West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1880-10-02

GENERAL PROyIsI5N-.
lG. All judges shall be commissioned
ly tie Governor. The salary Ol iulgc
OF the supreme coUrt OF appeals shall be-
two tnou-auu two hundred dollars per
suuun, and that ol Judge ct
the circuit court shall loo ono thou~
sand eight hundred dollars pcr am.
mum and zach shall receive the
samo milcagcas mem 1ers Of the LcgiS~
l1ture. PfOUded That Ohio county may
pay an additional sum per aunum To- the
Judges of the circuit court thereof; but
such allowance shall not bo increased or
diminished during TIE term OF office o.
the Judges 10 whom IT may have been
made NOjudge during his term of Of
fee shall practice the profession OF law
or hold amy other Office, appointment or
public trust, under this or any other
government, and the acceptance thereof
shall vacate his judicial Office. Nor shall
he duriu,- his continuance therein bc cl~
igblo 90 au" political Office.
NJ. Julgcf nav bc removed from or
flee by concurrent vote OF both houses
of the legislature, when from .gc, dis
ease. mcutn or bodily uGruity or in-
temperance, they uro Incapable of di--
charging the duties ct their Office But
two~third- or an The members elected tu
each house must concur ion such vote.
and The cause OF removal shall bo en-
ter a upon the journal Ct each house.
The in lgc against whom the legislature
may bc about To proceed shall receive
uOtice there f. accompanied with tho
cause ALLEGED for his removal. at least
twenty days before the dty on which ac>
ton is proposed tU be taken therein.
Is. The voters of each county shall
elect clerk OF the circuit court, whose
term of Office shall be six years hi4 du-
ties and compensation and tho manner
of removing him from office shall be pre-
sCrii cd by law; md when vacancy
shall occur i'm the Office, tho circuit court
or the judge thereof i'm v,cation sha ill
tho Same 10y appointment until tho next
general election In any case in respect
to which he clerk shall be so stu ttcd ns
to make it improper for him To act, the
the said court shall appoint "a clerk TO act
therein. The clerks of said courts in oil
lice when this article takes effect, shall
remain therein FIR the term for which
they were elected unless sooner removed
i'm tho manner prescribed by law.
10. Tho Legislature may establish
courts of limited jurisdiction witt in any
county, incorporated city, town or vii
kaye, with the night of appeal 10 the cir
cult court, subject to such limitations as
may he pres ribbed 10y law and all couI Is
of limited jurisdiction heretofore ostab-
lished in any county, Incorporated city
town or village, shall en- in ns at pros
ent constituted until otherwise provided
10y Jaw. The municipal court OF wheel
ing shall continue In existence until 9th
crwise provided 10y law, and said court
and the Judge thereof shall cNcrcis,. tn
powers and jurisdiction heretofore con
lcrred upon them; and appeals in civil
cases from said court shall iIe directly 90
the supreme court OF appeals
20. No citizen of this State va Go aided
or participated in the late war between
the government of the United Sln.- .n
part Of the people thereof on either Size
shall ho liable i'm any proceeding, civil or
criminal; noe shall his property bo -ciz-
cd or 50 a. undcr final process ISSUED up>
ON judgments or deere s. heretofore rcn~
dcrod, or otherwise because OF aux act
done i'm accordance with the u~agos %
civilized warfare iu tho prosecution OF
said war. The Legislature shall uroyi.,
bV general laws, Tor giving fun force al.I.
effect to this section.
81. Such parts of the common law. and
oil the laws OF this state o., arc iu force
when this article goes into operation. ~ a
arc not IcpuLuaut thereto, Shall he auu
continue the law OF the state uutil alter
cd or repealed by the Legislature Al.
civil and criminal suits and proceedings
p, nding i'm tho former circuit courts OF
this state Shi remain and be pros
c,eded in coiOIe the circuit courts OF
the counties in which they wore pend
ing.