The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1880-09-18


thereof next preceding any general election
Of the Judges Of said circuits, and after The
year one thousand eight hundred and
eigIlty.eisht, may nj any such session, in
crease or diminish the number thereof.
Is The legislature shall provide by law
for holding regular and special terms o!
the circuit enlirtE, where from any cause
the Judge shall fail tn attend, or, il in
attendance, cannot properly preside.
GENERAL rRoyisIoSs.
10. All judges shall be commissioned by
| the governor. The SALARY OF a judge Of the
supreme court Of appeals shall he two
thousand two hundred dollars per annun,
and that 0i Judge Of the circuit court
shall be ono thousand eight hundred dol.
lars rer anunm and eacll shall receive the
same mileage aa members Of the legislature.
Provided, That Ohio county may pay an
additional sHm per pnnum to the judges Of
The circuit court thereof; but such allow
aRcc shall not be increased or diminished
during tic term Of Office Of the judges 10
whom il may have hecn made. No judge
during his term Of Office shall practice the
profession 81 law or hold any other Office,
appointment or public trust, under this or
any other government, and the acceptance
thereof shall vacatc his judicial office. Nor
shall he during His continuance therein be
eligible to any political Office;
II. Judges may Ike removed from office
by a concurrent vote Of both houses OF the
legislature, when from nge, tiiscate, mental
or bodily infirmity or incompetence they
arc incapable Of discharging The duties Of
their Office. Int tWo.thirtls OF all the
members elected to each house mist con-
chr in such vote, and the cause d removal
shall be entered upon the Journal OF each
house. The Judge against whom the lcgis-
luture may DC 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 10 be taken therein /.
is, The voters Of each county shall elect
clerk OF the circuit court, whose term oil
office shall be six years; his duties and
Compensation and the manner OF removing
him FROM Office shall he prescribed by law |;
and when n vacancy shall occur in the
Office, The circuit court or the judge thereof
in vacation shall ill the sane by appoint
ment until the next general election. In
any case III respect TO which The clerk shall
DO 10 situated as toniakc itinproper for lin
10 act, the said court shall appoint clerk
TO net therein. Tie clerks Of said courts
in Office when this article takes effect, shall
remain therein for the term for which they
were elected, unless sooner removed in the
| manner ntescrihed hy law. E 4H Fl
10. The Legislature may establish courts
OF limited Jurisdiction within any county,
incorporated city, town or village, with the
right OF appeal to the circuit court, sub.
icCt 10 such limitations IA may be pre-
scribCi BY Law; and MI courts OF limited
Jurisdiction heretofore established in any
county, Incorporated city, town or village,
shall remain as at present constituted until
Otherwise provided by Law. The municipal
court Of Wheeling shnll continue in exist.
encc until otherwise provided by law, and
+aid court and the judge thereof, shall ex.
ercise The powers and Jurisdiction heretofore
conferred upon them and appeals in civil
CAGES from said court shall lie directly TO
tile supreme court Of appeals.
20. No citizen OF this State who aided or
| parI;o;,,,In,t ia fhn Iato ,par Lot wne, ,tn
,,orsrn,rsnt al ihe TTn;teI STATES snI , n,rt
Ia 1SS,,,S ti,srSof on s;,Lsr s;jo s,sii
- i;sLtS Il, ,ny nrnreodiS. ciy;l or criu,.
nal !. NOV sLnji Iii f,,r,,iWTtv Ic s,.izoJ m
s"ii n1Jsr1 ISnsi n,or.S, }ssmcd YM,T 'iS,,,,..
,no,,ts er ,iscrrss Lsrctofirs rsI,le,cl o.
nthCrwise, bGcause=0f 4any# act done in
accordance with the uaages Of civilized
TIo ias,;sIaii;rs TrGvf,rS Ivs s,or.r.I#
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II. .oain ,nJ I,a ,eor.s,ioS /; hafoso w.
c;rcn;t s non,,s nf tho COUNTIES IN rjici' I,"x
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%. There shall he In each county OF thu
Slate a eotinty court, composed OF three
commissioners, and Two o. said commits
ti"ners shall be ga0Fuin Tor the sransac'
tlon OF business lts'ail hold iour regular
sessions III caClI year, ut such times ns may
be liked upon aud entered Of record y thr
said court. Provi'lnns may be III ldc by law
for holding SFcrihl sections Of said court.
%. The commissioners shall be elected
by the voters Of the county, AMI hold their
Office for the term OF six years, except that
at the iirSt meeting o. sati conln't" i'ners
they shall designate, ny 10Y or Otherwise, IN
such manner rs they lnSy determine, one Of
their number, who shall hold his Office for
the term Of two years, one Tor Tour years,
md one for six years, so TINT one shall be
elected every two ysAfs But no'two Of
| uafI comm iS8innCfH shall lH aIpriNI irhtI