescribed by law and oil
courts OF llraited Jurisdiction hefetoiors
established In any oounty, incorporated
city, town or village, shall remain 90 Of
present constituted until otherwise pro-
v'ded BIZ law. Tho municipal cosrs OF
Wheeling shall continue in existence
until otherwise provided by Law and said
court and tho Judge thereof. shall exer-
cise .hc povsrs and jurisdiction hereto.
fore conferred upon them; aud sppeas
in civil cases from said court shall lie
directly 90 The soprerne court Of appeals.
20. No citizen OF this State who aided
or participated in the late war between
tho government OF Tho United States
auG part NJ tbs people thereof on Ell
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