The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1880-09-15

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tion oi the iudgesof sid circuits, and after
the year one thousand eight hundred and
Lightweight may al any such session, In
crease or diminishthe number thereof n
! Is. The legislature shall provide by law
for holding regularaiM special terms OF
the circuit courts, where from any cause
the Judge shall fail to sttehd, Aof, n in at
tendance, cannot properly preside.
~ GENERAL PROVISIONS 81. M
lG. All judges shall be commissioned BY
the Governor. The safary Of n Judge, Of
Of the supreme court OF appeals shall be
two thousnpd two hundred dollars per an
mum, and that Of a judge Of the circuit
court shall be one thousand eight hundred
dollars per aiiiuiii; and eacli Shall receive
the same mileage as members OF the Lepis-
lature, Proriled, That Ohio county may
pay an additional sum per annsm to the
judges Of the circuit court thereof; but
lslich, allowance shall not be Increased or
diminished during the term OF office Of the
judges 10 whom 1t may have been made
No judge during his term pf Office shall
practice the profession oflawor hold any
other Office, appointment or public tipst.
under this or any otlief government, and
the acceptance thereof shall yacate his ju-
dicial office. Nor shallihe during hisfco
tinuance therein be eligible To- amy political
office. i9 tl .l.giSts 81
II. Judges may be removed from Office
by concurrent vote OF both houses OF the
Legislature, wheniffom age, disease, mem
tai or bodily inhrmity or inteniperarce,
they are incapable OF dischafging the dn-'
ties Of their Office. But two-thirds OF all
the members elected 10 each house, must
concur IN such vote and the cause oi lre-s
moyal shall be lentered Upon the jouAn oil
each house. Tile Judge against whom The
legislature may .be,about to proceed shall
receive notice thereof. aeeoinhahiedI with
the cause alleged FOR his renewal st least
twenty daysbeiore the dayon whiclthction
is proposed to be taken therein. Y
is. The voters Of each county shRllelect
u clerk OF the circuit court, Whose. Term OF
Office shall he six years; his duties and
compensation and the manner OF rerhoving
him from Office shall be prescribediby lawi'
and when a vacancy shall occur in thepf,i
flee, the circuit court or the Judge thereof
in vacation shall. All the same by appoint
ment lintilthe Dext general election. in
any case in respect towhich the clerk shall
be so situated us to make it improper for
him TO act, the said court shall .appointa
clerk to act therein. The clerks OF said
courts in Office when this article takes Ell
feet, shall remain therein for the terg1foR
which.they were elected, unless sooner
moved in the manner prescribed by la&.
10. The Legislature may establish courts
Of limited jurisdiction within any county,
incorporated city, town or village, with the
right fappeal to the circuit court subject
to suchIlimitations as may be prescribed
by law; and all conrts OF limited iurisdic-
ton heretofore established in any county,
incorporated city, towmor village, shall re-
main us at prcsent constituted until other
wise provided by law 4lbe municipal
court of Wheeling shall continue inSeSist-
ence until otherwise provided by law, and
said court and the Judge thereof, shall ex-i
ercise powers and Jurisdiction heretofore
conferred upon them; and appeals in civil
cases from said court shall lie directly to
to the supreme court OF appeals.
20. No citizen OF this State who aided or
participated in the late war between the
government OF the United States and u part
OF the people thereof on either side, shall
be liablein any proceeding, civil or erimi-
| nal; nor shall his property beseized or sold
under final process issued upon judgments
or DEGREES heretofore rendered, or other
wise, because OF any act done in. accord
ance with the usages Of civil warfare in
the prosecution OF said war. The Legisla-
ture shall provide by general laws, for Civ
ing full force and effect to this section.
81, Such parts OF the common. law, and
Of the laws OF this State as are III force
when this article goes into operation, and
are not repugnant thereto, shall be and
continue the law Of the State until altered
repealedby the fl.egislature. All civil,
and criminal suits and proceedings pend
ing in elformer circuit courts of this
State, shallremain and be proceeded in
before the circuit courts OF tho counties in
which they were pending, 'lsy /;
COUNTY COURTS. heaa
%. There shall be in each county OF the
State . county court, composed OF three
commissioners, and two OF said commits
sloners shall be q quorum for the transac-
ton OF business. 1t shall hold four regt,-
lar sessions in each year, at sucll times as
may be fixed upon and entered OF record
by the said court. Provisions may be
made by law for holding special sessions
oil said court.
% The commissioners shall be elected
by the voters OF the county, and hold their
office for the term OF six years, except that
ut the first meeting OF said commissioners
they shall designate, by lot or otherwise,
in such manner, as they may determine,
one OF their number, who shall hold his
Office for the term OF two years, one for
four years, and one for six years, so that
one shall be elected every two years. But
no two Of said commissioners shall be
elected from the same inagisteral district.
And il two or more persons residing in the
same district shall receive the greaternum-
Eber OF Votes, cast at any election, then only
the one of such persons receiving the high
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