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II. The legislature may rearrange the
eirenits herein provided for at any session
thereof next preceding any general election
~ the iu.lgss Of said circuits, and alter the
wear one thousand eight hundred ond
eiah,v.sirht. may Ut any such session, in
crease or diminish the number thereof.
Il The legislature shall provide by law
Tor holding regular and special terms OF
the circuit courts, wle!e from any cau'"
lie Judge shall fail 10 attend, OF, il in
attendance, canno, properly preside.
GENERAL PROVISIONS.
16. All Judges shall be commissioned by
,he governor. The salary OF Judge OF the
supreme cour: Of appeals shall he two
;bausand two hundred dollars per annum,
s.d thar Of a nudge Of the circuit court
shali be one thousand eight hundred dol
lars ner anrum; and each shall receive Tire
same mileage aS members OF the legislature.
Provided, That Ohio county may pay an
additional sum per annum to The judges OF
the circuit court thereof; bu, such allow
auce shalt rot be increased or diminished
during the term OF Office OF the Judges to
whom il may have been made. No judge
Iufiur lis term II Office shall practice The
profession Of law or hold any other ctice,
sppeintment or public trust, under this or
,nv other government, and the acceptance
thereof shall vacate his judicial office. Nor
snail he during his continuance therein DC
eligible TO any political Office.
L. JUDGES may be removed froa; cilice
bv a concurrent vote Of both houses OF the
legislature. when from age, disease, mental
or bodily marmiiy or intewperauce they
are iucapahle of Gischargiug the duties oi
their orice. But TWO thirds Of all Tx
members elected % each house must con-
cur in such vote. ana the cause Of removal
shalt bc entered upon the journal q each
house. The jul 5e against whom the legis-
la,ure nav be abOu. 20 proceed shall re-
ceive notice thereof, accompanied with the
cause alleged FOR his removal at least
twenty DAYS before ;he day on which action
is proposed To be taken therein.
is. The voters Of each county shall elect
2 clerk OF the circuit court, whose term OF
Office shall he six years; his duties and
COMPENSATION ant the manner OF removing
him from oil e shall be prescribed by law
and when 4 vacancy shall occur IN the
office. the circuit court or the Judge thereof
in vacation shall Gil the same by appoint
ment until the next general election. In
any case i'm resuect TO which the clerk shall
be 50 situated as t0makc iiimprop, 4 FOR him
10 act. the said c0ur; shall appoint clerk
IA act therein. The clerks OF said courts
in Office when this article takes effect, shall
remain therein Tor the tern Tor which they
were elected, unless sooner removed III the
manner prescribed by law.
10. The legislature may establish courts
of limited Jurisdiction within any county,
incorporated city, town or village, with the
right Of appeal to tie circuit court, sub
iect 20 such limitations rs may be pre-
scribed by law; and all courts OF limited
jurisdiction here toiore established IN any
county, incorporated city, town or village,
shall remain as OF present constituted uaul
otherwise provided hy law. The municiGSl
court Of Wheeling shall continue in exist
euce until otherwise provided 10y law, and
said court and the Judge thereof, shall ex-
ercise the powers and jurisdiction heretofore
conferred upon them; and appeals in civil
cases from said court shall lie directly to
the supreme court OF appeals.
%. No citizen Of this State who aided or
participated in the late war between the
government Of The United States end part
Of the people thereof on either side, shall
he liable in any proceeding, civil or Grim
iual; nor shall his property be seized or
sold under final process issued upon jujg-
ments or dCcrees heretofore rendered, or
otherwise, because Of any act done in
accordance with the usages OF CIVILIZED
warfare in the prosecution OF said war
The legislature shall provide by general
laws for giving full force and effect to TIN
section.
p. Such parts Of the common Law, ard
Of the laws OF this State as are in force
when this article goes into operation, and
are not repugnant thereto, shall be and
continue tie law Of the State until altered
or repealed by the legislature. All civil
and criminal suits and proceedings pending
I'm .he former circuit courts OF this Statr,
shall remain ard be proceeded in before the
circuit courts Of the counties in which they
were pending.