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


"a. The Legislature may rearsange The
circuits hers provided for at any session
thereof nesi preceding any general election
ollie Judges of said circuits, and after the
wear one thousand eight hundred and
sighiy-eighi, may at any such session, in
crease or diminish the number thereof.
Is The legislature shall provide 10y law
FOR holding regular and special terms OF
the circuit courts, where from any caus"
the Judge shall fail 10 attend, or, ii in
attendance, cannot properly preside.
GENERAL PROVISIONS.
16. All judges shall be commissioned by
the governor. The salary OF judge OF the
supreme cour. OF appeals shall lie two
thousand two hundred dollars per annum,
and that Of a Judge OF the circuit court
shah be one thousand eight hundred dol
lars per anLUm; and each sh MI receive the
same mileage a. members Of the legislature.
Provided, That Ohio county may pay an
additional sum per annuin TO the judges of
The circuit court thereof; but such allow
ance shall rot be Increased or diminished
during the term Of office OF the Judges 10
whom il may have been made NJ judge
dining his term CT Office shall practice the
profession OF Law or hold any other Office,
.ypointiusnt OF public trust, under This or
any other government, and the acceptance
thereof shall vaclte his judicial Office Nor
shall he during his continuance therein be
eligible TO any political tilice.
Il. judges may be removed from office
bv concurrent vote Of both houses OF the
legislature. when from age, dtease, mental
or bodily inhrmi,y or iniemperance they
are incapahle of discharging the duties Of
their Office. But Two thirds Of all the
members elected to each house must con-
cur in such vote, and the cause o. removal
shall be entered upon the journal OF each
house. The iui ,c against whom the iegis-
la,ure may be about to proceed shall re-
ceive 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
a clerk of The circuit court, whose term OF
office shall lee six years; his duties and
compensation and The manner ofIomoyng
him from off e shall be prescribed by law;
and when q vacancy shall occur IN The
office. the circuit court or the Judge thereof
in vacation shall fll the same by appoint-
ment until the next general election. In
any case in inspect TO which the clerk shall
be so situated as tomake itimpropcr for him
10 act. the said court shall appoint clerk
10 act therein. The clerks OF said courts
in Office when this article takes effect, shalt
remain therein for the term Tor which they
were elected, unless sooner removed IN the
manner prescribed by law.
10 The legislature may establish courts
of limited jurisdiction within any county,
Incorporated city, town or village, with the
right Of appeal 90 Tie circuit court, sub
iect 10 such limitations as may be PFC
scribcd by Law; and all courts OF limited
Jurisdiction heretofore established IN any
county, Incorporated Sty, town or village,
shall remain as al present constituted until
otherwise provided by law. The municipal
court Of Wheeling shall continue in exist
ence until otherwise provided 10y law, and
said court and the Judge thereof, shall ex-
ercise the powers and Jurisdiction heretofore
conferred upon them; and appeals in civil
cases from said court shall lie directly 10
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 part
OF the people thereof on either side, shall
he liable in amy proceeding, civil or GRIM
iual; nor shall his property be seized or
sold under Gual process issued upon iudg
ments or DEGREES heretofore rendered, or
otherwise, because Of any act done in
accordance with the usases Of ciyiliz i
warfare in The prosecution OF said war.
The legislature shall provide by general
laws, for giving full force and eGcct to this
section.
q. Such parts Of the common law, and
Of the laws OF this State as are in force
when this article goes into operation, and
are not rcvugrant thereto, shall be and
continue the law Of tie State until altered
or repealed by the legislature. Al civil
and criminal salts and proceedings pending
ia .he former circuit courts Of this Stat
shall remain aEd beprocecdei in before the
circuit courts ci the counties in which the!
were pending.