West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1880-09-25
CIRCUIT COURTS.

TO-, The State shall hc divided into thir-
teen en- cults. For the circuit herein
after called the first, two Judges shall
he elected, and for each of the other cir~
cults one judge shall be elected by the
voters thereof Each OF the Judges 80
eI cted shall hol his Office for the term
q eight years, unless sooner removed i'm
tine ma Nor prescribed i'm this cunstitu.
ton. Ihe iud yes OF the circuit courts i'm
1Icc when this article t,kes effect shall
remain therein until the eN piratiOn of the
term for which they have been elected in
The circuits iH which they may respective.
~ reside, unless soon removed "A azores
said. \ vacancy i'm the office Off Judge of
the circuit court shall be filled in The same
manner aS j. provided for i'm any case of
vacancy I'm the Office of q Judge of tho
supreme court of appeals. During his
continuance M Office the Judge of q cir
cunt court shall reside ian The Circuit of
which bee is Judge. The business of the
first circuit ,nav be appOrtioned between
OBJ" Judges thereof. and such indgCs may
holI courts iu the same county or i'm
different counties within the circuit al
tu. Ssuo lime or 1t dihcut times, as may
ue ur0 eIiuri uy law
Do. Iruif court Shall .s huIn Iu
nNory county iu the State 3t Irt-t ihroa
uIuCs, iu CIch year and provisions .a...
no made uv law iOriiolliuu special terms
OF said court a Judge o. any circuit
may hold tine courts iu another circuit
u. The Circuit Court shall have the
supervision and controiofall proceedings
before justices and other inferior tribu-
um~, 10y W0Hr anus, prohibition and ccJ-
hDy0tt. They shall except iu cas- cs con-
fined exclusively by this constitution To
SOME other tribunal haye original and
general jurisdiction OF air matters ai law
where th gmouut in controversy exclu~
~lNc Ol interest, exceeds fifty dollars of
1Il cases OF b0bcus coJpls. n0ud0yt.us.
qWD tr0JyUUfD, ami prohibition (;
au ai. cases ion equity, and OF ali
crimes and mi4dcmeanOrs. They
shall have appellate jurisdiction in
aIl cases, civil and criminal. where an
appeal writ of error or ltLe,4eliclg may
DcaIlowsd to the judgment or proceed.
in27 ni amy inferior tribunal. They shall
also have such other jurisdiction. wheth-
Hr supervisory, original, appCl~
late, 'r concurrent, a- i7 or may he PFC
-erIurl Uv tw.
I3. Until Otherwise provided bv law.
tHc State shall uc divided into the follow-
lnE circuits The counties OF Brooke.
IlaunDrk. Ohio and Marshall shall con
+l'ule 'ho first circuit; the counties of
MNunngIIa, Marion and Harrison. tho
second iun counties of Preston Tal lor.
bUuour. Iuokcr and Randolph, The
iH.nI lhn counties of WctIeI. TyIcr
tIt"hIo and bpddridgc, the fourth the
n.uuno- of Wood. Writ and pleasant
iNn hi.u 4 o. counties os CLAY. GlIuior.
Jackson, En1no aud Calhoun thn &. .fG .
iur counties OF Putnam, EauaWha and
Mason, tHc seventh; the cOuutic- If Cab-
-.I, wayne, Lincoln and Logan the
tI-h.II' iue counties OF McDOwclL Ncr-
co., Ea.cI2h. wyoming and Boone. tho
H'H'. lIn counties ~ brcouhrinr, Mons
rpot Summers, Fayotto and pocahontas.
lHn tenth tho counties OF Jpshur.
lows. braNiNu, Nicholas and Webster.