South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1880-07-02

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teSs at laW where the amount 10 contro-
vsrsy exclusive or Interest," exceeds 6f-
~ dollars; Of all cases Of habets corpas,
psans'asas, gwo ssprrusso. and prohibit
lion; aud all cases In equity. and OF all
crimes and misdemssnors. They shall
have appellate jurisdiction i'm all cases,
civil and criminal, where an appeal writ
OF error or s,sf,erseskxss may be allowed
to the Judgment or proceedings of any
inferior tribunal. They shall also have
such other jurisdiction. whether super
visory. original appellate. or concurrent,
as Is or may DO prescribed by Law.
Is. Until otherwise provided by Law,
the State shall DO divided into the fol-
lowing circuits: The counties OF Brooke
Hancock. Ohio and Marshall shall con-
stitute the first circuit the counties OF
Monongalia, Marion and Harrison. the
second the counties Of Preston, Tay lor.
Barbour, Tucker & Randolph, the third !;
the counties Of Wctxel. Tyler. Richie
and Doddridge, the fourth ;lthe counties
Of Wood. Wirt, and Pleasant. the aftl;
the counties Of Clay, Gilmer, Jackson,
Roane and Calhoun, the sixth the conn-
| ties OF Putnam. kanawha and Mason,
the seventh; the counties OF Cabell,
Wayne, Lincoln and Logan. the eighth !;
tho counties Of Mcdowell, Mercer, RAJ
leigh, Wyoming and Boone. tho ninth
the counties Of Greenbrier, Monroe,
Summers. Fayette and Pocal,ontas, the
tenth tho counties OF Upshur, LOWS,
Braxton, Nicholas and Webster, the e.
leventb; the counties OF Grant, Hardy,
Hampshire, Mineral and Pendleton, the
twelfth the counties OF Jefferson, Bcrke.
ley and Morgan. tho thirteenthS - :.
~ IA The legislature may rcarrangc
the circuits herein provided for at any
| session thereof next preceding any gen.
eral election of the judges OF said cir
quits, and after tho year ono thousand
eight hundred and eighty eight, may at
the number thereof.
Is. 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, or,
il in attendance, cannot properly pre-.
side.
CENTRAL PROVISIONS.
l6. All judges shall be commissioned
by the Governor. The salary Of a Judge
OF the supreme court OF appeals shsll be
two thousand two hundred dollars per
annuul. and that OF Judge OF the circuit
court shall be one thousand eight hun
dred dollars per annum and each shall
receive the same mileage rs members OF
the Legislature. Pr0c;de7. That Ohio
county may pay An additional sum per
annum to the judges OF the circuit court
thereof: but such allowance shall not be
increased or diminished during the torn
OF Office Of the judges to whom it may
have been made. No judge during his
term OF Office shall practice the profess
zion OF law or hold any other office, APP
pOintment or public trust, under this or
any other government. and the accent
| ance thereof shall vacate his judicial OF.
flee. Nor shall he during his coniinu-
ance therein be eligible to any political
Office.
II. Judges may be removed from Of.
lice by concurrent vote OF both houses
OF the Legislature, when from age, dis
ease, mental or bodily iniirmity or in
temperance, they are incapable of dis
| charging the duties Of their office. But
two.thirds Of all the members elected to
each house must concur in such vote,
and the cause of removal shall be enter
ed upon the journal OF each house. The
judge against whom the legislature may
be about to proceed shall receive notice
thereof, accompanied with the cause al
legged for his removal, at least twenty
days before the day on which action is
proposed to be taken therein.
1S. The voters Of each county shall
elect n clerk OF The circuit court. whose
torn OF Office shall be six years his du-
ties and compensation and the manner
OF removing him from office shall be pre-
scribed by law: and when vacancy
shall occur in the Office, the circuit court
or the judge thereof in vacation shall
fill the same by appointment until the
next general election. In any case in
respect TO which the clerk shall be so
| situated as TO make l. improper for him
10 act, the said court shall appoint
clerk 10 act therein. The clerks of said
courts N Office when this article takes
effect, shall remain therein for the term
for which they wore elected, unless soon.
er removed in tho manner prescribed by
Law.
10. The Legislature may establish
courts OF limited Jurisdiction within any
county, Incorporated city, town or vii
lage, with the right OF appeal to the cir.
cult court. subject to such limitations
as may be prescribed by law; and all
courts OF limited jurisdiction heretofore
established in any county, incorporated
city, tom or village, shall remain as at
present constituted until otherwise pro-
vided by law. The municipal court OF
Wheeling shall continue In existciHe
until otherwise provided by law and snid
court and tho judge thereof. shall exer-
else the powers and jurisdiction hereto.
fore conferred upon them and appeals
In civil cases from said court shall lie
directly to the supreme court Of appeals.
20. No citizen or this State who aided
or participated in tie late war between
the government Of the United States