The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1880-07-03

wear one thousand eight hllndreu anu
;,i;DI,ty.ei.II may ut any such session, In.
croSsa or diminish the number thereof.
is This legislature shall provide bF law
for holding rcgtilar anil special terms Of
,i,e circuit courts, where from any catItC
The iudge shall full to attend, or, il in
attendance, cannot properly preside.
GENERAL PROVISIONS
10. All Judges shall be commissioned By
tie governor. The SALARY OF a Judge Of the
sipieme conr. Of appeals shall be two
thousand two hundred dollars per anntlm,
md that OF q Judge. Of the circuit court
EInlI be one Thousand eight hundred dol.
la:s per annaul and each shall receive thu
same mileage rs members Of The legislature,
Provided, That Ohio county may pay an
additional sun per anRum 10 the judges Of
The circuit court thereof; but such allow
ancc shall no. be increased or diminished
during the term Of Office OF the judges 70
whom Il may have been made. No judge
during his Ler,n Of office shall practice thu
profession Of law or hold any other Office
appointlnen: or public trust, under this OF
any other government. and The acceptance
thereof shall vaCate his judicial Office. No,
shall he during his continuance therein bu
eligible to my political office.
il. Judges may he removed from otiies
BIZ Il concurrent vote Of both hotuCs Of tlit
legislature, when from age, ditease, mental
or bodily in6rnlily or intemperance they
are incapable Of i!iScharging The duties Of
their office. Dut twO.ihirlis Of all the
members elected TO each house must con.
cur III such vote, md the cause q removal
shall 10 entered upon tho journal OF each
house. The judge against whom the leeit-
lature may be about 10 proceed shall re-
ceive notice thereof, accompanied with The
cause alleged for his removal, at least
twenty days before the day on Which action
is proposed 10 be taken therein.
Is. The voters Of each COUNTY shall elect
n clerk OF the circuit court, whose term o.
Office shall DO siE yeaa; his duties and
compensation and the manner Of removing
him from office shalt be prescribed by law
and when a vacancy shall occur IN The
office, the eirrUi, court OF The judge thereof
in vacation shall Gil the same by appoints
ment until the next general election. in
any case in respect 10 which the clerk shall
be ~ situated as tomake Improper ior hin
to act, the said court shall appoint q elgTl;
to net therein. The clerks Of said courts
in office when this Article takca effect, shall
remain thcsein for the term for which they
were elected, unicas sooner removed IN the
manner prescribed by Law.
10. The Legislature u.sy establish courts
Of limited jurisdiction within any county,
incorporated city, town or village, with the
right OF appeal 10 tho Circuit court, sub
iect to such limitations IA may be pre-.
scribed by Law; and all courts Of limited
Jurisdiction heretofore established in any
county, Incorporated city, town or village,
sliall remain Us at present constituted until
otherwise provided by law. The Municipal
court Of Wheeling Shnl! continue in exist
ence until otherwise provided by law, and
said court and the judge thereof, shal! rx-
ercise the powers and Jurisdiction heretofore
conferred ulsM them !; and appeals in civil
CAGES from said court shall liz directly to
the supreme court u HnlGals.
20. No citizen u iliid stRte wl,o aided or
participated in the ialo war ietWeen the
gnvcFnncn: ii HE UNitcl States and part
" the people thereof on either ride, shall
" Liable III any processing, civic erial-
Innl nor shall lis rroiefly bo Be:a,d OF
Sul,l En,i.r.liMai gnc,Sa iS+llctl GlWn iIdg-
.nCnta Or herGst htrcl0tusc .lIM.cseil, o.
0thcfwiEc, lcca1ae Of airy net .lme in
accordance with =ihe=nsngcs Of civilized
warfare in the 5pro.tGaii0n oiiSnitl war,
Tie legislature shall provide by general
laWEdios giving full force aud eject 70 Ibis
sectiOH.==&s==5555s5 - -
q. S;tcl, purls Of tie common law, and
0EztIlezaaws o. tlIis State Gs arc ia force
whOIIt s.is article gas ztaLd operation, md
ere not rrl,uSnant thereto, shall b. NM!
continue the law Of The State until altered
or repealed hy the Legislature. AL c;vil
aid Gtiminal Eniss AIll proceedings pentl;ng
in The fotnicr circHit courts Of thih State,
shall tc.nuiM snd 10 pu,ce"tle,l IN irfule The
circuit courts u Tho counties in Yliicis they
we're ISndi"S.
COUNTY C0CETs.
@. There shall lHin cacl, county Of thu
Stale county G.Irl, CumIusc,l Of three
c,Nltuir sspn' II, amd twn NJ sni.l C,iuIn,is,
riomrrs shall is a quorum tpr tic tratsac.
linm II 6tbiurAA. !tRhA!l hold four rctutaI
sessions III each year, NJ sllch times AZ may
bc !ixesl upon aih eliV!etl Of regard ~ tlt
sid mlSI. i:EWiiuns may t,e III at!e by Law
Tor holding special seSiu!lS Of said court,
2S. The commissioners shali b. elected
ny tic VotrrH Of tie county, a,ni hold thpi,
"llicC i"r ttIe'trM nt sis yeats. exraln thai
At The fist meeting Of Said e,i,uliN Inner,
They sllHll designate, by lot CT o;hcrwiSc, It
such snannUr ns they may ,lrtprn:nC, one o.
| '!Icir nuiulmr, who shall hold his Office fol
tho tCrm Of tMn years, one for four years
and Ole Tor ak years, 10 TINT one shall Ii
elected every two yGSrR. but no lwo o
| said commissioners shall bc elected from
the Rrlne uISgistcrial DISTRICT And il twt
ur mere Imr4oRs reading in the same dis
tricl slluli recrirN :.ls greater nilnIler o
yutva cast nj any Ole'tiun, then only til" ON
Of sllGh rerAoES receiving tho highest H,,ul
| hlr shall Lc DECLARED elected, and the pcr
son living in another tulsiet, who shall 70
crivG the neat highest aumlcr of vote,
shall he declared elected. Sri.i colnmis
SionerS shall annually elect one Of t!,rir
nu:n'es ~ president, uni clr!. sI,nll sccriv.
81 per day lot hi: rervirrs in court, to b,
lmid nut VI tho e"''nty IEemuiy.
81. The county courts, through theil
clerks, shall have the custody Of ali deed
and other papers presented for record il
their counties, ami the sNtne shall be rrc
served ther;n, or Otlerwise disposed Of, ~
now il, or may b. prescribed by law. The
stNll have Jurisdiction III ali matters o
probate, the appointment and qualification
VI personal representatives, guardians
committees, curalUFS, and the settlement o.
their accounts and in all matters rcIntin.
to apprentices. They shall aLo, under gtlcl
regulations "a may 10 Prescribed iy law
have the superintendent and atministra
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