The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-05-25

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cases civil and criminal, where an appeal
writ OF error or stpHsede1I may be alloWeS
TO the Judgment Of proceedings Of any In
ferlor tribunal. They shall also have suct
other Jurisdiction, whether supervisory
original, appellate, or concurrent as is Of
may be prescribed by law.
Is. Until otherwise provided by law
the State shall be divided into the follow
ing circuits: The counties OF Brooke, Han
cock, Ohio and Marshall constitutes the
first circuit: the counties OF Monongalla
Marion and Harrison, the second ;the coun
ties OF Preston, Taylor, Barbour, Tucker
and Randolph, the third; the counties o.
WetEel, Tyler, Ritchia and Doddridge, the
fourth, the counties OF Wood, Writ and
Peasants, the fifth; the counties OF Clay,
Gilmer, Jackson, Roane and Calhoun, the
sixth; the counties OF Putnam, Kanawha
and Mason, the seventh the counties oil
Cabell, Wayne, Lincoln and Logan, the
eight: the counties Of Mcdowell, Mercer,
Raleigh, Wyoming and Boone, the ninth
the counties OF Greenbrier, Monroe, Sum-
mers, Fayette and Pocahontas, the tenth;
the counties OF Upshur, Lewis, Braxton,
Nicholas and Webster, the eleventh; the
counties OF Grant, Hardy, Hampshire,
Mineral and Pendleton, the twelfth; the
counties OF Jefferson, Berkeley and Nor.
gan, the thirteenth.
IA, The Legislature may re-arrange the
circuits herein provided for at any session
thereof, next preceding any general
election Of the judges OF said circuits, and
after the year one thousand eight hundred
and eighty-eight, may at any such session,
increase or diminish the number thereof,
Is. The Legislature shall provide by
law tor holding regular and special terms
Of the Circuit Courts, where from any
cause the Judge shall fail to attend, or, II
in attendance, cannot properly preside.
GENERAL PROVISIONS.
l6. All Judges shall be commissioned by
the Governor. The salary of a Judge OF
the Supreme Court Of Appeals shall be
two thousand two hundred dollars per an.
mum, and that Of judge Of the Circuit
Court shall be one thousand eight hun.
dred dollars per annum, aAd each shall re-
ceive the same mileage as members OF the
legislature; Provided, that Ohio county
may pay an additional sum per annum to
the Judges OF the Circuit Court thereof;
but such allowance shall not be increased
or diminished during the term OF office OF
the judges 10 whom 1t may have been
made. No Judge during his term Of Office
shall practice the profession Of law or hold
any other office, appointment or public
trust, under this or any other government
aud the acceptance thereof, shall vacate
his judicial office. Nor shall he during
his continuance therein be eligible TO any
political Office.
II Judges may be removed from Office
by concurrent vote OF both Houses OF the
Legislature, when from age, disease, men
tai or bodily in6rmity or intemperance,
they are incapable OF discharging the du.
ties OF their Office. But two thirds OF all
the members elected 10 each House must
concur in such vote, and the cause OF re.
moval shall be entered upon the Journal
Of each House. The judge against whom
the Legislature may be about to proceed
shall receive 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
q clerk of the circuit court, whose term OF
office shall be SIX years; his duties and
compensation and the manner OF Temov.
ing him from office shall be prescribed by
law; and when vacancy shall occur in
the Office the circuit court or the judges
thereof in vacancy shall ill the same by
appointment until the next general cleo.
ton. In any case in respect TO which the
clerk shall be so situated as to make It i'm.
proper for him to act, the said cnurt shall
appoint clerk 10 act thereiR. The clerks
OF the said courts in Office when this ar.
ticle takes effect, shall remain therein for
the terms for 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 to the Circuit Court,
subject to such limitations as may be pre-
scribed by law; and all courts OF limited
\ jurisdiction heretofore established in any
county, Incorporated city, town or vii age,
shall remain as at present constituted un-
til otherwise provided by law. The mu-
nicipal court Of Wheeling shall continue
in existence until otherwise provided by
law, and said court and the Judge thereof
shall exercise the powers and jurisdiction
heretofore conferred upon them; and ap.
pea in civil cases from said court shall
lie directly to the Supreme Court Of Ap.
peals.
20 No citizen OF this State who aided or
participated in the late war between the
government OF the United States and o
part OF the people thereof, on either side,
shall be liable to any proceeding, civil or
criminal; nor shall his property be seized
or sold under final process issued upon
judgments or DEGREES heretofore rendered,
or otherwise, because OF any act done in
accordance with the usages OF civilized
warfare in the prosecution OF said war.
The Legislature shall provide by general
laws, for giving full force and effect to this
section.
SEC. q. Such parts Of the common law,
and OF the laws OF this State, as are in
force when this article goes into opera.
ton, and are not repugnant thereto, shall
be and continue the law OF the State until
altered or repealed by the Legislature.
All civil and criminal suits and proceed
ings pending In the former Circuit Court
OF this State, shall remsin and be proceed.
ed in before the Circuit Court Of the prop
or county.
SEC. 29. There shall be in each county oil
the State County Court, composed Of
three Commissioners, and two OF said
Commissioners shall be quorum Tor the
transaction OF business. II shall hold six
sessions In each year, at such times as may
be fixed upon and entered Of record by
the said Court.
SIC %. The Commissioners shall be
elected by the voters OF the county, and
| hold their office for the term Of six years,
except at the frst meeting OF said Com
|, missioners they shall designate, by lot oil
otherwise, in such manner as they may
determine, one OF their number, who
shall hold his Office for the term OF two
: years, one for four years and one for si1
r years, so that one shall be elected every
Two years. But no two Of said Commits
sioners shall be elected from the same dis
trict. Said Commissioners shall elect ont
. OF their number as President and each
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