The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1880-04-24

judges of the circuit courts in office
when this article takes effect, shall
remain therein until the expiration
of the term for which they have been
elected in the circuits in which they
may respectively reside, unless soon
er removed as aforesaid. A vacancy
in the office of a Judge of the circuit
court shall be filled in the same man
ner as is provided for in the case of a
vacancy in the office of a Judge of the
supreme court of appeals. During
his continuance in office the Judge Of
a circuit court shall reside in the cir
cult of which he is Judge. The bust
ness of the first circuit may be APP
portioned between the judges thereof,
and such judges may hold courts in
the same county or in different coun-
| ties within the circuit at the same
time or at different times, as may be
prescribed by law
IL. A circuit court shall be held in
every county i'll the State at least
three times in each year, and preyis-
ions may be made by law for holding
special terms of said court. A Judge
of any circuit may hold the courts of
another circuit.
IL. The circuit court shall have
the supervision and control of all
proceedings before justices and other
inferior tribunals, by mandamuS, pro
hibition snd certiordri They shall,
except in cases confined exclusively
by this Constitution to some other
tribunal, have original and general
| jurisdiction of all matters at law
where the amount in controversy, ex-
elusive of interest, exceeds fifty dol
lars Of all cases Of hdbeds corpus,
mdnddmdS, quo acarrdnt0, and pro
hibition; and of all cases IN equity,
and of all crimes and misdemeanors,
They shall have appellate iurisdic-
ton in all cases, civil and criminal,
where an appeal, writ of error or
superSedeas may be allowed to the
Judgment or proceedings of any in
ferior tribunal. They shall also have
such other jurisdiction, whether sup
ervisory, original, appellate, or con
current, as is or may be prescribed
by law.
-. Until otherwise provided by
law, the State shall be divided into
the following circuits: The counties
Of Brooke, Hancock, Ohio and Mar
shall shall constitute the first circuit;
the counties of Monongalia, Marion
and Harrison, the second; the coun-
ties of Preston, Taylor, Barbour,
Tucker and Randolph, the third: the
counties Of Wetzel, Tyler, Richie
and Doddridge, the fourth the conn
ties of Wood Writ and Peasants. the
filth; the counties of Clay, Gilmer,
Jackson, Roane and Calhoun, the
sixth; the counties Putnam, Kama
wha and Mason, the seventh; the
seventh; the counties Of Cabel, Wayne,
Lincoln and Logan, the eighth; the
COUNTIES of Mcdowell Mercer, Raj
eigh, Wyoming and Boone, the ninth
the counties of Greenhrier, Monroe,
Summers, Fayctte and Pocahontas,
the tenth; the counties of Upshur,
Lewis, Rraxton, Nicholas and Web
ster, the eleventh; the counties OF
Grant, Hardy, Hampshire, Min
eral and Pendleton, the twelfth; the
counties Of Jefferson, Berkeley and
Morgan, the thirteenth.
ID. The legislature may rear
range the circuits herein provided fol
at any session thereof, next preced
ing any general election of the judges
of said circuits, and after the year
one thousand eight hundred and
eighty eight, may, at any such SEES
sion, increase or diminish the mum
der thereof.
ID. The legislature shall provide
by law for holding regular and specia'
terms of the circuit courts where
from any cause the judge shall fail tt
attend, or. if in attendance, cannot
properly preside.
GENERAL PROVISIONS.
16. All judges shall be commission
ed by the Governor. The salary O
Judge of the supreme court of APP
peals shall be 50, 200 per annum, and
that of Judge of the circuit court al
81, 800 per annum; and each shall
receive 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 there
of; but such allowance shall not be
increased or diminished during the
term of office of the judges to whom
it 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, and the acceptance
thereof, shall vacate his judicial Of
flee. Nor shall he during his contin
uance therein be eligible to any pc
litical office.
II. Judges may be removed from
office by a concurrent vote of botf
houses of the Legislature, when from
AGE, disease, mental or bodily infirm
ity or intemnerance, they are incapa
BILE of discharging the duties of theil
office. But two-thirds Of all thu
members elected to each house mus