Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-10-09
The Constitutional Amendments.
JoIyr RESOLUTIONS proposing an amendment

JOINT kESSLCrlON pfOpoSlnR III AnehuheHI
To the Constitution of the state.
PssOlr,d By he LG'tSiaiUrc ~ st Virginia
tEo-.hirGs CjGN The mCabsS slcci"t e each H6tS
OgreSiUg NCcD: Tha, the following lie and The
same is hereby prODoSoG rs al amendment L
the Constitution uf THIS state, 10 wit. That arti
Gle eight of said Constitution a. II now l. bt
stricken out, and tho following b. inserted Ia
ARTICLE VIII.
JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT.
|. The jul "Isl power OF the state shall ht
vested in a supreme court Of appeals, in circuit
courts, and the judges thereof, in such inferior
tribunals as are herein authorized, and in JUS
tees Of the peace.
SUPREME COURT OF APPEALS.
.. The supreme court of Appeals shall consist
Of four judges, any three OF whom shalI be y
quorum for tho transaction OF business. lhey
shall be elected by the voters Of the state, and
hold their office for the term oftwelvc years, uil,
/ less sooner removed i'll the manner prescribed
by this Constitution, except that the judges III
Office when this article takes effect shall remain
therein until the expiration OF their present
term Of Office.
3. II Shall have original jurisdiction in cases
OF hGbrtS corpus, nGH'tdmuS and prohibition. IL
shall have appellate jurisdiction in clNil ease,
whore the matter in controversy, exclusive oil
costs. is OF greater value or amount than one
hIuirei dollals in controversies concern
Ing the title or boundaries OF Iaid,
The probate Of wills. the appointment
or qualification at IA personal representa-
tive. guardian, committee or curator; or COLI
cctGiugU mill. road, WAY, ferry "r IaniiuG: or
the right Ui Il corporation or county Ia levy
| tolls or taxes. ami also in eases of qpo CrrrGHth,
| hrGs rs corpus, RGIutHmlHS. c~'rilpri't 'li pibhiO-
tiuu, and III cases involving freedom or The con
S~,itlt!YNality OF 4 law. II shall have appellate
! jurisdiction in criminal eases where thrl" has
! been a conviction for felony or mI>dcm"anul III
/ Il circuit count, aud where Il conviction has been
had in any ilicnur court GuC been %oilrlnc! ~ Il
circuit court, an! in eases relating 10 the pubic
revenue. the right Of appeal shall u -iunG to III"
STATE ss well ~ the defendant, and such other
ap,pIla,. iuriNl .clio-. in both civil and criminal
eases, as m'y In. prescribed by law.
T.. No decision rendered hy ih" supreme court
- .fn,l,, .ir!l - considered - binding ai-
tlpi,,y upol any At the Inferior courts 81 this
~.it". except in the particular ease dccl'!"i, I'M
l">~ such decision = C"nCirIC'l III 10y al i'as'
three yligC>"i >Ild court.
: when a judgment or decree i reversed 0i
GGirmc! hv the supreme count Of app ul~, every
point fairly arising upon the record OF the ease
Shall be- CDu>iirr,d and dcCii"i, and the rtaS-
OL> therefor shall Ice c~pnci,vly stated wrltlllS,
and preserved With IN" record Oi The case; AMI u
shall be- the duty Of the court 10 prepare II >yIla-
bus oi the poiuts aijU Heated In each case con
CURED i'm by three III the judges thereof, wairh
shall be prvtiXcd 10 the rubIlShci report ol the
case. e.,
&. A writ OF error, Slpcrsotops or appeal shall
be allowed only by the supreme" court 81 APPEALS
or a Judge thereof, upon Il petition Assigning tf-
Tor in the Judgment or proceedings 81 the 1T
i,riur court, and then only after san court or
iuigr shall have examined and considered The
record AMI assignment Of errors, AMI II satisfied
tia; there i error in the same, "r that 1t pre-
Scu'> a point proper lT Tie CONSIDERATION ui uic
supreme CuNFt al npl"liS.
:. II Irprh Glv CGli>vG vacancy shaIl occur III
the supreme court 81 appeals, the Governor >hail
iSSu" a writ Ut election L. "a! SN'h. vacancy AT
The next General election trr the GySitu" OF ny
term. and in tho meantime h" shall ull such
v,r,lrv hv arpuiVfwCIt until n judge l. elected
and qua fed. Blu II the uncNp!r'i term he
less than two years the Governor shall MI >uCh
..ry,.Nr 10 annn1ntmRII tnr Inc nnNAlliAl
term.
: The officers Of the supreme court nfaprcalS.
except the reporter, shall be appointed T.! me
court. or. i'm vacation by the Judges thereof, win
power Oi removal; their duties ana Cunlicii>'.
lion shall be- prescribed 10y law.
q. There shall hr at led>, two terms or the 81
prone court u' Appeals held annually, a. such
times aud places as may be prescribed b! Jaw
CIRCUIT COURTS.
10. The state shall DO divided into thirteen
circuits. For In" circuit hereinafter called the
hrt. two Judges shall hc rlcC;cl, AMI Tor each OF
The other circuits one Judge shall Ice elected 10y
the voters thereof. Zach ot the Judges SocIccltd
shall hold his office for tho term of eight yrais,
un!r>, sooner removed in the manner prescribed
in This constitution. The Judges of the circuit
courts in Office when this article takes effect
shall remain therein until the expiration nl tlo
term for which they have bC'I elected III the
circuit, IN which they may respectively reside
uul,> =, soon removed a. aforesaid. y vacancy III
the Office Of a Judge Oi the circuit court slN!!
be- ililai in the same manner IL i PROVIDED i"T
i'm any case Of Il vacancy IN The Office OF a .ulEc
! nf thr SuprCmc court Of app'lI~. DuillS MS
r,]HiiuuI, q. i'm office the iu,iG, % II circuit court
| shall rr,il" la Ia" C!rgf;it oi whi h b" = !GnSc,
The hv .:nv>S ui IA" Art circuit may be GpP"r'
tiau"i between the judges th'Itui' am NhCh
| indies may h,'l vuU:l, in the S'mcCruEly or III
! iiT.-Iu, committees Within iu" circuit al the same
time or al different Times, a. may Oe prescribed
hy law.
y. \ c:-mi, cour, shall b. held in every
county in "a. ~'l'" az least three times III ttlh
vpl~. and provisions way b" made 10y IA" i"i
| L,,lfr,. >tr,i,l I rn>ui >.ii court. \ 5uI-r Ut
Yuy circuit may hold the c.urS In Gupih cir
cut
I, Tho circuit cour, Shall have the %slpcrvi'
! SION H.l Clut;p' ui AL prour' tus> before JUS
/ tee aud other inferior tribunals, y r'''"t'mHt
| prDn,hit!ul aud or'"rrt. They >HiI N'til III
/ Tl>.> rnutN-l exclusively 10y tins constitution
II some other trluIual. have ~or,-iNa, amt g,i,
| ,rgl Jurisdiction nt al. matters nj law where the
amount IN controversy rNrI"'iNc "i L"ly''>,, *
! ,a,,.~ Gtty du lar. of al! cases 81 hi''hS corpus,
yr,,.I,u. rs. .yp r@.rrrru'p. and prohibition. ana
all r.isr> ia equity. a.1 Ui all crimes ana ml>ic
wrauurS They shall have appellate luriNiIc
,..u l.. al D.,s. C.yiI aud CRIMINAL, Mhcrc az
| ap.rn' wit vr.rr or s'H''''rf'' may DE- ,'i"N
.l ,n lie 'giEwtUi or pCuC''diugS al any ihlrt'
nr pnN.uli. They shall "l>n have >lCh othc'
iIrili.riDu. wr"l'nr supervisory, utlIliEt hp
i..','c, or concurrent, n i or may be- prescribed
by llw.
u Until otherwise provided ny law, thr
Stat l.Il LrdiViIrl into tn" following circuits.
The coUulics 81 Brooke. Ham" T. ono olV
MARSHALL >Gt'l constitute m" hr>t Ti'Ga!l. ih'
r"u''ia~ot N"""HSalla' Nation h''I h'''E"L
n, -,.ull. Ga" 2uulic> al .r,>,"u, TAYLOR. b'r
Luur, Ivr'"r aud Randolph. the thitl; 'lt
counties ri W,u"l, Tyler, k'ich.C ana i'"l
! ice. the fourth: the counties ui Wool, win
s.l P...au.. the fifth. ~" counties oi GA!
.',,,,r l,r,>,u Hnlur and Calhoun. the sixth
,ha Counties 81 iu;uam. HauaNhI aud Mason
I'M, seventh: the counties OF Cahcil, Wayne
lincoln ani logon. IN" eight: IN" counties 4"
N,unwrfl, M.ry,r. R1,,,4n, Wyoming au'
-, ti,, ri,.h. Inc Counties II GrcrHhTi"r
I,,.r.,. summ,T.. I,yoit" aul H~u'uhuu'aN, NhI
r.rn. - ."untir> of tI>Aur, Lewis. hraNlnu
=. Dn'a, tUl webster; I'M '.,,'h'. IN. 80
ti.> % Grant, Harry. hltll"'..,, M'.'i' a.,
r.N,r Off, ih' 's',,'u. ~ H.. r,l "
Suu, i.'tNs'"N E'' MOT "' '''
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