The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1880-09-01


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GENERAL PROVISIONS.
l6. Alljudges shall be commissioned by
the Governor The salary Of Judge Of
Of the supreme court OF appeals shall be
two thousand two hundred dollars per am
mum, and that of a Judge Of the circuit
court shall be one thousand eight hundred
dollars per annum; and each shall receive
the game mileage as members Of the Legis-
lature, Prortded, 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 to whomiit may have been made
No judge during his term OF office shall
practice the profession OF law or hold any
Iother office, appointment or public trust,
under this or any other government and
the acceptance thereof shall yacate his ju-
dicial Office. Nor shall he during his con-
tinuance therein beeligible TO any political
office.
IL. Judges may be removed from Office
by a concurrent vote OF both houses OF the
Legislature, when rom age, disease, men
tai or bodily infirmity or intemperance,
they are incapable of discharging the du-.
ties OF their office. But two-thirds Of all
the members elected TO each house must
concur IN such vote, and the cause OF re-
imoval 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
rs proposed to be taken therein.
Is. The voters OF each county shall elect
a clerk OF the circuit court, whose term Of
office shall be six years; his duties and
compensation and the mannerof removing
MN from Office shall be prescribed by law;
and when vacancy shall occur in the Of
flee, the circuit court or the judge thereof
in vacation shall fill the same by appoint
lment until the next general election. In
any case in respect towhieh the clerk shall
be so situated as to make it improper for
him to act, the said court shall appoint a
Iclerk to act therein. The clerks of said
courts in office when this article takes Ell
fleet shall remain therein for the term Tor
which they were elected, unless sooner re-
moved in the manner prescribed by law.
4 10. The Legislature may establish courts
Iot 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 prescribed
by law; and all courts Of limited jurisdic-
ton heretofore established in any county,
incorporated city, town or village, shall re-
main as ut present constituted until other
wise provided by law. The municipal
court OF Wheeling shall continue in exist
ence until otherwise provided by law, and
orcise yo,ysrs anS a; s s eM
conferred upon them; and appeals in civil
cases from said court shall lie directly to
to the supreme court OF appeals.
20. No citizen OF this State who aided or
participated in the late war between the
government OF the United States and apart
of the people thereof on either side, shall
be liable in any proceeding, civil or crimi-
nal; nor shall hisproperty beseized or sold
under final process issued upon judgments
or DEGREES heretofore rendered, or other
wise, because OF any act done in accord
ance with the usages of civil warfare in
the prosecution OF said war. The Legisla-
ture shall provide by general laws, for Civ
Ling full force and effect to this section.
| q. Such parts OF the common law, and
Iof the laws Of this State as are in force
when this article goes into operation, and
aro 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 proceedings pend
| ing in the former circuit courts Of this
State, shall remain and be proceeded in
before the circnit courts OF the counties in
which they were pending.
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