South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1880-07-16

nal and gsncfal jurisdiction Of AL mai
te's at Law who're the amount IN contro-
sersy exclusive OF interest. exceeds fif-
! - dollars !, OF all cSses OF ha5ezs cc-pas.
sf,alssfamas, gro ,carrasto. and proaib.-
t!on. aud all cases in equity. and or all
csimes ana rrisdemsaaors. They shall,
nave sppelisse icyisjicsion In al leases,
civil and criminal, where AZ appeal writ
OF error or seperseaeas may De allowed
70 the Judgment or proceedings Of any
inferior tribunal. They shall Also have
such other jurisdiction. whether snper-
visory, original appellate. or concurrent,
as as os may DO prescribed. by law. -~s
10. Until otherw iso provided by Law.
The State shsll be cividei into the fol-
lowing circuits Tho counties OF Brooke
Hancock. Ohio and Marshall shall con-
ssitute the first circuit tho counties Of
MonoDgai'a, Marion aud Harrison, tho
second; tho counties Of Preston, Taylor.
Barbour, Tucker & Randolph. tho third !:
the counties OF Weixel, Tyler. Richie
and Doddridge, the fourth the counties
OF Wood, Writ, and Pleasant. the fifth;
the counties or Clay, Gilmor, Jackson,
Roane and Calhoun, Tho sixth the couu :
ties OF Putnam. kanawha aud Mason.
tae seventh; tho counties OF Cahe,l,
Wayne, Lincoln and Logan. tie eighth
the counties OF McDowell, Mercer, Ra-
leigh, Wyoming and Boone, The ninth
the counties or Greenbrier, Monroe,
Summers, Fayette and Pocahontas, the
tenth The counties OF Upshur, Lewis,
Braxton, Nicholas and Webster, the e.
ieventh; the counties ofGrant, Hardy,
Hampshire. Mineral and Pen,lleton, the
twelfth /; the counties OF Jefferson, Borkc.
ley AMI Morgan, the thirtocnth.
Id. The legislature may rearrange
tho circuits herein provided for at any
session thereof next preceding any gem
eral election OF the Judges OF sail cir
cults, and after the year one thousand
eight hundred and cighty.eight, may at
any such session, increase or diminish
the number thereof. ~
Is. The legislature shall provide by
Ian for holding regular and special terms
OF the circuit courte. where from any
Cause the judge shall fail to attend. or,
IL in attendance, cannot properly pre-
side.
CENTRAL PROVISIONS.
IS. All judges shall be commissioned
ny the Governor. The salary OF q indigo
OF tho supreme court OF appeals shall DO
tho thonaand two hundred dollars per
annnn. and that OF judge OF the circuit
court shall be one thousand eight hun
dred dollars per annum and each shall
receiva tho same mileage as members OF
the Legislature. Iyooided, That Ohio
county msy pay m additional sum per
anDpu 20 the indgcs Of the circuit court
thereof: but such allowance shall not bs
increased or Diminished during the torn
OF Office OF the jud9es to whom it may
have been made. No judge during his
term OF Office shall practice the profos-
Ision or law or hold any other Office, app
pointment or public trust, under this or
any other government, and the accept
ance thereof shAll vacate lis judicial OF.
iice. Nor shall ae during his continu-
ance therein be eligible to any political
Office.
IL. Judges uYsy be removal from OF.
flee by concurrent vote OF both houses
OF Tho Legislature. when from sge, dis
ease, mental or bodily intirmity or in
temperance, they are incapable OF dis
charging tho duties OF their Office But
'wo-thirds Of al! the members elected to
each house must concur in such vote.
and Che csuse OF removal shall be enter.
ed upon The journal OF each house. The
judge against whom the legislature may
DO about to prccee't shall receive notico
thereof, accompanied with the cause al
legged for his removal, at least twcnty
days bsfore the day on which action is
proposed to be taken therein.
fihn - L.
elect clerk Of the circuit court. whose
,erm OF Office shall he elk years his du.
tics and compensation and The manner
OF removing him from Office shall he pre-
scri5Gd by law: and when vacancy
shall occur ia The oif!ce. the circuit court
OF tbs judge thereof IN vacation sball
I'LL tie same by appointment until the
next general eloC'iOn. In any case in
respect 10 whiCh the clerk siiall 10 so
situated ~ 10 make i: improper for him
20 Get, tie said court shall appoint a
clorl. 20 act therein. The clerks or said
courts IN Office when this article takes
effect, shall roman therein for tho term
for which they were elected, unless SOON
er removed in the manner prescribed by
law.
IS. Tho Legislature may establish
ccnrts Of limited jurisdiction within any
county, incorporated city, town o. viii
lage. with the right OF appeal TO the cir.
cult court, subject TO such limitations
as may be prescribed 10y law; and all
courts OF limited Jurisdiction heretofore
established in any county, incorporated
city, town or village, shall remain as At
present constituted until otherwise pro-
vided by law. The municipal court Of
Wheeling sbGll continue in existence
un.il otherwise provided by law and said
court and The judge thereof, shall cxer-
oise tho powers and jurisdiction hereto
fore conferred upon them; and appeals
in civil cases from said court shall lie
directly TO the Supreme court Of appoaEs.
| %. No citizen OF this State who aided
or participated in ITO lats war between