West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1880-09-18
GENERAL PROVISIONS.

10. All Judges Snall hc commissioned
hy the Governor. The salary of "a Judge
of the supreme coUr of appeals shall be
two thOusanu two hundred dollars per
annum. and that of a Judge of
the circuit court shall he one thou~
sand eiEht hundred dollars per AN.
mum and each shall receive the
same mileage rs mcmbcrS of tho legiS~
laturo. PiOUjdcd, That Ohio county may
pay am additional sum per aDnum To the
Judges of tho circuit court thereof; but
such allowance shall not DO increased or
diminished during tic term OF Office o.
the Judges to whom it may have boon
made No Judge during his term Of Of
flee shall practice the profession OF law
or hold any other Office, appointment or
public trust, under this or any other
government, and the acceptance thereof
Shall vacato his judicial Office. Nor shall
he during his continuance therein be els
igibo TO any political Office.
II. Judges nav be removed from of
flee by concurrent vote of both houses
of the legislature, when from "gc, dis
case, mental or lOdily iEtirmity 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 tho cause OF removal shall ho en-
tered upon the journal ct each house.
The Judge against whom the legislature
may Db hDpllJ ~ ilbNttl Niidll ItttlNt
notice there, f, accompanied with the
cause alleged Tor his removal, at least
twenty days before the day ON which ac-
ton is proposed TO bc taken therein.
Is. The voters of each county shall
elect a clerk of the circuit court, whose
term of Office shall loo sin years his du
ties and compensation and the manner
of removing him from Jllico shall bc pre-
scrll ed by law; end when vacancy
shall occur Ia the Office, the circuit court
or the Judge thCTcOfin vacation Sha fiji
the same by appointment until the next
general election. In ANY case in respect
tO which The clerk shall be so stu as
to make it improper for him to act the
the said court shall appoint clerk to act
therein. The clerks of said courts i'm Of
flee when this article takes effect shall
remain therein for the term for which
they were elected unless sooner removed
i'm the manner prescribed by law.
10. The Legislature may establish
courts Of limited jurisdiction within any
county, incorporated city towD 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 counts
of limited jurisdiction heretofore estab-
lished in any county, incorporated city
town or village, shall en- in rs at pres
cnt constituted until otherwise provided
by law. The municipal court of Wheel
ing shall continue i'm existence until 9th
erwisc provided by law, and said court
and the Judge thereof, shall exercise the
powers and jurisdiction heretofore con-
terred upon them; and appeals i'm civil
cases from said court shall lie directly to
the supr6 nc court Of appeals.
20. No citizen of this state who aided
or participated in the late war between
the government of the United States ANA
par; OF the people thereof on either side
shall be liable in any proceeding, civil or
criminal; nor shall his property be soiz-
ed on SOLD under final process, issued up~
ON iUdk mcnts or deere - heretofore rcn.
dcrod, or otherwise, because Of any act
done m accordance with the usagos o
civilized warfare iu the prosecution of
said war. The Legislature shall provide
bv general laws, for giving iuU force and
effect To- this section.
81. such Mp OF the common law, and
OBJ the laws 6FtHis state as are iu force
when this aHiclo-gocs into operation, and
are NOT rcpugnant thereto, shall Do and
continue the law of the state until alter.
cd or repealed 10y tho Legislature All
civil aud criminal suits and proceedings
pudng in the former circuit courts OF
this state, shall remain and Doe pros
coded iu before the circuit courts of
tho counties I'm which they were pcud-
ing.