South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1880-09-03

versy exclusive Of interest. ,xcso,. ee
" dollars; OF all cases OF iabe,, 60, u''
aanlGD,iss, qao ,crrroRto. and r,oltsf
ton and ali cases in equity. and az "a
crimes and mis6emesnors. The 80
have appellate jurisdiction In ali "a
civil and criminal, where an apnr,l -
OF error o. saperseasas may be SLOW
10 the Judgment or proceedings Of an
| inferior tribunal. They shall Also bsr,
sach other Jurisdiction whether ,>pns.
Sisoyy. original nppe!lstc. or concnr,...
as is or may DO prescribed by lev.
~. Unit. otLsrwise provided bv l..
the State shalt be divided into Tho ~
lowing circuits; Tho counties OF proos-
Hancock. Ohio and Marshall shall a..
stitute tho frst circuit the couptia. :,
Monongslia, Marion and Harrison o..
second the counties OF Preston. TavIoH
Barbour. Tucker & Randolph, tho ,L,rS,
shc 6otntios OF Wc,xel. Tyler. Riich,l
and Dod6ri6gc, tho four,h the coun,;s;
OF Wool. Writ. and Pleasant, the sf,s.
the counties OF Clay, Gilmer, Jsck.o,
Roane and Calhoun, tic sixth tho conn'
tics OF Putnam. sKanawhs and Msson
the seventh; the counties OF Cabsn
Wayne, Lincoln and Logan, the e;vb,b'
the counties of Mcdowell, Mercer. RI,
leigh, wyoming aud Boone. the ninth.
the counties OF Greenbrier, Monroe
Summers, Fayettc md focahontss. liza
tenth. the counties OF Upshur. Lewis
Braxton, Nicholas and Webster. the =
leyenLh: the counties ofGran,. Hardy
Hampshire, Mineral and Pcndieton. tie
twelfth; the counties OF Jefferson. Berke.
lev and Morgan, the thirteenth.
IA The Legislature may rearrauce
the circuits herein provided for at svy
session thernof next preceding any cen.
eral election of The judges or sail Cir
cni's, and after the year one thousand
eight hundred and cighiy-cigLt. may a,
any such session, increase or diminish
the number thereof.
| Is. The Legislature shall prov;dn BIZ
law for holding regular and speci nj terms
OF The circnit courts. where from AM
| cGuso the judge shall fail To attend. or.
II ia attendance, cannot properly pie.
eide.
6ESr rAL PROVISIONS.
i6. Al judges shall he commissioned
hy the Governor Tho salary OF n judge
| Of tile supremu court Of appeals ahpll be
two thopaand two hundred dollars per
annnm, ahd that OF judge of the circu,
cours nha'l be one thousand eight hun
drcd dollars per dnnurn and each shall
receive tho sane mileage rs members Of
the cgislatrre. Presided, That Ohio
county IEsy pay en additional sun per
| aunutr to the judges OF the circuit coats
thereof: but srch allowance shall not bn
increased OF diminished during tue torn
OF Once OF the judgos TO whom IL NAV
have been made. No judge durisg bis
term OF Office shal! practice the profes-
zion Of Law or hold any other Office, ep-
pointmen, or public trust, under this or
any other government, Iad the accept
ance thereof sh,li vscats lie judicial Of
fee. Nor shsil 10 during bis con'inn-
anco therein Be eligible TO any political
Office.
~. Judges may be removed from Of.
acs by concurrent vote or both houses
Of tho Legislatures. when fronsGgo. Dis
ease. -ertsl or bodily innrmity or in
temperance, :kev ere incapable OF dis-
charging The iu.l,r % their cG'cc. But
two-thirds OF all the members elected To-
esch house rrust concnr in such vote,
and the came OF removal stall bs enter.
cd upon the Journal of each houss. The
judge against whom Tho Legislature Iay
re about 20 proceed shall receive notice
thereof. accompanied with the cause al
legged for bis removal, at least twenty
days before the day on which action Il
proposed to 90 taken thcrein.
ia. The votero Of each county shall
elect c'crz ~ TIE o'rcnit court, whose
term Of ofice shall he six years bis do.
tics and compensation and the msnner
OF removing him froH Office shall be pre-
scri0ed BY law; and whcn a vacancy
shall occrr Ia the Office, TIE circuit court
or the judge thereof In vocation shall
Gil tbs samo BY orpoin, rent until tie
next general election. in shy case n
respect TO which the clclk shall 10 90
situated as 10 make il improper fer him
TO set, tia ssid court shall appoint
clerk 10 act therein. The clerks OF said
cOurts IN cfEce when this article takes
effect, shnll remain therein for abe tenn
for which thty uero electad, unless soon.
or removed Ia the manner prescribed By
Law.
10. Tho Legislature nay establish
courts Of limited Jurisdiction within any
county, incorporated CITY, tom or vii
lage. with the right OF sppsai 30 The cir.
Gait court, subjec, 20 such limits.ioas
% rssy be prescribed by lsw; snd sll
courts ~ limited jurisdiction hefe:ofors
established IN any county, incorporated
city. Town Or village, shRIl remain NJ ~
preeont constiiuLcd until otherwise pre-
yided BY lar Tho municipal court ot
wheeling shall continue in existence
until otherwise provided by Law and said
court and the Judge thersof. shall exer.
else the powers and jurisdiction lisrotc'
fore conferred upon thsu and appeals
IN ciFii cases from said court shall lie
directly TO the supreme court 81 appeals
20. NO citizen Of this State Who aided
or participated ia us late mr. between
the government u tho United States
and part Of lilo people thereof on Ell