The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1880-07-31

| Oh tue Judges W hhNt 'o'hSu.1J hia a4tS' wy
year one thousand eight hundred and
Gighty.cight, may ut any such session, in
crease or diminish the number thereof.
10 The Legislature shall provide By law
for holding regular and special terms OIL
the circuit courts, where from my cause
the judge shall fail to attend, or, il in
attendance, cannot properly preside,
GENERAL PROVISIONS.
10, All Judges shall be commissioned by
the governor. The salary Of 4 Judge Of the
supreme court Of appeals shall be two
thousand Two hundred dollars per annuIn,
md that Of a Judge OF the circuit court
shall be one thousand eight hundred dol.
lars yer annun; and each shall receive the
same mileage az members Of the legislature.
Provided, That Ohio county may pNy an
additional sim per annum 10 the judges Of
the circuit court thereof; but such allow
ance shall not he increased or diminished
during the term Of Office oil the judges 10
whom il mar have been made. No Judge
during his term Of Office shall practice the
profession OF Inv or hold any other office,
appointment or public trust under this or
any other government, and the acceptance
thereof shall vacAte his judicial Office. Nor
shall he during his continuance therein be
eligible to my political office,
II. Judges may be removed from Office
by n concurrent vote Of both houses Of the
legislature, when from ngc, tlisearc, mental
/ or bodily inGrmity or intemperanec they
are incapable Of liacharging the duties Of
their office. But two-ttirt!a Of all tho
members elected to each house must con-
cur in such vote, and the cause Of removal
shall I've entcrcu Upon the journal OF each
house. The Judge against whom the legiS.
laturc may DO aloEt to proceed shall re-
ceive notice thereof, accompanied viii! the
cause alleged for his removal, at least
twenty days before the day on which action
Is proposed to DO taken therein.
is. The voters Of each county shall elect
clerk OF tho circuit court, whose term Of
office shall he six yean; his duties and
compensation aud the manner of removing
him from office shall be prescribed by law !;
and when vacancy shall occur in the
Office, the circuit court or the judge thereof
in vacation shall fill the sSme by appoint
ment until tho ncxt general election. In
any cnse in respect to which tho clerk shall
be 90 situated rs tomake Improper for him
to act, the said court shall appoint clerk
to act therein. Tie clerks Of said courts
In office when this article takes effect, shall
rcmnin therein for the term for which they
were elected, unless sooner removed in the
manner prescribed by law.
10. Tho 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.
feet to such limitations M may be pre-
scribed by law; md all courts Of limited
Jurisdiction heretofore established in any
county, Incorporated city, town or village,
shall remain AZ at present constituted until
otherwise provided by law. The municipal
court Of Wheeling shall continue in exist.
encc until otherwise provided by law, and
said court and the judge thereof, shall OK.
erciEe the powers and jurlsdiction heretofore
conferred upon them !; and appeals in civil
cases from said court shall lie digsc.ly to
the supreme court oil appeals. %
20. No citizen Of this State who aided or
participated in tho late war between tho
government OF The United States ind part
Of the people thereof on either side, shall
et liable in any proceeding, civil or erin.
inal nor shall his property he seizcl or
sold under final process Issued upon iudg-
lncnts or DEGREES heretofore rendered, or
otherwite, because OF any act done IN
I3aceortlance withRtlie ltaages oil civilized
warfare in the prosecution Of sai,l war.
Tho Legislature shall provide by general
Laws, for giving full force aud effect to this
section. - $500
! =2l. Such parts Of The common law, and
Of tic lava Of this State as aro in force
when this article goes into operation, and
arc not repignant thereto, 8hall be and
continue tho law OF the State until altered
or repealed by The Legislature. All civil
md criminal suits and proceedings pending
in The former circuit courts OF this State,
shall remain end he proceeded in before the
circuit courts OF tic colEtica in which they
were pending.
= COUNTY CouIsTs.
@, There shall be in each county Of The
State county court, composed Of three
commissioners, and two Of said commits.
Rioners shall lie quorum for the transac-
ton Of business. ltshall hold four regular
sessions in each ycnr; ut such times as may
l,e fixed upon and entered Of record ly tic
EGid court. Pgovi.iOns may be made by Law
for holding srcCial sessions OF said court.
IS. The commissioners shall 10 elected
by the voters Of the county, and hold their
office for the term Of six years, except thai
at the first meeting OF said commissioners
they shall iGsignalc, by lot or otherwise, IN
such manner as they mhy determine, one @!
their number, who shall hold his office for
the term Of two years, one for four years
and one for six years, 20 that one shall he
elected every two years. but 10 two oil
snil commissioners shall he elected from
the SAME rlagisterinl district. And If two
or more tesaUns residing in tho sane dis.
trict shall receive tile grcnter nulnlcr Of
votes cast al any election, then only the orc
OF such lenons receiving the highest mum.
Der shall be declared elected, and the pcr-
son living in smother district, who shalt &c.
ceivo the next highest number OF votes,
shall bc declared elected. Said commits.
sioners shall annually elect one Of their
number rs president, and each shall receive
81 per day for his services in court, to be
yaid ont u the county treasury.
4 q. The county courts, through their
clerks, shall have the custody Of nil deed-
and other papers prcsOnted for record In
their counties, and the same shall be pre-
served therein, or otherwise disposed Of, as
now H. or lnay be prescribed by Law. They
shall have jurisdiction In nil matters 81
probate, tho appointment and qualification
Of personal representatives guardians,
committees, curaters. and the settlement Of
their accounts, and in all matters relating
to apprentices. They shall also, under such
regulations NJ may 10 prescribed by law,
have the superintendenee and aIlmillislra.
ton OF the internal police and fiscal nilairS
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