The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1880-09-11

OF the iudges Of said circuits, and alter the
year one thousand eight hundred and
Lightweight, may at any such session, IN.
crease or diminish the number thereof.
u The legislature shall provide BY law
for holding regular and special terms Of
the circuit courts, where from any cause
the Judge shall fail to attend, OF, II in
attendance, cannot properly preside.
GENERAL PROVISIONS.
10. All judges shall be commissioned BY
the governor. The salary Of Judge Of the
supreme court OF appeals shall be two
thousand two hundred dollars per annuU,
and that Of judge Of tho circuit court
shall be one thousand eight hundred dol
lars per annum; and eacll shall receive the
snnle mileage rs members Of the legislature.
Provided, That Ohio county may pay an
additional sum per unnum to the judges Of
the circuit court thereof; but such allow
ance shall not he increased or diminished
during the term Of office Of The judges 10
whom 1t may have been made. No judge
during his term of office shall practice the
profession Of law or hold any other Office,
appointment or public trust, under this or
any other government, and the acceptance
thereof shall vacAte his judicial Office. Nor
shall he during his continuance therein lie
eligible 10 any political Office.
II. Judges may he removed from office
by a concurrent vote Of both houses Of the
Legislature, when from agc, disease, mental
or bodily inftmity or intenperance they
arc incapable Of liScharging the duties Of
their office. but two-thiFds Of all tie
members elected to eaeh house must con-
cur In such vote, md the cause Of removal
shall be cntCrea upon the Journal Of each
house. The judge against whom tile legi8.
lasure may be about 10 proceed eHall re-
ceive notice thereof, accompanied with the
cause alleged for his removal, nj least
twenty days before tile day Oh. which action
is proposed 10 be taken therein
is. The voters OF each county shall elect
clerk OF the eircui. court, whose term Of
office shall be six years; his duties and
compensation and the manner Of removing
him from ofliec shall 10 prescribed by law |;
and when a vacancy shall occur in the
office, the circuit court or tile judge thereof
in vacation shall it'll the same by appoints
ment until the next general election. In
any case in respect TO which the clerk shall
b. 50 situated as tomake itimproper Tor him
TO act, the said court shall appoint clerk
TO act therein. The clerks Of said courts
in Office when this article takes effect shall
remain therein for the term for which they
were elected, unless sooner removed in the
nnbnor trparyilIn.t hv law
10. The legislature may establish courts
OF limited Jurisdiction within any county,
Incorporated city, town or village, with the
right Of appeal to tho circuit court, sub
jeCt 10 such limitations az may be pre-.
Scribei bY law; and all courts Of limited
Jurisdiction heretofore established In uny
county, incorporated city, town or villagc,
shall remain ~ at present constituted until
otherwise provided by Law. The municipal
court Of Wheeling shall continue in exist
enCc until otherwise provided By law, and
said court and the judge thereof, shalt ex.
crcise the powers aud Jurisdiction heretofore
conferred upon thea md appeals in civil
cases from said court shall lie directly to
The supreme court Of appeals.
%. No citizen OF this State who aided or
participated in tho late war between the
government Of The United States and a part
Of the people thereof on either side, shall
W Liable in any proceeding, civil or critu.
NAL; nor shall lliA property be sei2sl or
sold under final process issued upon judg.
mSnts or GeeFees heretofore rendered, or
otherH!se, because OF aiiy ACT JGonG N
accordance TiIh=tle=as .ases Of ciTlllzed
Eariare. IN the prosecution Of saia war.
The legtatat!lte shall provide " general
la@s, Tor StflnG 11li lotee anu elGct 70 tnls
section. ~. n. 75i7757ifi5.7, -,
Such paris o. tie common Ian, and
Of Tue laws o. t!lIs 9.ate as arc IN FORCE
when tllis article goes mo operation, anu
are not fepHgnant Thereto, snail ne anu
continue The law d the Stale until altered
or repealed BY the Legislature All civil
and criminal sliits anu proceedings pending
~ Inc ioriaer circuit courts q this Stale,
shall remain Fnu be proceeded IN Geiorc the
circuit courts oil the counties LII Which the?
were pending.
COUNTY COURTS.
90. There shall he IN each COUNTY Of the
State n county court, composcd Of three
commissioners, and two Of said cUumis.
stonerA shall be quorum Tor the transac.
ton Of business. ILshnIl hold four regular
sessions IN each year, at such times rs NAV
lie fixed upon and entered OF record ,y the
s,id court. provi'ions may be made by law
for holding speciaI sessions Of said court.
%. The commissioners shall he elected
by the voters Of The county, and hold their
Office for the term Of six yeears, except that
at the first meeting Of said commissioners
they shall designate, by lot or otherwise, in
such manner as they may determine, one Of
their number, who shall hold his Office for
the term Of two years, one for four vcara.
and one for six years, 70 that one shall lie
elected every two yean. But no two Of
said commissioners shall Re elected from
tLeSanle magisteriaI district, And il iva