The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1880-10-09

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thereof next preceding amy general election
Of the judges Of said circuits, and after the
year one thousand eight hundred and
eighty.cight, may Mt any such session, in.
crease or diminish the number thereof.
10 The legislature shall provide by law
for holding regular and special terms Of
The circuit courts, where from any cause
the Judge shall fail to attend. OF, II in
attendance, cannot properly preside.
GENERAL PROVISIONS.
49, All judges shall be commissioned by
the governor. The salary Of a Judge Of the
supreme cour: Of appeals shall be two
thousand two hundred dollars per ann,tm,
and that Of Judge Of the circuit court
shall be one thousand eight hundred dol.
lars per annum; and each shall receive the
same mileage as members Ot the legislature.
Provided, That Ohio county may pay an
additional sum per annum TO the judges Of
the circuit court thereof; but such allow
ance shnll not be increased or diminished
during the term Of Office Of the judges TO
whom II may have been made. No judge
during his term Of office shall practice the
profession OF law or hold any other Office,
appointment or public trust, under this or
) my other government, and the acceptance
thereof shall vacNte his judicial office. Nor
shall lie during his continuance therein be
eligible 10 any political Office.
II. Judges inNy be removed from office
By concurrent vote Of both housCs OF the
legislature, when from age, disease, mental
or bodily iniirlniiy or inlcmpcrancc they
are incapable Of lischarging The duties OF
their office. But tWo.thirds OF all the
members elected 10 each house must COIL
cur In sncll vote, and the callse Of removal
shall be entered upon the journal Of each
house. The judge against whom the lcgit-
lature may he about 10 proceed shall re-
ceive notice thereof, accompanied with the
causc alleged for his removal, ut least
twenty days before the day on which action
is proposed to he taken therein
IS, The v0terS OF each county shall elect
a clerk OF the circuit court, whose term OF
office shall be six ycars; his duties and
compensation and the manner Of removing
him from office shall be prescribed by law !;
and when a vacancy shall occur in the
Office, the circuit court or the judge thereof
in vacation shall ill the same by appoint
lncnt until the next general election. In
any case in respect to which the clerk shall
be 20 situated Ms tomakc itimpropcriVr him
TO act, The said court shall appoint clerk
to act therein. The clerks Of said courts
in Office Wien 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 my county,
incorporated city, town or village, with the
right Of appeal to the circuit court, sub
Cct 10 such Limitations as may bG pre-
Ecribed by law; Niid all courts 0t limited
Jurisdiction heretofore established in any
county, Incorporated city, town or village,
shall reInain M al 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.
ercise the powers and jurisdiction heretofore
conferred uiNn them and appeals in civil
eases from said court shall lie directly to
the supreme cour! Of appeals.
%. No citizen Of this State who aided or
participated in the late war between the
government Of the unital States and a part
II the people thereof on either side, shall
y liable in any proceeding, civil or erin.
inul nor shall his property be ssizel or
sold under tinal process Issued upon iulg.
ncnts or decrcCsE heretofore rendered, or
otherwise, becallse Of any act done in
accordance with the ,t.agcs Of civilized
Z warfare in the prosecution OF said=war.
A The legislature =proyitlezbyzg general
laws, for giving full force and effect to this
section. zz==.55=5z=== =z=5#=
1 81. Such purs Of the common law, and
Of the laws OF this State rs nre IN force
when this article goes into operation, and
are not rCpugnant thereto, shall he and
continue the law Of the State until altered
or repealed by The legislature. All civil
and criminal sAits and proceedings psndiug
in the former circuit courts Of this STATE,
shall remain rnil Ike proceeded in before The
circuit courts Of the counties IN which they
were pending.
COUNTY COURTS.
90. There shall he in each county Of til,
State Il county court, composed Of three
commissioners, anil two u aaii Cumtni4.
4iunvrs shalt he a quorum for the tranSne.
ti0n Of business. Ii shall hold four rcg,lIu,
SESSIONS III each yeHr, ut such times tn mav
BE- fixed upon and entered Of record Y In
nid cnuiI. pFovi'iUnS may tx nude by luw
for lol,!ing special sessions Of said conrt.
% The commissioners shall be elected
by The vulGrS 1f the county, and hnll thcii
office Tor the term Of six years, except thai
1t thu first meCiirg Of said cOmWis iINctl
they shall designate, ly lot or otherwise, IL
their number, who Rllnll hold his Office fOI
the term Of two years, one for four years
aud Ole Tor six years, 80 tlIMt one shall IL
elected every two years But no two u
Snid commissioners sllall he elected lruu
: the same magistCrinl district. And if i've
/ or more pcrsOHs residing in the Samr die
= trict shall receive the greater number o
4 votes cast ut any cierIiOn, then OH y the 0nu
|, Of such persons receiving the highest mum
:. her shull be declared elected, and thr per
= SOIL living in another district, who shall re
cciye the next highest number Of vo,e4
shall liz declared elected. Said counts
/ sionrss shall annually elect one Of ilioi
Y nNmter aS president, and each shall rcceiv,
5! per day for his services In conrl, to b,
= paid out Of The county treasury.
i. q. The county cOurlA, through tliei
' clerks, shall have the custody VI NIL deed
/. and other papers presented for record il
= their counties, and The s1inG shall he pre-
served therein, or otllerwise disposed Of, H.
J. now is, or mny be prescribed by Inv. The!
!. shall luve Jurisdiction in Nil matters o
!, probate, the appointment and qualification
!. Of personal representatives, guunIians
/. committees, curatOr1, and the settlement o
r their accounts, arl in all matters rclatinl
I. 10 apprentices. They shalt alsOf nntlrr sucl
e regulations NJ may bc prescribed by law
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