West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1880-07-17
cause the judge shall fail to attend, or, Il
IN attendance, cannot properly preside.
GENERAL PRoyIsfoSs

VENEhAL fhON lNlON8,
10. All judges shall be commissioned
by the Governor. TIE salary of "A Judge
Ot tho supreme cOuct Of appeals shall be
two THOUSAND two hundred dollars per
anuum, and hat of Judge Of
the circuit court shall DO one thou~
sand eight hundred dollars per an
mum and each shall receive the
Same mileage a. mem1erS OF the LegiS~
ltturo. PrOVded That Ohio county may
pay an additional sum per aunum 10 the
Judges OF the circuit court thereof; but
such allowance shall not be Increased or
diminished during the term Of Office OF
the Judges To whom IL may have been
made. No judge during his term of OF
flee shall practice tho profession of Law
| or hold any other Office, appointment or
! public trust, under this oT aHy other
| government. aud the acceptance thereof
! shali vacate las Judicial nJUcc. Nor shall
! he during his continuance therein he els
| igihlo to any political Office.
II. Judges nav DO removed from Of
! fec by q concurrent vote of both houses
of the legislature, whom from rgc, dis
case. mental or bodily inlirmity or in
! temperance, they arc incapable Of dis~
| charging the duties of their Office. But
| twONthirds of all the MONITORS elected tO
| each house must concur in such vote,
and the cause Of removal shall 100 en-.
| tor d upon tho journal Il each house.
| The Judge against whom the legislature
may be about To- pruccol shall rrcclvn
| notice thcrc,L accompanied with tho
cause ALLEGED for his removal, NJ least
| twenty days before tho day on which ac-
| ton is proposed To- bO taken tGcrcin.
Is. Tho voters Of each county shall
olCct 4 clerk of tho circGit court. whose
term of oilicc shall he six wears his du-
! lies and compensation and the manner
| Of removing him from Jllice shall bC pre-
scriI Cd by law; Snd when u vacancy
shall occur in the Office, tho circuit court
or the Judge thereof ian vacation Shd III
the same 10y appointment until tho next
general election. I'm any case i'm respect
| to which tie clerk shall be So stu ltel ~,
| IN make 1t improper tuT him To act the
the said court Shall appoint clerl, to net
therein. The clerks of said courts i'm of
flee when this article takes effect, shat!
remain therein FIR the term Tor which
tECa were elected. unless sooner removed
IN Chc IGapner prescribed by law.
10. The Legislature may establish
courts of limited Jurisdiction viii i'm any
county. Incorporated CITY, town or vii
lage, with the tight Of appeal IN the cir
cut court, subject To such limitations aS
may bo prescribed by law; aud All couI II
OF Limited jurisdiction heretofore eStilb-
li5hcd i'm any county, Incorporated city.
town or village, shalt rem in rs at pres
CUi constituted until otherwise provided
by law. The D9unicipal court oi Wheel
ing shall continue in eNiStoucO until 9th
crwise provided by law. and said court
and the Judge thereof, shall exercise the
'OworS and jurisdiction heretofore con
.crred upon them; and appeals in civil
caSeS FROM said court shall lie directly To
the supreme court of appeals,
20. No citizen of this state who aided
or participated In the late war between
ihe government of the United States pni
p part OF the people thereof ON either side
shall he liable IN any proceeding, civil or
crip2ipal nor shall his property be spiZ
cd .! 50 ic under iiual process issued up~
on Judgments or deere y heretofore rcl,
dered, OF otherwise, because OF any act
done in accordance with the uSagcs u
civilized warfare iu the prosecution OF
snid war The Legislature shall provide
bv general laws, Tor giving iull force and
effect to this section.
p. Such parts OF tho COMMON law, and
oil the laws of this State as are i'm force
when this article goes into operation, and
are not repugnant thereto, shall I've and
continue the law of the State until uli.,..
cd or repealed by the Legislature. All
civil and criminal suits and proceedings
pending i'm the former circuit courts Of
this state, shalt icnain and -Dc Dio~
cecdcd i'm icfuTo the circuit cOnr.s ol
the counties in which they were pend
ing.
COUNTY COURTS.
%. There shall be i'm each county of tho
State county conrt. composed OF three
commissioners, and two OF Snid commits
siOners shall toe quorum for tIie trans
action of business. 1t shall hold fur
regular sessions i'm each VCai at such
times as may be liked upOl and entered
of record by the said court. Provisions
may he made ny Law for holding special
sessions of saiu court.
%. The commissioners shall DO elected
by the voters Of the county, AMI hold
their Office for tho term of six years, OK
cept that at the first meeting OF said com
missiOners thCy shall designate, by lot
or otherwise, I'm such manner, as they
may determine, one OF their number.
who shall hold his Office FOR tho term of
two years, one for tour years ana ono for
six years, so that one shall be elected
every two wears But no two of said
con misSioncrs shall be elected from the
same magistcrial di drict. And il two or
more persons residing i'm the Same dis
trict shall receive the greater uumbor Of
votes cast at any election. then only the
one of such persons receiving thG highest
number shall DO declared elected, and
the person living i'm another district, who
shall receive the next highest number of
votes shall bc declared elected. Said
commissioners shall annually elect ono
OF thclr hummer rs president, and each
shall receive s. per day Tor his services
in court, to he paid out of the county
treasury.
~. The county courts Trough their
clerks, shall h9yo tho custody of all
deeds md othor papers presented for rec
ord IN tUcir counties, and tho same shall
DO preserved therein, or otherwise dis
posed of, ns now is, or may hr prescribed
by law. They shall have jurisdiction i'm
all matters OF probate, tho appointment
and qualification of personal representa-
tlvcS, guardians, committees, curatnrs.
and the settlement Of their accounts, and
and in al matters rclting TO apprcnti-
ces. They shall also. under such regu-
laiion1 a. may bc proscl bod by law.
have the superintendent and admiuis-
traitor Of the informal police md fiscal
affairs Of tbCir counties, iuciudi q tho
establishment and regulation OF roads.
ways, bridges, public landings, ferries
ard mills, with authority 10 lay and dis
bur~o tho county leviCs. ITOri6l9d.
That no license for the sale Of intOxica.
tlug liquors i'm any Incorporated CITY.
town oT village. shall loo granted with.
ont the consent of the municipal authOri
ties thereof, first had and obtained
Ihcy shall, IN al cases OF contest iudpo
Of the election, qualification and returns
Of lhcir own members, aud OF all county
ana district officers, subject tO such rnC-
ul1tions, by appeal or Otherwise, ~ may
be prescribed by law. such courts MAY
exercise such othCr powers and UorlOrnl
such othor duties, not Of n judicial ma
ture, ~ may boz prescribed bv law.
And provision may be mado, under
such regulations ms may boz prescribed