South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1880-07-23

nal and general jurisdiction Of all mat
,ess at Law where the amount 10 contro-
veFsy exclusive OF interest. exceeds fr-
y todars; OF all cases OF habeos corpus
iea'saahses, quo ,c1rrdato. and prohibi.
tson; and all cases in equity. and or all
crimes ant nisiemeanors. They shall
nase appellate jurisdiction i'm all cases
evil and criminal, where an appesi writ
ot error or stperssoiets may be allowed
10 tic Judgment or proceedings of any
inferior tribunal. They shall also have
such other Jurisdiction, whether super-
visory, original appellate. or concurrent,
90 IS or raay be prescribed by law.
10. Until otherwise provided by law
Tie State shall be divided into the fol-
lowing circuits: The counties or Brooke
Hancock, Ohio AMI Marshall shall con.
stitutc The FIRST circuit; the counties O.
Monongalia, Marion and Harrison. the
second; the counties OF Preston, Taylor,
barbour. Tucker sc Randolph, the third ;
Tho counties OF We,zel. Tyler. Richie
and Doddridge, tho fourth the counties
oil Wood. Writ. and Pleasant. the 9th ;
the :counties OF Clay, Gi,mer, jackson.
hoane and Calhoun, the sixth the couu-
ties or Putnam. kanawha and Mason.
the seventh; tue counties OF Cabell,
Wayne, Lincoln and Logan, the eighth ;
the counties OF Mcdowell, Mercer, Ra-
leigh, Wyoming and Boone, the ninth /:
the counties OF Greenbrier, Monroe,
Summers, Fayettc and Pocahontas, the
tenth tao counties OF Upshur, Lewis,
Braxton, Nicholas and Webster, tho G.
ieventb the counties OF Grant, Hardy,
Hampshire, Mineral and pendleton, the
twelfth the counties OF Jefferson, Berke.
ley and Morgan, the thirteenth.
III. The legislature may rearrange
the circuits herein provided for at any
session thereof next preceding any gem
erai election OF the judges OF said Cir
cuts, and after the year one thousand
eight hundred and eighty eight, may at
any such session, increase or diminish
the number thereof.
10. The legislature shall provide by
lay for holding regular and special terms
OF The circuit courts, where from any
cause the judge shall fail to attend, or.
n IN attendance, cannot properly pre-.
sido.
CENTRAL PRovIsIONs.
lG. All judges shall he commissioned
by The Governor. The salary ola indye
OF Tue supreme court Of appeals shall be
TWO thousand two hundred dollars per
anuum. and that OF a judge OF The circuit
cour: shall be one thousand eight hun
dred dollars per annum and each shall
receive tbe same mileage as members OF
the Legislature. P1orid>d, That Ohio
county may pay an additional sum per
Annnm TO the judges OF the circuit court
thereof: but such allowance shsll not be
increased or diminished during tue term
OF Office Of the judges TO whom i, NAV
have been made. No judge during his
term OF Office shall practice the prores-
sion OF law or hold any other Office. APP
Dointment or public trust, under this or
any other government, and the accent
snce thereof shall vacate his judicial Of.
ice. Nor shall ne during his con,inu-
ancc therein be eligible TO any political
Office.
II. Judges may be removed from OF.
nee by concurrent vote of both houses
OF the legislature, when from age, dis
ease, mental or bodily inilrmity or in
temperance, they are incapable OF dis
charging the duties or their office. But
two'thirds OF all the members elected to
each house must concur in snch vote.
and the cause OF removal SHALL be enter
cd upon the journal OF each house. The
judge against whom the legislature NAV
20 about to proceed shall receive notice
thereof accompanied with the cause al
legged for his removal, at least twenty
days bsfore the day on which action is
proposed to be taken therein.
l9. Tho voters Of each county shall
etec; clerk Of the circuit court, whose
ioria Of Office shall be six year, his du.
ties and compensation and The manner
OK removing him from Office shall be pre-
scfihed vs. Las : and when vacancy
9haIi occur in the office, the circuit court
or the judge thereof in vacation shall
MI Tie same by appointment until the
next general election. In any case in
roelect TO which the clerk shall iye so
- to make i; improper. for him
10 act, the said court shall appoint a
clerk &c act therein. The clerks OF said
courts IN Office when this article takes
effect, shsll remain therein for the term
for which they we're elected, unlcs, soon.
er removed in tue manner prescribed by
iaG.
-. Tho Legislature msy establish
courts Ok Limited juri 'Giction Within any
county. incorporated city, town or vii
iago. with the right OF appeal TO the cir.
Gait court, subject 10 such limitations
a. may he prescribed by law; aud all
courts OF limited jurisdiction heretofore
established in sny county, Incorporated
city, town or village, shall remain "a a.
present constituted until otherwise pro
yided by law. The municipal court OF
shall continue in existence
until otherwise provided by law and said
court and the judge thereof, shall exor.
oise the powers and jurisdiction hereto.
Torc conferred upon them and appeals
.u civil eases from said court shall lie
directly 10 The supreme court Of appeals.
-. No citizen OF this State who aided |
Or participated in tho latS war between
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