The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1880-09-29

tion Of theiud1es OF said circuits and after
the year one thousand eight hundred and
eighty-eigin, Inaya at any such session, in
crease or diminish the number thereof
y. The legislature shall provide by law
Tor Kidding regular and special terms d
the circuit courts where IRON any cause
the Judge shall fail 10 attend, Or, ii IN at
tendance, cannot properly preside.
GENERAL PROVISIONS,
/, I6.. All judges shall be commissioned by
the Governor. The salary OF judge o.
OF the supreme court Of appeals shall be
two thousand two hundred dollars per an
mum, and tina OF Judge OF the circuit
court shalt be one thousand eight hundred
dollars per annum; and each shall receive
the same mileage as members OF the Legis.
lature, PForided, That Ohio county may
pay an additional sum per annum to the
judges OF the circuit court thereof but
such allowance shall not be increased OF
diminished during the term o. office OF the
judges TO 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 Of any other government, and
the acceptance thereof shall yacate his j1-
dicial Office. Nor shall he during his con-
tinuance therein be eligible to any political
Office.
IL. Judges may be removed from office
by concurrent vote OF both houses OF the
Legislature, whenfrom age, disease, men
tai or bodily infifmity or intemperance,
they areiilc,pable OF discharging the dn.
ties OF their office. But two-thirds ofsall
the me1ft lectad 10 each house must
concur in such vote, and the cause OF re-
.moyal Shall lie entered uponthe journal OIL
each House. The judge against whom the
Legislature may be about to proceed shall
receive notice thereof, accompanied with
the cause alleged for his removal, at least
twenty days before the day on Which action
is proposed TO be taken therein.
Is The voters OF each county shall elect
clerk Of the circuit court, whose term Of
Office shall be six years; his duties and
compensation and the manner of removing
himfrom Office shall be prescribed by law;
and when vacancy shall occur in the OF.
fee, the circuit couitor the judge thereof
in Vacation shall fill the same by appoint.
ment until the next general election. In
any case in respect to whichth the clerkshal
be sosituated as to make it improper fol
him 10 act, the said court shall appoint 0
clerk to act therein. The clerks OF said
courts in Office when this article takes eff.
feet, shall remain thereby for the term fol
whichlthey. were elected, unless sooner re,
moved in the manner prescribed by law.
10. The Legislature may establish courts
oflimited jurisdiction within any county
INCORPORATED city, town or village, with the
right OF appeal to the circuit court, subject
to suciilimitations as may be- prescribed
by law; and all courts OF limited jurisdic,
ton heretofore established in any county,
incorporated city, town or village, shall re.
main as at present constituted until other.
wise provided by law. The municipal
court Of Wheeling shall continue in exist.
ence until otherwise provided by law, and
said court and the Judge thereof, shall ex.
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