Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1880-07-24

CIRCUIT COURTS.
I'D. The State shall be divided into tiir-
even circuits. For the circuit hereinafter
ca.l,d the first, two judges shall be elected,
and ir each Of the other circuits one jp ige
SD d De- elected by the voters thereof Each
OF Gle Judges so elected shall hold his Office
FIR Inc term Of eight years, unless sooner
IVmovcd In the manner prescibed IN this
constitution. The iHdgCs Of the circuit
courts in office when this article takes
ru,ct shall remain therein until The cxpir-
alton oi the term .or which they have been
elected I'm the circuits in which they my
respectively resitc,uulcss sooner removed as
~inresaid 4 vacancy In the Office Of "A
4 .re % the circuit court shall be 6lled IN
the same manner as Is provided for in any
ease II vaCencv in tie Ciiice Of judge OF
the supreme court Of appeals. During hl'
continuance ia Office the Judge Of circuit
court shall reside in the circuit Of which
he Is Judge. The business of the first cir
riii, may oe appor,ioued between The judges
thereof, and such judges may hold courts
in ,he ssme county or IN dbl, rent couuii's
within tLc circuit 90 the me time or 81
different Tunes, 9s m2y lee prescribed by
law.
IL. A circuit court shall be held in every
county in the Sta'e at least three times m
Zach year, and provisions may be made by
bow for holding special terms OF said court.
4 Judge Of any circuit may hold the courts
iu another circuit.
T. The circuit court shall have the SUI
Verviiou and control Of all proce' dmss
Before justices and other inferior tribunals,
ay mat damus, Prohibition and certiorarl.
They shall except I'm cases confined e~ciu-
Siveiv Dry this constitution 60 some other
tribunal, have original and general jrris-
aicti0n Cf an matters 30 law where the
-moUut I'm controversy. exclusive of inter-
e.. exceeds 6liy dollars; If an eases Of
hs1ess corpus, maulsmus, quo warranto
aud prohibition and an cases in equity,
aud Of an crimes and mislemeauor,. They
shall have appellate Jurisdiction m all
C.-es, civil and criminal where an appeal
writ oi error Or super-cdo0s may be al.owe!
Co the Judgment OF proc, ediugs Of any H.
irrior tribunal. They shall also have such
Other jurisdiction, whether supervisory,
original appellate, OF concurrent, as Is or
may be prescribed by law.
l3. Until otherwise provided By law, tie
State shall he divided into the following
circuits: The cou.iics ID Brooke Ham
cock. Ohio and Marshall shall cos stitute
,he first circuit; the counties oi Nonon-
gala. Marion and IIauison, the second
ihc counties Of Preston, Taylor, Barbour,
Tucker and Rmjolph, tie third; the
esm'ics ID Wctzcl, Tyler, Richie and
Dljirid-et The fourth the counties oi Wood,
Mort nrd Pleasant, the fftb the cmutics Of
clay, Gilmer, Jackson, Roam AMI Calhoun,
thciS'h; thccom,ies of Putnam, kanawha
a'd Mason, the seventh the counties Of
Etbell, Wayne. Lincoln and Logan, the
ci.Lth tbe counties Of Mcdowell, Mercer
Glei.h, Wyoming and Boone, the ninth;
the COUNTIES % Green. rier, Monroe, sum
mers. Fay,tis and Pocahoutas, the tenth
ihc counties of UlshUr, lewis, Bsaxtou,
N,obolas and Webster, the eleventh; tho
rouusies AZ Grant. Hardy, HsmIshue,
Mineral and P,udieton. the tscii D. tLc
t.uuti,. oi Jefferson. Berkeley and Ngr
sau. tLe lhuteeath.