West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1880-09-25
GENERAL PRovlsIoNs,

vi Allt NlIfnlN courts. where from ANY
cause the Judge shall fail 10 attend, or II
in attendance, cannot properly preside.
GENERAL Provisions,
IS. An Judges shall DO commissioned
by the Governor. The salary OF "A Judge
OF the cIprene court of appeals shall be
two tlOusana two hundred dollar. per
anuum. and that OF "A Judge OF
the circuit court shall be one thou~
sand eight hundred dollars per AN.
mum and each shall receive the
latuTe. P,OUidCd. That Ohio county may
pay an additional sum per annum 10 the
judges Of the circuit court thereof; but
such allowance shall not be increased or
diminished during the term Of Office Of
the Judges to whom il may have been
made No Judge during his term of of
flee shall practice the profession of law
or hold any other Office, appointment or
public trust. under this or aHy OTHER
government, and the acceptance thereof
shall Vacate his judicial Office. Nor shall
he during his continuance therein be els
igiblc TO any political Office.
II. Judges nav Toe removed from Of
flee by concurrent vote of both houses
OF the legislature, when from -ge, dis
ease, mental or bodily inhrnity or in
temperance, they are incapable of dis
charging the duties of their Office. But
twO~thirds of all the members elected to
each house must concur in such vote,
and tho cause OF removal shall be en-
ter d upon tho journal q each house.
The judge against whom the legislature
may be about 10 proceed shall receive
notice there I, accompanied with the
cause alleged for his removal, at least
twenty days before the day on which ac~
ton Is proposed To be taken therein.
Is. The voters of each county shall
elect "A glnrE q tho t,ireuit pprtrf Np,,-,
term of Office shall be six wears his du-
ties and compensation and the manner
of removing him from lilice shall be pre-
scrlCod by law; gnd when a vacancy
shall occur i'm the Office, tho circuit court
or the Judge thereof in V cation shall fiji
the same 10y appointment until the next
general election In any case i'm respect
To- which The clerk shall be 80 stu lte1 as
To make IL improper for him To- act, the
the said court shall appoint a clerk to act
therein. The clcrks of SAID courts in Of
flee when this article takes effect, shall
remain therein + the term Tor which
thoy were elected, unless sooner removed
in the manner prescribed by law.
10. The Legislature may establish
courts of limited Jurisdiction within amy
county, incorporated city, town or vii
lage, with The right of appeal 20 the cir
cult court, subject TO such limitations as
may be pres srhed by law and all com Is
VI lilili'Al IAlA lo'll'ilbIl litltlHlblt t~iilJ-
iishcd in any county, incorporated city.
town or village, shall rem i'm rs at pres
cnt constituted until otherwise provided
10y law. The municipal court of Wheel
ing shall continue in existence until 9th
crwis" provided by law, and said court
aud the judge thereof, shall exercise the
powers and jurisdiction heretofore con-
ierred upon them; and appeals in civil
cases nom said court shall lie directly To
the supreme court of appeals
20. No citi2cu of this State who aided
or participated in the late war between
the government of the United States ana
a part of the people thereof on either side
shall he liable in any proceeding, civil or
criminal; nor shall his property be seiz-
ed or sold under final process issued ups
on judgments or deere - heretofore rem,
dered, or otherwise, because Of any act
done in accordance with the uSages O
civilized warfare in the prosecution of
said war, The Legislature shall provide
bV general laws, Tor giYiug full force and
effect To this section.
81. Such parts of the common law, and
oil the laws Of this SL,tc as are i'm force
when this article goes into operation, a,d
are not IepuRnant thereto, shall be ana
continue the law of the state until alter
cd or repealed by the Legislature. All
civil and criminal suits and proceedings
p' ndiug in tho former circuit courts OF
this State, Sh III remain and he pros
cocdcd i'm tctoTe the circuit conrtS of
the counties in which they were pend.
ing.