Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1880-08-24
ARTICLE VII.

slgat of said Consultation as it now is be Strick-
thereon: 'e" AZ t''1
ARTICLE VIII.
3cp1c1AL DEP ,aTMEkT.
]. The judicial power of the State shall be
vested ln,a Snplemc court of appeals, in circuit
coarts, and thejudses thereof. in such inferIor
tribnnals as are herein authorized, AID in JUS
tees of the Pcsee
SUPREME corar OF 4rrHALs.
3. The supreme court of appeals SHALL consist
quorum for the traLsactlom "f business 1'ney
suali be elected b. the voters of tile tate, and
hold their Once Tor t.,e term of twelve wears,
unless sooner removed in tue Nianner prose-. lued
b. this Consultations. except HAT the judges in
once when this article takcS effect snail remain
therein until tie expiration OF their present
term of Office.
s., l. -shaIl nave original inrsdi.tioD 10 cascs
OF hGbfas corpus. nondamlN anh prohibition. II
shall have appellate jurisdiction in civil eases
where the matter in controversy, exclusive of
eostS,lS OF greater value or amount than one
hundred dollars; in controversies conccTuinT
the tIte DrbHunGSrias of lard. the probate Of
wills, the 2pDalO tnrnt q Iaiii catiuo of a
personal representative, GUARDIAN COMMITTEES
or curator; or concerning 4 p,ill. road way
ferry or landing: or tile right OF n coTnnr.t;SSr'
or county to levy tolls o.! taxes unI also ~
gases of quo Co7TTCnto. hGLe0S corpus, nnuTarns
erTtIornEi and prohibitions ard in c:tsrs InynIY;nG
IreeGom or the conStitutiCu3lity OF law. It
snail hava appellate Jurisdiction in criminal
cases where there has been Il conviction for
Felony or mlSdepeau0r IN cirCnit court, ans,
where convection has been had in any inferior
court aud been affi rmed IN cigcnt court, and
right of appeal shall belong to the state as yvell
a. the defendant. and srch III her appellate jH-
may be prescribed by law. SO
=. b o decision rendered by t, supreme court
81 appeals shall be considered as binding an
thsrIty Rpon any of the nferIor corrts Of this
sSste. exceTt IN The particular case decided .ur
less sHeg decision is c"ncurre1 by a5 least
threa lnd2es of said cnurt.
,. Wines Judgment or decree is rcycrscl or
. affirmed by the supreme court of appeals, every
PolIT 1airtE arlsIpg upon the record of tie case
saall DO considered and decided: and the rea-
sons therefor shall be cone ted i'll writin2
ir shall be the dutv OF the curt to pre,,are a
syllaons OF the points a'Ijntieated i'll each case
~hi3h shall be prciixed to the published report
eff the case.
A writ of error. s"2rrsFdfas or appeal shall
.os allowed on!y hH tic supreme eourt of appeals
or iudg" thereof, nDon y petition assigning err
Ter In tee lHdEmHnt or proceedings of the in
ferior cnurts, and then ONLY after SKID court or
Judge shall have "XGnjUed and considered the
lsso:d md ass!cuneat If rrrors, and is Statistical
That there IL error in the same, or that 1t N-e-
SCOT" point proper for ti'e consideration Of the
supreme enHtt of aprcalS
z. If from a"y causc vacancy shall rccu., in
the supreme Conrt of arp+a1S. the C werner
E1ali issue writ Of e'cefion TO I'LL srch va
Clnoy ne the next general Erection for the res
ihuo of III" term: and in tile nlcamfim" lie Shall
Snch Taeahey by 2rDni "tm:cnt until i:6gc
term be !''ss titan TWO years the Governor shall
gu s9eh Z'"S7ey b.. a?pAintment for the unex-
The Officers OF the s1o-cc1e court of or-
Teais, eNcHpt the r"aorter. shall b" appointed bv
n:'W'r o. ,rHinovai: their dgtics and con-
fs1SSt'"n sail ~ fT"sc'I'':l hv law.
D. Their shall be leg 80 terms Of !rc So
frane cogTt of appeals h"la annually. at suo,
times aud places is may be rr.EerIhcd b. law.
cIcCU:T CGT%Ts.
10. The Sat- s':a'i Il. divided i,to thirteen
cl:enlE' For tire cirG1it iarai.!<or clii-G the
hrst. two judges 9sa!!h" "ire;aI, AID for esch
OF the "tAe' circuits one judge =na!l 3. cte. ted
elected s,alt .iuI,l h cf % fur the ,nrIr 81 iott
years. unless s""T"r renewed in Ice. 1ua n:;ar
fIsssr,Sc: II ms eon~tlirtion. TIE judges of
&c clrSnit C7uTis III o:bcr when this article
takes chec' sal! rcn-aia therein until tie exEi-
In H Of re t.c.a for wt'1ch th"v haze h'cN
elected 10 the circuits in Which they nlav re-
speetIvciy reside ,unla u",cr renewed fore
s9ld. a Ta"a 1cy in the Off - OF 4 i,lr-c OF tie
cFcsit court sEH!i lie tIl.c'. ~ Tie manner
as is provided for ia ;.rv ease Of = Vacancy in
the esaa of judge OF the su..r:,.c crr't of ~
tSga ST eiTcuit co1It SHE'LL rssi c in the cir
s0iI o: whicA no /. judge. The l.usi-rsS OF The
iaaEcs thercofand src3, j"f .cs may hold corirts
IN. the same c"u1tg or il d'T rent courtiea
within tn" eiTc':i at tbs sa9.c time Al differ
smt times: as nav he ITasc,ihed by Inw.
IL. circai: a"nTt shall uc held III every
county ii tn" Stat" 4 least tire" times IL each
year. and pr"visio2s may lac n adu hv iny; f,r
boidin" Specia! forms of said canrt A r,ire ri
onv clrsa't may hold The courts il another cir
10. The circni5 cnH-t shall raw, +. . err.ryi
sieR aud .o oi all Frrc.rii.r,-s H. f.r. is
1Ises aud other infr-irr :!fG1n:.s. i. mand,;nt,c
prohibit ~ AVID cTti7-cri' T.,f sI,il rxcrtt II,
cases c,rfii"d exclusively pr III, cons. on -
10 SOM Gt'i"r triH7.Ii haze 0r.!nal aud 49,
erai jurisdiction ~ ali u.Httars law where inc
emhnGt IA c1Ttr :T"ISy c@riEsivc Of interest.
exGeeds 'tv dollars, Of al eases Of E:h,sS cor
P"S, mH'd mus: 20 iSH:rarto, rI p-1!rI iJ: m;
snd ali eases i, e4iiiy. and of all crime. and
dlatl"n N ~ cases. civil ord criminal, Where
1n anpeal writ o! ALTO" sY2rrsed as NAV Eo aI-
iRferior tr!hEaal. They stall ai:o Inv. sTcf
other j1rislietion, whether supervisory, orig ri
ss a aPSeii"tS or Concurrent IA is or may DC
st 10: Un,i, otheT":see proEiIed by law, Ito
cats; The counties OF B.nn.e. Ei7ne ok O!io
and Marshall shn'I ctrS:iiut. Tie fret Ci-cuIt,
the snuHtieS OF II .uoa~1lit, M;:r'r: = I'd II .rvi-
pom me seecnG ne rou"tIss at Preston, Tav-
icr bar6GSr. TV e: aG Radep! the lh,rd
re c"aatleS OF N:efzni' TYLER. ':itchir and Dnd-
erle Sc. the fourth: TIE COUNTIES of WonA Nirt.
ena +. IT. the firth; tho counties of Cay.
Gilmer, J!cksgn, Rosmc s-d Calhoun. til" sixth;
we cog ntI"s OF Putnam, kanawis and Efasor.
Tns seventh tie e"nnties of CaheII. Wayne.
LinSo!n and I;n%an' tn eiG':th; nc connties of
AnDnwe'i' Mercer. Raleigh. Wyoming and
Zoo &c. the ninth: tn" eouutics of Grnrnbri4r
Ntonroc: SUNNI ers, F-Ivette and P.Ie b..rlfasthc
Gisholns and Hohster. Tie cIrvort!,: he cnEI
lies Of Grant. Hardy, hampshire, iI,meraI aud
PendIet0n. the tw -lfih; TIE corrti,s Of IcfT.T
ann. Berkeley and II riga n thu th;riacn+b,
IA: ne !eEIs!nLilie may TearTaDCe the circuits
herein provided for a any sc.sfou thsEcof nexf
pree' ding aEy general election Of Inc a ,.cs ~
said circuits, AMI fer the year oue Thousand
thereof. " ''eA
Is. The legislature shall! provide br 1,~y far
"oid ing TeCnaC aud E0ccial tcrE1s of the cireuib
courts. where from any cause the il(;ys sTsi!
1ail to attend or, if IL attendance, c@nuot prop
crly preside.
G::NHEAT. PROVISIONS.
Is Al! judges shall be commissioned hv the
Governor I he salary of juG Se of The GrI>.ciuC
court of aDpeI's shall be 40 tmousard two
hundred do lars PEI "nUn. and that of ii,;l go
OF tho circuit court aha / lie e tku;Isand eight
hundred dollars per anEuIn; aad each shall re-
celVe the anlc Tai ca members Of The o.
1slature. Prorid'd, TAar Ohio county may nav
An additional SUN per annum to the i!drcs Of
t!HTPDf-s lint 1fI
shall not lie ncren sci diminish cd CurfnT the
term of Office OF t'c Judges whom y may av@
been made. M jud:C durir = hi; fern Of ,tIire
shall practice the professor T.! law or I:1,r ;iur
other ctucc' app"in tn'c'it or r"kiir tyns- under
Inis OF any ":hcr g"V"rniGc"t. nnd the accept
nnce thereof shall vUcate Ills judicial iii a M
shall he hnring bis O. NJ IN &nce t,rro.., L. II