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RESS-TIIE OLD IA AIILY JOURNAL.

Il. The legislature may rearrange Tie
circuits herein provided Tor at any session
thereof next preceding any general election
a the Judges oi said circuits, and after the
wear one thousand eight hundred and
eichiy-eiglii, may at any such session, IN
crease or diminish the number thereof.
Is The legislature shall provide 10y law
scr holding regular and special terms OF
The circuit courts where from any caua"
lie Judge shall fail to attend, or. il in
attendance, cannot properly preside.
GENERAL PROvIsIoys.
I6. All Judges shall be commissioned h.
the governor. The salary OF Judge OF the
supreme eur: % appeals shall tie two
thousand two hundred dollars per annum,
and that Of 4 Judge OF the circuit court
shall be one thousand eight hundred dol
lars Der anrrrl ami each shfll receive the
same mileage a. members OF the legislature.
Provided. That Ohio county may pay an
additional sum per snnum to the judges Of
the circuit court thereof; but such allow
ance shall rot be increased or diminished
during the term OF Office al the judges to
whom Il may have been made. No judge
during hi. term Of Office shall practice The
profession Of law or hold any other office,
a,pointm Mt OF pablic trust, under this ur
any other government, and the acceptance
thereof shall yacate lis judicial tiiice. H'of
shall lie daring his continuance therein be
elisible TO any political cfiicc.
Il. judges may he removed from Office
bv a concurrent vote Of both HOUSES a TIE
legislature. when from age, disease, mental
or bodily infFmiiy or in,cmPrance they
are incapable u discharsing Tire duties u
their Office. But two. thirds Ol all lie
members elected 10 each house must con-
cur in such vote and the cause q remoy7l
shall be entered upon the journal OF each
house. The Judge against whom the lggis-
lalure may be about to proceed shall re-
ceive notice thereof, sccou paired with the
cause ALLEGED Tor his rem0yal, at least
txen.v dsy, before tire deg on which action
is proposed 10 be taken therein.
is. The voter, Of each county shall elect
clerk Of the ciicuit count, whose terra Of
Office shall he six years. his duties and
compensation and tle manner oi removing
him from oli,e shall be prescribed by law;
and when a yacaECy shall occur IN the
Office, the circnii court or the Judge thereof
in vacation shall Gil tie same by appoint
meut nnlil the next general election. In
any case in respect To which the cleri, shall
be so situated rs tomake improps s0r hi'a
10 act. the said court shall appoint clerk
10 act therein. The clerks Of said confls
in Office when this article takes effect, sIaE
remain therein for the term for which they
were elected, unless sooner removed In the
manner prescribed by law.
10 The legislature may establish courts
Of limited Jurisdiction within any county
incorporated city, town or village, with the
right Of appeal to the circuit court, sub
iect to such limitations "A may be pre-
scribed by law; and all courts Of linimi
Jurisdiction heretofore established in any
county, Incorporated city, town or village,
shall FemsiH as az present constituted ANITA
otherwise provided By law. The municipal
court Of Wheeling shqll continue in exist.
ence until otherwise provided ny law, and
said court and The Judge thereof, shall ex-
ercise the powers aud jurisdiction heretofore
conferred upon them; and appeals in civil
cases from said cour, shall re directly %
the supreme court of appeals.
20. No citizen Of this State who aidsd or
participated in the late war between the
government Of the United States and . part
Of the people thereof on either side, shall
be liable in any proceeding, civil or Grim
inal; nor shall lis property be scized or
sold under final process issued upon jndg-
menls or d1crees heretofore rendered, "
otherwise, because Of any set done iu
accordance with the usascs Of ciyiiiz,d
warfare in tie prosecution Of said war
The legislature shall provide hy general
laws, Cor giving !u.l iorce aai eject 10 Ills
section.
q. Such parts q The common law, and
81 the laws Of This State as are in force
Wien this article co, inio operation, and
are not repu5nani thereto, shall be and
continue the law 81 TIE State until aitIel
9r repealed hy the legislature. Al ci.il
aud criminal suit. anl proceedings pending
in .ho io-mer circuit courts Of this State.
shall remain end he proceeded in before 'hs
circuit courts ci The Counties in which tAer
we're pending.