The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1880-09-04


II. The Legislature may; EcsSElgei Ilir
ristuits herein provided lot Ut si.y sessi3n
thereof next preceding aDy generat election
Of tho futlgeS Of Eail circuits, and aftGy the
year one thousand eight Inndacd and
cighty-eiEhts lnny, at any such FcSioa, in:s
crease OF diminish the t,umbcs thereof.
Is The legislature 'shall tproyida by Law
for holding regular and special tesuis Of
tIlc circuit scoUrts, where IRON any Cutlsa
the Judge shall fail TO. attend, or; Il In
attendance, cannol properly preside, I;
93 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS,
i6!tall judges shall:be commissioned byl
The governor. Tie salary Of . i.tga'nl the
supreme court Of appeals shall be, two
thousand two hundred ttuilass per anRllm,
nnll that Of a Judge, Of the circuit court.
shall!he ono thousand eight hundred doll
lars per annurn.; and each shall receive tho
same mileage ~ nemkGra Of The Legislature.
Provided, That 0hiocopnty may pay m
additional sum per annum; 10 tho judges Of
tic circuit ,coart thereof but such allow
anee shall not be increased Or diminished
during the term Of Office Of the judges 10
whom II may have been made. No Judge
during histetld q office shall practices the
profession OF Inv OF hold any ether Office,
appointment or public trust under this OF
rny othet government, and the acceptance
thereof sksligacate.his Judicial Office. Nor
shall he during hiseonttnInncc therein be
eligible 10 any political Office. - ~,
Ii. Judsesinay DO removed from Office
by a concurrent ydteo! 10th houses o.. the
! legislature, when ttSm ago, discegti mental
Of bodily inRrmity or inlempcFnnee they
arc incapable Of aischargiag the duties q
9their Office. BIT 'two.thirls Of all. tho
nlembcrB elected 10 each house tnuftt eor-
cur IN such vote, anIl the causc Of removal
skall be cn!erca upon the journal Of each
house. The Judge against whom the ltglS-
iaiare may be about to proceed shall M
ceiyeI notice thereof accompanied with tic
cause alleged for his raInoyal, At lesst
twenty days beio.ethe DAY onwhich action
is,proposcd to DO taken therein.
is. The roters oi each count sh< 'elecl
"a clerk Of the circuit court whose term Of
office shall be six years; his dulles and
compensation and The manner ofremoying
him from uatee shall DO prescribed by Laws
and when vacancy shall 0cGlr in the
Office, tho circuit court or the Judge thereof
lin-vacaIion shall lIillthe same by appoints
mont nhtiktbe next general election. in
any case in respect TO which the clerk shall
bs 10 situated a. tomake improper for him
| 10 act, die saiA court shall appoint q clerk
| to act therein. The CLERKS Of aid courls
in Office when this article takes effect, shall
!. Mmain therein ior tie term Tor jwliCk they
. were elected, unless sooner removed 10 tue
'nalnerprsCsiGcl BY, law. I
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, sub;
feet To- suct, Limitations as may be pro-
scribed by law; and a'l courts Of limited
Jurisdiction heretofore established in any
county, Incorporated city, town or village,
allallremain az nj p9eecnt constituted until
otherwise provided BY Law. Tile municipal
cOGr; Of Wheeling ghaIl continue in exist.
encO until Otherwise provided BY Law, anil,
Said court aud tho judge thereof, shall cx-.
crcise the powers and juriediction heretofore
conterrcdIupun them; and appeals inaisl
cases from said court shall lis directly %
the supreme court Of apleals. 4
20. NUcitizen Of State who aided or
participated in the late war between the
4 government 81 The United state1and a part
\ Of the'pcorle thereof on either side, shall.
0t liable in lany proceeding, civil OF ctiti-
lnal nor shall hisiproperty be seized or
sold under final process ls4red upon tudg-
4 taeats or DEGREES heretofore rendered, Or
otherwise, because sot Aany act done jim
accordanceE with The uSages Of civilized
4 warfare In the pto1ectltion Of said war.
! iTha5 legislature shall psoYidaE by general
! lava, fQEgiYinS full force and effect 10 tliis
section. 7a5i ais5
:IZ2l. SuellraE8 Of Tie common Law, ard
. Of lie laws sot.this State 40 are IN l0rcO
when thfsusticlo goes into operation, and
are not repugnant thereto, nhuli DO and
continue the lNwiot the State until altered
OF repealed by The legislature. All civil
Z md criminal suits and proceedings pcnAing
in the former circuit courts Of this State,
shall remnin End bc proceeded in before The
circuit courts oil the counties in whicl they
were pending.
go COUNTY couRrs.
. 22. There shall be in each county Of thu
State q county court, composed Of three
commissioners; and !wO Of said commits,
siGnerS shall be quorum for tho lrahsap-
lion Of business. ltshall hold four regular
st4satonA Ia each year, ut such times rs may
he fixed upon and cIterci Of record Ivy The
mid court. Provisions may be made by Law
for holding special sessions Of said court.
%. The commissioners shall DO elcetet;
by the voters OF the county, and hold their
office for the term Of ak years, except that
ut the tint meeting Of said commissioners
they shall designate, by LOT or otherwise, in
such manner 10 they my llrtCrnIne, one Of
their number, who shall hold his office for
the term Of two Year,, orc for four years,
and one for Bix yeu1s, 40 that one shIIl he
eICctetl every two yGan. But no Two Of
said commissioners shall 10 elected from
the same nagiaterial district. And It twp
or more persons reading ii the same dis.
Iriet shall rCctiTH the greater number Of
, votes eust at any election, then only lte ono
Of such pcraors receiving the hiskes. nun
Der shall be declared Elected, and Llle per.
sou living in another district, who sLuli re.
!, teiYe tho next highest nu.nhcrsOt votes,
shall he DECLARED elected. Said coun,iE.
si0nerA s!lnll annually elect one Of their
.numter as,presilent, and each shall receive
81 per day for his services in court, to BE-
, paid out Of the county treasury.