Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1880-07-31

10. Tie State shall be divided into thir-
teen circuits For the circuit hereinafter
called the fist, two judges shall he elected,
end Tor each of the other circuits one Judge
shall. De elected by the voters thereof. EaDh
a the Judges So elected shall hold his oiilce
for the term Of eight years, unless sooner
removed in the manner prescribed IN tins
constitution. The Judges 81 the circuit
courts In Office when this article takes
eject shall remain therein until the eXpir-
Atlau oi the term .or which they have been
slsc,c3 in the circuits in which they my
respectively rcsije,m,ess sooner removed as
aforesaid 4 vacaacy ia the Office az q
Z ige Of the circuit court shall be biled in
i4c same manner as Is provided for IN any
ease Of a vacancy in the Office Of judge %
tac supreme court Of appeals. During ms
continuance in office the Judge Of circuit
couIl shall reside IN the circuit Of which
Dr. Is judge. The business Of the FIRST cir
ruit may be aVpor.iored between the judges
thereof and such judges may hold courts
in lhc same county OF In different counties
Within ,Le circuit 20 ihc s. me time or at
lItcrtut times, as may be prescribed hy
lav.
III. a circuit court shall he held in every
county In the Stale 40 least three times IN
,fch year, and provisions may be made 10y
lew ior holding spccial terms OF said court.
4 judge oi any circuit may hold the courts
ia another circuit.
- The circuit court shall have the su-
Wyisi0u and control vi all proceedings
h.iu,c justices and other inferior tribunals,
ly ma damCs, prohibition and ceriiorari.
They shall except IN cases confined eXcln-
-yc.y 10y this constitution 90 some other
tribunal. have original and general jur,s-
citti0u oi EN- matters 40 law where tie
amount in controversy, exclusive Of inter-
es'. exceeds FITS dollars; % an cases az
iaoees corpus, maudamUs, quo warrauio
sad prohibition. and SD cases In equity,
anl Of ala crimes and misjemeanors. They
slau have appellate jurisdiction In all
cases. civil and criminal, where an appeal
writ Of error or super-cjCos may DE allowed
Oh the Judgment on proceedings Of any in-
irior tribunal. They shall also have such
o.hcr Jurisdiction, whether supervisory,
original appellate, or concurrent, as Is or
NAV DE prescribed by law.
I3. Unit. otherwise provided by law, tie
State shall tie divided into the following
circuits. The counties a Brooke, Ham
cock. Ohio and Marshail shall constitute
the first circuit; the counties of MoUon-
gala. Mar.on AMI llud'on. the second (;
ibe counties Of Preston, Taylor Barbour,
Tucker and Randolph the third; Tie
counties o. Wetzel, Tyler Bitchie and
D.ljr,iec.iheiour,h lie counties Of Wood,
lVir, srd Pheasant. the iiih; the luntics Of
Clay. Gillian r Jacksou, Roam and Calhoun,
thcsixih. the com,ics OF Putnam, kanawha
no.. y
CrbeI. WAYNE, Lincoln and Logan, tie
,islth. the counties Of Mcdowell, Mercer,
Rl!ei.h. Wyoming and Boone, the ninth;
tIo r9,rii,s of Green uer, Monroe, sum
,ners. Fsyel'c and Pocahontas, The tenth
rle conriies Of Upsaur, Lewis, BsaSion,
N.eholas aud Webster, the eleventh; The
couaiies II Grant Hardy, lllmpslie
Mineral and Pcndleton, the taeii,hi Tie
counties cf Jefferson, Berkeley end M9r
s.a. lae thirteenth.