The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1880-08-28

thereof next preceding any general elcctiOp
| II tic Judges Of said circuits, and after tllc
| year one thousand eight hundred unll
Gigl.iy.eight, may ut any such session, in.
GsuaSe OF timiRi5h the number thereof.
10 Tie Legislature shall provide by law
for holding regulas and special terula Of
! the circ,Iit courts, where from any CHuEe
tic Judge ahaIl fai! to attend, OF, il in
attendance, cannot properly preside.
GENERAL PROVISIONS
10. All judges shall be commissioned by
the governor. The sSlary Of a judge Of the
supreme court Of aplltals shall he Two
thousand two hundred dollars lieF annWm,
and that Of a Judge OF the circuit court
shall be one thousand eight hundred dol
lars I,Gy aMnum anil each shall receive The
same mileage us members Of The legislature.
Provided, That Clio county may pay an
additional sum per annu.n 10 the judges Of
the circuit court thereof; but such allow
aGCc shall not he increased or Diminished
during the term Of office 0! the Judges 10
whom it may haze been made. No Judge
during his term Of uilicc Rlinll practice tic
profession Of lawOr hold any other oiiige,
appointment or public trust, uadUr this or
uiIy oiIIcr government, and the acceptance
thereof shall vacatc lis judicial Office. Nor
shall lie during his continuance therein 10
eligible to my political office:
II. Judges luay be removed from Office
by a concurrent vote Ci both houses Of the
Legislature, when IRON age, 'iiseIte, lGental
or bodily inlirfuity or intemperancG they
nrc inca pablo Of lischarsing tic duties 81
their Office. But tWo.tlIirls Of Nil the
members elected to each house must con.
cur in such vote, ind The cause Of Nlnoval
shall be entercu upon the journal Of cach
ltOusc. The judge agaiEst whom the lEgis-
laturc may DO about to proccSd shall NJ
ceivc notice thereof, accompanied with the
cause alleged for his removal, nj least
twenty days before the dry on which action
ia proposed 10 be taken therein.
lS. The voters Of each county allHll elect
clerk Of the circuit court, whose term Of
office shall be six years; his duties and
compensation and The manner Of removing
him from office shall be prescribed by Law |;
and when vacancy shall occur in the
Office, the circuit court orthe Judge thereof
| in vacation shall Gil the same by appoint-
mont until the next general eleGLi0n. In
any case in respect TO which the clerk sAali
be 50 situated al tomakc Improper ios him
to act, the Bnid court shGll appoint u clerk
TO act therein. The clerks Of said courts
in Office when this article takes effect, shall
remain therein for the term for which they
were elected, unless sooner removed In the
manner prescribed BY law
10. The legislature may establish courts
Of limited Jurisdiction within amy county,
Incorporated city, town or village, with tho
right Of appeal TO the circuit court, sub.
jet to such limitations as may lse pre-
scribed by law; AMI all cOGrts Of limited
jurisdiction heretofore established in any
county, incorporated city, town o. village,
shall remain Is at present constituted until
otherwise provided by law. The municipal
court Of Wheeling shall continue in exist:
ence until otherwise provided by law, and
said court and the judge thereof, shall ex.
escise the powers and Jurisdiction heretofore
conferred urUn them and appeals in cigi!
caEcs from said court shall lie directly 10
ule supreme court OF appeals.
20. No citizen Of this Stale who aided or
participated in the late war between the
government Of the United States and a part
Of the people thereof on either side, shall
be liable in any proceeding, civil or erin.
lnal nor shall l.is property be sei2ed or
sold under final process Issued upon jltlg.
:Mcnts or DEGREES heretofore rendered, or
otherwise, because Of my act done in
accordance with the usages Of civilized
swarfalr in the prosecution Of said zwar.
F'fhG5 legislature shall provide by general
laws, for giving Iull logce and eject to this
section, 3==5==
Such parts of=tI.e common law, and
| Of the laws OF this State w arc in force
when this article goes into operation, and
are not repugnant thereto, shall be md
continue the law OF The State until altered
OF repealed by tic Legislature. All civil
md criminal suits and proceedings pending
in The former circniL courts Of this State,
shall remain ard hepFOceCtlcti in before the
circuit courts Of The counties in which they
we're pending.
COUNTY COUNTS.
%. There sha.l bi in each county Of the
State county court, composed Of three
commissioners, and Two Of said COMMITS,
sirntr. ElIa!! be qUOrlitn for the traEIsnc-
,ina VI business. Il shall hold four ttgulnt
..isiurs 10 each ycns, at such timeH Gs may
be fixed uitlI md entered Of record iy The
aid court. Provisions may be made BY Las
Tor hclliMG sleCili Se6NiUn: Of slid CnuH.
q. Tie IQiuMiSi0ners shall bU elected
l,y the voters Of the county, and ht.d their
Office for tic term Of six years, except that
at the first neeIiGg Of said G0lAluiS. i9Ncrs
| they shall designate, By LOT or otherwise, in
Euch manner as they may determine, one oil
their number, WHO shall hold his office for
the terra Of two ycarE, one for four gears
and one for six years, 70 that ono shall liz
elected every Two yGatH. But TO Two Of
valid commissioners shall 10 elected from
the sans GlaGisleriul district. And il twu
or more perIous residing in the same lis,
lrtCt shull receive the greater numbrr Of
votes cast ut any election, then only The onr
Of such persons receiving The highest nun
Der shall be declared elected, and the Ies,
Ron living in another district, who shall re.
ceivc the next highest nUnlLer u votcs
shalt he declared elected. Said commits,
siOnrr4 slal! annually elect one Of theil
number us president, Hiit! each shall receive
s. per day tUr his services in court, 10 *
raid out Of the cUHnty treasury.
/ 81. The county courts, through their
clerk, shall have the custody Of all deed,
: aud other papcls presented for recorl il
their counties, and the same shnls he pr
served therein, Or otherwise disposed Of, til
HOW il, or Iuay Le prescribed by law. They
sllatl have Jurisdiction in nj! matters d
probate, the appointment aud qualification
o. personal representatives, guatdians
committees, CurHtOra, and the settlement oil
their accounts, ard in all matters rrlatiu.
10 apprentices. They shall also, under suci
regulations as may be prescribed lGy law