West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1880-09-04


circnlts herein provided Tor az any scs-
sion thereof next preceding any general
election %. the judges OF said circuits.
and altor the ycar one Thousand ci-ht
hundred and eighty eight, may no amy
ahch session, increase or diminish tho
number thereof
10 The legislature shah provide bv
law for holding regular aud speciai terms
OF the circuit courts, whore from any
cause tho judge shall fail to attend, or, If
~ attendance, cannot property preside.
GENERAL PHovlsIo.s,
1G. An judges Shall be commissioned
by the Governor. TIC salary of iudgc
of the supreme court O.; appeals Shall Lc
two tIousanu two hundred dollars p.r
annum, and that OF Judge OF
the circuit court shall hc one thou-
sand eight hundred dollars per an.
mum aud each shall rc,eiYo tho
same mileage us MON 'orS Of tho Lcyis~
laiure. Pyoradci. That Ohio county may
pay an q ,dluoual sum per mntm 20 The
Judges OF the circuit court thereof; but
such allowance shall not DO increased or
diminished during the form OF Office ol
tho Judges TO whom it may have been
made, No judge during his torn OF Of
hco shall practice the profession OF law
or hold amy other ofico, appointment or
puhllc trust, under this or aHy other
government, and the acceptance thereon
small vac1tc his judicial Office. Nor shall
ht during his continuance therein DO els
iSible to amy political Office.
j.. Judges nav DO removed from OF,
Ice by concurrent vote Of both houses
of the legislature, when from yge. dis
ease, mental or bodily iuiiunity or in
temperance, they arc Incapable of dis>
charging the duti,S of their Office. But
twu~tuirds Of all the members elected 10
each house must concur in such ygle.
and tho cause OF removal shall be en-
ter a upon tie journal C each house.
The judge against whom tho legislature
may DO about To proceed shall receive
notice there I, accompanied with tho
cause ALLEGED iof his removal, at least
twenty days before tito day on which ac,
ton is proposed to- ho taken therein.
IS. Tho voters of each county shall
elect clcrk OF the circuit court. whose
term of office shall be aiN years hi lu-
ties and compensation and the mau1er
81 removing linn from JGicC shall DO pre.
scIl ed by law; end when a vacancy
shall occur I'm the Office, tho circuit court
or the Judge thereof i'm v cation sha Ul
tho same by appointment until the next
general election. In any case in RESPECT
To which Tie clerk shall be SO siullei as
To make IL improper for him 20 act, tho
tne SAID cour. sla!i appoint clerk TO act
thercin. Tho clerks OF said courts iu Of
fee when this article takes effect, shall
remain therein FIR tho term for which
they were elected. unless sooner removed
IL the manuor prescribed by law.
10. The Legislature may establish
courts of limited Jurisdiction viii i'm any
county, Incorporated city, town or vii
'aEa, With tho right Of appeal To- the cir
CUT court subject To- such limitations ass
may 10 prescribed by law; and alI courts
OF limited jurisdiction heretofore ostlb-
hShcd ln any county, incorporated CITY.
town or village, shall cm in as nj pro.
eni constituted until otherwise provided
hJ Jaw. Tho municipal court of Whccl
iug shall continue iu oNistcuCe until OH.
arwisc provided by law, and said court
aud TIC judge thereof, shall exercise the
powers and jurisdiction heroUiurc con
ioIIcd upon tbom; and appeals i'm civil
cH,es nom said court shall iio directly To-
tho supreme court OF appeals
20. no cit.Hou of This State who aided
or participated ii tho lata wa. between
tht government of tho United States ana
% part OF ino pcorlo thereof on oitio~ .i,!.
hal. be liable in any proceeding. ci... or
cyhInaf nor sH1l iis property DE ,niz-
ct or sold under final process, issued uD-
ON Judgments or dccro IS bor0telYro rcn-
nrf'i, or oiheiN'sc- because of amy act
done in accordance with the u-aso, Cd
'IyiiiE'd warfare 900 Tao pro- ceulou OF
said war. The Le.i 'lture Shall provide
by general laws. for giving fan fJrcoang
object 10 this section
81 such part. of the common layy. and
Oh l3c laws OF ilIs state ts arc iu tr.a
when this article go.a Into operation. and
arc not rCpuguau' thereto. Shall Dos sus
continue the law OF tho Slato until alter.
'h on repealed by tho Legislature. AM
civil WI criminal -UIt. and yrueupglug.
gtudin. in tho former circuit courts of
this state, shall lCulaiu and Do mos
cll1.i an before the circuit COurtl OF