The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1880-08-07

! tlIeTroE next preceding any general election
Of the Judges OF said circuits, md after the
year one thousand eight hundred and
eighly-eigtt, may at any such session, Ilt-
crease or diminish the number thrre0F.
ID The legislature shall provide BY law
| for holding regular and special terms Of
the CitrtIit courts, where from any enuse
the judge shall fail to uttcnd, or il in
attendance, cannot properly preside.
GENERAL Provisions.
10. All judgca shall be commissioned by
the governor. gGIS salary Of a judge OF the
supreme court Of appeals shall be two
thousand two hundred dollars per annUtn,
and that Of Judge Of tie circuit court
shall be one thousand eight hundred dol
| lars per annum; and each ahsll receive the
came tniteugc "a members Of the legislature.
| Provided, That Ohio county may pay IN
additional sum per sunlin 10 The Judges Of
Tie circuit court thereof; lint sIcl, allow
aucc shall not be increased or diminished
during the term of Office nl the judges to
whom It may hare brEn nla.lc. No judge
during his term Of office shall practice the
profession Of law Or hold any other Office,
appointment; or public trust, Tnder this Or
any other government, md the acceptance
thereof aEall vscatc his judicial office. Nor
shall he tluring his continuance therein be
eligible 10 any political Office.
Il. Judges mas be removed from Office
By u concurrent vote Of both houses oil the
legislature, when frcHl age, dlacHse, mental
or badly inGrnity or mscmp'raHce they
aro incapable ot diGcharsing lie duties Of
their office. Eut two-thifdE Of all the
members elected to each iiou'e must con-
eur in such vote, and the cause Of removal
shall 10 entercI upon The journal Of each
house. The Judge against wllor, the lCgis-
lature mny 10 about 10 pr0ccctl Ninll re-
ccivc ncliSc thereof, accompanied with the
cause alleged for his removal, at leaat
twenty days before tlle.day on which action
ia proposed TO DO taken therein.
Is; The voters Of each county shall elect
clerk Of The circuit corrt, whose term Of
office shall be six years; his duties and
compensation and the manner ofremoring
him from Office shall be prescribed by law |;
md when vacancy shall! occar in the
Office, the circuit court or tic Judge thereof
in vacation shall fill the BaElG by appoint
mcnt until the next general election. In
any case in respect to which tho clerk shall
he 10 situated as tomakc itimproperior him
to net, the said cour. shall appoint clerk
to net therein, The clerks Of said cotIrts
in Office when this article takes elect, ahall
rnmniR thCrrin for the tcTlu Tor which tliey
were elected, IInlcsS sooner removed in the
=, ,,,,oH T,,AasOrtIloS 3,U toty
~, The legislature may establish courts
OF limiled jurisdiction within any county,
incorporated city, town or village, with the
right Of appeal 10 The circuit court, sub
jcct 10 such iinitationa M may be pre-
NCrihrd by Law; and all cOurts Of limited
Jurisdiction heretofore established in my
county, Incorporated city, town or villnge,
shall remuir us at present constitutes! until
otherwise provided Ivy law. The municipal
court pt Wheeling shall continue in exist
crcc mill Otherwise provided by law, and
said court and the Judge thereof, shalt eX-
ercise the powers and Jurisdiction heretofore
conferred upon them; ard appeals IN civil
cascs from said court shall lie directly to
the supreme court Of appeals.
90. No citizen Of this State who aided or
participated in the late war between The
government Of the United Stnes sad part
ol tic people thereof on either aide, shall
" liable III any proceeding, civil or crini-
iUal; nor shall his property be seized OF
sold under final process Issued upon jllg-
.incnts= COR DEGREES heretofore rendered, or.
otherwise, because Of any act done in
accordance with tho uEagcs Of civilized
warfare in the prosecution Of said =war.
'rhc=lG4islatufcss hallzrtuYide=b y=geuCsal
Laws, for gi7ing full force md elect 10 this
section, === $780, z =======5===z
9. Such parts Of tie common law, and
Of the Laws Of this State us are In force
I when this article gOcg inlo operation, md
are not reppgnant Thereto, shall be and
continue tho law 81 Tie State until altered
or repealed by tic legislature. all civil
and criminal suits and proceedings pending
in TIC former circuit courts Of this Stntp,
shall remain PuG bc proceeded in before The
circuit courts OF tic counlica in Which they
were pending.
COUNTY COURTS.
90. There shal! be in each county Of U,r
Stale county cUurl, composed OF three
commissioners, and two Of said cciDnlis.
sione7S shall he 4 quorum Tor the tral@ac.
ton Of business. ltshnIi hold iUur regular
sessions in each year, at such times az may
he fixed upon and entered Of lccUul Ey thu
| Baii court. Provisions may Lc made Ivy inw
for holding special SessiONS Of soitl court.
%. Tie commissioners ahaN 10 elected
\ hv the voters Of the county, and hold their
office for the term Of six years, except thuI
al the fiItt meeting Of said commissioners
they shalt Designate, by lot Or Otherwise, in
such manner rs they may determine, one Of
lhpir number, who shall hold biz office iur
the term al two years, one for four years,
and one for six years, 10 thut one shall he
elected every two yeara. But M tWO Of
SAid commissioner shall be elected Iroup
the sans magisIcriul district, And il Two
or more PERSONS residing in the Sanle dis
/ tricl shall receive tho greater nuinler Of
votes CAht NJ any election, then only the QUO
Of such peraonS receiving the highest mum
t,Sr RIlall ie declared elected, and Tho per.
son living in another. district, who shall re-.
cciye the next highest number Of votes,
alall be declared elected. Sud Conmis.
4ionCrA shall annually elect one Of Their
number ~ president, ind each shail receive
50 per day for hia Ecrvices in court, to iT
paid ont Of tho county treasury.
*. The coUaty cOiIrts, through thriF
clerks. shall have tho custody ot alt deCds
aml ether papers presented for record In
tImir counties, and the same shall be pre-.
served therein, or otherwisc disposed OF, as
now is, or may be prescribed by law. They
shall have Jurisdiction in AII mnIleB Of
pr,batc, the appointment AMI qualification
! Of personal representatives, guardians,
committees, curatorS, and the settlement ai
their NccnuaiR, and in all matters relating
10 apprentices. They shall also, under such
regulations ns may lO prescribed l,y law,
have the E,pcrinteI"'encc an'i ndministrN.